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The Big Combo(1955).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 13, 2010
The Big Combo (1955). Director: Joseph H. Lewis. Photographed by cinematographer John Alton with music by David Raksin. This violent film ,tells of tormented Police Lt. Leonard Diamond (Cornel Wilde), who wants to bring down gangster Mr. Brown (Richard Conte). He's also obsessed with Brown's girlfr read more
Designing Women (1957).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 12, 2010
Designing Woman (1957). Romantic/comedy. Director: Vincente Minnelli. Cast: Lauren Bacall and Gregory Peck.
After a night of drinking, sports writer Mike Hagen, cannot remember writing his assignment until fashion designer Marilla comes over to his apartment to inform him that they wrote the story read more
This Week on Noir and Chick Flicks: (10)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 9, 2010
This weeks Chick Flicks at the Movies: The Big Combo(1955). This violent, dark film tells of tormented Police Lt. Leonard Diamond (Cornel Wilde), who is on a personal crusade to bring down sadistic gangster Mr. Brown (Richard Conte). He's also dangerously obsessed with Brown's girlfriend (Jean Wall read more
Guest in the House (1944).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 8, 2010
Guest in the House (1944). Director: John Brahm. Cast: Anne Baxter, Ralph Bellamy, Aline MacMahon.
One summer day, the Proctor family is looking forward to seeing Dr. Dan Proctor and meeting his invalid fiancee, Evelyn Heath. Dan's brother Douglas and his wife Ann are very sympathetic toward Evel read more
Gregory Peck
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 8, 2010
Gregory Peck's first film performance was in, Days of Glory (1944). A film which tells the story of a group of Soviet guerrillas fighting back against impossible odds during the 1941 Nazi invasion of Russia.
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor five times, four of which came in read more
“The Conquering Power” (1921) Rudolph Valentino
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Jul 7, 2010
“The Conquering Power” (1921) is a silent romantic drama starring Rudolph Valentino, Alice Terry, and Ralph Lewis. Directed by Rex Ingram and adapted from Honore de Balzac’s “Eugenie Grandet,” this film is about the power of love over insurmountable obstacles. The stor read more
Alice Terry- Silent Film Star.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 7, 2010
You can watch the silent movie, Conquering Power(1921) on youtube, in 8 parts. I posted part 1 to get you started, enjoy.:) read more
Happy Birthday: Janet Leigh! (2)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 6, 2010
Janet Leigh, was discovered by the actress Norma Shearer, in the winter of 1945. Shearer's late husband Irving Thalberg had been a senior executive at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Shearer showed talent agent Lew Wasserman a photograph she had seen of Leigh while vacationing at Sugar Bowl, the ski resort w read more
Veronica Lake .
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 6, 2010
In the early 1940s, film actress Veronica Lake, changed her peekaboo hairstyle, to encourage women working in war industry factories, to wear a more practical hairstyles.
Veronica Lake, was best known for her femme fatale roles in film noir with Alan Ladd, during the 1940s. A stray s read more
Janet Leigh July 6th Birthday tribute on TCM
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 5, 2010
Fearless Fagan (1952).When a circus clown is drafted, he tries to sneak his pet lion into the service. Cast: Carleton Carpenter, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn. Dir: Stanley Donen.
My Sister Eileen (1955). (The only movie I have seen in, Janet Leigh, birthday tribute line up). Two sisters from Ohio, on read more
This Week on Noir and Chick Flicks: (11)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 3, 2010
This weeks Chick Flicks at the Movies: Guest In The House(1944). A disturbed young woman has startling effects on a happy household. Click picture on side bar to view movie. Cast: Ann Baxter(pictured above), Ralph Bellamy and Margaret Hamilton.ON TCM: Star of the month: Gregory Peck, Monday's in Ju read more
Independence Day Movie Blogathon: State of the Union(1948).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 3, 2010
State of the Union(1948). Written by Myles Connolly and Anthony Veiller of the Russel Crouse, Howard Lindsay play of the same name. Director: Frank Capra. Cast: Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. Originally, actress Claudette Colbert was cast as Mary, the wife of Grant Matthews, but disagreements read more
Stepping Out (1936).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 2, 2010
Stepping Out(1936). Cast: Charlotte Greenwood, Reginald Denny, Leila Hyams (pictured above).Eve Martin and her husband Tom have been married for two years. Eve's close friend Sally Smith is married to Tom's pal Tubby, who talks Tom to play around behind their wives' backs. They pretend to be filmma read more
Happy Birthday: Leslie Caron
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 1, 2010
Leslie Caron was a ballet dancer when Gene Kelly discovered her, and cast her to perform with him in the musical An American in Paris(1951), a role in which a pregnant Cyd Charisse was originally cast. This led to a MGM contract in films, The Glass Slipper (1955) and the drama Gaby (1956). She also read more
Happy Birthday: Olivia Mary de Havilland .
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jul 1, 2010
Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916), is the older sister of actress Joan Fontaine. Along with her sister, de Havilland is one of the last surviving female stars from 1930s Hollywood. She is also the last living lead cast member from Gone with the Wind (1939). Epic film from Margaret Mitche read more
Happy Birthday: Susan Hayward.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 30, 2010
Susan Hayward, performed in small parts until she was cast in Beau Geste (1939) opposite Gary Cooper. During the war years, she played leading lady to John Wayne, in Reap the Wild Wind (1942) and The Fighting Seabees (1944). She also performed in the film version of The Hairy Ape (1944). Later in 1 read more
Forsaking All Others (1934).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 29, 2010
Forsaking All Others (1934). Director: W.S. Van Dyke. Cast: Joan Crawford, Clark Gable and Robert Montgomery. Screenplay was written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, which was based upon a 1933 play by Edward Barry Roberts and Frank Morgan Cavett. Forsaking All Others is the sixth of eight movies between C read more
Sunday in New York (1963)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 28, 2010
Sunday in New York (1963). Director: Peter Tewksbury. Cast: Cliff Robertson, Jane Fonda, and Rod Taylor. The screenplay by Norman Krasna was adapted from his play which had been produced on Broadway the previous year. It was one of Fonda's earliest films.Airline pilot Adam Tyler, is getting ready t read more
"The Flapper" (1920) Olive Thomas
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Jun 28, 2010
“The Flapper” (1920) is a silent romantic comedy starring Olive Thomas, Warren Cook, Theodore Westman, Jr., and William P. Carlton, Jr. Directed by Alan Crosland and adapted from the story by Frances Marion, this film is about an innocent teenage school girl who pretends to be a flapper read more
Olive Thomas
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 28, 2010
Olive Thomas, was an silent film actress and socialite. She was a Ziegfeld girl and the original flapper. She is best remembered for her marriage to Jack Pickford and her death. Olive's film "Everybody's Sweetheart" was released after her death. Surprisingly today many of her films exist (about 12 read more