Smum County Posted by smumcountry on March 8, 2014

March 8, 2014 by smumcounty “The Magnificent Ambersons” (1942), based on the novel by Booth Tarkington, is the story of a great American family in decline. The story of a family unwilling or unable to ride the winds of change to a new life and so destined to be overwhelmed...   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on February 16, 2014

February 16, 2014 by smumcounty Felix Bressart was born in East Prussia in 1892, an area that is now part of Russia. He took to the stage in his early twenties and had his stage debut in 1914. By 1928, he began acting in films in Germany where over the...   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on February 16, 2014

February 16, 2014 by smumcounty Felix Bressart was born in East Prussia in 1892, an area that is now part of Russia. He took to the stage in his early twenties and had his stage debut in 1914. By 1928, he began acting in films in Germany where over the...   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on January 16, 2014

January 16, 2014 by smumcounty Clarence Wilson Stockbroker Gerald Parker (Guy Usher) is on the phone with Bertrand Hemingway (Clarence Wilson), the director of the New York City aquarium. Hemingway is irate because Parker had to sell off his stock at a loss. “Liar! Cheat! You ruined me! You robbed   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on January 16, 2014

January 16, 2014 by smumcounty Clarence Wilson Stockbroker Gerald Parker (Guy Usher) is on the phone with Bertrand Hemingway (Clarence Wilson), the director of the New York City aquarium. Hemingway is irate because Parker had to sell off his stock at a loss. “Liar! Cheat! You ruined me! You robbed   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on December 15, 2013

December 15, 2013 by smumcounty Billie Burke was born Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke in 1884 in Washington DC. As a child she travelled America and Europe with her father, Billy Burke, a famous clown for Barnum and Bailey. When the family chose to stop travelling they settled in London...   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on December 15, 2013

December 15, 2013 by smumcounty Billie Burke was born Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke in 1884 in Washington DC. As a child she travelled America and Europe with her father, Billy Burke, a famous clown for Barnum and Bailey. When the family chose to stop travelling they settled in London...   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on November 28, 2013

November 28, 2013 by smumcounty Preston Sturges’ “The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek” (1944) begins with a harried newspaper editor making a frenzied call to the governor to report on an event that has occurred in the sleepy hamlet of Morgan’s Creek. The governor is unimpressed. “You got a flood or...   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on November 28, 2013

November 28, 2013 by smumcounty Preston Sturges’ “The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek” (1944) begins with a harried newspaper editor making a frenzied call to the governor to report on an event that has occurred in the sleepy hamlet of Morgan’s Creek. The governor is unimpressed. “You got a flood or...   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on November 3, 2013

November 3, 2013 by smumcounty Born in London in 1863, Charles Aubrey Smith, credited as C. Aubrey Smith in films, began life as a test-cricketer. Test-cricket, for you Yanks, is the longest form of cricket with two teams of 11 players each playing a four inning match. Matches can last...   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on November 3, 2013

November 3, 2013 by smumcounty Born in London in 1863, Charles Aubrey Smith, credited as C. Aubrey Smith in films, began life as a test-cricketer. Test-cricket, for you Yanks, is the longest form of cricket with two teams of 11 players each playing a four inning match. Matches can last...   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on October 13, 2013

October 13, 2013 by smumcounty “Love Me Tonight” (1932) begins with scenes of the waking of Paris one early sunny morning. Eager to establish its musical bona fides it takes the rhythmic sounds of a pickaxe, a snoring man, the hammerings of a cobbler and other such early morning fare...   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on October 13, 2013

October 13, 2013 by smumcounty “Love Me Tonight” (1932) begins with scenes of the waking of Paris one early sunny morning. Eager to establish its musical bona fides it takes the rhythmic sounds of a pickaxe, a snoring man, the hammerings of a cobbler and other such early morning fare...   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on September 22, 2013

September 22, 2013 by smumcounty Una O’Connor was born Agnes Teresa McGlade in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1880. She changed her name when she joined the stage in Dublin performing at the Abbey Theatre in 1912. After playing minor roles for several years in both Ireland and London she got...   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on September 22, 2013

September 22, 2013 by smumcounty Una O’Connor was born Agnes Teresa McGlade in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1880. She changed her name when she joined the stage in Dublin performing at the Abbey Theatre in 1912. After playing minor roles for several years in both Ireland and London she got...   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on September 8, 2013

September 8, 2013 by smumcounty For a while now, I’ve been thinking about compiling a list of classic films that it would be impossible not to like even for those people who routinely tell you “I don’t watch black and white films. I just don’t like them.” After overhearing these...   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on September 8, 2013

September 8, 2013 by smumcounty For a while now, I’ve been thinking about compiling a list of classic films that it would be impossible not to like even for those people who routinely tell you “I don’t watch black and white films. I just don’t like them.” After overhearing these...   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on August 18, 2013

August 18, 2013 by smumcounty Born in Macon, Georgia in 1877, Charles Coburn began his love affair with acting doing odd jobs at the local Savannah theater, handing out playbills, working as the doorman, and lastly at the age of 17 working as theater manager. He received his first part...   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on August 18, 2013

August 18, 2013 by smumcounty Born in Macon, Georgia in 1877, Charles Coburn began his love affair with acting doing odd jobs at the local Savannah theater, handing out playbills, working as the doorman, and lastly at the age of 17 working as theater manager. He received his first part...   read more

Smum County Posted by smumcountry on August 2, 2013

August 2, 2013 by smumcounty “Pile out, you tramps. End of the line.” Eleanor Parker Marie Allen (Eleanor Parker) has had a tough break. At only, seventeen, she’s ended up in prison through no fault of her own. Her husband lost his job, they fell on hard times, and he...   read more