Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 20, 2019

Merton of the Movies Harry Leon Wilson LARB Classics, 2019 (originally published 1919) It is the 100th anniversary of Merton of the Movies, a book that inspired three films (the 1947 version with Red Skelton is the best known), a play, and a musical, but which is for the most...   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on December 14, 2013

US / 82 minutes / bw / MGM Dir: Robert Alton Pr: Albert Lewis Scr: George Wells, Lou Breslow Story: Merton of the Movies (1919) by Harry Leon Wilson, and Merton of the Movies (1922 play) by George S. Kaufman, Marc Connelly Cine: Paul C. Vogel Cast: Red Skelton, Virginia...   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on April 25, 2013

The 1920′s cover sans jacket. There’s a pretty good chance that you have never heard of Harry Leon Wilson.  He specialized in light comedic fiction with eccentric characters overwhelmed by everyday life in the early twentieth century. I really hate to make comparisons like this but I ha   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on April 20, 2013

Hollywood is slyly skewered by Glenn Hunter and Viola Dana. Merton of the Movies (1924) Status: Missing and presumed lost Harry Leon Wilson is not well-remembered today but he was a popular writer in the early 20th century. He wrote zany, breezy comedic novels that often involved a cripplingly ecce   read more