Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jennifer Garlen on March 8, 2022

Silver Screen Standards: Sylvia Scarlett (1935) Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant starred in four movies together, two of which, Bringing Up Baby (1938) and The Philadelphia Story (1940), are now widely celebrated classics, but their first pairing went so badly at the box office that it’s somewhat   read more

A Person in the Dark Posted by FlickChick on January 21, 2020

This is my contribution to the Wedding Bells Blogathon hosted by the always elegant Annette at Hometowns to Hollywood. Click here to immerse yourself in more cinematic wedded bliss. Who is Sylvia? The elegant Sylvia I love a good Hollywood true true-love story. Lucy & Desi, Larry &   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on May 27, 2013

Sylvia Sidney (August 8, 1910 – July 1, 1999), was a character actress of stage, screen and film, who became popular in the 1930's performing mostly in crime dramas. Sidney, became an actress at the age of fifteen and was a student of the Theater Guild's School for Acting. Their...   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on October 1, 2012

Some of you may recall our entry a few years back where we examined an April 1933 Photoplay in which noted fitness expert Sylvia talked about how she helped Carole Lombard develop her famed sleek figure after being a few pounds heavier during her Mack Sennett years (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on August 22, 2012

Before they made well-remembered classics like Bringing Up Baby (1938) and The Philadelphia Story (1940), Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant first starred together in the more obscure Sylvia Scarlett (1935), a George Cukor picture with a plot straight out of Shakespeare’s play book. The story, a   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on August 22, 2012

Before they made well-remembered classics like Bringing Up Baby (1938) and The Philadelphia Story (1940), Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant first starred together in the more obscure Sylvia Scarlett (1935), a George Cukor picture with a plot straight out of Shakespeare’s play book. The story, a   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on August 22, 2012

Before they made well-remembered classics like Bringing Up Baby (1938) and The Philadelphia Story (1940), Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant first starred together in the more obscure Sylvia Scarlett (1935), a George Cukor picture with a plot straight out of Shakespeare’s play book. The story, a   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on June 18, 2012

Queer Film Blogathon 2012: SYLVIA SCARLETT (1935) This post is written in conjunction with the second annual Queer Film Blogathon hosted by Garbo Laughs and Pussy Goes Grrrr! The first film that came to mind for me when I signed up to participate in this blogathon (my first, as it...   read more

The Great Katharine Hepburn Posted by Margaret Perry on June 18, 2012

Queer Film Blogathon 2012: SYLVIA SCARLETT (1935) Labels: Anne Edwards, Cary Grant, Charlotte Chandler, George Cukor, LGBT, MGM, Queer Film Blogathon, RKO Radio Pictures, Sylvia Scarlett (1935) This post is written in conjunction with the second annual Queer Film Blogathon hosted b   read more

Margaret Perry Posted by MargaretPerry on June 18, 2012

This post is written in conjunction with the second annual Queer Film Blogathon hosted by Garbo Laughs and Pussy Goes Grrrr! The first film that came to mind for me when I signed up to participate in this blogathon (my first, as it happens!) was George Cukor’s SYLVIA SCARLETT (1935), the first   read more