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The Finishing Touch is a 1928 short comedy silent film produced by Hal Roach, directed by Clyde Bruckman and starring Laurel and Hardy. It was shot in November and December 1927 and released February 25, 1928 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. For serious, what else needs to be said? I know I had you at read more

The Caftan Woman ship is manned by one Patricia Nolan Hall, or Miss Patty as I like to call her. I have the great good fortune to have actually spent some time with Miss Patty and her amazing sister Maureen, better know to film fans as @missmccrocodile on Twitter. When you hang out with these two, read more

The first decade of the Academy Awards was a bit of a wash. Throughout the 1930s, only a few films now considered as true classics actually claimed the golden statue for Best Picture (or Outstanding Production as it was known back then), while the majority the winners from that decade are now looke read more

Happy Oscar day my fellow cinemaniacs! No matter how I try, no matter how I resist, no matter how many times I tell myself it’s all politics and Forest Gump will always win, I have never successfully resisted watching The Big Show. But boooo on the Academy for not nominating the brilliant Bla read more

Now that you’ve got a few hours to kill ’til Oscar time, I present to you The Hitchhiker, a 1953 crime drama directed by none other than Miss Ida Lupino. In the comments section of The Top 5 Film Noir Bad Guys, Grand Old Movies posted: I would add William Talman in the title role of Ida read more

Now that you’ve got a few hours to kill ’til Oscar time, I present to you The Hitchhiker, a 1953 crime drama directed by none other than Miss Ida Lupino. In the comments section of The Top 5 Film Noir Bad Guys, Grand Old Movies posted: I would add William Talman in the title role of Ida read more

James Stuart Blackton, a Brit, is often credited as the father of American animation. (Go figure. My people will claim anyone who does something good.) In 1900, Blackton produced The Enchanted Drawing, making it the  silent film that included animated sequences recorded on standard picture film. read more

If you’re like me, and I think you are, you’re crying into your beer right now because you’re not at the Kansas Silent Film Festival. Unless of course you’re at the fest and reading this on your phone right now – in that case, boooooo! But do not fret my pets! I’ read more

If you’re like me, and I think you are, you’re crying into your beer right now because you’re not at the Kansas Silent Film Festival. Unless of course you’re at the fest and reading this on your phone right now – in that case, boooooo! But do not fret my pets! I’ read more

American filmmakers have always had a particular fascination with Abraham Lincoln. From Griffith to Ford and Spielberg, many of America’s greatest directors feel inclined if not compelled to once again impart the legend of President Lincoln. So what is it about President Lincoln that continues to read more

Okay when you find a classic movie blog that takes it’s name, tag line, and site header from the salacious 1953 crime drama Girls in the Night, you should drop whatever you’re doing and go check it out. That’s exactly what you’ve got with the excellent She Blogged by Night. read more

Film noir is famously murky when it comes to good versus evil. These are no westerns where the good guy wears a white hat and the bad guy wears a black hat. But is films noir, the good guy usually deeply flawed and the line between him and the bad guy. However, sometimes there comes along a bad guy read more

Hello one more time, Dear Reader. You’ve made it to the final installment of Great Oscar Snubs. This is the one you’ve been waiting for (or at least my editor, Brandy Dean, has). These are the Top 10 Greatest Oscars Mistakes – acting and film winners that walked away with the top prize while read more

This article was originally published on May 19, 2011.  Here’s the first thing I’ll say about Rasputin and the Empress: this film is not factually accurate. There was a Russian Royal family known as the Romanovs, there was a confoundingly enigmatic mystic named Rasputin, and everyone di read more

Hey all. Pretty Clever Film Gal has been feeling crazy lately, or maybe just crazed. Here’s why: when I started Pretty Clever Films waaaay back in May of 2011, as a cruddy little poorly designed wordpress.com blog, it was supposed to be a hobby. A sideline, if you will. Turns out, there’ read more

Out of the Past is a classic film lovers paradise. Run by Raquel, the entire site oozes with her love for classic film. (And check out her about page – she’s got other blogs too!) I personally share with Raquel a deep, um, passion for Robert Mitchum, so my ears perk up when some Mitchum read more

Good day everyone! As day 2 of the “Calling All Cinemaniacs!” funding campaign dawns, I’m feeling pretty good. The first day of the campaign saw a total of 12% of the entire goal reached, and I think that’s pretty damn good! I mean, I think that’s really really good an read more

It’s no secret by now that Pretty Clever Film Gal is  just a tad Oscar obsessed at the moment. Turns out, I’m not the only one. The Oscar’s seem to have a little bit of Bond fever too. The rumors are swirling that all 7 Bonds – from Connery to Craig – will appear on st read more

The Iron Mask, starring Douglas Fairbanks, was released on February 21, 1929. It’s the first talking role for Fairbanks and it’s also one of those inter-period, half silent, half talkie movies. Typically, the movie has been shown in its silent version. The Iron Mask stars Fairbanks as d read more

The Iron Mask, starring Douglas Fairbanks, was released on February 21, 1929. It’s the first talking role for Fairbanks and it’s also one of those inter-period, half silent, half talkie movies. Typically, the movie has been shown in its silent version. The Iron Mask stars Fairbanks as d read more