The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on October 12, 2019

SCREENPLAY BY: Curt Siodmak On October 12, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized When I covered The Spiral Staircase (1946, dir. Robert Siodmak) a few days ago, it dawned on me just how versatile Robert Siodmak was. In fact, he was so prolific, he may have overshad   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on October 4, 2019

The Spiral Staircase (1946) On October 4, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized After last year’s takes on Nosferatu, Freaks, The Most Dangerous Game, The Invisible Man and The Wolfman, I thought this year’s Classic Horror Month should focus on the psyc   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on September 17, 2019

COMEDY GOLD #19: Greta Garbo in Ninotchka (1939) On September 17, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Earlier this year, I had an idea for a Top 10 article and, as a result, I’ve been watching and re-watching films in order to prepare myself for it – it&#82   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on September 6, 2019

SCREENPLAY BY: Ernest Lehman On September 6, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized One of the most prolific and respected screenwriters in Hollywood history, Ernest Lehman was described by Dictionary of Literary Biography’s Nick Roddick as a ‘champion o   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on August 25, 2019

Vive la France! Blogathon – Les Diaboliques (1955) On August 25, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Not only is Les Diaboliques (1955, dir. Henri-Georges Clouzot) one of the greatest psychological thrillers of all time, it is also one of the most unsettlin   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on August 16, 2019

COMEDY GOLD #18: The picnic from To Catch a Thief (1955) On August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized To Catch a Thief (1955, dir. Alfred Hitchcock) boasts not only two of the most beautiful people who have ever lived as its leads, but also so   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on August 7, 2019

SCREENPLAY BY: June Mathis On August 7, 2019August 7, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized June Mathis’ legendary eye for detail and sense of plot and theme are second only to her perseverance and determination. Her accomplishments in the early to mid-1920s   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on July 27, 2019

Film Noir and Friendship – Noirathon On July 27, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized In a world where nothing is what it seems and human emotions get tossed aside for the sake of greed, power and money, it’s perhaps not surprising that relationships of   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on July 20, 2019

COMEDY GOLD #17: The horse from The Lady Eve (1941) On July 20, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Just when you thought Preston Sturges’ iconic screwball comedy The Lady Eve (1941) couldn’t get any better, in comes the horse that somehow managed to u   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on July 12, 2019

Four dialogue-free scenes in classic movies On July 12, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized In the words of Norma Desmond, ‘We didn’t need dialogue, we had faces’. Sometimes that’s all you need. Sometimes you don’t need dialogue to ge   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on July 1, 2019

SCREENPLAY BY: Sidney Howard On July 1, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Sidney Howard’s horrific death at the age of 48 in 1939 made him the first person to win a posthumous Oscar, when he won for the adapted screenplay of Gone with the Wind (1939, dir.   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on June 22, 2019

COMEDY GOLD #16: Animal and Shapiro from Stalag 17 (1953) On June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Birthday boy Billy Wilder’s flair for balacing comedy and drama in the same movie is legendary and revered. And, barring The Apartment (19   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on June 14, 2019

Why you should be talking about Lauren Bacall in Young Man With a Horn (1950) On June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized At first, Young Man With a Horn (1950, dir. Michael Curtiz) may seem like a less melodramatic Humoresque (1947, dir. Jean Ne   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on June 6, 2019

SCREENPLAY BY: I. A. L. Diamond On June 6, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Billy Wilder may be everyone’s favorite screenwriter, but one could argue that some of his best screenplays are the ones he wrote with the often overlooked I. A. L. Diamond. And   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 24, 2019

Bette Davis in Of Human Bondage (1934) – a star is born On May 24, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Sometimes it’s hard to believe there was a time when Bette Davis was not a star. Yet, between 1930 and 1933 she was mostly a supporting player with   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 17, 2019

COMEDY GOLD #15: Doris Day in Pillow Talk (1959) On May 17, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized We sadly lost the great Doris Day on Monday, so I’ve decided to talk about one of my favourite performances of hers, and the only Oscar nomination she received,   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 12, 2019

SCREENPLAY BY: Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon On May 12, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Today is Katharine Hepburn’s birthday, and because I’ve talked about her ad nauseam here on The Garden, I thought I’d focus on something else this year: H   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on May 9, 2019

The Joan Crawford Blogathon – Humoresque (1946) On May 9, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized John Garfield’s ultimely death at age 39 in 1952 may have robbed him and us of a long and prolific career, but the performances and movies he left behind mor   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on April 23, 2019

COMEDY GOLD #14: Make ‘Em Laugh from Singin’ in the Rain (1952) On April 23, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized One of the world’s most beloved movies, Singin’ in The Rain (1952, dir. Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen) ticks all the boxes: a m   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on April 16, 2019

Steve Cochran in Private Hell 36 (1954): homme fatale? On April 16, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Don Siegel’s criminally underrated Private Hell 36 (1954) can never seem to make its way onto any worthy ‘top noir’ list, perhaps justly so.   read more