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My Romantic Comedy Blogathon Entry: "Monkey Business," or My Chemical Romance
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on May 1, 2014
This is part of the Romantic Comedy Blogathon co-sponsored by Backlots and Carole & Co. Visit them for more entries!
Cary Grant enters the 1952 film "Monkey Business" bespectacled and befuddled -- so much so that he is given verbal direction by Howard Hawks:
Hepburn ...
... Rogers.
Se read more
"Bannerline" and the Keefe Brasselle Story
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 25, 2014
"Bannerline" isn't much of a movie and Keefe Brasselle isn't much of an actor.
So why am I writing this?
Because Brasselle had a minor acting career, and, considering what came later, which we will detail below, it's kind of interesting to see him in action.
Also, to watch "Bannerline" is to watc read more
"Bannerline" and the Keefe Brasselle Story
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 25, 2014
"Bannerline" isn't much of a movie and Keefe Brasselle isn't much of an actor.
So why am I writing this?
Because Brasselle had a minor acting career, and, considering what came later, which we will detail below, it's kind of interesting to see him in action.
Also, to watch "Bannerline" is to watc read more
My Great Villain Blogathon Entry: Otto Kruger in "Saboteur," or There Are None So Blind as Those Who Will Nazi
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 20, 2014
This is my entry in the Great Villain Blogathon sponsored by Shadows and Satin, Speakeasy and Silver Screenings. Please visit the link above and read the other entries as well, k?
A very pleasant and sincere greeting to all of you. My name
is Charles Tobin, and as you can clearly see I am a kind, read more
My Great Villain Blogathon Entry: Otto Kruger in "Saboteur," or There Are None So Blind as Those Who Will Nazi
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 20, 2014
This is my entry in the Great Villain Blogathon sponsored by Shadows and Satin, Speakeasy and Silver Screenings. Please visit the link above and read the other entries as well, k?
A very pleasant and sincere greeting to all of you. My name
is Charles Tobin, and as you can clearly see I am a kind, read more
My Diamonds and Gold Blogathon Entry: "Charade," or Cary Nation
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 12, 2014
This post is part of the Diamonds and Gold Blogathon, co-hosted by Wide Screen World and Caftan Woman. Please visit them and check out the other entries as well!
Telegram from Time magazine: "How old Cary Grant?"
Grant's response: "Old Cary Grant fine. How you?" read more
My Diamonds and Gold Blogathon Entry: "Charade," or Cary Nation
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 12, 2014
This post is part of the Diamonds and Gold Blogathon, co-hosted by Wide Screen World and Caftan Woman. Please visit them and check out the other entries as well!
Telegram from Time magazine: "How old Cary Grant?"
Grant's response: "Old Cary Grant fine. How you?" read more
The Love Song of Harry Ritz (Inspired by Repeated Viewings of "The Gorilla")
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 6, 2014
With apologies to T. S. Eliot.
Let us go then, you and I, and Al, don't forget Al
when the evening is spread out against the sky
to that Haunted House
of Fear and Squalor
where danger awaits,
and PLEASE DON'T HOLLER!
Let us go and make our visit.
read more
The Love Song of Harry Ritz (Inspired by Repeated Viewings of "The Gorilla")
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 6, 2014
With apologies to T. S. Eliot.
Let us go then, you and I, and Al, don't forget Al
when the evening is spread out against the sky
to that Haunted House
of Fear and Squalor
where danger awaits,
and PLEASE DON'T HOLLER!
Let us go and make our visit.
read more
Awkward Early Talkie Theatre: "Weary River"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 1, 2014
A better title for the 1929 film "Weary River" might be "The Sad, Sensitive, Singing Bandleader Convict."
OK, maybe it wouldn't be a better title, but it would be more descriptive of the trials and tribulations faced by our morose hero, Jerry Larrabee, played by hall-of-fame frowner Richard Barthel read more
Awkward Early Talkie Theatre: "Weary River"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 1, 2014
A better title for the 1929 film "Weary River" might be "The Sad, Sensitive, Singing Bandleader Convict."
OK, maybe it wouldn't be a better title, but it would be more descriptive of the trials and tribulations faced by our morose hero, Jerry Larrabee, played by hall-of-fame frowner Richard Barthel read more
"The Solitaire Man," or Nailed Diamond
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 26, 2014
Welcome aboard Jolly Good Airlines!
As you know, we specialize in flights across the English Channel, helping passengers escape from their criminal pasts in Paris and land in London as well-dressed, anonymous country squires. Since this is 1933, when flying is still a luxury, you will notice that t read more
"The Solitaire Man," or Nailed Diamond
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 26, 2014
Welcome aboard Jolly Good Airlines!
As you know, we specialize in flights across the English Channel, helping passengers escape from their criminal pasts in Paris and land in London as well-dressed, anonymous country squires. Since this is 1933, when flying is still a luxury, you will notice that t read more
The "Love Is on the Air" Guide to Making It in Radio
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 21, 2014
Greetings, fledgling broadcast superstar!
Yes, I'm talking to you, mumbles. Get your puss out of your oatmeal, slap on a smile, get behind a microphone and FACE LIFE already! You, too, could be the next Charlie McCarthy! There's a secret to making it in radio, and I'm going to slip it to you today, read more
The "Love Is on the Air" Guide to Making It in Radio
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 21, 2014
Greetings, fledgling broadcast superstar!
Yes, I'm talking to you, mumbles. Get your puss out of your oatmeal, slap on a smile, get behind a microphone and FACE LIFE already! You, too, could be the next Charlie McCarthy! There's a secret to making it in radio, and I'm going to slip it to you today, read more
My Sleuthathon Entry: "The Big Sleep," or Doubting Shamus
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 15, 2014
This post is part of Sleuthathon, a Blogathon of gumshoes, hosted by Movies Silently.
How do I love thee, "The Big Sleep"? Let me count the ways:
1. I love thee because thou are, for lack of a better term, a screwball noir. That may oversimplify it a bit, but "The Big Sleep" is, without question, read more
My Sleuthathon Entry: "The Big Sleep," or Doubting Shamus
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 15, 2014
This post is part of Sleuthathon, a Blogathon of gumshoes, hosted by Movies Silently.
How do I love thee, "The Big Sleep"? Let me count the ways:
1. I love thee because thou are, for lack of a better term, a screwball noir. That may oversimplify it a bit, but "The Big Sleep" is, without question, read more
"She Done Him Wrong," or The Way West
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 8, 2014
As Lady Lou, Mae West first sashays into "She Done Him Wrong" -- and into pop culture history -- by entering Gus Jordan's Place, where she is the featured, um, entertainment. But first she stops to say hello to a child:
At moments like this I think of movie censor Will Hays.
See, "She Done H read more
"She Done Him Wrong," or The Way West
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 8, 2014
As Lady Lou, Mae West first sashays into "She Done Him Wrong" -- and into pop culture history -- by entering Gus Jordan's Place, where she is the featured, um, entertainment. But first she stops to say hello to a child:
At moments like this I think of movie censor Will Hays.
See, "She Done H read more
Neglected Post Theatre: "They Learned About Women," and Vaudeville
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 3, 2014
On this edition of Neglected Post Theatre, we take a look at the only motion picture made by the vaudeville team of Van and Schenck, the 1930 film "They Learned About Women." read more