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Pawsome Pet Pictures: Cher. (3)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 24, 2013
Personal Quote:
I haven't a clue why I've lasted so long. There's no reason. There are many people more talented than me. I think it's luck. read more
Housewife (1934).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 23, 2013
Housewife (1934). Drama. Directed by Alfred E. Green. Ann Dvorak, George Brent and Bette Davis.
Nan Reynolds, tries to run a household on her lazy, self centered husband Bill's small salary as an office manager. She wants him to find a better paying job, but he does not seem to want to better h read more
Ball of Fire(1941)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 22, 2013
Ball of Fire(1941). Screwball comedy directed by Howard Hawks. Cast: Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The supporting cast includes: Oskar Homolka, S. Z. Sakall, Henry Travers, Richard Haydn, Dana Andrews, and Dan Duryea. In 1948, the plot was recycled for a musical film, A Song Is Born, starrin read more
Silent Film: Alice Terry.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 21, 2013
Alice Terry (July 29, 1899 – December 22, 1987), began her career during the silent film era, performing in thirty-nine films between 1916 and 1933.
Born Alice Frances Taaffe in Vincennes, Indiana, she made her film debut in, Not My Sister(1916). Which is now considered lost. read more
Classic TV Blog Association: The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 20, 2013
Whenever I think of the 70's popular TV shows, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, is at the top of my list. My mother and I always looked forward to watching, The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour a variety show every week. We could hardly wait to see Cher's costumes, which were always amazing. The sh read more
Beep beep'm beep beep yeah! (6)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 19, 2013
Both cars were taken straight off Ford’s San Jose assembly line and the Motor Company commissioned George Barris to personalize these cars for Sonny and Cher.
Sonny’s Mustang was finished in Murano Gold Pearl, with a dark brown side panel and orange and gold fade-away treatm read more
The Corpse Came C.O.D.(1947).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 18, 2013
The Corpse Came C.O.D.(1947). Directed by Henry Levin. Cast: George Brent, Joan Blondell, Adele Jergens.
Movie star Mona Harrison, receives a package from Palisades Pictures Studio. Expecting to find a dress in the large box, Mona is shocked to discover the murdered body of costume designer, H read more
Pawsome Pet Pictures: Bebe Daniels.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 17, 2013
Personal Quotes:
"All during the war, we kept saying, Ben and I, that when it was over, we'd come back to Hollywood. But now we've been here, and we just have to be honest, this is no longer home. Home's back in London, because we went through the bombings with them." read more
Classic TV Blog Association: Mod Squad.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 16, 2013
The Television series Mod Squad, ran on ABC from September 24, 1968, until August 23, 1973. Cast: Michael Cole, Peggy Lipton, Clarence Williams III, and Tige Andrews. The executive producers of the series were Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas. The series was created from the true experi read more
Pre-Code: Ladies They Talk About (1933).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 15, 2013
Pre-Code: Ladies They Talk About(1933). Based on the play Women in Prison by Dorothy Mackaye and Carlton Miles. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster and Lillian Roth.
Nan Taylor, is arrested after helping two men during a bank robbery. David Slade, a radio evangelist, recognizes Nan as a form read more
Night Flight (1933).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 14, 2013
Night Flight (also known as Dark to Dawn) is a 1933 aviation drama film produced by David O. Selznick. Directed by Clarence Brown. Cast: Lionel Barrymore, John Barrymore, Clark Gable and Helen Hayes. It is based on the 1931 novel of the same name which won the Prix Femina the same year, by Fr read more
SO PROUDLY WE HAIL!(1943)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 13, 2013
So Proudly We Hail! (1943). Directed and produced by Mark Sandrich. Cast: Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance and Veronica Lake. The script for this film was written by using the stories from journals, and d read more
Suspect (1987).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 12, 2013
Suspect (1987) Mystery/courtroom/drama. Cast: Cher, Dennis Quaid and Liam Neeson. Directed by Peter Yates.
In Washington DC, around Christmas, a United States Supreme Court Justice commits suicide, with no explanation...
Shortly after the suicide, a file clerk at the Justice Department Eliz read more
Titanic (1953).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 10, 2013
Titanic(1953). A drama directed by Jean Negulesco. Its plot centers on an estranged couple sailing on the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic, which took place in April 1912. Cast: Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck, Audrey Dalton, Harper Carter, Robert Wagner and Thelma Ritter.
Titanic won the Academ read more
Pawsome Pet Pictures: Cher. (2)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 10, 2013
Personal Quote:
"I don't like my voice that much. I think I'm a much better actress than singer. Singing is like going to a party at someone else's house. Acting is like having the party at your own house. When you go to someone else's house for a party, it's not your responsibility at all, but read more
Shelley Hack " looks like" Lauren Bacall.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 9, 2013
Shelley Hack (born July 6, 1947), began her career as a fashion model and became the face of Revlon's Charlie perfume. She was one smart cookie and was able to negotiate lucrative deals with giant cosmetics companies.
Her film debut was, Annie Hall (1977).
She maybe best known for her role a read more
In Memory: Annette Funicello (October 22, 1942 – April 8, 2013).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 8, 2013
Annette Funicello, was one of the best-known members of the 1950's "Mickey Mouse Club" and a star of the 1960's "beach party" films, died Monday at a California hospital.
Funicello, who was 70, "died peacefully from complications due to multiple sclerosis, a disease she battled for over 25 years read more
Lucille Ball's first starring comedy role: The Affairs of Annabel (1938).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 8, 2013
The Affairs of Annabel(1938). Comedy. Lucille Ball and Jack Oakie. Ball, In her first starring comedy role. The Affairs of Annabel" was the first of a film series. After the second entry, "Annabel Takes a Tour" (1938), it ended.
"Wonder Pictures" movie star Annabel Allison, naively go read more
Silent Film Actress: Mae Murray "The Gardenia of the Screen".
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 7, 2013
Mae Murray (May 10, 1885 – March 23, 1965), rose to fame during the silent film era and was known as "The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips" and "The Gardenia of the Screen". She first began acting on the Broadway stage in 1906 with dancer Vernon Castle. In 1908, she joined the chorus line of t read more
Stella Dallas (1937).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Apr 6, 2013
Stella Dallas (1937). A film based on the Olive Higgins Prouty novel of the same name. It was directed by King Vidor. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles and Anne Shirley. Stanwyck was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Shirley for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
Stella Martin, read more