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"Mary Stevens, MD" or Lyle Be Seeing You
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 1, 2013
Lyle Talbot's been on my mind a lot lately, and believe me, that's the first time I've ever written that sentence.
This has happened because I've been reading a book by his daughter, Margaret, called The Entertainer: Movies, Magic and My Father's Twentieth Century. Margaret Talbot is read more
Awkward Early Talkie Theatre: "The Vagabond Lover"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 27, 2013
The 1929 film "The Vagabond Lover" stars Marie Dressler, Sally Blane and a statue known as Rudy Vallee.
Filmed when Vallee was at the height of his fame as a bandleader (of the Connecticut Yankees) and as a crooner with a voice that sounds like his adenoids have adenoids, "The Vagabond Lover" is read more
Awkward Early Talkie Theatre: "The Vagabond Lover"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 27, 2013
The 1929 film "The Vagabond Lover" stars Marie Dressler, Sally Blane and a statue named Rudy Vallee.
Filmed when Vallee was at the height of his fame as a bandleader (of the Connecticut Yankees) and as a crooner with a voice that sounds like his adenoids have adenoids, "The Vagabond Lover" i read more
My Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon Entry: "Ladies They Talk About," or The Old Cell Game
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 22, 2013
Hey! There's a Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon going on, courtesy of Aubyn at The Girl with the White Parasol. My entry is about Stanwyck's 1933 women-in-prison film, Ladies They Talk About. read more
My Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon Entry: "Ladies They Talk About," or The Old Cell Game
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 22, 2013
Hey! There's a Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon going on, courtesy of Aubyn at The Girl with the White Parasol. My entry is about Stanwyck's 1933 women-in-prison film, Ladies They Talk About. read more
"Imitation of Life" and the Self-Fulfilling Pity Prophecy
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 17, 2013
When I was a kid in the 1960s, if the subject of a mixed-race relationship came up, my parents had a standard response:
"I feel sorry for the children."
Why? I would ask.
"Because they won't be accepted by whites or blacks."
Who says?
"Society."
What is society?
"People."
People? People lik read more
"Imitation of Life" and the Self-Fulfilling Pity Prophecy
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 17, 2013
When I was a kid in the 1960s, if the subject of a mixed-race relationship came up, my parents had a standard response:
"I feel sorry for the children."
Why? I would ask.
"Because they won't be accepted by whites or blacks."
Who says?
"Society."
What is society?
"People."
People? People lik read more
My Dynamic Duos Blogathon Entry: "Hold Your Man," or Prison Frisson
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 14, 2013
This is part of the Dynamic Duos in Classic Film Blogathon, co-sponsored by Annmarie at Classic Movie Hub and Aurora of Once Upon a Screen.
Of the half dozen films that Clark Gable and Jean Harlow made together, the 1933 film "Hold Your Man" is the only one where you're going to see crying -- fr read more
My Dynamic Duos Blogathon Entry: "Hold Your Man," or Prison Frisson
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 14, 2013
This is part of the Dynamic Duos in Classic Film Blogathon, co-sponsored by Annmarie at Classic Movie Hub and Aurora of Once Upon a Screen.
Of the half dozen films that Clark Gable and Jean Harlow made together, the 1933 film "Hold Your Man" is the only one where you're going to see crying -- fr read more
"Zero Hour!" or Halibut Not for Me
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 8, 2013
A great film tells its story solely through visuals.
And I guess the 1957 movie "Zero Hour!" does, too.
Herewith we present the film in a unique pictorial form utilizing pictures of a visual nature designed to tell the story through images in a visual, pictorial manner that includes the us read more
"Zero Hour!" or Halibut Not for Me
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 8, 2013
A great film tells its story solely through visuals.
And I guess the 1957 movie "Zero Hour!" does, too.
Herewith we present the film in a unique pictorial form utilizing pictures of a visual nature designed to tell the story through images in a visual, pictorial manner that includes the us read more
The Purnell Pratt Film Festival: "Road to Paradise" and "Paid"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 3, 2013
Purnell Pratt, Pickle Puss
Of all the actors and actresses who appeared in 1930s films, Purnell Pratt (It sounds like dancing!) was certainly one of them.
Pratt (1885-1941) began on Broadway around the turn of the century, and appeared in two George M. Cohan plays -- "Seven Keys to Baldpate" and " read more
The Purnell Pratt Film Festival: "Road to Paradise" and "Paid"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 3, 2013
Purnell Pratt, Pickle Puss
Of all the actors and actresses who appeared in 1930s films, Purnell Pratt (It sounds like dancing!) was certainly one of them.
Pratt (1885-1941) began on Broadway around the turn of the century, and appeared in two George M. Cohan plays -- "Seven Keys to Baldpate" and " read more
"Hi, Nellie!," or Stop the Dresses
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 28, 2013
For all of his other formidable talents, playfulness did not come easily to Paul Muni.
You can tell that by watching him in the 1934 film "Hi, Nellie!" He delivers a light touch when the script calls for it, but he's more comfortable during his character's darker moments, where he upends a des read more
"Hi, Nellie!," or Stop the Dresses
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 28, 2013
For all of his other formidable talents, playfulness did not come easily to Paul Muni.
You can tell that by watching him in the 1934 film "Hi, Nellie!" He delivers a light touch when the script calls for it, but he's more comfortable during his character's darker moments, where he upends a des read more
Neglected Post Theatre: "Three on a Match," or Ladies and the Tramp
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 23, 2013
This time on Neglected Post Theatre, we look at the friendship of three women and how it's affected by infidelity, kidnapping and nose candy. I give you "Three on a Match," or Ladies and the Tramp. read more
Neglected Post Theatre: "Three on a Match," or Ladies and the Tramp
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 23, 2013
This time on Neglected Post Theatre, we look at the friendship of three women and how it's affected by infidelity, kidnapping and nose candy. I give you "Three on a Match," or Ladies and the Tramp. read more
"Below the Sea," or Love and Depth
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 18, 2013
Ronald Reagan is credited with a great line about his days of making B-movies: "They didn't want them good, they wanted them Thursday."
And that's the standard rap -- they were projector fodder destined to belong at the bottom of double features with forgettable actors, mediocre scripts, blah blah read more
"Below the Sea," or Love and Depth
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 18, 2013
Ronald Reagan is credited with a great line about his days of making B-movies: "They didn't want them good, they wanted them Thursday."
And that's the standard rap -- they were projector fodder destined to belong at the bottom of double features with forgettable actors, mediocre scripts, blah blah read more
Awkward Early Talkie Theatre: "The Voice of the City"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 13, 2013
The 1929 film "The Voice of the City" is, without question, the finest gangster film to feature a regular on the sitcom version of "Dennis the Menace."
Yes, Sylvia Field, who played Mrs. Wilson, Dennis's nice next-door neighbor (as opposed to grumpy Mr. Wilson, played by Joseph Kearns until he d read more