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Colleen Moore- Silent Film Star: What a Doll.

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 30, 2010

Colleen Moore, studied piano at the Detroit Conservatory. D.W. Griffith brought her to Hollywood in 1917, returning a favor to her uncle, 'Walter C. Howey , the Chicago Examiner editor who helped him with The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) t read more

The Major and the Minor (1942)

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 29, 2010

The Major and the Minor (1942). Comedy. Director: Billy Wilder. The screenplay by Wilder and Charles Brackett is based on the play Connie Goes Home by Edward Childs Carpenter. Cast: Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland and Rita Johnson. After living in New York for one year, Susan decides to return home, b read more

Rita Johnson

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 29, 2010

She was born Rita McSean, she attended the New England Conservatory of Music. At one time she considered entering the Olympics as a swimmer, but couldn't afford to hire a trainer. She began acting on Broadway in 1935 and began her film career two years after that. She had a memorable role in the T read more

Colleen Moore "Broken Hearts of Broadway" (1923)

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Mar 29, 2010

"Broken Hearts of Broadway" (1923) is a silent drama starring Colleen Moore, Johnnie Walker, and Alice Lake. Directed by Irving Cummings, this film is about a country girl who comes to New York to try for stardom on Broadway. The story begins with Mary Ellis, played by Colleen Moore, arriving in th read more

One-Eyed Jacks: The Only Film Directed by Brando

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Rick29 on Mar 28, 2010

Movie buffs and Western fans will want to check out Marlon Brando’s flawed, overlong—but always interesting—directorial effort. Brando took over the reins after getting Stanley Kubrick fired as director. It was a rocky production, according to most sources, with an ever-changing s read more

Doris Kenyon

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 27, 2010

In 1915 Doris Kenyon, she made her first film, The Rack. One of her most remembered films is Monsieur Beaucaire (1924). Where she starred opposite Rudolph Valentino. She was with Paramount Pictures for the studio's first dramatic, all-talking movie, Intereference, in 1928. Kenyon was cast opposite read more

Dennis Hopper is Honored.

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 27, 2010

A frail 73 year old Dennis Hopper, was surrounded by friends and family, Friday, March 26,1010, as he was honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. The two-time Oscar nominee, has appeared in more than 100 films. Jack Nicholson, Viggo Mortensen, David Lynch and Dwight Yoakam were on hand to read more

The Egg and I (1947): Darling, I love you, but give me Park Avenue.

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 27, 2010

The Egg and I (1947). film directed by Chester Erskine, who co-wrote screenplay with Fred F. Finklehoffe, based on the novel by Betty MacDonald. Cast: Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray. One morning, Bob wakes up and tells his new wife Betty, that he has quit his boring job in the city, for the read more

The Greatest American Hero Vanity, Says The Preacher

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Paul 2 on Mar 26, 2010

Dawn As per your request. read more

This Week on Noir and Chick Flicks: (23)

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 26, 2010

This Weeks Chick Flicks at the Movies Spotlight is: McLintock! is a 1963 comedy Western starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, and loosely based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. The film is famous (or infamous) for its two spanking scenes, in which mother and daughter are each paddled wit read more

Clash of the Titans (1981)

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 25, 2010

Clash of the Titans (1981). Fantasy/adventure. Based on the myth of Perseus. A novelization of the film by Alan Dean Foster was published in 1981. Cast: Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Burgess Meredith and Ursula Andress. Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures are set to release a remake of the fi read more

The Raiders Adaptation

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 25, 2010

The Raiders Adaptation Websight. I just saw this on TCM. I thought it was wonderful story. It is about Three Mississippi kids who spent most of the 1980s making a shot-for-shot remake of "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Here's the first ten minutes. 10 minute clip. read more

God Speed Kelly

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Paul 2 on Mar 25, 2010

The passing of Robert Culp is very sad news Growing up as a teenager in the 60's I can not even begin to tell you what I Spy was to me then and today. It was a landmark show, and my all time favorite. Here Is Robert taking about the show in 2007 RIP, Ro read more

Robert Culp (August 16, 1930- March 24, 2010).

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 25, 2010

At 21, Culp made his Broadway debut in He Who Gets Slapped. Within six years, he was starring in his own TV Western, Trackdown. Culp began writing scripts for The Rifleman and Gunsmoke. He performed on the big screen for the first time in 1963, in the film Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (19 read more

Vivacious lady(1938)

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 24, 2010

Vivacious Lady (1938). Romantic/ comedy. Cast: Ginger Rogers and James Stewart. Produced and directed by George Stevens. The screenplay was written by P.J. Wolfson and Ernest Pagano and adapted from a short story by I. A. R. Wylie. The music score was by Roy Webb. Cinematography by Robert De Gr read more

Gloria Swanson "The Affairs of Anatol" (1921)

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Mar 22, 2010

"The Affairs of Anatol" (1921) is a silent romantic comedy starring Gloria Swanson, Wallace Reid, and Bebe Daniels. Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, this film is about a rich husband Anatol Spencer, played by Wallace Reid, a quixotic young man who is susceptible to young and beautiful damsels in distr read more

Midnight(1939)

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 21, 2010

Midnight (1939). Romantic/ comedy. Director: Mitchell Leisen. Written by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder based on a story by Edwin Justus Mayer and Franz Schulz. Cast: Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche and John Barrymore. Eve Peabody an American showgirl, finds herself stranded in Paris one rainy read more

Claudette Colbert

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 21, 2010

Claudette Colbert, Born in Saint-Mandé, France and raised in New York City, Colbert began her career in Broadway productions during the 1920s, then on to talking pictures. She had a successful film career with Paramount Pictures and became one of the highest paid actress. She won the Academy Award read more

It Happened One Night (1934)

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 21, 2010

It Happened One Night (1934) screwball comedy directed by Frank Capra. Cast: Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert.Spoiled heiress Ellie Andrews, runs away from her millionaire father Alexander's yacht, when he takes her against her will after he learns she eloped with King Westley, a playboy pilot who read more

Macao(1952)

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Mar 20, 2010

Macao (1952). Film noir/ adventure film. Director : Josef von Sternberg and Nicholas Ray. Producer Howard Hughes fired director von Sternberg during filming and hired Nicholas Ray to finish it. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Gloria Grahame and William Bendix. After a New York undercover de read more
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