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Love in the Afternoon(1957).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 28, 2011
Love in the Afternoon(1957). Romantic/comedy produced and directed by Billy Wilder. The screenplay by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond is based on the Claude Anet novel Ariane, jeune fille russe (trans., Ariane, Russian Girl), which previously was filmed as Scampolo in 1928 and Scampolo, ein Kind der St read more
Happy Birthday: Gloria Swanson!
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 27, 2011
Personal Quote:
After 16 years in pictures I could not be intimidated easily, because I knew where all the skeletons were buried.
Please click here to view Gloria Swanson movie reviews (including Beyond The Rocks 1922) and bio.
Beyond the Rocks(1922) Silent drama film directed by Sam Wood. Cas read more
This Week on N and CF. (42)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 26, 2011
Tuesday, we are going to wrap up the Jean Harlow(pictured above) tribute, with a movie review, pictures and movie clips.
Also.. I'm really looking forward to April Star of the month, Ray Milland, who screen career ran from 1929 to 1985, and he is best remembered for his Academy Award–winnin read more
Joan Crawford.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 26, 2011
Joan Crawford, was one of Hollywood's most famous movie stars, but her films began losing money and by the end of the 1930s she was labeled "box office poison". After a two year break from performing on screen, Crawford, made a comeback in the film, Mildred Pierce (1945), for which she won the A read more
Part 6 of 6: Bette Davis.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 25, 2011
While filming, The Story of a Divorce (1951), the producer Darryl F. Zanuck offered her the role of Margo Channing, in the film, one of the best classics ever, All About Eve (1950).
The film, All about Eve, Claudette Colbert, for who the part had been written for, had a back injury and she was read more
Silent Film Star: Priscilla Bonner.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 24, 2011
Priscilla Bonner (February 17, 1899 – February 21, 1996), made her film debut opposite Charles Ray in the film, Homer Comes Home(1920). She went on to co-star with Jack Pickford in, The Man Who Had Everything (1920), Lon Chaney, Sr. in Shadows (1922), and Harry Langdon in, The Strong Man (19 read more
Happy Birthday: Steve McQueen!
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 24, 2011
Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980), landed his first film depute in a small part in the film, Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), directed by Robert Wise. A film based on the life of middleweight boxing legend Rocky Graziano. Joseph Ruttenberg, was awarded a 1956 Oscar, in the read more
ON TCM: Elizabeth Taylor Memorial April 10, 2011.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 24, 2011
Click for more info on Elizabeth Taylor Memorial Program on TCM 4-10. read more
Happy Birthday: Joan Crawford!
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 23, 2011
Joan Crawford (March 23, 1905 – May 10, 1977), career spanned over 45 years and over 80 films. She began dancing under the name, Lucille LeSueur, in traveling shows when she was spotted by producer Jacob J. Shubert. Shubert, put her in the chorus line for his 1924 show, Innocent Eyes, on Bro read more
Pawsome Pet Pictures: Mary Pickford.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 23, 2011
Personal Quote:
We were pioneers in a brand-new medium. Everything's fun when you're young. read more
In Memory: Elizabeth Taylor (27 February 1932 – 23 March 2011).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 23, 2011
Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor, the film goddess whose life was often upstaged by her stormy personal life, died Wednesday at age 79. Taylor was considered one of the great actresses of Hollywood's golden age. She was one of my favorite film actresses.
Please click here to read past Elizabeth Tay read more
Frank Capra "Long Pants" (1927)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Mar 23, 2011
“Long Pants” (1927) is a silent comedy starring Harry Langdon, Priscilla Bonner and Alma Bennett. Directed by Frank Capra, this is Harry Langdon’s last memorable film. In “Long Pants” (1927), Harry Langdon is Harry Shelby, a compulsive reader read more
Pre- Code: Bombshell(1933).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 22, 2011
Bombshell(1933). Directed by Victor Fleming. Cast: Jean Harlow, Lee Tracy, Frank Morgan, C. Aubrey Smith, Mary Forbes and Franchot Tone.
The story begins, when movie star Lola Burns, wakes up to face the day with the demands of her eccentric family, her maid and her studio's publicity department. read more
Star of the Month: Jean Harlow. (2)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 22, 2011
Wife vs Secretary(1936). Comedy film directed and co-produced by Clarence Brown. Cast: Clark Gable as a successful businessman, Jean Harlow as his secretary, and Myrna Loy as his wife, supported by May Robson as his mother and James Stewart, in one of his first memorable roles, as the secretary's read more
Thank you Zoe for the, "Stylish Blogger Award"!
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 22, 2011
Zoë Walker from, The Big Parade has passed on the "Stylish Blogger Award" to us here at, Noir and Chick Flicks.. Zoë Walker, says that she is a rookie when it comes to film history. Right now, she is getting a BA and majoring in: Film (& television & Media).
According to the rules of the read more
Part 5 of 6: Bette Davis.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 21, 2011
Davis, turned down the title role in the film, Mildred Pierce (1945), instead performed in the film, The Corn Is Green (1945) based on a play by Emlyn Williams. Davis played Miss Moffat, an English teacher who saves a young Welsh miner from a life working in the coal mines, by giving him an educ read more
This week on N and CF. (43)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 20, 2011
D.O.A. (1950), a film noir drama film directed by Rudolph Maté, is considered a classic of the genre. The frantically paced plot revolves around a doomed man's quest to find out who has poisoned him – and why – before he dies. Please click picture on the side bar to view movie.
Happy read more
Silent Film Star: Dorothy Sebastian.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 20, 2011
Fun Fact:
Dorothy Sebastian, went into semi-retirement in the mid-1930s after marrying Hopalong Cassidy star, William Boyd. After their divorce in 1935, Sebastian attempted a comeback, performing in much smaller parts. In 1947, Sebastian married businessman Harold Shapiro, to whom she remained ma read more
Happy Birthday Edgar Buchanan (1903 - 1979)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Mar 20, 2011
Great character actor who appeared is such films as Penny Serenade (1941), Texas (1941), The Talk of the Town (1942), and Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) to name a few. The younger generation know him as Uncle Jo from the long running TV series Petticoat Junction (1963 - 1970). Happy Birthday Edgar. read more
Spite Marriage (1929).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 20, 2011
Spite Marriage (1929). Silent comedy film. Cast: Buster Keaton and Dorothy Sebastian and Leila Hyams. Keaton and Edward Sedgwick co-directed.
Elmer, works for a dry cleaner, who idolizes stage actress, Trilby Drew . She, is in love with actor, Lionel Benmore. He dumps her for the younger Ethyl No read more