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Great On Screen Couples: Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney. (1)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 11, 2012
Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney, were thought to be one of the top romantic on screen couples of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Gene Tierney and Tyrone Power filmed 3 movies together: Son of Fury (1942), The Razors Edge (1946), That Wonderful Edge (1948). After divorcing Cassini in 1952, she was roman read more
Great On Screen Couples: Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Feb 10, 2012
One of Hollywood's most beloved on screen couples has to be Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart. The pair made four films together: Next Time We Love (1936); The Shopworn Angel (1938); The Shop Around The Corner (1940); and The Mortal Storm (1940). I have seen the last two films and like them very read more
Great On Screen Couples: Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 9, 2012
Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor, performed together in Greta Garbo's personal favorite of all her films, Camille (1936). Greta Garbo never looked better then she did in this romantic drama about a woman named Marguerite Gauthier, who was born into a lower class family, but becomes well known as Dame read more
Great On Screen Couples: Doris Day and Rock Hudson
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Feb 8, 2012
Believe it or not, we missed one of the biggest on screen couples of all time for our first year of posting about great screen couples last year. Don't know how we missed Doris Day and Rock Hudson but we did. Well better later than never as this year I will talk about a really terrific couple who read more
Pawsome Pet Pictures: Jane Russell
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Feb 8, 2012
So cute..Jane and her little friend! read more
Pawsome Pet Pictures: Gary Cooper. (1)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 8, 2012
Personal Quote:
This is a terrible place to spend your life in. Nobody in Hollywood is normal. Absolutely nobody. And they have such a vicious attitude toward one another ... They say much worse things about each other than outsiders say about them, and nobody has any real friends. read more
Great On Screen Couples: Esther Williams and Van Johnson.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 7, 2012
Esther Williams and Van Johnson, performed in five movies together. It was when Esther Williams landed a small part in the film, A Guy Named Joe, that she first met and worked with Van Johnson.
The studio's publicity department tried put the two together in the hopes of encouraging a romance. Wh read more
Great On Screen Couples: Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Feb 6, 2012
One of my favorite on screen couples was Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. At one time, they were a real life couple. Married from 1952 - 1961 and had two daughters, Jamie Lee and Kelly. They starred in 5 films together: Houdini (1953), The Black Shield of Falworth (1954), The Vikings (1958), The Perfe read more
Happy Birthday: Mamie Van Doren!
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 6, 2012
Mamie Van Doren,(born February 6, 1931). In early 1946, Joan began working as an usher at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Soon after she landed a bit part on a television show. She also sang with Ted Fio Rito's band. In the summer of 1949, at age 18, she won the titles "Miss Eight Ball" and "Mi read more
This week on N and CF. (10)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 5, 2012
Happy Birthday: Mamie Van Doren!(born February 6, 1931). A actress and singer who rose to popularity as Universal Picture's version of 20th Century Fox's Marilyn Monroe. I plan on posting a BIO.
On TCM Feb. 8th: Grand Hotel (1932). Drama directed by Edmund Goulding. The screenplay by William A. read more
Great On Screen Couples: Gene Kelly and Judy Garland.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 5, 2012
Even though Gene Kelly and Judy Garland, had such great respect for each other they only performed in three films together: For Me and My Gal (1942), The Pirate (1948) and Summer Stock (1950).
They met when Gene was performing in, Pal Joey on Broadway. After the show Gene, Judy and her mother, w read more
Great On Screen Couples: Groucho Marx and Margaret Dumont
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Feb 4, 2012
The only woman who could hang with Groucho was Margaret Dumont. Although Thelma Todd was game as well. The pair starred together in seven films and were a delight to see them in. Now granted Groucho was part of the Marx Brothers but Dumont gave him a great foil in film after film. Now, she was usu read more
Great On Screen Couples: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 3, 2012
Great On Screen Couple: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, dancing and singing numbers were a bright spot for many movie goers during the Great Depression. Their cheerful plots and wonderful characters, were showcased in beautiful Art Deco sets and supported with the most talented performers of the e read more
Great On Screen Couples: Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Feb 2, 2012
My first couple that I will talk about is the amazing pair of Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon. The stars made eight films. And in seven of them, they played a married couple. Always portraying their characters with grace, dignity and good manners. Now out of the eight films they made, I'm sorry to read more
Pawsome Pet Pictures: Bette Davis. (1)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 1, 2012
Personal Quote:
"What a fool I was to come to Hollywood where they only understand platinum blondes and where legs are more important than talent". read more
Pawsome Pet Pictures: Jean Harlow (1)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Feb 1, 2012
Jean and her little friend read more
Great On Screen Couples: Vivian Leigh and Birthday Boy Clark Gable.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 1, 2012
Vivian Leigh and Clark Gable, are possibly the best known classic movie couples and their performance in the film, Gone with the Wind(1939), is one of the most romantic stories of all time.
Rhett and Scarlett, first meet at the Wilkes Twelve Oaks Plantation barbecue. Rhett is "a visitor from Char read more
A big Welcome to CMBA's newest blogs!! (1)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 31, 2012
A big Welcome to CMBA's newest blogs:
The Girl With the White Parasol
Sittin On a Back Yard Fence
Please stop by and check them out. read more
Beep Beep'm Beep Beep Yeah
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 30, 2012
The Rolls Royce Phantom given to Marlene Dietrich in 1930.
Before giving it to Dietrich, Paramount Studios commissioned a custom car body builder to turn it into a stylish convertible. One of the most expensive cars in the world at the time. The car still has a small shelf in the back with Diet read more
Personal Property(1937).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 29, 2012
Personal Property(1937). Romantic/comedy. Cast: Jean Harlow and Robert Taylor and directed by W.S. Van Dyke. It is based on the play The Man In Possession by H.M. Harwood.
The story begins when, Dabney Lingerie and Underwear, hits hard times and Claude Dabney makes plans on marrying a wealthy Ame read more