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Film Noir of the Week: The Maltese Falcon
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jun 4, 2015
This week's film noir is The Maltese Falcon (1941). Here's Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor, and Sydney Greenstreet ogling the black bird.
Director John Huston's classic The Maltese Falcon (1941) is one of the earliest and best films noir. Film noir was a popular genre of American movies read more
The Essential Films of 1939: Beau Geste
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jun 2, 2015
Gary Cooper joins the foreign legion in Beau Geste.
The Director: William Wellman.
The Stars: Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, and Brian Donlevy.
Source Material: The 1926 silent film starring Ronald Colman, which was based on P.C. Wren's 1924 novel.
A souvenir booklet read more
Citizen Kane Posts
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 31, 2015
Here's a roundup of my posts for Citizen Kane (1941), our movie of the month.
A feature about Hearst Castle, which was the model for Charles Foster Kane's palatial estate Xanadu.
Old Hollywood songs entries on Charlie Kane and In a Mizz.
Character actor Everett Sloane played Mr. Bernstein read more
Coming in June
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 31, 2015
There'll be plenty of dames and double crosses next month on Old Hollywood Films.
Here's what's coming up in June, schedule permitting:
- Our movie of the month is Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity (1944), starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson. I'll be looking read more
Citizen Kane: A Pioneering Film Noir
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 30, 2015
Orson Welles and the brilliant cast and crew of Citizen Kane (1941) forever changed American film. Today, I'll make the case for why Citizen Kane was influential on the film noir genre that became so popular in the 1940s and 1950s.
Citizen Kane certainly isn't a standard film noir. There's no ha read more
TCM Essentials: To Kill a Mockingbird
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 29, 2015
TCM will air To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) at 8 p.m. (May 30) as part of its Essentials series. Here's Mary Badham and Gregory Peck rehearsing their lines on the set. After the jump, I'll detail five things to look for when watching this classic coming of age story.
To Kill a Mockingbird ho read more
Top Picks: Mrs. Miniver
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 27, 2015
The top picks for May are movies about devoted mothers. This week I'm featuring Greer Garson as English matriarch, Mrs. Miniver. The photo above shows the entire Miniver family attending a church service. They are from left to right Walter Pidgeon; Garson; Christopher Severn; Richard Ney read more
The Essential Films of 1939: Nurse Edith Cavell
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 24, 2015
Nurse Edith Cavell is a great choice for a Memorial Day movie. It tells the story of a different kind of war hero: An English nurse who helped prisoners of war return home during World War I.
The photo above shows Cavell (Anna Neagle) being escorted from her prison cell by a German guard. J read more
TCM Essentials: Friendly Persuasion
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 23, 2015
TCM will air the historical drama Friendly Persuasion (1956) at 8 p.m. May 23 as part of its Essentials series. The film stars Gary Cooper as a peace-loving Quaker who is trying to keep his family together during the Civil War. I'll outline three things to look for while you're watching after the ju read more
Old Hollywood Road Trips: Malabar Farm
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 21, 2015
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall were married 70 years ago today (May 21) at Malabar Farm in Lucas, Ohio. Here's the happy couple cutting the wedding cake after the ceremony.
The rolling hills of central Ohio are usually havens of tranquility, but they became paparazzi central on May 21, 1945, read more
Old Hollywood Songs: In a Mizz
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 20, 2015
This week's old Hollywood song is In a Mizz from Citizen Kane (1941). In the scene above, you can hear the song playing in the background while a reporter (William Alland) is trying to interview Susan Kane (Dorothy Comingore).
Director Orson Welles used a wide variety of music for Ci read more
The Essential Films of 1939: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 18, 2015
James Stewart battles corruption in the U.S. Capitol in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
The Director: Frank Capra
The Stars: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, and Claude Rains.
Source Material: An unpublished short story by Lewis R. Foster titled, The Gentleman from Mo read more
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 15, 2015
I'm celebrating the very first National Classic Movie Day (May 16) with a post about my favorite classic movie, Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). Here, from left to right, are Jeanne Cagney, James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Rosemary DeCamp performing "You're A Grand Old Flag." read more
TCM Essentials: The Red Shoes
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 15, 2015
The enchanting ballet film, The Red Shoes (1948), starring Moira Shearer, will air at 8 p.m. May 16 on TCM as part of its Essentials series.
The British movie, The Red Shoes (1948), is one of the best movies ever made about the ballet and it also stands alongside The Wizard of Oz (1939) as read more
Supporting Players: Everett Sloane
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 13, 2015
Character actor Everett Sloane appeared on radio and in films and television during his 30-year career, but his is best known today for playing Mr. Bernstein in Citizen Kane (1941).
Everett Sloane was a versatile actor who played a wide variety of roles in his long career from a nebbishy newspa read more
Summertime
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 9, 2015
My article for the Great Katharine Hepburn Blogathon is on her 1955 film, Summertime. Here's Kate soaking in the beauty of Venice.
The enchanting film Summertime (1955) is a bittersweet romance featuring one of Katharine Hepburn's best performances and stunning location shooting in Venic read more
Top Picks: I Remember Mama
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 8, 2015
The Top Picks for May will feature films about mothers. This week's movie is I Remember Mama (1948), starring Irene Dunne as a selfless Norwegian immigrant who sacrifices for her children.
Director George Stevens' 1948 classic, I Remember Mama, is an excellent choice for a Mother's Day film. Ir read more
Old Hollywood Songs: Charlie Kane
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 7, 2015
This week's song is Charlie Kane performed by Harry A. Bailey and a bevy of chorus girls in Citizen Kane (1941).
Legendary composer Bernard Hermann wrote the score for Citizen Kane, but the song used in the Charlie Kane number is actually a Mexican folk song that was adapted for t read more
Old Hollywood Road Trips: Hearst Castle
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 5, 2015
Hearst Castle in San Simeon, Calif., was the model for Charles Foster Kane's palatial estate, Xanadu, in Citizen Kane (1941). The castle, owned by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, was also a gathering place for the old Hollywood elite in the 1920s and 1930s. Here's Clark Gable (far left), read more
The Essential Films of 1939: Made for Each Other
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on May 4, 2015
Carole Lombard and James Stewart struggle with bills, mothers-in-law, and babies in Made for Each Other.
The Director: John Cromwell.
The Stars: James Stewart, Carole Lombard, Charles Coburn, and Lucile Watson.
Source Material: An original story by Rose Franken.
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