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Love Songs: On the Street Where You Live
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 28, 2015
We'll be featuring love songs from old Hollywood films throughout the Valentine's season. Today's selection is On the Street Where You Live from My Fair Lady (1964).
On the Street Where You Live is the most popular song from the landmark musical My Fair Lady, but the songwriters never cared for t read more
The Murder of William Desmond Taylor
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 27, 2015
The murder of director William Desmond Taylor in 1922 was one of the biggest scandals ever to hit old Hollywood. The ensuing investigation uncovered corruption and debauchery that rocked the film industry and shocked the movie-going public. Taylor's murder, which remains unsolved to this day, read more
The Essential Films of 1939: Midnight
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 26, 2015
Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche star in the Cinderella story, Midnight.
The Director: Mitchell Leisen.
The Stars: Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John Barrymore and Mary Astor.
Source Material: A story by Edwin Justus Mayer and Franz Schulz.
Showgirl Eve Peabody (Claudette Co read more
1950 Oscars: Best Actress
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 25, 2015
Today, we're looking at the 1950 Academy Award for Best Actress. Above, winner Judy Holliday looks at her trophy while being congratulated by fellow nominee Gloria Swanson.
Judy Holliday was a surprise Best Actress winner for her turn in Born Yesterday as a supposedly naive mobster's girlfriend w read more
Top 100 Westerns: Chisum
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 23, 2015
Chisum (1970) starring the legendary John Wayne is one of our Top 100 Westerns.
Chisum, a 1970 film about a peace-loving cattle baron who is forced to fight for his rights, stars the legendary John Wayne in the twilight of his long career. More than any other actor, Wayne shaped and defined the A read more
Schwab's Pharmacy
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 21, 2015
Schwab's Pharmacy on Sunset Boulevard was a Hollywood institution for 50 years. It was featured in the film Sunset Boulevard (1950). In this still you can see Norma Desmond's Isotta-Fraschini parked outside the famed drugstore.
Schwab's Pharmacy quickly became Hollywood's unofficial headquarters a read more
Top Picks: The Palm Beach Story
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 19, 2015
Our top pick of the week is The Palm Beach Story (1942) starring Joel McCrea and Claudette Colbert. It will be released Tuesday on DVD and blu-ray by The Criterion Collection.
The Palm Beach Story (1942 is an hilarious screwball comedy about marriage and divorce among the idle rich and one of dir read more
The Masquerade Ball from The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 18, 2015
Universal Studios recreated the grand staircase from the Paris Opera House for the masquerade ball sequence in The Phantom of the Opera. The sequence was filmed in an early version of Technicolor and features the Phantom (Lon Chaney Sr.) as The Masque of The Red Death from the Edgar Allan Poe short read more
Top 100 Westerns: The Angel and the Badman
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 16, 2015
Today, we're kicking off our series on the American Western with the 1947 film The Angel and the Badman starring John Wayne and Gail Russell.
The Western films made by the old Hollywood studios are some of America's greatest cultural landmarks. The cowboys and gunslingers in these films exported read more
1950 Oscars: Best Actor
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 15, 2015
Today we're looking at the 1950 Academy Award for Best Actor. Jose Ferrer won for playing a lovelorn poet in Cyrano de Bergerac. The photo above shows Judy Holliday (left) and Gloria Swanson celebrating his victory on Oscar night.
Puerto Rican actor Ferrer was something of a surprise winner on O read more
Witty Lines from The Women
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 12, 2015
The Women (1939) featured one of the sharpest scripts in old Hollywood. The film was based on Clare Boothe Luce's smash Broadway play, with a script from Anita Loos and Jane Murfin. read more
New on Blu-ray and DVD
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 12, 2015
Here are the old Hollywood films released on DVD and Blu-ray on Jan. 13. Our top pick is The Razor's Edge (1946) starring Gene Tierney and Tyrone Power.
The Razor's Edge (1946): The definitive version of W. Somerset Maugham's philosophical novel is being released on blu-ray. The film follows trau read more
The Isotta-Fraschini in Sunset Boulevard
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 11, 2015
Silent film star Norma Desmond's magnificent luxury car, the Isotta-Fraschini, plays a pivotal role in Sunset Boulevard (1950). We'll take a look at Norma's car and the Italian company that manufactured it.
Cars are more than just transportation in Billy Wilder's film: They are importan read more
The Essential Films of 1939: The Women
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 11, 2015
Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and company get their claws out in The Women.
The Director: George Cukor.
The Stars: Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Mary Boland and Joan Fontaine.
Source Material: The Broadway play by Clare Boothe Luce.
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Paris in Films: Charade
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 10, 2015
In light of recent events, we're taking a closer look at films at old Hollywood films set in the City of Lights. First up is Charade (1963) starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.
No old Hollywood film star is more associated with Paris than Audrey Hepburn. She made seven films set in Paris -- read more
Now on Netflix: The Odd Couple
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 9, 2015
The 1968 comedy The Odd Couple starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau is now streaming on Netflix Instant.
Director: Gene Saks.
Stars: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.
Plot:Chaos ensues after neat-freak Felix (Lemmon) moves in with his schlumpy friend, Oscar (Matthau).
Academ read more
1950 Academy Awards: Best Picture
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 8, 2015
Today, we're analyzing the 1950 Best Picture Oscar category. The photo above is of the winning film, All About Eve, starring Anne Baxter (left), Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe and George Sanders.
Of course, there were five nominees for best picture in 1950, but only two of the contenders actually ha read more
Now on Netflix: The War of the Worlds
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 7, 2015
The groundbreaking science fiction classic The War of the Worlds is now available for streaming on Netflix.
Director: Byron Haskin.
Stars: Gene Barry and Ann Robinson.
The plot: Martians invade a small town in California before beginning their invasion of earth.
The bottom line: Produce read more
Movie of the Month: Sunset Boulevard
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 6, 2015
Our movie of the month for January is Billy Wilder's dark Hollywood satire, Sunset Boulevard (1950) starring Gloria Swanson, William Holden and Erich von Stroheim. We'll be looking at all aspects of the film throughout January. Today, we're focusing on the film's journey to the silver screen.
Sunse read more
A Shorts Story: Each Dawn I Crow
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Jan 6, 2015
Each Dawn I Crow is a 1949 cartoon from Warner Brothers. It features an hysterical John Rooster trying to avoid being Sunday supper for the dim-witted, but determined. Elmer Fudd. The title was taken from James Cagney-Georg read more