Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on August 20, 2018

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, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: The West...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on December 8, 2013

The Duke of West Point Directed by Alfred E. Green Written by George Bruce 1938/USA Edward Small Productions First viewing/Streaming on Amazon (free to Amazon Prime members) I don’t know if it was the titular character or the actor who played him who was insufferable.   At any rate, I...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on April 10, 2013

Doris Day and James Cagney seem like an unlikely screen team. But Cagney regarded Day as a great actress, however their first teaming in “The West Point Story” wouldn’t show it. On the surface, “The West Point Story” (1950) isn’t much to look at. It’s a run-of-the-mill Warne   read more