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This Week on Noir and Chick Flicks (3)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 15, 2010
This week on Chick Flicks at the Movies: He Walked by Night (1948).Gripping film noir crime drama about a manhunt for a ruthless killer who plays a deadly cat and mouse game with the police. Starring Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Whit Bissell, and Jack Webb, this movie was the basis for "Dragnet". read more
BEHIND THE SCENES OF: NIGHT OF THE IGUANA (1964).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 15, 2010
I always find it fascinating to learn what goes on behind the scenes of my favorite films. The Night of the Iguana(1964), is one of my favorites. The film is based on the 1961 play The Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams. Directed by John Huston. Cast: Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, and Debora read more
Anita Page Interview (1993).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 14, 2010
She was referred to as a blond, blue-eyed Latin and "the girl with the most beautiful face in Hollywood" in the 1920s. read more
Donna Reed films tonight on TCM May 12th
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on May 12, 2010
Three solid films featuring TCM's star of the month Donna Reed airs tonight. Beginning at 8pm EST. The night begins with the classic film The Picture of Dorian Gray, with Donna giving a superb performance. Next up is The Last Time I Saw Paris with headliner Liz Taylor. And around midnight is Green read more
Florence Vidor
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 12, 2010
Florence, fate was sealed after meeting two aspiring filmmakers: Edward Sedgwick and King Vidor. Vidor, a freelance photographer, cast Florence in his very first two-reel picture, although she had no plans on becoming an actress. The two went on to marry in 1915. They would have one child, Suzanne, read more
TCM: Star of the Month of May: Donna Reed.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 11, 2010
Donna Reed, received the 1953 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Lorene, a prostitute, in From Here to Eternity.Donna Reed, also received the 1963 Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star, for her performance as Donna Stone, a middle class wife and mother, in The Donna Reed read more
The Lady Gambles (1949)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 11, 2010
The Lady Gambles(1949). Drama. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Preston.
In Chicago, after Joan is caught with loaded dice during a craps game, she is severely beaten by the men she was cheating. Arriving at the hospital Joan's estranged husband, David Boothe, shares her story with the doctor wh read more
TCM Remembers: Lena Horn, On Friday, May 21st.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 11, 2010
Click to view TCM's, Lena Horn, line up of movies. read more
Cecil B. DeMille "Old Wives for New" (1918)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on May 11, 2010
"Old Wives for New" (1918) is a silent drama starring Elliott Dexter, Florence Vidor, and Sylvia Ashton. Directed by Cecil B. DeMille and based on the novel by David Graham Phillips, this film is about a millionaire who has settled reluctantly into an unhappy marriage. Charles Murdock, played by El read more
Ann Blyth
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 10, 2010
Blyth first acting role was on Broadway in Watch on the Rhine (from 1941 until 1942). She signed on with Universal Studios, and made her film debut in Chip Off the Old Block in 1944. In musical films such as Babes on Swing Street, and Bowery to Broadway (both 1944).On loan to Warner Brothers, Blyth read more
Motherhood + Noir = Mildred Pierce (1948).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 9, 2010
Mildred Pierce (1945). Cast: Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott, and Eve Arden. Noir. Screenplay by Ranald MacDougall, William Faulkner, and Catherine Turney was based upon the 1941 novel Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain. Director: Michael Curtiz and produced by Jerry Wald with J read more
Happy Birthday Anne Baxter
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on May 8, 2010
I didn't realize that Anne's birthday was yesterday. My apologies to Anne and all her fans, but Happy Birthday to another one of my favorite actresses. (7 May 1923 - 12 Dec 1985). My favorite Anne films include All About Eve, Sunday Dinner for a Soldier, The Fighting Sullivans, A Ticket to Tomahawk read more
This Week on Noir and Chick Flicks: (17)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 7, 2010
I would like to share with you a new addition to Noir and Chick Flicks: The Dolores Del Rio page.(pictured above) You can find her page on the sidebar. If you would like to contribute, please let me know.Dolores Del Rio, was a Mexican film actress. She was a star of Hollywood films during the silen read more
The Great Lie (1941).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 6, 2010
The Great Lie (1941). Drama. Director: Edmund Goulding. The screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee, the movie is based on the novel, January Heights by Polan Banks. Cast: Bette Davis, Mary Astor, who the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and George Brent.
When concert pianist Sandra Kovak and her read more
Mary Astor
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 6, 2010
Mary Astor, is most remembered for her role in The Maltese Falcon (1941). Astor began her movie career as a teenager in the silent movies of the early 1920s. She made a successful transition to talkies. Astor had great success on the screen, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress fo read more
Chick Flicks at the Movies: The Lady Confesses(1945)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 6, 2010
The lady Confesses(1945). Noir. Cast: Mary Beth Hughes, Hugh Beaumont and Edmund MacDonald.After a surprise visit by her fiancee Larry Craig's missing wife, Vicki McGuire calls Larry at the Club 7-11. Larry shows up drunk and has a drink with club owner Lucky Brandon. Soon after, Larry falls asleep read more
John Wayne Collector's Edition Monopoly.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 5, 2010
John Wayne Collector's Edition Monopoly:The Duke and Monopoly...together at last!Created with fans in mind!Features exclusive game components!This John Wayne Collector's Edition Monopoly game features locations significant to the American icon's personal and professional life. The Classic and The L read more
John Barrymore-Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on May 4, 2010
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) is a silent drama starring John Barrymore, Brandon Hurst, Nita Naldi and Martha Mansfield. Directed by John S. Robertson and adapted from the 1886 horror novella by Robert Louis Stevenson, this film is about a scientist who searches for a way to separate the good and read more
Martha Mansfield
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 4, 2010
Martha Mansfield, by the the age of 18, showed an interest in acting and began her acting career as a dancer for the Ziegfeld Follies. Her first Hollywood movie was Civilian Clothes (1920) directed by Hugh Ford. She is best known for her performance in the film, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, which starr read more
Nita Naldi
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on May 4, 2010
Nita Naldi, was one of the most successful actresses in Hollywood during the "Roaring Twenties", she was often cast in the role of the femme fatale. Nita first performce was in a short film with comedian Johnny Dooley. Naldi quit after finding out he was involved with another woman. She was offere read more