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Top 100 Westerns: The Moonlighter
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 20, 2015
This week's Western is The Moonlighter (1953) starring frequent screen team Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck.
Legendary old Hollywood stars Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck teamed up in four movies, including the classic film noir, Double Indemnity (1944), the Douglas Sirk domestic drama, T read more
Top Picks: All About Eve
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 19, 2015
The old Hollywood classic All About Eve (1950) is still as fresh, sharp and witty as the day it was made. Above, the cast poses for a publicity still: they are (from left to right) Gary Merrill; Bette Davis; George Sanders; Anne Baxter; Hugh Marlowe and Celeste Holm.
One of my favorite pastimes is read more
Empire State Building in Old Hollywood Films
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 18, 2015
The Empire State Building is instantly recognizable to moviegoers around the globe as a New York City landmark and the location for many old Hollywood films. Here, Deborah Kerr contemplates the renowned skyscraper in a beautiful scene from An Affair to Remember (1957).
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1950 Oscars: Best Supporting Actor
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 16, 2015
Today, we're looking at the 1950 Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor. George Sanders won the Oscar for playing the acerbic theater critic Addison DeWitt in All About Eve. Above, Sanders and actress Mercedes McCambridge share a laugh on Oscar night.
The Academy has made plenty of questionable read more
Henry Fonda Dancing
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 15, 2015
Henry Fonda and John Ford made seven films together during both of their legendary careers. Ford, who had a keen eye for detail, often featured scenes of Fonda performing a peculiar but charming high-stepping dance. The clip above shows Fonda, playing Abraham Lincoln, dancing with Mary Todd (Marjori read more
The Essential Films of 1939: Young Mr. Lincoln
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 15, 2015
We're featuring Henry Fonda as Honest Abe in a special President's Day edition of the films of 1939.
The Director: John Ford.
The Stars: Henry Fonda, Alice Brady and Marjorie Weaver.
Source Material: An original screenplay by Lamar Trotti (more on that below).
Abraha read more
Walter Neff: Old Hollywood's No. 1 Loser at Love
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 14, 2015
Here's some old Hollywood consolation for the lovelorn this Valentine's Day. We're sharing six reasons why Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) is old Hollywood's No. 1 loser at love.
If your Valentine's Day was filled with hearts and flowers, we're happy for you. Check out our love songs features or o read more
Movie of the Month
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 14, 2015
We're already halfway through February so here's a list of all the articles about our movie of the month, An Affair to Remember (1957), starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr.
Feb. 2: A feature on Love Affair (1939). An Affair to Remember is a remake of the earlier film.
Feb. 3: A feature on read more
Love Songs: Mary's A Grand Old Name
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 13, 2015
This week's love song is Mary's A Grand Old Name from Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942).
Mary's A Grand Old Name was one of the biggest hit songs written by legendary Broadway showman George M. Cohan.
Cohan wrote Mary's A Grand Old Name for one of his most popular shows, Forty-five Minutes from read more
Old Hollywood Auteurs: Leo McCarey
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 11, 2015
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Director Leo McCarey is not as well remembered as John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles, but he was an influential old Hollywood auteur for more than three decades, making classics like Love Affair (1939), The Awful Truth (1937), Duck Soup (1933) and our movie of the month, An Af read more
Laurel and Hardy Commence to Dancing
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 10, 2015
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are charm personifed in this clip from Way Out West (1937). They perform a delightful soft-shoe to At the Ball, That's All (better known as Commence to Dancing). read more
Top 100 Westerns: Way Out West
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 10, 2015
This week's Western is Way Out West (1937) starring the legendary comic duo of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. They are with Dinah the mule in this scene from the film.
Way Out West is one of the finest and funniest of Laurel and Hardy's 23 feature films. The film, directed by James W. Horne, is ma read more
The Essential Films of 1939: Only Angels Have Wings
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 8, 2015
Cary Grant and company brave the turbulent skies in Only Angels Have Wings.
The Director: Howard Hawks.
The Stars: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Richard Barthelmess, Rita Hayworth and Thomas Mitchell.
Source Material: An original story, Plane from Barranca, by Hawks.
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Love Songs: The Boy Next Door
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 6, 2015
This week's love song is The Boy Next Door performed by Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944).
The Boy Next Door is one of three classic songs that Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane wrote for MGM's all-American musical, Meet Me in St. Louis.
By 1944, MGM producers Arthur Freed and Roger Edens ha read more
Movie of the Month: An Affair to Remember
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 5, 2015
Our movie for February is An Affair to Remember (1957) directed by Leo McCarey and starring Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant.
Director Leo McCarey's 1939 film Love Affair was a smash hit, garnering six Academy Award nominations and a pile of cash at the box office. Eighteen years later, McCarey decide read more
Supporting Players: Maria Ouspenskaya
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 4, 2015
Russian actress Maria Ouspenskaya is beloved by generations of horror film fans for her role as the Gypsy woman in The Wolf Man (1941), but for two decades she was one of old Hollywood's most respected character actors.
Ouspenskaya was probably born on July 29, 1876, (there are some discrepancies read more
The Essential Films of 1939: Love Affair
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 2, 2015
Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne have a fine romance in Love Affair.
The Director: Leo McCarey.
The Stars: Charles Boyer, Irene Dunne and Maria Ouspenskaya.
Source Material: An original story by Leo McCarey and Mildred Cram that was turned into a screenplay by Delmer Daves and Donal read more
Top 100 Westerns: The Sea of Grass
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Feb 1, 2015
This week's Western is The Sea of Grass (1947) directed by Elia Kazan and starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn.
Elia Kazan dreamed of making an epic movie about the man-made destruction of the Great Plains, but his hopes were dashed by studio interference and clashes with his stars.
The read more
Coming in February
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 31, 2015
We have a month full of romance in store at Old Hollywood Films.
Here's what's coming up in February:
- Our movie of the month is An Affair to Remember (1957) starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. We'll be looking at all aspects of this classic romance, including the original 1939 film, Love Aff read more
A Shorts Story: The Romance Of Celluloid
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 28, 2015
The Romance of Celluloid (1937) was a promotional short film made by MGM. The short features a behind-the-scenes look at the MGM back lot and the movies in production for 1937-1938, featuring stars like Clark Gable, Rosalind Russell and Gladys George. read more