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From Stage to Screen: INHERIT THE WIND
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Oct 19, 2014
On July 10, 1925 John Scopes, a twenty-four-year old general biology teacher and part-time football coach walked into the Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee charged with illegally teaching the theory of evolution. Although the Scopes Trial would be known in association with his name the &# read more
Jack Webb’s “Pete Kelly’s Blues” Radio Noir
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Oct 17, 2014
“This one’s about Pete Kelly.” (Cornet plays, dripping with the blues) “It’s about the world he goes around in. It’s about the big music and the big troubles and the big twenties. So when they ask you tell ‘em this one’s about the blues. Pete read more
WHAT A CHARACTER! Blogathon 2014
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Oct 15, 2014
In 2012 we – as in Kellee, Paula and I – borrowed a catch-phrase from our home of the classics, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in order to host a blogathon dedicated to those whose names few remember. The phrase is WHAT A CHARACTER! and the players are actors who rarely got leading parts, read more
Announcement: WHAT A CHARACTER! Blogathon 2014
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Oct 15, 2014
In 2012 we, as in Kellee, Paula and I borrowed a catch-phrase from our home of the classics, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in order to host a blogathon dedicated to those whose names few remember. The phrase is WHAT A CHARACTER! and the players are actors who rarely got leading parts, exhibiting inst read more
DRAGONFLY SQUADRON (1954) – “B” picture gets “A” treatment for 3-D bluray release
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Oct 14, 2014
If you’d told me I’d enjoy a 3-D war picture three days ago I’d’ve said you were crazy, but you’d have been correct. Lesley Selander’s DRAGONFLY SQUADRON was completed in late 1953 and slated for a 3-D release in early 1954. Unfortunately, in part due to poor or read more
DRANGONFLY SQUADRON (1954) – “B” picture gets “A” treatment for 3-D bluray release
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Oct 14, 2014
If you’d told me I’d enjoy a 3-D war picture three days ago I’d’ve said you were crazy, but you’d have been correct. Lesley Selander’s DRAGONFLY SQUADRON was completed in late 1953 and slated for a 3-D release in early 1954. Unfortunately, in part due to poor or read more
Hollywood’s Hispanic Heritage Blogathon – Day 1
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Oct 11, 2014
¡Ha llegado el día! The celebration of Hollywood’s Hispanic Heritage is upon us and I’m honored to be hosting a terrific array of posts for day one of this special event. I’ll waste no time getting to the list, but first I want to thank Kay of Movie Star Makeover for co-hosting read more
BORDER INCIDENT (1949)
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Oct 10, 2014
Following is a special guest post by Theresa Brown. You can follow Theresa on Facebook here. ◊ What better way for me to get my feet wet, than to dive head-first into this latest blogathon: “Hollywood’s Hispanic Heritage” hosted by Movie Star Makeover and Once Upon a Screen. Thank you read more
Glenn Ford in 3:10 TO YUMA (1957)
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Oct 8, 2014
A much darker figure in real life than the men he portrayed on-screen, Glenn Ford was born Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford in Quebec City, Canada in 1916. One of my favorite actors, Ford’s characters were regular guys who often dealt with difficult situations with calm resolve, except there was read more
TCM Letter Writing Campaign #DontTouchTCM #TCMParty @TCM
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Oct 7, 2014
The theme of the 2014 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival was “The Ties that Bind” and while I know the folks at TCM are aware of how deeply those ties are rooted throughout the community of classic film fans who love and support the network, I’m not sure Turner Broadcasting as a read more
The Mario Lanza Show
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Oct 7, 2014
I’ve been listening to varied broadcasts of “The Mario Lanza Show” on old-time radio on and off for some time. In fact, it is by way of these shows that I know anything about the actor/singer at all not having seen any of his films, including the mega-hit THE GREAT CARUSO directed read more
Pedro Armendariz, “The Clark Gable of Mexico”
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Oct 6, 2014
Following is a special, guest post by Wendy Merckel. You can follow Wendy on Facebook here. ◊ Whew! Just look at this guy! Those full sensitive lips, the clear gaze and long eyelashes….. who wouldn’t line up at the movie theater to watch him, even if he only stood there and looked pret read more
Dolores Del Rio, All Beauty and Class
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Oct 5, 2014
Following is a special, guest post by Fernando Silva. You can visit Fernando’s FB page here. ◊ When I read about this Hollywood’s Hispanic Heritage Blogathon, I was intrigued and also piqued. I wondered about which would be the outlook of the pieces written by American people, most of read more
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Oct 3, 2014
The first movie wherein Oliver Hardy tells his partner, “Here’s another nice mess you’ve gotten me into” is James Parrott’s THE LAUREL-HARDY MURDER CASE. And it is a nice mess of a three-reeler produced by Hal Roach and distributed by MGM in 1930. As the story opens we read more
Antonio Moreno and The Story of Spanish-language Hollywood, Pt. 1
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Sep 30, 2014
The decade of the ’40s has always been my favorite as far as classic movies are concerned. In my opinion you just can’t beat the quality of films produced en masse to match audience attendance, which reached its peak in that decade. However, when I stop to consider the 1930s and the read more
Antonio Moreno and The Story of Spanish-language Hollywood
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Sep 30, 2014
The decade of the ’40s has always been my favorite as far as classic movies are concerned. In my opinion you just can’t beat the quality of films produced en masse to match audience attendance, which reached its peak in that decade. However, when I stop to consider the 1930s and the read more
“The Most Lavish Temple of Entertainment in NJ” turns 85!
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Sep 27, 2014
Imagine watching your favorite classic film in one of the few remaining grand movie palaces of yesteryear, the days before “they took the idols and smashed them, the Fairbanks, the Gilberts, the Valentinos!” Only a relative few can have such an experience and I am one of them. In celeb read more
Agnes Moorehead – 2014 Radio HOF Inductee
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Sep 22, 2014
The National Radio Hall of Fame (HOF) announced its list of 2014 inductees this past June. Among those chosen for the honor, which will be officially bestowed on November 9 is Agnes Moorehead (December 6, 1900 – April 30, 1974), “one of radio’s busiest and most versatile actresses read more
getTV Mickey Rooney Blogathon: It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Sep 21, 2014
This is a special guest post by Maegan on a film directed by Stanley Kramer. You can follow Maegan on Twitter @MaesMusings. ◊ Open on a car chase. Criminal out front. Cops behind. Criminal goes “sailing right out there” and literally kicks the bucket. Five guys hear the dying criminal’s last read more
ANUNCIO: Hollywood’s Hispanic Heritage Blogathon
Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on Sep 15, 2014
Hispanics in Hollywood have left a deep imprint on the movies. Whether by way of stereotypical depictions that range from the latin lover to the subservient housemaid or via the talents of ambassadors like Carmen Miranda and Xavier Cugat, Hollywood’s Hispanic Heritage is rich and deserving read more