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The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Dec 15, 2010
When Ernest and Daisy Stanley (Grant Mitchell and Billie Burke) invite the famous radio personality Sheridan Whiteside (Monty Woolley) to dine at their home while he’s in town for a lecture, they’re only expecting the prestige that comes with having a celebrity come to their home. What read more
It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Dec 13, 2010
When a couple has been married for fifty years, it’s only natural that they’d spend the night of their fiftieth anniversary reminiscing about the past. But Larry Stevens (Dick Powell) has the most interesting story of all time to look back on: how he used to be able to get tomorrowR read more
They Won’t Forget (1937)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Dec 10, 2010
In one small Southern town, the day starts out looking like it’s going to be just another typical Confederate Memorial Day. For students at the local business college, this means they get a half day of classes and Mary Clay (Lana Turner) has plans to go get a soda with a friend before meetin read more
Santa Claus (1959)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Dec 8, 2010
There have been a lot of epic battles throughout history. The Union versus the Confederacy, Cassius Clay versus Sonny Liston, Luke Skywalker versus Darth Vader. But I don’t know if you’re ready for the battle of Santa Claus versus Satan. Yes, that’s right: the movie Santa Claus read more
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Dec 6, 2010
Delphine (Catherine Deneuve) and Solange Garnier (Francoise Dorleac) are twin sisters from Rochefort. Each of them has a creative passion; Delphine wants to be a dancer and Solange wants to be a music composer, but both of them teach classes to pay their bills. When they get fed up with teaching, read more
Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Dec 3, 2010
I think just about everybody has their personal favorite movies they love to watch every year around Christmastime. I know I sure do, but I also love finding new holiday movies to add to the list. If you find yourself looking for something new this Christmas, you might want to check out the book read more
Plug: Movie Blogger Survey
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Dec 3, 2010
Attention all fellow movie bloggers! Have you already taken The Movie Blogger Survey? If you haven’t already done so and would like to, you can head on over here and take it. It’s totally quick, painless, and your input would be greatly appreciated. And as an added bonus, if you read more
Christmas in Connecticut (1945) (1)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Dec 1, 2010
After spending 18 days floating on a raft after a submarine attack and six weeks in a hospital recovering, the only thing Jefferson Jones (Dennis Morgan) can think about is a good meal. While he’s in the hospital, he starts flirting with his nurse Mary (Joyce Compton) in hopes of getting tha read more
Three on a Match (1932) (1)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 30, 2010
Even as children, it was clear that Mary Keaton (Joan Blondell), Vivian Kirkwood (Ann Dvorak), and Ruth Wescott (Bette Davis) were on three very different paths in life. Ruth was always very serious about doing well in school, graduated top of the class, and grew up to be a stenographer. Mary was read more
Thank You! (1)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 30, 2010
I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who made November such a fun month for me. I had a blast posting every day, but I truly appreciated all the positive feedback I’ve gotten this past month. So to everyone who took the time to send me an e-mail, comment on posts, or get in touch with read more
What’s on TCM: December 2010
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 29, 2010
December can only mean one thing: Christmas movies galore! Up this month are plenty of traditional Christmas classics along with a few off-beat ones that will certainly please fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000. In addition to that, every Thursday in December, TCM will be saluting living legend read more
Baby Face (1933) (1)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 29, 2010
To say that Lily Powers (Barbara Stanwyck) had a lousy upbringing is a huge understatement. Her mother died when she was very young, leaving her to be raised by her father Nick, the owner of a speakeasy in Erie, Pennsylvania. He makes her work in the speakeasy and has even been pimping her out to read more
Lady Killer (1933) (1)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 28, 2010
When Dan Quigley (James Cagney) loses his job as an usher in a movie theater, he turns to running a dice game in a hotel lobby. While in the hotel one day, he spots the lovely Myra Gale (Mae Clarke) sitting in the lobby and as she gets up to leave, she drops her purse. Dan follows her to return read more
Christopher Strong (1933)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 27, 2010
While at a party one night, the hostess challenges her guests to go out and find either a man who has been married for a long time and has been faithful the entire time or a woman over twenty who has never had a love affair. Monica Strong (Helen Chandler) and her boyfriend Harry head out to find t read more
Design for Living (1933)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 26, 2010
Tom Chambers (Fredric March) and George Curtis (Gary Cooper) are a couple of artistic best friends. Tom is a playwright and George is a painter. They may not be rich, but they’re happy living together in their dingy apartment. But all that changes when they meet Gilda Farrell (Miriam Hopki read more
Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 25, 2010
In a time when it was rare for women to hold any job more advanced than a secretary, Mary Stevens (Kay Francis) manages to buck the odds and become a doctor. She and her boyfriend Don Andrews (Lyle Talbot) both become doctors at the same time and even start their own offices together. Even though read more
Dames (1934) (1)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 24, 2010
Busby Berkeley loved to taunt censors and uptight people, so I guess it’s no big surprised that he did a whole movie making fun of the morally self-righteous. In Dames, Hugh Herbert plays Ezra Ounce, an eccentric millionaire with exceptionally high moral standards. He’s looking for fa read more
Rafter Romance (1933)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 23, 2010
Mary Carroll (Ginger Rogers) and Jack Bacon (Norman Foster) are two people with very different lives. Mary has just moved to New York and it took her a while to find a job selling iceboxes by telephone. Jack is an aspiring artist and a security guard by night. What they do have in common is read more
Red-Headed Woman (1932) (1)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 22, 2010
When it comes to vicious social climbers, they don’t come much more ferocious than Lil Andrews (Jean Harlow). Lil works as a secretary for Bill Legendre, Jr. (Chester Morris), one of the most powerful men in town. Lil is so determined to seduce her boss and marry him that she keeps a pictur read more
Wild Boys of the Road (1933) (1)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 21, 2010
Eddie Smith (Frankie Darro) and Tommy Gordon (Edwin Phillips) are a couple of young guys who are, like everybody else in 1933, feeling the pain of the Great Depression. At first, Eddie’s doing OK since his father has a good job, but Tommy’s mom has been out of work for so long that Tom read more