Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on October 21, 2014

Thank Your Lucky Stars Directed by David Butler Written by Norman Panama, Melvin Frank and James V. Kern from an original story by Everett Freeman and Arthur Schwartz 1943/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Warner Bros. Homefront Collection DVD Yet another all-star variety show from 1943.  It&#8217   read more

Once Upon a Screen Posted by Aurora on May 25, 2014

Lighthearted fare from the Warner Bros. slate of classic stars is my recommendation for this Memorial Day. ♦ Edward Everett Horton and S. Z. Sakall are producers Farnsworth and Dr. Schlenna (respectively) who are staging a show called “Cavalcade of Stars” in order to raise money for Alli   read more

The Bogie Film Blog Posted by Bogart Fan on August 10, 2013

My Review —Wonderful, Goofy Fun—  Your Bogie Film Fix:  out of 5 Bogies! Director:  David Butler The Lowdown Two Hollywood dreamers (Joan Leslie and Dennis Morgan) crash a war effort variety show in order to get their music heard. What I Thought Much like Hollywood Victory Caravan, this   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on July 1, 2013

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, I’m starting a weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Thank Your...   read more