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Silent Film Star: Anna Q. Nilsson.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 28, 2010
In 1907, she was named "Most beautiful woman in America". Nilsson's modeling helped her get a role in the 1911 film Molly Pitcher. Anna's best known films are: Seven Keys to Baldpate (1917), Soldiers of Fortune (1919), The Toll Gate and The Luck of the Irish (both 1920), and The Lotus Eater (1921) read more
A Trap for Santa (1909, Biograph)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Nov 28, 2010
“A Trap for Santa” (1909) is a holiday film that was directed by D.W. Griffith at Biograph. Sixteen minutes in duration, this heartwarming melodrama was produced as a cinematic Christmas card to moviegoers of the era. The story begins with an unemployed man, played by Henry B. Waltha read more
This Month on N and CF. (2)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 27, 2010
Merry Christmas from (I Love Lucy, pictured above) and all of us here on N and CF.
This weeks (Updated Nov. 26 , 2010). Chick Flicks at the Movies. Three Came Home (1950). Please click picture on side bar to view movie. Adapted and produced by Nunnally Johnson, directed by Jean Negulesco, the read more
Foreign Correspondent (1940).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 26, 2010
Foreign Correspondent(1940). Spy/thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders, Albert Bassermann and Robert Benchley and Edmund Gwenn.
The film was Hitchcock's second Hollywood film, the first was Rebecca and had many writers: Robert read more
Turnabout(1940).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 24, 2010
Turnabout(1940). Comedy film. Directed by Hal Roach. Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Carole Landis and John Hubbard. Based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Thorne Smith, the screenplay was written by Mickell Novack, Bernie Giler and John McClain with additional dialogue by Rian James.
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Pawsome Pet Pictures: Esther Williams. (1)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 24, 2010
Personal Quote:
"I was just a swimmer who got lucky." read more
The Great Dramas: The Night of the Iguana (1964).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 24, 2010
The Night of the Iguana (1964). Based on the 1961 play The Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams. Directed by John Huston.Cast: Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, and Deborah Kerr. It won the 1964 Academy Award for Best Costume Design, and was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Art Directio read more
Suspicion (1941).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 23, 2010
Suspicion (1941). Romantic/ psychological /thriller. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine. It also stars Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce, Dame May Whitty, Isabel Jeans and Heather Angel.
Playboy Johnnie Aysgarth, in a whirlwind romance sweeps Lina McLaidlaw, off her read more
Next week on N and CF.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 22, 2010
This weeks (Updated Nov. 18 , 2010). Chick Flicks at the Movies. Meet John Doe (1941). Comedy/drama. Directed and produced by Frank Capra. Cast: Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film, about a "grassroots" political campaign, created unwittingly by a newspaper columnist and pursued by a wealt read more
Betsy Drake, third wife of actor Cary Grant.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 21, 2010
Betsy Drake (born September 11, 1923) is a French-born American actress and writer. She was the third wife of actor Cary Grant.
Betsy went to twelve different schools, both private and public, before going into theatre and acting at junior college in Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C.. She met the read more
Happy Birthday: Goldie Hawn!
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 21, 2010
Goldie Hawn (born November 21, 1945). Actress, film director, producer, and occasional singer. Hawn is known for her roles in Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. A comedy television program which ran for 140 episodes from January 22, 1968, to May 14, 1973. It was hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Ma read more
Great Dramas: San Francisco(1936).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 20, 2010
San Francisco (1936) Drama-adventure film directed by Woody Van Dyke, based on the April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Cast: Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy and Jack Holt.
"Blackie" Norton owns the Paradise Club on Pacific Street. He hires a classically-trained singer, Mary Bl read more
The Blot (1921) Louis Calhern
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 20, 2010
“The Blot” (1921) is a silent drama starring Louis Calhern, Claire Windsor, Phillip Hubbard, and Margaret McWade. Directed by Lois Weber, this film is a realistic look at genteel poverty in the 1920’s. This domestic drama is about a weary college professor, Andrew Theodore Griggs, read more
Happy Birthday Gene Tierney (1920 - 1991)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Nov 20, 2010
Somehow I missed recognizing the birthday of one of the most beautiful and talented actresses to ever grace the silver screen...Gene Tierney. I am so sorry and I apologize to all her fans and followers, which I am one of also. Yesterday was a busy day but I still should have posted something. So he read more
The Hucksters (1947).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 19, 2010
The Hucksters (1947). Cast: Clark Gable, Deborah Kerr, Sydney Greenstreet, Adolphe Menjou, Ava Gardner and Keenan Wynn .
War veteran Victor Albee Norman returns to New York City, wanting to land an advertising job with the Kimberly Advertising Agency. During his interview with Mr. Kimberly, Victo read more
Angie Harmon "Looks Like" Ali McGraw
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Nov 19, 2010
Ali MacGraw (1938 - present) Most known for the tear-jerker Love Story (1970) with Ryan O'Neal and being the wife of Steve McQueen at one point in time. Ali other film roles include The Getaway (1972) where she met McQueen, Convoy (1978) and Just Tell Me What You Want (1980).
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Ava Gardner. (1)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 18, 2010
Naked Maja, The (1959). Romantic biography of the Spanish painter Goya and his relationship with the Duchess of Alba. Cast: Ava Gardner, Anthony Franciosa, Amedeo Nazzari. Dir: Henry Koster.
On the Beach (1959). After a nuclear war, U.S. sailors stationed in Australia deal with the end of civil read more
Great Dramas: I Confess(1953).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 17, 2010
I Confess(1953), is a drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, and Karl Malden . This was the only film Hitchcock made with these three actors. Biographers say he had trouble with "Method" actors such as Clift and Paul Newman, who worked with Hitchcock in Torn C read more