Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on December 11, 2024

Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly in “Christmas Holiday” Christmas Holiday (1944) is a film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly. Audiences in 1944 might have thought they were going to see a light musical, considering the talent involved, but it&#821   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on November 27, 2024

Irene Dunne and Cary Grant discover “The Awful Truth” In 1937, Irene Dunne was at the height of her career. The year before, Dunne received a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for Theodora Goes Wild, a comedy role she was reluctant to take. That picture was a critical success f   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on November 20, 2024

Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, and Henry Fonda in Otto Preminger's Production of “Daisy Kenyon” Daisy Kenyon (1947), based on the best-selling novel by Elizabeth Janeway, is one of many films referred to as “women’s pictures” during Hollywood’s Golden Age. In m   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on November 12, 2024

Pat O’Brien, Claire Trevor, and Herbert Marshall are involved in a “Crack-Up” Crack-Up (1946) is an American film noir directed by Irving Reis and starring Pat O’Brien, Claire Trevor, and Herbert Marshall. The supporting cast includes Ray Collins and Wallace Ford.Art cri   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on November 5, 2024

Tom Neal and Ann Savage take a fatal "Detour" Detour (1945) is an American film noir directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Tom Neal and Ann Savage. It was released by Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC), a Poverty Row movie studio that operated during the 1930s and 1940s. Al Roberts...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on October 29, 2024

Lawrence Tierney is “Born to Kill” Born to Kill (1947) is an American film noir directed by Robert Wise and starring Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor, and Walter Slezak. The supporting cast includes Esther Howard, Elisha Cook Jr. Philip Terry, and Audrey Long. The cinematography was   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on October 22, 2024

Ida Lupino and Louis Hayward in “Ladies in Retirement” Ladies in Retirement (1941) is an American gothic suspense film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Ida Lupino and Louis Hayward. The movie was based on the play of the same name by Reginald Denham and Edward Percy. The cinem   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on October 5, 2024

Joan Crawford, Dana Andrews, and Henry Fonda in Otto Preminger's Production of “Daisy Kenyon” Daisy Kenyon (1947), based on the best-selling novel by Elizabeth Janeway, is one of many films referred to as “women’s pictures” during Hollywood’s Golden Age. In m   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on October 1, 2024

Ida Lupino stars in “The Man I Love” The Man I Love (1947) is a melodramatic film noir directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Ida Lupino, Robert Alda, Andrea King, and Bruce Bennett. Petey Brown (Lupino) is a lounge singer who is homesick for her family in California. She leaves...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 25, 2024

Technicolor Noir: “Leave Her to Heaven” starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, and Jeanne Crain Leave Her to Heaven (1945) is a Technicolor film noir directed by John Stahl, produced by William A. Bacher and Darryl F. Zanuck, and starring Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, and Jeanne Crain.   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 24, 2024

Book Review – MOGULS: The Lives and Times of Hollywood Film Pioneers Nicholas and Joseph Schenck Title: MOGULS: The Lives and Times of Hollywood FilmPioneers Nicholas and Joseph Schenck By: Michael Benson and Craig Singer Publisher: Citadel Press ISBN 978-0-8065-4308-6 (hardcover) ISB   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 17, 2024

Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Broderick Crawford star in Fritz Lang’s “Human Desire” Human Desire (1954) is an American film noir directed by Fritz Lang and starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Broderick Crawford. Peggy Maley, Kathleen Case, and Edgar Buchanan round out   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 10, 2024

Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, and Ann Sothern receive “A Letter to Three Wives” A Letter to Three Wives (1949) is an American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, and Ann Sothern. The supporting cast includes Kirk Dougl   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 3, 2024

Bette Davis learns All About Eve in Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s classic film All About Eve (1950) is an American drama written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, and Celeste Holm. Other cast members include Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlow, Th   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 1, 2024

Noir City Chicago 2024: September 6 -12 It’s that time of year again. The air gets a little crisper, the days are shorter, and NOIR CITY Chicago is back at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N Southport Ave., Chicago, IL 60613. urner Classic Movies’ Noir Alley Host and president of...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on August 27, 2024

Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten star in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Shadow of a Doubt” A Personal FavoriteConsidered Alfred Hitchcock’s personal favorite of all his films, Shadow of a Doubt (1943), is also the only film he ever shot entirely on location. Hitchcock picked Santa R   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on August 20, 2024

Jeanne Crain in her big starring moment as "Margie" In 1943 at 18, Jeanne Crain was under contract with 20th Century Fox. She had a small part in the Alice Faye musical The Gang's All Here. The next year she played the love interest of Lon McCallister in Home in...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on August 20, 2024

Dana Andrews leads the cast of "Boomerang!" Boomerang! (1947) is based on a true crime. A minister is murdered in a small town in Connecticut and John Waldron (Arthur Kennedy), a young drifter, is arrested and charged with the crime.Arthur Kennedy and Dana AndrewsThe prosecuting attorney Henry   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on August 13, 2024

Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney lead the cast in "Laura" Laura (1944) is set among New York City’s upper crust, with Detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) investigating the murder of beautiful advertising executive Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney). The suspects are some of her closest friends an   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on August 7, 2024

Alan Ladd and Olivia de Havilland shine in “The Proud Rebel” The Proud Rebel (1958) is an American western directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Alan Ladd and Olivia de Havilland. Others in the case include Dean Jagger, Cecil Kellaway, Harry Dean Stanton (billed as Dean Stanton),   read more