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Silver Screen Standards: The Gay Divorcee (1934)

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Jennifer Garlen

Silver Screen Standards: The Gay Divorcee (1934) I knew I wanted to write about Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers for this month’s column, but with ten movies to choose from the hard part was deciding which one I particularly wanted … Continue reading →

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Musicals 101 (Part Seven): The Freed Unit

Posted on January 25, 2014 by minooallen

The Freed Unit: MGM Musicals, the Evolution of Integration. There’s a saying you might know – it’s pretty popular among classic film buffs, and it goes a little something like this “MGM has more stars than there are in heaven.” Well, I’m … Continue reading →