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JACK DAWN - make-up artist.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Feb 1, 2010
JACK DAWN, a make-up artist whose career spanned over 37 years, during which he worked on more than 200 films. As a boy Jack carved faces in sandstone, using a chisel, a hammer, and a spoon. As he grew older he moved on to to Hollywood, where he found work as an extra. After World War I, he retu read more
THE DARK CORNER (1946)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 31, 2010
THE DARK CORNER (1946)
The Dark Corner (1946) Noir. Director: Henry Hathaway. Cast: Lucille Ball, Mark Stevens and Clifton Webb. The film features a rare dramatic role for Lucille Ball.
New York police lieutenant Frank informs private investigator Bradford, that his California friends have asked read more
This Week on Noir and Chick Flicks: (26)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 30, 2010
This week showing on Noir and Chick Flicks at the movies: (Located on sidebar). The Westerner (1940). Saddle tramp Cole Harden, goes against Judge Bean, defending the homesteaders. Cast: Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan. Review located on Chick Flicks: Western page. Also, look for Walter Brennan's, read more
CHAPLIN (1992)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 29, 2010
CHAPLIN (1992). Click here to watch movie.
Chaplin (1992). British biographical film about the life of English comedian Charlie Chaplin. Producer and director: Richard Attenborough. Cast: Robert Downey Jr.(pictured above), Dan Aykroyd, Kevin Kline, and Anthony Hopkins. It also features Geraldine Ch read more
RAMON NOVARRO- Silent Film Star.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 28, 2010
Born José Ramón Gil Samaniego in Durango, Mexico, he moved to Los Angeles, California to get away from the 1913 Mexican Revolution. Ramon, is second cousin of the Mexican actresses Dolores del Río and Andrea Palma, he began his career in films in 1917 playing bit parts, he also had to supplement read more
ENID BENNETT- Silent Film Star.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 28, 2010
Enid Bennett, started her silent film career performing in, Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford (1916. In 1917 she performed in five films, the most important was The Little Brother opposite William Garwood. That film brought her to the attention of studios which led to more important acting roles. From 191 read more
To: Classic Movie Fans: (2)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 27, 2010
Every couple of weeks, I enjoy spotlighting others blogs that have caught my interest.. This week.. I would like to spotlight: The Classic Film and TV Cafe. Which I really feel is my homepage.The Classic Film and TV Cafe is a place for fans to mingle and share their love of great films and televisi read more
Ramon Novarro "The Red Lily" (1924)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Jan 27, 2010
"The Red Lily" (1924) is a silent romantic drama that stars Ramon Novarro, Enid Bennett, and Wallace Beery. Directed by Fred Niblo, it is actually about a small town romance that turns tragic. The story begins in a small village in French Brittany where Jean Leonnec, played by Ramon Novarro, and M read more
Gun Crazy (1949).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 26, 2010
Gun Crazy(1949). Noir. Cast: Peggy Cummins and John Dall. Director: Joseph H. Lewis, and produced by Frank King and Maurice King. Screenplay: Dalton Trumbo (credited to Millard Kaufman because of the Hollywood Blacklist), and MacKinlay Kantor was based upon a short story by Kantor published in 1940 read more
PEGGY CUMMINS
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 26, 2010
Peggy Cummins, British actress, best known for her performance in Joseph H. Lewis Gun Crazy, playing a trigger-happy femme fatale who robs banks with her husband played by John Dall. Peggy lived most of her life in Dublin, and was educated and in London. In 1938 actor Peter Brock noticed Peggy at a read more
MERRY WIDOW (1925).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 25, 2010
I'm so disappointed that I missed The Merry Widow on TCM. I thought I would go ahead and post all the info I found. If you did happen to catch it, please feel free to post a movie review. The Merry Widow (1925) silent/ romantic/ drama /black comedy. Director and written by Erich von Stroheim. Ca read more
JEAN SIMMONS: January 31, 1929 – January 22, 2010.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 24, 2010
Jean Simmons, was a 14 year old dance student when she first performed in Give Us the Moon (1944), and she went on to make a name for herself in British productions as Caesar and Cleopatra (1945), Great Expectations(1946), Black Narcissus (1947) , Hamlet (1948) earning a Best Supporting Actress Os read more
THIS WEEK on NOIR and CHICK FLICKS: (27)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 23, 2010
This week showing on Noir and Chick Flicks at the movies: (Located on sidebar). CHAPLIN (1992). Cast: Robert Downey Jr. and Geraldine Chaplin. CHAPLIN is the story of the actor behind the icon and a wonderful depiction of a time when Hollywood was at its most glamorous.THIS WEEKS SPOTLIGHT:THAT TOU read more
DICK TRACY, DETECTIVE (1945)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 21, 2010
DICK TRACY,DETECTIVE (1945)Dick Tracy (also known as Dick Tracy, Detective) (1945) film based on the Dick Tracy comic-strip created by Chester Gould. It is also the first full-length film of the comic-strip, which had also been turned into a number of serials. Cast: Morgan Conway, Anne Jeffreys, Mi read more
AUDREY TOTTER- Noir Dame.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 20, 2010
Audrey Totter began her acting career in radio in the late 1930s and after success in Chicago and New York, she made her film debut in Main Street After Dark (1945). During the 1940s. She performed in many film genres, she was best known in film noirs:
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) with J read more
VILMA BANKY: Fun Facts
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 19, 2010
Vilma Banky, performed in Hungarian, Austrian and French movies between 1920 and 1925. In Hollywood she was billed as the "The Hungarian Rhapsody". By the mid 1920s she was Goldwyn's biggest money maker. Her best known works were with Rudolph Valentino: In The Eagle (1925) and in The Son of the She read more
SIR SIDNEY POITIER
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 18, 2010
Sir Sidney Poitier, February 20, 1927. Bahamian/American actor, film director, author, and diplomat. He performed in films and plays defying racial stereotyping, giving credibility to black actors. In 1963, Poitier became the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his perform read more
TCM Mini Marathon: Sidney Poitier.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 18, 2010
TCM is having a Sidney Poitier, Mini Marathon Mon. Jan. 18th.:Raisin in the Sun(1961) A black woman uses her late husband's life insurance to build a better world for her children. Cast: Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee.Blackboard Jungle (1955) An idealistic teacher confronts the realities read more
SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 18, 2010
Sunset Boulevard (1950) Noir. Directed and co-written by Billy Wilder. Cast: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Fred Clark, Lloyd Gough and Jack Webb. Director Cecil B. DeMille and gossip columnist Hedda Hopper play themselves. Cameo appearances: Buster Keaton, H. B. read more
Rudolph Valentino "Son of the Sheik" (1926)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Jan 18, 2010
"The Son of the Sheik" (1926) is a silent romantic drama starring the legendary Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky. Directed by George Fitzmaurice and adapted from the novel by Edith Maude Hull, this film is a sequel to "The Sheik" (1921), and it casts Valentino in the dual role of the now older S read more