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Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 6, 2010
Every couple of weeks I would like to spotlight others blogs that have caught my interest.. This week.. I would like to spotlight: Monty's 3 blogs.. Not only does Monty Have 3 wonderful blogs (that I know of), he is also contributor here on Noir and Chick Flicks page. Monty, believes talking about read more
THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1934)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 6, 2010
The Man Who Knew Too Much(1934) suspense film. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Peter Lorre. Released by Gaumont British. It was one of the most successful films of Hitchcock's British period. Hitchcock remade the film with James Stewart and Doris Day in (1956) for Paramount Pictures. It's the o read more
DOROTHY SEBASTIAN: FUN FACTS
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 5, 2010
She performed in George White's Scandals with Joan Crawford and Anita Page for a series of MGM romantic dramas Our Dancing Daughters (1928) and Our Blushing Brides (1930). Sebastian also appeared in (1929) Spite Marriage, where she was cast opposite her lover in real life Buster Keaton. Sebastian read more
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1943)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 4, 2010
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934) film noir based on the novel The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain. Cast: Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, and Audrey Totter. Directed by Tay Garnett. Score written by George Bassman and Erich Zeisl.
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Joan Crawford "Our Dancing Daughters" (1928)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Jan 4, 2010
"Our Dancing Daughters" (1928) is a silent gem directed by Harry Beaumont. This "Jazz Age" melodrama focuses on three flappers out for a wild time finding men. Socialite Diana Medford, played by Joan Crawford, is an honest and decent girl noted for her love of dancing and wild parties. Diana's best read more
DOROTHY GISH
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 3, 2010
Childhood friend, actress Mary Pickford, introduced the two Gish sisters to director D.W. Griffith. Their first movie was An Unseen Enemy. Dorothy would go on to star in over 100 films and features over the years. She would perform in Judith of Bethulia (1914). She and her sister Lillian made a n read more
BESSIE LOVE: FUN FACTS
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 2, 2010
To financially help her family, Love's mother sent her to Biograph Studios, where she met film director D.W. Griffith. He gave her small roles in his films The Birth of a Nation (1915) and in Intolerance (1916). She also appeared opposite William S. Hat in The Aryan and with Douglas Fairbanks in read more
THIS WEEK on NOIR AND CHICK FLICKS: (28)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 2, 2010
This week showing on Noir and Chick Flicks at the movies. (Located on the sidebar): ORPHANS OF THE STORM (1921). Cast: Gish sisters, Lillian and Dorothy.(pictured above) Set in late 18th century France, during the French Revolution. This was the last Griffith film to feature Lillian and Dorothy Gis read more
LILLIAN GISH: FUN FACTS
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jan 2, 2010
Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993). Film and television actress whose film acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912 to 1987. She was associated with the films of director D.W. Griffith, including her leading role in Griffith's seminal Birth of a Nation (1915). Her sou read more
Frank Capra "The Matinee Idol" (1928)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Jan 1, 2010
"The Matinee Idol" (1928) is a silent romantic comedy that stars Bessie Love and Johnnie Walker. Directed by Frank Capra, this film is a forgotten gem of the silent era. The story begins with Broadway star Don Wilson, played by Johnnie Walker, heading out to the country with three of his theatre p read more
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Dec 31, 2009
A toast to all our classic movie friends: Let this coming year be better than all the others. Promise yourself to do some of the things you've always wanted to do but couldn't find the time. Happy New Year!! From all of us here at Noir and Chick Flicks. read more
BEAT THE DEVIL(1953)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Dec 30, 2009
Beat the Devil (1953) film directed by John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley and Peter Lorre. . It was co-authored by Huston and Truman Capote, loosely based on a novel of the same name by British journalist Claud Cockburn. This movie was supposed to b read more
JENNIFER JONES (March 2, 1919 – December 17, 2009).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Dec 30, 2009
Born Phylis Lee Isley in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her parents Flora Mae and Phillip Ross Isley toured the Midwest in a traveling tent show . Jones went on to Monte Cassino Junior College in Tulsa and Northwestern University, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority before moving on to the Amer read more
MARION DAVIES: Fun Facts
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Dec 29, 2009
Davies was born Marion Cecilia Douras on January 3, 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest of five children born to Bernard J. Douras a lawyer and judge and Rose Reilly. The sisters changed their name to Davies, which one of them saw on a realtor's sign in the neighborhood. Having a British name read more
CLARA BOW: Fun Facts
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Dec 28, 2009
Clara Gordon Bow (July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) Rose to stardom in the silent film era of the (1920s). She won a photo beauty contest which started a movie career of 56 films. She reached the top as the "It Girl" in (1927). She married cowboy star Rex Bell at age 26 and retired from th read more
Marion Davies "The Red Mill" (1927)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Dec 28, 2009
"The Red Mill" (1927) is a silent romantic comedy that stars Marion Davies, Owen Moore, and Louise Fazenda. Directed by William Goodrich, alias Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, this film is a Cinderella story based loosely on a Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom stage operetta.
The story begins with Tina, read more
THIS WEEK on NOIR and CHICK FLICKS: (29)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Dec 27, 2009
This week showing on Noir and Chick Flicks at the movies. (Located on the sidebar): THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (1934) Cast: Nova Pilbeam, Peter Loure, Leslie Banks and Edna Best. While traveling in Switzerland, the child of a wealthy couple is kidnapped. She is held to make sure that her father does read more
KIM NOVAK and JACK LEMMON.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Dec 27, 2009
Kim Novak and Jack Lemmon performed in three films together:
PHFFFT! (1954) Phffft! Romantic/ comedy. Cast: Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon, Kim Novak and featuring Jack Carson. written by George Axelrod and directed by Mark Robson. After receiving their divorce papers, Nina and Robert promise that t read more
PHFFFT! (1954)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Dec 26, 2009
Phffft! (1954) Romantic/ comedy starring Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon, Kim Novak and featuring Jack Carson. Written by George Axelrod and directed by Mark Robson, and was the second film with Holliday and Lemmon that year. (It Should Happen to You).
The story begins when television writer Nina Trac read more
KNOCK ON ANY DOOR (1949)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Dec 24, 2009
I have really enjoyed the Humphrey Bogart birthday tribute this month. I saw several "New to me movies". One movie that I really enjoyed was KNOCK ON ANY DOOR (1949)..Wonderful to see Humphrey Bogart play a lawyer instead of a guy who needs one.:) It is a crime/ noir /drama directed by Nicholas Ray read more