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Tortilla Flat (1942)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 21, 2010
Tortilla Flat (1942). Cast: Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, John Garfield, Frank Morgan, Akim Tamiroff, and Sheldon Leonard based on the novel by John Steinbeck. It was directed by Victor Fleming.
In Monterrey, California, Danny Alvarez inherits a gold watch and two houses in the area known as Tortill read more
Thrillers and Chillers: The Devils Mask(1946).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 20, 2010
The Devils Mask(1946).Cast: Anita Louise, Jim Bannon , Michael Duane, Mona Barrie, Barton Yarborough, Ludwig Donath, Paul E. Burns, Frank Wilcox , Thomas Jackson , Richard Hale.
When a plane headed for South America crashes, the police find five shrunken heads in the wreckage, one with red hair. read more
Pawsome Pet Pictures: Ginger Rogers. (3)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 20, 2010
Ginger Rogers and her furry friend. read more
Thrillers and Chillers, Happy Birthday: Count Dracula.. I mean, Béla Lugosi !
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 20, 2010
Béla Lugosi (20 October 1882 – 16 August 1956) . Was best known for playing Count Dracula in the Broadway play and Film . Lugosi was approached in the summer of 1927 to star in a Broadway production of Dracula adapted by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston from Bram Stoker's novel.
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Pawsome Pet Pictures: Jean Harlow and her kittens
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Oct 20, 2010
Rosalind Russell.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 19, 2010
Rosalind Russell, was an actress of stage and screen, best known for her role as a fast-talking newspaper reporter in the Howard Hawks screwball comedy His Girl Friday, as well as the role of Mame Dennis in the film Auntie Mame. She won all 5 Golden Globes for which she was nominated, and was tied read more
Tom Bosley(October 1, 1927 - October 19, 2010).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 19, 2010
Actor Tom Bosley, career spanned five decades which included his best known role as the father on popular 1970s TV comedy, Happy Days. Bosley's first film performance was in, Love with the Proper Stranger(1963). Other films include: The World of Henry Orient, Divorce American Style and the made-for read more
Dragon Seed(1944) and The Good Earth(1937).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 18, 2010
Dragon Seed(1944).War film. Cast: Katharine Hepburn. Based on a best-selling book by Pearl S. Buck, the film is about a peaceful village in China that has been invaded by the Imperial Japanese army during the Second Sino-Japanese war.
In the valley of Ling, China, Ling Tan and his family plant ric read more
Happy Birthday: Miriam Hopkins!
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 18, 2010
Miriam Hopkins (October 18, 1902 – October 9, 1972) was an American actress known for her versatility in a wide variety of roles
Listed below are the Miriam Hopkins movies TCM will feature, October 18, 2010:
Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde (1932). Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of a scient read more
What does Rita Hayworth, Montgomery Clift and Spring Byington have in Common?
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 17, 2010
Well... it is their Birthday! :)
Rita Hayworth (October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987), Film actress and dancer who became famous in the 1940s not only as one of the era's top stars, but also as a great sex symbol. Rita, is best known for her performance in the film, Gilda (1946).
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This Week on Noir and Chick Flicks: (4)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 17, 2010
This weeks (Updated October 13th ). Chick Flicks at the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock Presents, A Man With A Problem. A man stands on the ledge of a hotel while police try to talk to him. Click picture located on the side bar to view movie.
On TCM : October 19, 2010. Rosalind Russell tribute. Rosalin read more
Barbara Billingsley (December 22, 1915 – October 16, 2010) .
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 17, 2010
Barbara Billingsley, landed a contract with MGM Studios in 1945 , where she went on to perform in uncredited roles, in major motion picture productions: The Bad and the Beautiful, Three Guys Named Mike, Invaders from Mars (1953). Her film experience led to roles on the sitcoms: Professional Father read more
Marlene Dietrich. (2)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 16, 2010
Marlene Dietrich, first film performance was playing a bit part in the 1922 film, So sind die Männer (1922). She met her future husband, Rudolf Sieber, on the set of another film made that year, Tragödie der Liebe.
Dietrich continued to work on stage and in film both in Berlin and Vienna througho read more
Happy Birthday: Linda Darnell !
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 16, 2010
Linda Darnell (October 16, 1923 – April 10, 1965). Film actress that began her career as a child model, and moved onto theater and film acting. She made her first film in 1939, and performed in supporting roles for 20th Century Fox throughout the 1940s. She rose to fame with co-starring role read more
Alfred Hitchcock: Rich and Strange(1931).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 15, 2010
Rich and Strange (1931). It was adapted by Hitchcock, his wife Alma Reville, and Val Valentine from a novel by Dale Collins. The film is best known for the sets, including a recreation of a full-sized ship in a water tank used in the final scene of the film. Hitchcock also experimented with differe read more
Happy Birthday Jean Peters (1926 - 2000)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Oct 15, 2010
An American actress, known as a star of 20th Century Fox films in the late 1940s and early 1950s and as the second wife of Howard Hughes. Although possibly best remembered for her siren role in Pickup on South Street (1953), Peters was known for her resistance to be turned into a sex symbol, pref read more
Thrillers and Chillers: Dial M for Murder (1954).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 15, 2010
Dial M for Murder(1954). Is based on a successful stage play and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly and Robert Cummings . The supporting cast includes: John Williams and Anthony Dawson .
Having seen the play on Broadway, Cary Grant really wanted to play the role of Tony read more
Happy Birthday: Lillian Gish!
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 14, 2010
Lillian Gish, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in one of my favorite movies, Duel in the Sun(1946). Please click here to read Duel In Sun-(1946) Movie review.
Another Lillian Gish favorite film and my Halloween movie pick, The Night of the Hunter(1955). Thriller di read more
“The First Auto” (1927) Patsy Ruth Miller
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Oct 14, 2010
“The First Auto” (1927) is a silent drama starring Russell Simpson, Charles Emmett Mack, and Patsy Ruth Miller. Directed by Roy Del Ruth and set in rural America, this film is about the introduction of the horseless carriage into American society.The story begins with horse loving gentl read more
Silent Film Star: Patsy Ruth Miller. (2)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 14, 2010
Patsy Ruth Miller (January 17, 1904 – July 16, 1995). After being discovered by the actress Alla Nazimova at a Hollywood party, Patsy Ruth Miller got her first break with a small role in Camille(1921). A silent film starring Rudolph Valentino and Alla Nazimova.
Other Patsy Miller movies:
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