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It Started With Eve
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Nov 10, 2014
I became a Deanna Durbin fan after I saw It Started with Eve on TCM. It’s also my favorite movie of hers. It also stars Charles Laughton and Robert Cummings. Jonathan Reynolds Sr. (Charles Laughton) is in his big bed in his large posh home sick and dying. Before he dies he wants to meet his son’s read more
Daredevil of the Skies – Ormer Locklear
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Nov 9, 2014
Ormer Lockear was a brilliant stunt pilot who pioneered aerial acrobatics during the silent film era. He only made two films, The Great Air Robbery (1919) and The Skywayman (1920). His untimely death during a tragic stunt was caught on film in the final scene of The Skywayman. In 1917 Locklear joi read more
The Thief of Bagdad 1924
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Nov 9, 2014
This post is part of the Fairy Tale Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently. Please note this post contains SPOILERS! The Thief of Bagdad is a 1924 silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks. It is a timeless, epic masterpiece. It is also an Arabian Nights Fantasy about an extraordinary adventure by a thie read more
I Do – Hollywood Weddings
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Oct 21, 2014
Saying “I Do” Hollywood style! Douglas Fairbanks Jr. & Joan Crawford 1929 James & Gloria Steward 1949 Buster Keaton & Natalie Talmadge 1921 Jayne Mansfield & Mickey Hargitay 1958 Mary Pickford & Buddy Rogers 1937 William Powell & Carole Lombard Roy Rogers & Da read more
The Great Stone Face – Buster Keaton
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Oct 18, 2014
Buster Keaton was a master filmmaker and comic genius. He produced, directed, acted, wrote and edited. He performed with his mother and father in Vaudeville at a very young age and had no formal education. His father even acts in many of his films. Keaton has been called The Great Stone face for hi read more
Rudolph Valentino 2015 Calendar
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Oct 8, 2014
Each year Donna Hill creates a wonderful Rudolph Valentino calendar and 2015 will be no exception. The theme will be Cinema Art and makes excellent use of lobby cards. To preview the calendar and order your copy click here. read more
One Week – 1920
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Sep 22, 2014
One Week is a Buster Keaton short with Sybil Seely as his bride. It was the first to be released by Keaton on his own. Before he had been working with Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle. Two newlyweds receive a build-it-yourself house that can be put together in one week as a wedding gift along with a piece read more
Strike A Pose
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Sep 12, 2014
Hollywood’s beauties strike a pose. Ginger Rogers Jean Harlow Clara Bow Thelma Todd Bette Davis Dolores Del Rio Louis Brooks Jane Russell Betty Grable Lucille Ball read more
Stars and their Classic Cars
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Aug 10, 2014
Classic stars and some of their classic cars. Buster Keaton Harold Lloyd and wife Mildred Davis in a Buick Jean Harlow in a 1932 Packard Valentino in a custom 1923 Isotta Fraschini Valentino and his 1923 Avion Voisin Rita Hayworth and a 1941 Lincoln Continental Wallace Reid Clark Gable and a read more
2014 Buster Keaton Convention
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Jul 19, 2014
Pack your bags and get ready for the 20th annual Buster Keaton Convention! For more detailed information please visit The International Buster Keaton Society. read more
Happy July 4th Hollywood Style
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Jul 4, 2014
Happy 4th of July Hollywood style! James Cagney – Yankee Doodle Dandy Rita Hayworth Ann Sheridan Piper Laurie Marilyn Monroe Mae West Thelma Todd read more
Carla Laemmle
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Jun 15, 2014
“Among the rugged peaks that frown down upon the Borgo Pass are found crumbling castles of a bygone age …. “ This is the first line of dialogue delivered in Bela Lugosi’s 1931 film Dracula by actress Carla Laemmle who was one of the last links to a time so long ago – Silent Hollywood. read more
The Screen’s Most Pefect Lover – Wallace Reid
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Apr 27, 2014
Before Rudolph Valentino set the screen on fire with his smoldering good looks there was silent matinee idol Wallace Reid. He has been called the screen’s most perfect lover. He was a star of the early 1900’s and by 1915 he had made over 100 films. Not only was he an actor but a writer, director read more
The Boy Wonder
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Feb 27, 2014
Irving Grant Thalberg is one of the greatest producers who ever lived. Not only was he the Vice President of Production at MGM, he was an innovator, a genius, extraordinary, gifted, creative and very well respected in Hollywood. He also happened to be the husband of actress Norma Shearer. Thalberg read more
The Romance of Valentino
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Feb 14, 2014
Valentino & his wife Natcha Rambova In honor of Valentine’s Day I thought it only fitting to share my love for Rudolph Valentino. Why was Rudolph Valentino a sex symbol of the 1920’s. Have a look at these images and judge for yourself. From The Son of the Sheik Valentino & Vilma read more
Marx Madness
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Feb 9, 2014
The fabulous Marx Brothers: Groucho, Chico, and Harpo. Zeppo only appeared in the first five Marx Brothers movies as the straight man. They were the biggest comedy stars of their time and their humor is still influential today. Like most during this time they started in Vaudeville. They were read more
America’s Little Princess
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Dec 15, 2013
FDR said, “When the spirit of the people is lower than any other time, it is a splendid thing that for just 15 cents an American can go to a movie and look at the smiling face of a baby and forget his troubles.” Every once in a while a star comes along at the right time. In the midst of the read more
The Sheik’s Physique
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Aug 26, 2013
The Sheik’s Physique is a short that is a little over three minutes with Rudolph Valentino filmed sometime around 1925. It can be found on the special edition DVD of The Sheik/The Son of the Sheik. I really love this because Valentino seems to be having fun playing up the camera and I’m sure it read more
Valentino Remembered
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Aug 24, 2013
On August 23, 1926 at 12:10 PM silent screen actor Rudolph Valentino died at the age of 31. Every year at the exact time of his death people come to Hollywood Forever Cemetery to remember the remarkable man who left his mark on Hollywood pictures forever. The tradition of the Valentino Memorial read more
Rudolph Valentino
Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on Aug 23, 2013
Of all the silent film stars Valentino is my absolute favorite. Rudolph Valentino was born in Italy on May 6, 1895 and was a popular 1920’s silent film actor. He was the first sex symbol of the movies. He started his film career playing villains or “heavies” as they were known then. He would read more