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Daddy Long Legs (1955)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Nov 15, 2013
20th Century Fox presents the only movie Fred Astaire ever made for that studio: 1955′s Daddy Long Legs. It’s what every girl dreams about: plucked from obscurity and sent to another country by an old millionaire benefactor, given trunks of gorgeous clothes, spunky roommates with handsom read more
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Nov 15, 2013
via: http://filmfanatic.org/reviews/?p=31072 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own 20th Century Fox presents the only movie Fred Astaire ever made for that studio: 1955’s Daddy Long Legs. It’s what every girl dreams about: plucked from obscurity and sent to another country by read more
Love Before Breakfast (1936)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Nov 11, 2013
The queen of comedy (Hands Across the Table (1935), The Princess Comes Across (1936)), is back with another 1936 film called Love Before Breakfast. And I’ll definitely talk about that black eye. It was adapted from Faith Baldwin’s short story “Spinster Dinner,” so you read more
Love Before Breakfast (1936)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Nov 11, 2013
http://www.doctormacro.com/Movie%20Summaries/L/Love%20Before%20Breakfast.htm Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own Carole Lombard, the queen of comedy, is back with another 1936 film called Love Before Breakfast. And I’ll definitely talk about that black eye. It was adapted from Faith read more
Cover Girl (1944) (2)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Nov 7, 2013
Here’s “the most brilliant musical of our time!” starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly, featuring lots of cover girls, innovative choreography, and splashy Technicolor. Plus various flashbacks into ancestral love affairs, a search for pearls amongst oysters, the eternal clash betw read more
Cover Girl (1944)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Nov 7, 2013
http://www.impawards.com/1944/cover_girl.html Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Here’s “the most brilliant musical of our time!” starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly, featuring lots of cover girls, innovative choreography, and splashy Technicolor. Plus various flashb read more
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Nov 4, 2013
This week I spent some lovely hours re-watching Preston Sturges’ The Palm Beach Story (1942), and very carefully compiling images and words for my review. But mostly I thought about one actor in particular. He’s back! http://deforest.tumblr.com/post/49492172488/joel-mccrea-on-the-set-o read more
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Nov 4, 2013
via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/86154/The-Palm-Beach-Story/#tcmarcp-846326 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. This week I spent some lovely hours re-watching Preston Sturges‘ The Palm Beach Story (1942), and very carefully compiling images and words for my review. But mostly read more
Rebecca (1940) (1)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Oct 31, 2013
…Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again…The drive wound away in front of me, twisting and turning as it had always done. But as I advanced, I was aware that a change had come upon it. Nature had come into her own again, and little by little had encroached upon the drive with read more
Rebecca (1940)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Oct 31, 2013
via: http://www.impawards.com/1940/rebecca_ver5_xlg.htmlUnless otherwise noted, all images are my own “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again…The drive wound away in front of me, twisting and turning as it had always done. But as I advanced, I was aware that a change had come up read more
Gaslight (1944)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Oct 29, 2013
I’m not into scary movies (not even a little bit), but since it is Halloween…here’s my kind of horror film: Gaslight (1944) starring Ingrid Bergman (Notorious), Charles Boyer (How to Steal a Million), and Joseph Cotten. Seventeen-year-old Angela Lansbury (The Harvey Girls) makes her read more
Gaslight (1944)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Oct 29, 2013
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/166/Gaslight/#tcmarcp-144185-144181 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own I’m not into scary movies (not even a little bit), but since it is Halloween…here’s my kind of horror film: Gaslight (1944) starring Ingrid Bergman (Notorious, Spellbound), read more
Neptune’s Daughter (1949)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Oct 24, 2013
Here’s another of my favorite Esther Williams‘ movies: Neptune’s Daughter (1949). So far I’ve written about Thrill of a Romance (1945), Dangerous When Wet (1953), and Easy to Love (1953). Neptune’s Daughter follows the escapades of the Barrett sisters, Eve (Esther read more
Neptune’s Daughter (1949)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Oct 24, 2013
via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3044/Neptune-s-Daughter/#tcmarcp-175052 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own Here’s another of my favorite Esther Williams’ movies: Neptune’s Daughter (1949). Neptune’s Daughter follows the escapades of the Barrett sisters, Eve read more
The Awful Truth (1937) (2)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Oct 22, 2013
I’ve been absent from the blog for a little while (I blame Sally and Joe’s wonderful wedding weekend.) It’s hard to sit down and write about movies when you’re having such a marvelous time with friends and family. It was overwhelming to walk down the aisle just before Sall read more
To Catch a Thief (1955)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Oct 22, 2013
After over $50 million dollars worth of jewelry was stolen from the Carlton Hotel in Cannes in July, I was reminded of Alfred Hitchcock’s spectacular film To Catch a Thief (1955). You may have heard the movie referenced in news reports and articles, as the theft and the film seem to be strikin read more
The Awful Truth (1937)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Oct 22, 2013
via:via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/27419/The-stawful-Truth/#tcmarcp-215178Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own This week’s movie is The Awful Truth (1937), a classic of the screwball comedy genre. We’ve got Cary Grant in his first appearance as the “Cary Grant” read more
To Catch a Thief (1955)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Oct 22, 2013
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/4285/To-Catch-a-Thief/#tcmarcp-246388-246391Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own screenshots After over $50 million dollars worth of jewelry was stolen from the Carlton Hotel in Cannes in July 2013, I was reminded of Alfred Hitchcock‘s spectacular film T read more
Foreign Correspondent (1940) (1)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Oct 20, 2013
After Alfred Hitchcock’s first American film, Rebecca (1940), he turned to a war movie as his next project. Foreign Correspondent was “based” on Vincent Sheean’s 1935 memoir Personal History, but this movie has very little in common with the book. Fourteen different writers read more