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Coming in May
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 30, 2015
We're celebrating Orson Welles 100th birthday with a month full of articles on Citizen Kane (1941).
Here's what's coming up in May, schedule permitting:
- Our movie of the month is Welles' masterpiece, Citizen Kane. I'll be looking at all aspects of this great American film, including feature read more
Easter Parade Posts
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 29, 2015
Here's a round-up of my posts on the April movie of the month, Easter Parade (1948), starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire.
-A feature on the making of Easter Parade.
-Old Hollywood songs articles about "Easter Parade," "A Couple of Swells," and "Steppin' Out with My Baby."
-A feature on read more
Old Hollywood Songs: Mr. Monotony
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 26, 2015
This week's song is Mr. Monotony performed by Judy Garland in a deleted scene from Easter Parade (1948).
For Irving Berlin, Mr. Monotony was the song that got away. The jazzy tune has been dropped from one film, two Broadway musicals, and one TV show since Berlin wrote it in 1948.
MGM produc read more
Maytime
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 26, 2015
Here's my entry in the Classic Movie Blog Association's spring blogathon, The Fabulous Films of the 30s. My article is about the classic musical Maytime, starring Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald.
Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy were superstars in the 1930s. Their legions of fans flocked to read more
Supporting Players: Jules Munshin
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 24, 2015
Character actor Jules Munshin delighted audiences with comic roles in many old Hollywood musicals, including our movie of the month, Easter Parade (1948).
Jules Munshin is best known today for his role in On the Town (1949) as a sailor on 24-hour leave in New York City, but Munshin was a memorabl read more
Top Picks: The Ox-Bow Incident
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 23, 2015
This week, we're celebrating Anthony Quinn's 100th birthday with a look at one of his most underrated films, The Ox-Bow Incident (1943). Here he is at far left with Dana Andrews; Henry Fonda; Frank Conroy, and Jane Darwell.
Anthony Quinn was one of old Hollywood's greatest character actors. He read more
The Essential Films of 1939: Wuthering Heights
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 21, 2015
Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon wander the moors in Wuthering Heights.
The Director: William Wyler.
The Stars: Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, and Geraldine Fitzgerald.
Source Material: Emily Bronte's 1846 novel.
A vintage poster for Wuthering Heights. read more
Old Hollywood Songs: Steppin' Out with My Baby
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 19, 2015
This week's song is Steppin' Out with My Baby performed by Fred Astaire in Easter Parade (1948).
There are plenty of candidates for the inventor of the music video, but Fred Astaire is as good of a contender as anyone, thanks to his groundbreaking work in Easter Parade (1948). The Steppin' Ou read more
Top Picks: A Night to Remember
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 15, 2015
The RMS Titanic sank in the icy waters of the Atlantic on April 15, 1912. Today, we're looking at A Night to Remeber (1958), one of the best films about the doomed ocean liner.
The sinking of the Titanic in the early mornings hours of April 15, 1912, was one of history's great maritime tragedies read more
Supporting Players: Edna May Oliver
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 14, 2015
Character actress Edna May Oliver played many a strong-willed matriarch in her career. Here she is as Mrs. McKlennar in Drums Along the Mohawk (1939).
Edna May Oliver delighted audiences throughout the 1930s and 1940s with her witty portrayals of independent women in literary adaptations, mur read more
The Essential Films of 1939: The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 13, 2015
Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire play a legendary dance team in The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle.
The Director: H.C. Potter.
The Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, and Walter Brennan.
Source Material: Irene Castle's memoirs, My Husband and Memories of Ver read more
Movie of the Month: Easter Parade
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 12, 2015
We're celebrating spring with one of MGM's best musicals, Easter Parade (1948), starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire.
Easter Parade is one of the most beloved of MGM musicals, featuring lovely songs by Irving Berlin and the only screen pairing of Judy Garland and Fred Astaire.
Ann Miller a read more
Old Hollywood Songs: A Couple of Swells
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 10, 2015
This week's song is A Couple of Swells performed by Judy Garland and Fred Astaire in Easter Parade (1948).
Judy Garland and Fred Astaire's comic number, A Couple of Swells, is one of the highlights of Easter Parade, but composer Irving Berlin had a different number in mind for this scene.
Ea read more
Top Picks: A Man for All Seasons
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 8, 2015
This week's pick is the Tudor classic A Man for All Seasons (1966), starring Robert Shaw as Henry VIII and Paul Scofield as Thomas More.
The scandalous lives and loves of the turbulent Tudor dynasty attracted their fair share of old Hollywood adaptations, from the great Charles Laughton ha read more
The Essential Films of 1939: Bachelor Mother
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 6, 2015
Ginger Rogers raises an abandoned baby in Bachelor Mother. Here she is with Charles Coburn, Elbert Coplen Jr., and David Niven.
The Director: Garson Kanin.
The Stars: Ginger Rogers, David Niven, Charles Coburn, and Frank Albertson.
Source Material: An original story by Frank Jacks read more
Old Hollywood Songs: Easter Parade
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 2, 2015
This week's song is Easter Parade performed by Judy Garland and Fred Astaire in the 1948 movie of the same name.
While there are hundreds of Christmas songs in old Hollywood films, Easter is often overlooked. Easter Parade is one of the few songs that celebrate Spring's biggest holiday and read more
Coming in April
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Apr 1, 2015
Get ready for a month full of song and dance at Old Hollywood Films.
Here's what's coming up in April, schedule permitting:
- Our movie of the month is Easter Parade (1948) starring Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Ann Miller and Peter Lawford. We'll be looking at all aspects of this classic music read more
Angels with Dirty Faces posts
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Mar 31, 2015
Due to work-related issues, I didn't get to all the posts I wanted to write about Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), but here's a round-up of all the posts for the March movie of the month.
-An overview of Angels with Dirty Faces .
-A classic clips entry for a memorable scene in Ange read more
The Essential Films of 1939: Drums Along the Mohawk
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Mar 30, 2015
Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert tame the frontier in Drums Along the Mohawk.
The Director: John Ford.
The Stars: Henry Fonda, Claudette Colbert and Edna May Oliver.
Source Material: The novel by Walter D. Edmonds.
Gilbert (Henry Fonda) and Lana Martin (Claudette Colbert) on t read more
The Essential Films of 1939: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Mar 23, 2015
Good Queen Bess (Bette Davis) fall for ne'er do well Errol Flynn in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex.
The Director: Michael Curtiz.
The Stars: Bette Davis, Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland.
Source Material: The play, Elizabeth the Queen, by Maxwell Anderson. read more