Caftan Woman Posted by on October 11, 2019

Michaela of Love Letters to Old Hollywood is co-hosting with Crystal of In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood The Second Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn Blogathon. The celebration runs from October 11 - 13. Check out the interesting contributions HERE. The 1942 release Keeper of the Fl   read more

In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on August 5, 2015

KATHARINE HEPBURN MONTH KEEPER OF THE FLAME ( 1942 ) Well folks. It’s back to my turn on the “All Good Things” review table, and I continue Katharine Hepburn month with my essay on “Keeper Of The Flame”. A rather neglected film from Hepburn’s filmography that I ha   read more

In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on August 5, 2015

KATHARINE HEPBURN MONTH KEEPER OF THE FLAME ( 1942 ) Well folks. It’s back to my turn on the “All Good Things” review table, and I continue Katharine Hepburn month with my essay on “Keeper Of The Flame”. A rather neglected film from Hepburn’s filmography that I ha   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 9, 2015

Last year, when Margaret Perry approached me about taking part in The Great Katharine Hepburn Blogathon, I jumped at the chance to take a second look at The Rainmaker, a KH film that I’d been eager to re-watch after first discovering/reviewing it in 2012. (Image via Maksquibs Cinematheque) Whe   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on September 5, 2011

Keeper of the Flame (1943). Cast: Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. Directed by George Cukor from a screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart. When a famous hero Robert Forrest, is killed in a car accident, journalist Stephen O'Malley returns from Europe to write his biography. During his funeral, he   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on August 8, 2011

Keeper of the Flame (1942)      In 1942, audiences going to see a Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn movie surely expected to encounter some on-screen romance, but although Keeper of the Flame denied movie-goers of those light-hearted dramatics, it did pack a wallop otherwise. The movie had traces of   read more