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Cagney Fights the World: Winner Take All (1932)
True Classics Posted by on Apr 2, 2014
Although he was the star of multiple hit films, James Cagney was known as “the thorn in Jack Warner’s side.” He repeatedly went on strikes, demanding higher and higher salaries. In John McCabe’s biography of Cagney, he explains that during the filming of Winner Take All, sing read more
DVD Review: No Time for Comedy (1940)
True Classics Posted by on Mar 18, 2014
Ah, James Stewart: the innocent, lovable screwball we all know and love. He’s the admirable, passionate, naive young Jefferson Smith in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). He’s the dedicated family man and pillar of the community as George Bailey in It’s A Wonderful Life (1946). H read more
DVD Review: Vivacious Lady (1938)
True Classics Posted by on Mar 11, 2014
Peter Morgan (James Stewart) has been sent to New York City to retrieve his womanizing cousin, Keith (James Ellison), and bring him back to their small college town of Old Sharon. He finds Keith in a nightclub, but is unable to convince his love-struck cousin to come with him. However, when Peter me read more
DVD Review: The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
True Classics Posted by on Mar 6, 2014
Well, this was not what I expected. The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) is the film adaptation of the Broadway hit production by the same name, and should not be confused with the 1957 version, which was word-for-word, scene for scene, the exact same film with a different cast. This film is a rath read more
Book Review: Zachary Scott: Hollywood’s Sophisticated Cad (2013)
True Classics Posted by on Feb 21, 2014
Zachary Scott: Hollywood’s Sophisticated Cad Ronald L. Davis Release Date: July 24, 2013 (Reprint); February 27, 2006 (Original printing) University Press of Mississippi Softcover, 238 pages Last summer, the University Press of Mississippi reprinted Ronald L. Davis’ biography of charact read more
DVD Review: George Washington Slept Here (1942)
True Classics Posted by on Feb 17, 2014
Connie Fuller (Ann Sheridan) has a fondness for antiques that her husband, Bill (Jack Benny), begrudgingly accepts with an air of exasperation. Connie longs to get out of the city and away from apartment living, so without telling Bill—a dedicated New Yorker if there ever was one—she purchases a read more
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Gerald McBoing-Boing (1950)
True Classics Posted by on Feb 15, 2014
When it comes to theatrical animation in the 1950s, there were no greater innovators than the talented artists at United Productions of America. UPA’s highly stylized, modern aesthetic was visually appealing; the cartoons were creative and fresh, with entertaining characters and funny, unexpec read more
DVD Review: The Matchmaker (1958)
True Classics Posted by on Feb 13, 2014
It is 1884 in Yonkers, NY and Horace Vandergelder (Paul Ford), owner of a large general store and the wealthiest man in town, has hired Dolly Gallagher Levi (Shirley Booth), a widow who makes her living through various pursuits–but primarily as a matchmaker–to find him a suitable second read more
Remembering Shirley Temple
True Classics Posted by on Feb 11, 2014
When I was ten years old, my parents gave me a long-awaited Christmas gift: a small television for my bedroom. A TV of my very own? I was thrilled. I could finally watch what I wanted without having to fight with my younger brothers for control of the remote. For a budding pop-culture junkie, there read more
State of the Blog: February 2014
True Classics Posted by on Feb 8, 2014
Back to the drawing board for a new month of posts … Here’s a brief monthly update of the happenings around True Classics. First, a quick announcement: some of you may have noticed our friends at The Moviola have a new name: The Black Maria. Different name, same fantastic film content read more
100 Years of Chaplin’s Tramp
True Classics Posted by on Feb 7, 2014
On February 7, 1914, one of the most iconic characters in the history of film made his first appearance onscreen: an odd, unnamed figure who was initially introduced to the world in the Mack Sennett-produced Keystone comedy Kid Auto Races at Venice. The creator of the “Tramp” persona, Ch read more
DVD Review: Of Human Hearts (1938)
True Classics Posted by on Feb 6, 2014
Roughly a decade before the Civil War, Reverend Ethan Wilkins (Walter Huston) accepts a position ministering to an isolated, poverty-stricken town in Ohio called Pine Hill. Though the townspeople had promised to pay Ethan an annual salary of $400, he is informed upon his arrival that they cannot aff read more
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Flowers and Trees (1932)
True Classics Posted by on Feb 1, 2014
As we draw nearer to this year’s Academy Awards ceremony (Sunday, March 2nd), this month we’re going to take a look back at some of the groundbreaking Oscar-winning animated shorts from the past eight decades–beginning with the first winner of the award, the 1932 Disney cartoon Flowers read more
Book Review: 85 Years of the Oscar (2013)
True Classics Posted by on Jan 31, 2014
85 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards Robert Osborne Release Date: October 29, 2013 Abbeville Press Hardcover, 472 pages Turner Classic Movies’ annual tribute to Academy Award-winning film gets underway tomorrow with this year’s celebration of “31 Days of Oscar.” read more
Saturday Morning Memories: The Winners!
True Classics Posted by on Jan 12, 2014
That’s all, folks! Before we reveal the trio of winners in our Saturday Morning Memories anniversary contest, we want to extend our thanks once more to all of our readers, but especially to the seven participants in this year’s event. We are so glad each of you took the time to write a p read more
Book Review–Majestic Hollywood: The Greatest Films of 1939 (2013)
True Classics Posted by on Jan 10, 2014
Majestic Hollywood: The Greatest Films of 1939
Mark A. Vieira
Release Date: December 10, 2013
Running Press
Softcover, 224 pages Every classic film fan has his/her own favorite decade, a span of time which they wholeheartedly believe produced the greatest movies of all time. (Personally, I gravitate read more
Saturday Morning Memories: The Contributions
True Classics Posted by on Jan 9, 2014
Our fourth anniversary contest deadline has passed, and we’d like to thank the kind folks who contributed a post for this event, as well as those who passed the word along and sent their well-wishes to mark our “birthday.” The True Classics crew will be reviewing the entries over t read more
State of the Blog: January 2014
True Classics Posted by on Jan 6, 2014
Who better to offer a toast to a grand new year than these two? Hello, folks! We hope you all had a lovely holiday season with your friends and loved ones. As you may have noticed, we decided to take a last-minute break from blogging during the month of December so we could “enjoy” the m read more
Happy Holidays! (3)
True Classics Posted by on Dec 25, 2013
Mr. Grant makes for one appealing Santa Claus. read more
Four Years of True Classics
True Classics Posted by on Nov 29, 2013
It’s our fourth blog anniversary! On November 30, 2009, we kicked off The ABCs of Classic Film, which would soon morph into True Classics. It’s been a busy and fruitful four years, and we remain ever grateful to be able to share our love of classic movies with all of you. For the past co read more