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NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 22, 2010
North by Northwest (1959). Suspense. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason. Screenplay: Ernest Lehman, who wanted to write "the Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictures". North by Northwest is a tale of mistaken identity, with an innocent man chased a read more
EVA MARIE SAINT
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 22, 2010
Eva Marie Saint's television carrer began as an NBC page. In the late 1940s, she began working in radio and television before winning the Drama Critics Award for her Broadway stage role in The Trip to Bountiful (1953), in which she co-starred with Lillian Gish and Jo Van Fleet. In 1955, she was n read more
Review: Five Came Back (1939)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Feb 22, 2010
Another great film from that golden year of 1939 that got overshadowed by the big guns of Gone with the Wind, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, The Wizard of Oz and others. But this little taut thriller is really good and deserves to be on that list of 1939's best films. Twelve people are aboard Coast read more
To: Classic Movie Fans: (1)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 21, 2010
Every couple of weeks, I enjoy spotlighting others blogs that have caught my interest.. This week.. I would like to spotlight: 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Kim the founder, specializes in French history. She loves French films and directors. like Truffaut, Demy, Chabrol, Renoir, Resna read more
MEET JOHN DOE (1941)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 20, 2010
Meet John Doe (1941). Comedy/ drama. Director: Frank Capra. Cast: Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. And a couple of my favorite charactor actors: Spring Byington and Walter Brennan. The film, about a political campaign, created by a newspaper columnist and pursued by a wealthy businessman, became a read more
THIS WEEK on NOIR and CHICK FLICKS (6)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 20, 2010
This week showing on Noir and Chick Flicks, at the movies:(Located on sidebar). COWBOY AND THE LADY(1938). Western comedy/romance. Cast: Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon (PICTURED ABOVE). Director: H.C. Potter. It won an Academy Award for Sound, Recording (Thomas Moulton) and was nominated for two othe read more
THE CROWD (1928)- Eleanor Boardman.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 19, 2010
The Crowd (1928) Silent Film. Cast: James Murray and Eleanor Boardman. Director: King Vidor.
John Sims always believed that he would some day become important. Unfortunately, John's father, died young, changing John's future and his plans. By twenty one, John is working as a clerk for the Atlas read more
Kathryn Grayson (February 9, 1922 – February 17,2010.)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 19, 2010
Kathryn Grayson, was an American actress and operatic soprano singer. Trained as an opera singer from the age of twelve, Grayson was contracted to MGM and established a career in films from the early 1940s. Most of her films were musicals and after several supporting roles, she was given lead role read more
PAULINE STARK
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 17, 2010
Pauline Starke, made her acting debut performing as a dance extra in D.W. Griffith's film Intolerance (1916). She continued to play bit parts until director Frank Borzage started casting her in leading roles, beginning in 1917. Pauline Starke performed in a number of films from 1916 to 1935. She ha read more
BALL OF FIRE (1941)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 16, 2010
Ball of Fire (1941). Comedy. Cast: Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. Supporting cast: Oskar Homolka, Henry Travers, Richard Haydn, Dana Andrews, Dan Duryea and Elisha Cook J. The story was turned into a musical film, A Song Is Born(1948). Cast: Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo. Director: Howard Hawks read more
Lars Hanson "Captain Salvation" (1927)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Feb 16, 2010
"Captain Salvation" (1927) is a silent romantic drama starring Lars Hanson, Pauline Starke, Marceline Day, and Ernest Torrence. Directed by John S. Robertson and adapted from the novel by Frederick William Wallace, this film is the tale of a minister who is ostracized when he shows compassion to a read more
Black History Month Classic Movie Blogathon: LADY SINGS THE BLUES (1972)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 15, 2010
During the 1970s through the mid-1980s, Diana Ross was one of the most successful female artists, crossing over into film, TV and Broadway. She received a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for her 1972 role as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues, where she won a Golden Globe award. She won a read more
THIS WEEK on NOIR and CHICK FLICKS: (25)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 13, 2010
I'm really looking forward to being part of the The Classic Movie Blog Association's celebration of, Black history month. Feb.15, 2010. Featured performers and films (with participating blogs in parenthesis) will include:Rex Ingram (Skeins of Thought) Mantan Moreland (Kevin’s Movie Corner) Lo read more
A WOMAN OF AFFAIRS (1928).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 12, 2010
A Woman of Affairs (1928). Drama. Director: Clarence Brown. Cast: Greta Garbo, John Gilbet, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Lewis Stone. The film was based on a 1924 play by Michael Arlen, The Green Hat. Later renamed, A Woman of Affairs. This was Greta Garbo's 14th film, the 7th of her Hollywood career read more
Dolores Costello
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 10, 2010
Silent, Is this Dolores Costello in a white wig? read more
FOUL PLAY (1978)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 4, 2010
Foul Play (1978). Comic/mystery/thriller. Director: Colin Higgins. Cast: Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase.
Gloria, working as a Librarian and living a lonely life after her divorce. Her friends thought she should start dating again.
So feeling a little adventurous, on her way home after a party, G read more
PHYLLIS HAVER- Silent Film Star
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 3, 2010
PHYLLIS HAVER, actress of the silent film era. Phyllis auditioned for producer Mack Sennett on a whim. Sennett hired her as one of his original Bathing Beauties. Within a few years, she performed as a leading lady for Sennett Studios. Phyllis played the part of Roxie Hart in Chicago (1927), opposi read more
SALLY O' NEIL- Silent Film Star.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 3, 2010
Sally O'Neil, film actress of the 1920s. One of her sisters was actress Molly O'Day. Sally started her career in vaudeville, known as "Chotsie Noonan". She performed with Constance Bennett and Joan Crawford in the film Sally, Irene and Mary (1925), directed by Edmund Goulding, which brought her i read more
THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH (1955)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 2, 2010
The Seven Year Itch (1955). Based on a 3 act play by George Axelrod. The film was co-written and directed by Billy Wilder. Cast: Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell.
One hot summer day in Manhattan, Richard Sherman takes his wife Helen and son to the crowded train station, to send them off on their s read more
Jean Hersholt "The Battle of the Sexes" 1928
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Feb 2, 2010
"The Battle of the Sexes" (1928) is a silent romantic comedy starring Jean Hersholt, Phyllis Haver, Belle Bennett, Sally O' Neil, and Don Alvarado. Directed by pioneer filmmaker D. W. Griffith and based on the novel by Daniel Carson Goodman, this film is a "Jazz Age" sex farce. Phyllis Haver plays read more