Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 10, 2014

Image Una Merkel (1905-1986) Dorothy Lamour (1914-1996) Hermes Pan (1909-1990) Victor McLaglen (1886-1959)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 9, 2014

Cecil B. DeMille: The Art of the Hollywood Epic Cecilia de Mille Presley and Mark A. Vieira Running Press, 2014 Put him opposite two actors in an intimate scene, and Cecil B. DeMille didn't know what to do. Give him a cast of thousands on a magnificent set, and he...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 9, 2014

Image Kirk Douglas (98) Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1909-2000) Broderick Crawford (1911-1986) Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 8, 2014

Image Maximilian Schell (1930-2014) Georges Méliès (1861-1938) Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990) Ernest Lehman (1915-2005) Lee J. Cobb (1911-1976) Irene (1900-1962)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 8, 2014

I'm always thrilled when a new edition of Forbidden Hollywood is released. The sets of pre-code treasures never disappoint. There's always at least a couple of titles that thrill me, and the films are all alive with that exciting honesty about life that died away when the production code was...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 7, 2014

Image Fay Bainter (1893-1968)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 7, 2014

I work so hard before the camera and on the stage that I have neither the desire nor the energy to act in my private life. There I prefer to be myself and forget all about audiences and look after my family. -Ingrid Bergman Quote Source,Image Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 6, 2014

Image Agnes Moorehead (1900-1974) William S. Hart (1864-1946) Elissa Landi (1904-1948)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 5, 2014

Actor Hurd Hatfield sealed his doom in Hollywood with his second film role, where much like Anthony Perkins in Psycho, he was almost too effective. As the star of The Picture of Dorian Gray, he not only horrified audiences, but people in the industry who could not separate the man...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 5, 2014

Image Grace Moore (1898-1947) Walt Disney (1901-1966) Fritz Lang (1890-1976) Otto Preminger (1906-1986) Emeric Pressburger (1902-1988)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 5, 2014

There are lots of great Holiday gift suggestion posts out there for classic movie fans. Perfect for printing out, circling a few items and leaving around the house! Check out these useful lists from, Dear Old Hollywood, Rupert Pupkin Speaks and Warner Archive Ever heard of the blind film critic?...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 4, 2014

Image Deanna Durbin (1921-2013)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 3, 2014

Image Anna Sten (1908-1993) Nino Rota (1911-1979) Paul Bern (1889-1932)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 2, 2014

Image Julie Harris (1925-2013) Warren William (1894-1948) Ray Walston (1914-2001)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 2, 2014

A Tree is a Tree King Vidor Longmans, Green and Co., UK, 1954 (Originally published in the US, 1952) I've never been able to understand why King Vidor remains an admired, but still strangely unsung director. His films are legendary: The Big Parade (1925), The Crowd (1928), Hallelujah (1929), The...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 1, 2014

Jack Webb directs himself in the title role of this Jazz-age, gangster crime flick, now available in a gorgeous Blu-ray from Warner Archive. As Kelly, Webb is a coronet player and leader of a speakeasy jazz combo. His life becomes more complicated when gangster boss Fran McCarg (Edmond O'Brien) st   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 30, 2014

Image Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918-2014) Virginia Mayo (1920-2005)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 30, 2014

Image Stardom isn’t a profession, it’s an accident. -Lauren Bacall Quote Source   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 29, 2014

Image Yakima Canutt (1895-1986) Busby Berkeley (1895-1976)   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on November 29, 2014

The Cossacks is the perfect introduction to the swashbuckling, romantic persona of John Gilbert. While the actor proved himself to be capable of playing more than the romantic hero, this is how audiences expected to see him: chasing a girl around a wagon, holding her in a passionate embrace and...   read more