Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on September 22, 2012

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, starring Mary Pickford, was released on September 22, 1917.  Directed by Marshall Neilan, the script was based on the novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin. This version is notable for having been adapted by female screenwriter Frances Marion. The film was made by the “Mary   read more

True Classics Posted by Brandie on July 10, 2011

For years, I was quite certain that when it came time to cast the role of the tortured, mysterious Maxim de Winter for the 1940 film version of Rebecca, the first—and only—name on everyone’s lips in Hollywood had to have been Laurence Olivier. How could it NOT be? The dashing,...   read more