Classic Movies Posted by KC on February 1, 2012

An interesting review of the book, Harlow in Hollywood— Sittin on a Backyard Fence Shirley MacLaine on Downton Abbey? I can’t wait to see her tangle with Dame Maggie!— IMDB This is a nice account of Cecil Beaton’s photo session with Marilyn Monroe. Great pics— Blame   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 31, 2012

Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968) John Agar (1921-2002) Mario Lanza (1921-1959) Eddie Cantor (1892-1964) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 30, 2012

Why Alfred Hitchcock turned down a knighthood (at first)— Alfred Hitchcock Geek If you have the time to listen, this program has a fascinating description of Marlene Dietrich’s visit to Poland with her stage show in 1964. It includes an interview with a gracious Dietrich— News fr   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 30, 2012

Hugh Marlowe (1911-1982) John Ireland (1914-1992) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 29, 2012

W.C. Fields (1880-1946) Victor Mature (1913-1999) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 29, 2012

This is a repost (with edits) in honor of the LAMB event taking place on Monday, 1/29. The pre-code drama Letty Lynton (1932) is best known for two reasons: being unavailable to the general public due to legal issues (you can read about that kerfuffle here) and the “Letty Lynton...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 29, 2012

Gene would shoot each take 40 times, and in those days you worked six days a week, and had Sunday to faint. -Debbie Reynolds, about working with Gene Kelly on Singin' in the Rain (1952) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 28, 2012

Tom Neal (1914-1972) Ernst Lubitsch (1892-1947) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 27, 2012

Donna Reed (1921-1986) Troy Donahue (1936-2001) Sabu (1924-1963) George K. Arthur (1899-1985) Jerome Kern (1885-1945) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 26, 2012

Joan Leslie (87) Charles Lane (1905-2007) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 25, 2012

Though Debbie Reynolds had originally planned to have more memorabilia auctions, she has changed her mind. It looks like the experience was more painful than she expected. I thought she was pretty tough for going through the first two– IMDB Hooray! Hollywood Heyday is back with the news from   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 25, 2012

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Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 24, 2012

Ernest Borgnine (95) Ann Todd (1909-1993) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 24, 2012

Film is the art form of the twentieth century, and we have let it go. -Robin Blaetz, Chair of Film Studies, Mount Holyoke College So much of film history has been lost, but there’s still a great deal that can be saved if we are willing to do it. -Stephen...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 23, 2012

Ernie Kovacs (1919-1962) Randolph Scott (1898-1987) Jeanne Moreau (84) Dan Duryea (1907-1968) Sergei M. Eisenstein (1898-1948) Franklin Pangborn (1889-1958) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 22, 2012

D.W. Griffith (1875-1948) Constance Collier (1878-1955) Ann Sothern (1909-2001) Conrad Veidt (1893-1943) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 22, 2012

Cheap footwear equals low class, with the correct footwear a woman can conquer the world. -Joan Crawford Image Source: Classic Film Scans   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 22, 2012

Dick Cavett remembers an amusing series of phone conversations with Marlene Dietrich— New York Times I’ve never heard of Vertigo-ing a movie. This is pretty funny. It works surprisingly well with Mean Girls— Huffington Post This is a nice story about Cary Grant’s generosit   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 20, 2012

Federico Fellini (1920-1993) George Burns (1896-1996) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on January 20, 2012

A bio of Alice Faye with tons of gorgeous photos— My Love of Old Hollywood I love this comparison of the very similar and yet dramatically different 1937 and 1952 versions of The Prisoner of Zenda— Sidewalk Crossings Do you know your Hitchcock cameos? Take this quiz to find out....   read more