Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on April 23, 2020

In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 6, 2017

I recently had the chance to check out a pair of pleasantly entertaining 1939 rarities making their debut on DVD from Warner Archive: Full Confession, with Victor McLaglen and Beauty for the Asking, staring a pre-hilarious Lucille Ball. While it is understandable that this slight pair got lost in th   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Patric Knowles, Lucille Ball and Donald Woods in Beauty for the Asking (1939) Beautician Jean Russell (Lucille Ball) has just mastered her formula for astringent cold cream. The business and financial prospects are enough that she can finally marry her live-in beau Denny (Patric Knowles). However,   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Patric Knowles, Lucille Ball and Donald Woods in Beauty for the Asking (1939) Beautician Jean Russell (Lucille Ball) has just mastered her formula for astringent cold cream. The business and financial prospects are enough that she can finally marry her live-in beau Denny (Patric Knowles). However,   read more