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Coral Browne
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 16, 2010
Gregan McMahon hired Coral Brown, for her first professional performance in, Loyalties at Melbourne's Comedy Theatre on 2 May 1931.At the age of 21 she moved to England, where she became a stage actress. She began film acting in 1936, in Auntie Mame (1958). About a flamboyant, aunt of Patrick, who read more
To Classic Movie Fans: (1)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 15, 2010
Every couple of weeks, I enjoy spotlighting others blogs that have caught my interest.. This week.. I would like to spotlight a fun blog: I Love Dino Martin.Dino Martin Peters, Is a dude who totally digs Dino Martin...the coolest, hippest, and randiest dude to ever walk the face of this pla read more
Natalie Wood : Part 2 of 3.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 14, 2010
Natalie Wood, made the transition from child star to teen star when she performed in the film, Rebel Without a Cause with James Dean. she recieved an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Natalie's next performance and one of my favorite western movies, The Searchers(1956) with Joh read more
The Enchanted Cottage (1945).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 14, 2010
The Enchanted Cottage (1945). Cast: Robert Young, Dorothy McGuire, and Mildred Natwick. It was based on a play by Arthur Wing Pinero. The Enchanted Cottage was previously adapted for the silent screen in 1924, with Richard Barthelmess and May McAvoy as the newlyweds.While waiting for Laura and Oliv read more
Natalie Wood: Part 3 of 3.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 14, 2010
After performing in, the movie flop, Fine Young Cannibals. Wood's career was saved by her wonderful performance in one of my favorite movies, Splendor in the Grass (1961)with Warren Beatty. The story is about a teen-aged girl living in a small town in Kansas in 1928, who tries follows her mother's read more
Happy Birthday Dorothy McGuire
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Jun 14, 2010
(1916-2001) Happy Birthday to Dorothy McGuire
Dorothy McGuire Photos
My favorite McGuire films are:
Claudia (1943)
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (1945)
Till The End Of Time (1946)
Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
Old Yeller (1957)
Swiss Family Robinson (1960) read more
Gloria Swanson "Sadie Thompson" (1928)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Jun 14, 2010
“Sadie Thompson” (1928) is a silent romantic drama starring Gloria Swanson, Lionel Barrymore and Raoul Walsh. Directed by Raoul Walsh and based on Somerset Maugham’s story, “Miss Thompson,” this film is a social commentary on the hypocrisy and sexual mores of the day. read more
Gloria Swanson
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 14, 2010
This video might be from the silent film, Sadie Thompson(1928). It kinda looks like it from the pictures Silent added to her awesome review. read more
This week on Noir and Chick Flicks: (14)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 13, 2010
ON TCM: Monday, June 14th. A Dorothy McGuire Birthday tribute. TCM will present a 7 film tribute to the actor.ON TCM:Wed. June 16th. This Time for Keeps. This Time for Keeps (1947) Romantic/ musical. Cast: Esther Williams, Jimmy Durante, Johnnie Johnston and Lauritz Melchior. Director: Richard Thor read more
Natalie Wood: Part 1 of 3 parts.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 13, 2010
Natalie Wood's, mother had big dreams of Natalie becoming a famous actress or ballet dancer. Her mother would take Natalie to the movies and this is where she learned her acting style by watching other Hollywood child stars on the big screen.
Her mother used to tell her that when the cameraman po read more
The Age of Innocence(1993). They dared to break the rules.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 12, 2010
The Age of Innocence (1993). Director: Martin Scorsese. Cast: Daniel-Day-Lewis and Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder. It is from the book of the same name. The film won an Academe Award for Best Costume Design.
THE AGE OF INNOCENCE is my favorite Martin Scorsese film. And the film that got me h read more
Geraldine Chaplin: The first child of actor/director Charlie Chaplin.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 12, 2010
Geraldine Chaplin, the first child of actor/director Charlie Chaplin and Oona O'Neill. Chaplin was educated in Switzerland where she learned French and Spanish, which she used in some of her performances in films directed by Carlos Saura, her former husband.When Chaplin was eight years old, she per read more
Happy Birthday Priscilla Lane
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Jun 12, 2010
(1912-1995) Happy Birthday PriscillaPriscilla Lane attended the Eagin School of Dramatic Arts in New York before she began touring with her sisters in the Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians Dance Band. She was a popular singer with her sisters and, after 5 years, she was signed to a Hollywood contr read more
The Roaring Twenties(1939).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 12, 2010
My favorite Priscilla Lane movie is, The Roaring Twenties(1939). Crime thriller. Cast: James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart and Gladys George. Director: Raoul Walsh, and written by Jerry Wald, Richard Macaulay and Robert Rossen based on the story "The World Moves On" by Mark Hellin read more
Angela Lansbury's Mom: Moyna Macgill.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 11, 2010
Moyna Macgill, was an Irish stage and film actress and the mother of actress Angela Lansbury and producers Edgar Lansbury and Bruce Lansbury.Born as Charlotte Lillian McIldowie, she was the daughter of a wealthy a director of the Belfast Opera, which sparked her interest in acting. She was a teen w read more
Paul's favorite John Wayne(non western films)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Paul 2 on Jun 10, 2010
I've been putting off doing this but Dawn's post on Miss Day has forced my hand.
So here are my favorites in no order.
The Quiet Man
Hatari
Island In The Sky
The High And The Mighty.
They Were Expendable
In Harms Way
The Longest Day
Mc Q
The Wings Of Eagles
Cast a Giant Shadow
Jet Pilot read more
The Sea Chase(1955)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 10, 2010
The Sea Chase (1955) World War II film. Cast John Wayne and Lana Turner. Director: John Farrow. Written by James Warner Bellah. The story is a about Wayne's character who is determined to get his German freighter home, while being chased by British and Australian naval ships.
In the beginning of read more
The Clock (1945): Every second a heart-beat .
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 10, 2010
The Clock (1945). Cast: Judy Garland and Robert Walker. Director: Vincente Minnelli. This was Garland's first dramatic role as well as her first film in which she did not sing.
Soon after arriving in New York City to begin his two-day leave, Corporal Joe Allen meets Alice Maybery and it is love read more
Wild Orchids (1929)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 9, 2010
Wild Orchids(1929). Director: Sidney Franklin. Cast: Greta Garbo, Lewis Stone and Nils Asther. This was Greta Garbo's 15th film, the 8th of her Hollywood career and her 7th silent movie after talkies. It was also her 1st film with Swedish actor Nils Asther, with who she would star again in read more
The Motorcycles/Music in Easy Rider.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 9, 2010
Easy Rider(1969). Written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda and directed by Hopper. It tells the story of two bikers who travel through the American Southwest and South. The film Easy Rider helped start the New Hollywood phase of film making during the sixties. read more