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SCREENPLAY BY: Donald Ogden Stewart
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 8, 2020
SCREENPLAY BY: Donald Ogden Stewart
On May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
American society was a hot topic in 1930s and 40s soph-coms (yes, I’m still trying to coin that) and none was more deliciously scathing than The Philadelphia S read more
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #9: Juror 10 (Ed Begley)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Apr 25, 2020
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #9: Juror 10 (Ed Begley)
On April 25, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Bigoted, close-minded and irrational, Juror 10 (Ed Begley) bases his vote on his personal opinions about ‘those people’, of which ‘the boy’ read more
SCREENPLAY BY Daniel Taradash
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Apr 15, 2020
SCREENPLAY BY Daniel Taradash
On April 15, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Adapting James Jones’ gigantic novel From Here to Eternity into the 1953 classic may have been one of the most laborious jobs in Hollywood, but not only did Daniel Taradash read more
Classic Literature on Film blogathon – Crimes at the Dark House (Wilkie Collins’ The Woman in White)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Apr 4, 2020
Classic Literature on Film blogathon – Crimes at the Dark House (Wilkie Collins’ The Woman in White)
On April 4, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
The stupendously hammy Crimes at the Dark House (1940, dir. George King) follows a plot not too d read more
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #10: Juror 12 (Robert Webber)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Mar 23, 2020
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #10: Juror 12 (Robert Webber)
On March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Like Juror 7, Juror 12 is much more interested in his life outside of that room than in the case. He’s an adversiting executive and his cons read more
SCREENPLAY BY: Virginia Kellogg
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Mar 8, 2020
SCREENPLAY BY: Virginia Kellogg
On March 8, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
There isn’t a whole lot of information about Virginia Kellogg out there, but the information I got was enough for me to want to include her in the SCREENPLAY BY series. She read more
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #11: Juror 7 (Jack Warden)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Feb 23, 2020
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #11: Juror 7 (Jack Warden)
On February 23, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
My 11th favorite Angry Man is arguably the most obnoxious of them all. Right from the off, Juror 7 (Jack Warden) makes his position known: he is not happy about read more
Six classics, zero Oscar nominations
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Feb 13, 2020
Six classics, zero Oscar nominations
On February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
It’s Oscar season! For the past four years during the month of February, I’ve talked about Oscar races – Best Actress of 1942/43 and Best Su read more
SCREENPLAY BY: Carl Foreman
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Feb 6, 2020
SCREENPLAY BY: Carl Foreman
On February 6, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
The absolute omnishambles that was Carl Foreman’s career in Hollywood should be a lesson in decency, morals and how not to treat people and his blacklisting, along with that read more
Bernard Herrmann and Vertigo (1958)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jan 27, 2020
Bernard Herrmann and Vertigo (1958)
On January 27, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
If pressed, I would have to say that Bernard Herrmann’s score for Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958) is my all-time favorite movie score. I’ve mentioned t read more
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #12: Juror 2 (John Fiedler)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jan 16, 2020
FAVORITE ANGRY MAN #12: Juror 2 (John Fiedler)
On January 16, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
The Old Hollywood Garden is proud to present a brand new series of posts: my top twelve favorite jurors from 12 Angry Men (1957, dir. Sidney Lumet)! Starting in read more
SCREENPLAY BY: Frank S. Nugent
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Jan 5, 2020
SCREENPLAY BY: Frank S. Nugent
On January 5, 2020January 5, 2020 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Having the screenplay of the greatest Western of all time as your magnum opus is pretty grand as it is, but to claim a further ten scripts written for John Ford is read more
Hollywood’s Greatest Year: My ten favorite movies of 1939
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Dec 31, 2019
Hollywood’s Greatest Year: My ten favorite movies of 1939
On December 31, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized
2019 is almost over and what better way to finish it off than with a top ten list of my favorite Hollywood films of… 1939? Seems about ri read more
SCREENPLAY BY: Ben Hecht
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Dec 17, 2019
SCREENPLAY BY: Ben Hecht
On December 17, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized
A rare bonafide superstar in the screenwriting world, Ben Hecht was, as film historians have asserted, the embodiment of Hollywood. His perserverance, sharp wit and cynicism w read more
COMEDY GOLD #20: George meets Clarence in It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Dec 6, 2019
COMEDY GOLD #20: George meets Clarence in It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
On December 6, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Well, here it is, the 20th and last ever COMEDY GOLD (booo!). Like DOUBLE BILL last year, I thought I’d end this series of p read more
My six favorite film noir scores
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Nov 27, 2019
My six favorite film noir scores
On November 27, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized
I love film scores. And since it’s Noirvember, here are six of my favorite film noir scores, in no particular order:
The Big Combo (1955, dir. Joseph H. Lewis) – Cool read more
SCREENPLAY BY: John Paxton
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Nov 16, 2019
SCREENPLAY BY: John Paxton
On November 16, 2019November 16, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized
One of the bravest screenwriters of the 1940s, John Paxton’s run as RKO’s top story-crafter between 1944 and 1947 culminated in one of the era’s read more
Film noir’s seven hottest couples!
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Nov 5, 2019
Film noir’s seven hottest couples!
On November 5, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized
‘From the moment they met, it was murder!’, goes the tagline of Double Indemnity (1944). And to be fair, that could be the tagline for any of them! Lust, a read more
The sad reality of Cat People (1942)
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Oct 22, 2019
The sad reality of Cat People (1942)
On October 22, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Last year’s Horror Month DOUBLE BILL focused on the similarities between The Invisible Man (1933, dir. James Whale) and The Wolfman (1941, dir. George Waggner). If read more
SCREENPLAY BY: Curt Siodmak
The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on Oct 12, 2019
SCREENPLAY BY: Curt Siodmak
On October 12, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized
When I covered The Spiral Staircase (1946, dir. Robert Siodmak) a few days ago, it dawned on me just how versatile Robert Siodmak was. In fact, he was so prolific, he may have ove read more