Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 23, 2011

Marlene Dietrich and Roy Rogers are the only two living humans who should be allowed to wear black leather pants. -Edith Head Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 22, 2011

Joan Fontaine (94) Catherine Deneuve (68) Constance Bennett (1904-1965) Curly Howard (1903-1952) Annette Funicello (69) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 21, 2011

RIP Barbara Kent, 1907-2011. At 103, she was the oldest living movie star I knew of-- IMDB, Self-Styled Siren, Immortal Ephemera These pics of stars playing sports are a lot of fun. I love Jane Russell with the basketball-- The Silver Screen Affair I actually have noticed this dress a...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 20, 2011

[We are] a lovely charming decadent hopeless couple. –Richard Burton I don’t want to be that much in love ever again. . .I didn’t reserve anything. I gave everything away. . .my soul, my being, everything. –Elizabeth Taylor I shall miss you with passion and wild regret. &   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 19, 2011

An interesting post about the shorts Buster Keaton made at Columbia near the end of his career-- Thrilling Days of Yesteryear Here’s a chance to win a copy of the new Steve McQueen bio-- On the Marquee Marvelous review of Crimewave (1954) with lots of screenshots. Can’t go wrong with   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 17, 2011

This post is about some of the great screen teams that never happened. I could have sworn some of these people did work together, because they are perfect pairings. Did Jimmy Stewart and Barbara Stanwyck really never work together? (I just checked; they really didn’t)-- The Girl With the White   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 16, 2011

Egotism--usually just a case of mistaken nonentity -Barbara Stanwyck Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 15, 2011

Mervyn LeRoy (1900-1987) Melville Cooper (1897-1973) Jane Darwell (1879-1967) Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 14, 2011

Check out Monty’s Alfred Hitchcock tournament-- All Good Things This is an interesting series of comparisons between movie actors and the real life people they portrayed-- Blame Mame A short bio of early movie actress Mignon Anderson. Love that name-- Noir and Chick Flicks There’s   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 12, 2011

This is an excellent, thoughtfully written post about The Constant Nymph (1943) with Joan Fontaine and Charles Boyer-- Another Old Movie Blog Here’s a one minute clip from that newly re-discovered Hitchcock flick. Though it’s brief, it does offer a few glimpes of a couple of the major   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 9, 2011

I never said, "I want to be alone." I only said, "I want to be let alone." There is all the difference -Greta Garbo Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 7, 2011

RIP Charles Napier. I loved him best in Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970). He had a fantastic grin--Edward Copeland on Film , Moon in the Gutter The trailer for My Week With Marilyn. Michelle Williams is a fine actress, but she doesn’t seem to capture the essence of...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 5, 2011

This is a fascinating report from the re-premiere of part of a Hitchcock film that was thought to be lost. There’s so much to soak in here: interesting anecdotes about Hitchcock, information about the process of tracking down lost films and detailed plot notes-- Alfred Hitchcock Geek This is   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 3, 2011

Starting up again with the Classic Links is bittersweet, because I got some sad news during my hiatus. I was sorry to hear that Gerald of Laszlos on Lex passed this August. It was always a treat to get an email or comment from him, the only man I have...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 2, 2011

In certain pictures I do hope they will leave the cinema a little enriched, but I don't make them pay a buck and a half and then ram a lecture down their throats. -Billy Wilder Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 30, 2011

What is happening? It’s entertaining, who cares? An intriguing pair Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 28, 2011

If you can't take heights Watch out for dames with dark twins Who tell crazy tales Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 26, 2011

Beauty didn't kill The beast who was torn from home 'Twas men setting sail Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 25, 2011

There is one way to find out if a man is honest; ask him! If he says yes you know he's crooked. -Groucho Marx Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 23, 2011

She can't get over How many names this guy has Or that dashing cleft Image Source   read more