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Silent Film Star: Carole Dempster.

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 23, 2011

Please click here to learn more about Carole Dempster. Personal Quote: I just never think about my days in pictures. I am always surprised that anyone remembers me. It was so long ago. So many of my movies were so sad. Maybe my fans would like to know that in real life Carol Dempster had a happ read more

Come and Get It (1936).

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 22, 2011

Come and Get It (1936), Drama film directed by Howard Hawks and William Wyler. Based on the 1935 novel of the same title by Edna Ferber. Cast: Edward Arnold, Mary Nash, Charles Halton, Frances Farmer and Joel McCrea. The story is about how a lumber jack manager, by the name Barney Glasgow, climb read more

Great On Screen Couples: Jean Arthur & Jimmy Stewart

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Feb 22, 2011

When you think of great female screwball comedy actresses, you have to think of Jean Arthur. She starred in some of the most notable screwball comedies of all time: Easy Living, The Devil and Miss Jones, Too Many Husbands, and The More The Merrier. And let's not forget her three classic films for d read more

Great On Screen Couples: Myrna Loy and Cary Grant.

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 21, 2011

With Cary Grant's, talent for making the wildest situations seem believable, combined with Myrna Loy's charm and elegance, they complement each others performances, like in the wonderful comedy films: The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947). Comedy. Directed by Irving Reis. The screenplay was writ read more

Morocco (1930).

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 20, 2011

Morocco (1930). Directed by Josef von Sternberg. Cast: Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich and Adolphe Menjou. The story is from the novel Amy Jolly by Benno Vigny. The film is probably most famous today for a scene in which Dietrich performs a song dressed in a man's tuxedo. It was nominated for fou read more

Great On Screen Couples: Alan Ladd & Veronica Lake

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Feb 20, 2011

This duo made 4 films together plus one more where they played themselves. Their coming together as on screen partners was at first mainly out of physical necessity: Ladd was just 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) tall and the only actress then on the Paramount lot short enough to pair with him was Lake, wh read more

Genna Davis "looks like" Frances Farmer.

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 20, 2011

Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1957) is an American actress, film producer, writer, former fashion model, and a women's Olympics archery team semi-finalist. She is known for her roles in The Fly, Beetlejuice, Thelma and Louise, and The Accidental Tourist, for which she won the 1988 Academy Award f read more

This week on N and CF. (47)

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 19, 2011

The Gary Cooper tribute continues this week with two more films. On TCM, Feb. 20, 2011. Morocco (1930). (pictured above) A story about when a Foreign Legionnaire meets and falls in love with a singer. It was directed by Josef von Sternberg and stars Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich and Adolphe Menjo read more

Great On Screen Couples: Lana Turner and John Garfield.

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 19, 2011

One of Turner's favorite film performances was in , The Postman Always Rings Twice(1946), which co-starred John Garfield. As claimed in a documentary, Turner did not get along with him and when she found he was her male lead, she said: "Couldn't they at least hire someone attractive?" This classic read more

Sergeant York(1941).

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 18, 2011

Sergeant York(1941). Biographical film about the life of Alvin York, the most-decorated American soldier of World War I. It was directed by Howard Hawks. The film was adapted by Harry Chandlee, Abem Finkel, John Huston, Howard Koch, and Sam Cowan (uncredited) from the diary of Alvin York as edited read more

Coming Soon: Best Actress 1963 Blogathon .

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 18, 2011

Noir and Chick Flick is honored to be part of the Oscar Blogathon: Best Actress 1963, hosted by Classicfilmboy's Movie Paradise on February 21-25. Please join us and other participating blogs as we pay tribute to these wonderful actresses and their films: Oscar Blogathon: Best Actress 1963 With read more

Great On Screen Couples: John Wayne & Maureen O'Hara

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Feb 18, 2011

John Wayne made a lot of films. Something like 142 in which he was the lead. And he starred with a host of actresses, but his best on screen partner had to be Maureen O'Hara. They made five films together between 1950 and 1972: Rio Grande, The Quiet Man, The Wings Of Eagles, McLintock! and Big Jake read more

Great On Screen Couples: Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth.

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 17, 2011

Some people believe that Glenn Ford's relationship with Rita Hayworth (Ginger Rogers cousin), his costar in five films, was more serious than was known publicly. Rita admits that she was close to her co-star and next-door neighbor Glenn Ford. In an interview published in the New York Times, Hayw read more

Pawsome Pet Pictures: Elizabeth Taylor. (1)

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 16, 2011

Personal Quote: "Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses". read more

Great On Screen Couples: Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Feb 16, 2011

From the first time they met, Bogie and Bacall were pure magic. When cast as Marie in her first film, To Have And Have Not (1944), the sparks she and Bogie created was something special. At the time Humphrey was married to his third wife, but once he met Bacall, he had found his true love. The two read more

Woman on the Run(1950).

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 15, 2011

Woman on the Run(1950). Noir. Directed by Norman Foster. Cast: Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe and Robert Keith. The story begins one evening, as Frank Johnson, is out walking his dog. He witnesses a shooting, whoever shot the man then sees Frank and shoots at him. The shot misses and killer takes read more

Great On Screen Couples: Cary Grant and Grace Kelly.

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 15, 2011

While making the film, To Catch a Thief (1955). Grace Kelly and Cary Grant, developed a close friendship. The two cherished their time together for the rest of their lives. Years later, when asked to name his all-time favorite actress, Grant replied : "Well, with all due respect to Ingrid Bergman, read more

The More the Merrier (1943).

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 15, 2011

The More the Merrier (1943). Comedy. Cast: Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn, Stanley Clements and Richard Gaines. Directed by George Stevens and written by Richard Flournoy, Lewis R. Foster, Garson Kanin (uncredited), Frank Ross (who was Jean Arthur's husband at the time), and Robert Ru read more
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