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TO: CAROLE LOMBARD FANS.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Dec 8, 2009
http://community.livejournal.com/carole_and_coClick to check out Vincent's AWESOME web sight. :)Carole & Co.Reflections on Carole Lombard & classic Hollywood read more
A little CHRISTMAS NOIR: LADY IN THE LAKE (1947)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Dec 8, 2009
Lady in the Lake (1947), a film that was the first directorial film of actor Robert Montgomery who also starred in the film. Based on the 1944 Raymond Chandler novel The Lady in the Lake. Cast: Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, Leon and Jayne Meadows.
The storyline was a murder mystery simil read more
CACTUS FLOWER (1969) and GOLDIE HAWN FUN FACTS.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Dec 7, 2009
Goldie Hawn, was born November 21, 1945 in Washinton D.C. to Laura Steinhoff a jewelry shop/dance school owner and Edward Rutledge Hawn, a band musician. She has one sister, Patricia. By the age of three Goldie was taking ballet and tap dance lessons, and by the time she turned ten, she was da read more
THIS WEEK on NOIR CHICK FLICKS (1)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Dec 6, 2009
This weeks feature on: NOIR CHICK FLICKS AT THE MOVIES:THAT LADY IN ERMINE (1948). Cast: BETTY GRABLE, DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR. and CESAR ROMERO. Look for review on the BETTY GRABLE page. I replaced This weeks at the movies, with the film: A HOLE IN THE HEAD (1959). Cast: Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robi read more
GLORIA SWANSON : Fun Facts
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Dec 4, 2009
Gloria Swanson (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) She was most famous during the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion diva, under Cecil B. DeMille direction. She was also one of the first stars to dispute the Hays Code by producing the banned Sadie Thompson in 1928. In 1929 Swanson read more
STAR OF THE MONTH: HUMPHRY BOGART.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Dec 3, 2009
I was able to catch up on some of the Humphrey Bogart movies.:)LOVE AFFAIR (1932) Spotlight movie of the week.BIG CITY BLUES (1932) Cast: Ward Morehouse and Joan Blondell and Humphrey Bogart. Bud Reeves is a young man who came from a small town. After inheriting money, he decided to move to New Yor read more
CHRISTMAS SPOTLIGHT: REMEMBER THE NIGHT (1940)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Dec 3, 2009
Remember the Night (1940) is a romantic comedy/drama Christmas film written by Preston Sturges and directed by Mitchell Leisen. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray and features Beulah Bondi and Sterling Holloway.
Lee Leander, is arrested during the Christmas holidays after trying to shoplif read more
"Beyond the Rocks" (1922) Rudolph Valentino
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Dec 3, 2009
"Beyond the Rocks" (1922) is a silent romantic melodrama that stars film legends Rudolph Valentino and Gloria Swanson at the height of their careers and sex appeal. Directed by Sam Wood and based on a novel by Elinor Glyn, the film is actually a soap opera where the two stars wear gorgeous clothes read more
Union Station (1950) is thrilling from start to finish
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Dec 1, 2009
Flixster - Share MoviesExciting thriller set in LA, about a train station policeman named Lt. Willie Calhoun (super performance by William Holden) chasing down a ruthless kidnapper. The bad guy has taken the blind daughter of a millionaire and holds her for ransom. The kidnapping is seen by the ri read more
LOVE AFFAIR (1932) -Humphrey Bogart
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 30, 2009
Based on a story by Ursula Parrott, this romantic/drama from Columbia Pictures was one of Humphrey Bogart's first leading roles.
Free spirit heiress Carol Owen (Dorothy Mackaill) decides to take flying lessons at Gilligan's flying school . Where she meets pilot Jim Leonard (Humphrey Bogart). Whil read more
"THE MOTHERING HEART" (1913) Lillian Gish
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Nov 29, 2009
"The Mothering Heart" (1913) is one of the best Biograph shorts under the direction of D.W. Griffith, an American pioneer film maker. It was also the first of the Biograph films to feature Lillian Gish in a leading role. This two-reel drama begins with a young woman, played by Lillian Gish, marryin read more
THIS WEEK on NOIR CHICK FLICKS. (1)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 28, 2009
Here it is.. already December. :)I want to welcome Paul2 (author) to our Noir and Chick Flick Page. He amazes me with his knowledge of movie Trivia. His posts are always fun and informative. Thanks Paul2. :)I also want to Welcome Monty (author), a new friend here at Noir and Chick Flicks.I'm really read more
ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS: season 4
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 24, 2009
RELEASED ON DVD NOV. 24th, 2009.from Amazon: Legendary, award-winning and suspenseful, Alfred Hitchcock Presents set the gold standard for all TV mystery series to come and has remained an indelible part of popular culture. And now, the complete fourth season – all 36 episodes – is ava read more
The Big Steal: Screwball Noir?
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Paul 2 on Nov 24, 2009
Film Historian Richard B. Jewell has called The Big Steal "'A Screwball Noir". I don't know if I'd go that far, but this 1949 film directed by Don Siegel is a fast paced chasefilm that's a lot of fun.Films like the the Big Steal work best when you know as little as possible going in(I call it going read more
EVANGELINE (1929) Dolores Del Rio
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Nov 23, 2009
"Evangeline" (1929) is my favorite romantic drama of the silent era. Directed by Edwin Carewe and based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous poem, the film is actually the epic tale of a woman's quest to find her lost love. Dolores Del Rio plays the beautiful Evangeline Bellefontaine who lives w read more
RICARDO MONTALBAN: MINI MARATHON on TCM.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 22, 2009
Wednesday, Nov. 25th. TCM will be playing five great films with Ricardo Montalban. Check local listings to confirm show times. Thank you Silent for the reminder. :)Two Weeks with Love- (1950) Two sisters find romance during turn of the century family vacation.On an Island with You- (1948) Movie sta read more
MAN'S CASTLE (1933)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Nov 22, 2009
Man's Castle (1933) is a rarely seen Pre-Code that I just recently happened to discover on TCM. In this film, masterful director Frank Borzage created a love story in the middle of the poverty and despair of the Great Depression. Spencer Tracy plays Bill, a tough guy who makes a living doing odd j read more
THIS WEEK on NOIR CHICK FLICKS. (2)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 21, 2009
I want to wish everyone a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving.. :)I' m going to write a Blog on the film, MOON OVER MIAMI (1941). CAST: Betty Grable, Don Ameche, Robert Cummings, Carole Landis. And replace it with the film, WHITHERING HEIGHTS. (1939) Cast: Merle Oberson, Laurence Olivier, David Niven.O read more
MOON OVER MIAMI (1941)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 21, 2009
MOON OVER MIAMI (1941).Cast: Don Ameche, Betty Grable, Robert Cummings, and Carole Landis.
Kay and Barbara Latimer, both holding down jobs, singing at the Texas drive-in restaurant as car hops, with their aunt Susan, who is flipping burgers.
Waiting for the mailman to bring their inh read more
STAR OF THE MONTH: GRACE KELLY in GREEN FIRE (1955)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 20, 2009
GREEN FIRE(1955) A romantic adventure. Begins with Mining engineer Rian X. Mitchell being attacked by bandits at an abandoned Mine. They shoot him and throw him down the side of a mountain. Rian starts walking in search for help, when he runs into, Father Ripero. The priest brings Rian to Catherine read more