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

SCREENPLAY BY: Dudley Nichols On April 7, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Everybody knows George C. Scott was the first actor to refuse an Oscar, but not many people know that screenwriter Dudley Nichols was the very first person to do so. Not only that, but   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on March 26, 2019

Leave Her to Heaven (1945) and that chilling scene… On March 26, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Leon Shamroy’s stunning, ethereal Oscar-winning cinematography in Leave Her to Heaven (dir. John M. Stahl, 1945) is the perfect backdrop for one of th   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on March 18, 2019

COMEDY GOLD #13: The morning routine from The More The Merrier (1943) On March 18, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized One of the most endearing rom-coms of all time, the premise of The More the Merrier (dir. George Stevens, 1943) is full of comedic potential: du   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on March 8, 2019

SCREENPLAY BY: Frances Marion On March 8, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Sometimes it’s easy to forget that the 1920s and 30s were, actually, surprisingly kind to female screenwriters – as kind as the Hollywood studio system could be anyway. And none w   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on March 2, 2019

The Jean Harlow Blogathon – The subversive message of Wife vs. Secretary (1936) On March 2, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized The silly title of Wife vs. Secretary (dir. Clarence Brown, 1936) could easily fool you. And the plot could very well make you wa   read more

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

31 Days of Oscar Blogathon – Best Supporting Actress nominees of 1952/53 On February 23, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized I’ll be honest with you, out of the four acting categories at the Oscars, Best Supporting Actress is probably my least favouri   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on February 15, 2019

COMEDY GOLD #12: The telephone conversation from Midnight (1939) On February 15, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Midnight (dir. Mitchell Leisen, 1939) is one of the many, many gems that came out in Hollywood’s greatest ever year. Not only that, but the   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on February 8, 2019

Alfred Hitchcock Blogathon – The brilliance of the MacGuffin On February 8, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Yeah, yeah, we all love Alfred Hitchcock and the world is full of movie lovers bending over backwards trying to over-analyze Vertigo (1958), give   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on February 3, 2019

SCREENPLAY BY John C. Higgins On February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized A few months ago, I participated in the Dynamic Duos blogathon, with an article about director Anthony Mann and cinematographer John Alton, who are one of my favorite   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on January 28, 2019

Gilda (1946) and my greatest love affair On January 28, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized I created The Old Hollywood Garden because I wanted to express my love for the classics. I wanted to make people want to watch them, and I wanted to share my undying fasci   read more

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

COMEDY GOLD #11: The conga from Ball of Fire (1941) On January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Ball of Fire (dir. Howard Hawks, 1941) seems to be one of those movies that everybody loves. And why wouldn’t it be? It’s sweet, it&   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on January 8, 2019

Pre-Code Perfection: Three on a Match (1932) On January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized Three on a Match (dir. Mervyn LeRoy, 1932) might just be my favorite movie from what is possibly my favorite year in cinema, 1932. A Pre-Code masterpiece   read more

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

SCREENPLAY BY: Morrie Ryskind On January 4, 2019January 4, 2019 By CarolIn Uncategorized 2019 is here and The Old Hollywood Garden is starting it off with the first installment of a new series of posts, SCREENPLAY BY. As a screenwriter and playwright myself   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on December 31, 2018

Goodbye 2018 On December 31, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized As we approach 2019, The Old Hollywood Garden enters its fourth year (!) and I, for one, cannot believe it. Four years! A lot of stuff has happened, and I feel like 2018 has been the best year so far   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on December 24, 2018

5 reasons why Meet me in St. Louis (1944) is my favorite musical On December 24, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized I thought I’d kick off the Christmas festivities this year with my favorite musical of all time and a great Christmas movie in its own right   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on December 14, 2018

What a Character! Blogathon – Charles McGraw On December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized There are tough guys, there are bad guys, and then there is Charles McGraw, the toughest, baddest, most terrifying of them all. With his raspy   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on December 7, 2018

COMEDY GOLD #10: ‘Tonsils!’ from Trouble in Paradise (1932) On December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized Last year, I wrote a little piece about Edward Everett Horton’s inescapable and always welcome presence in 1930s and 4   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on November 30, 2018

DOUBLE BILL #20 (final): Crossfire (1947) and Border Incident (1949) On November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized It is with sadness that I announce that this shall be my last ever Double Bill. I have had the most fun talking about and com   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on November 16, 2018

Jean Gillie in Decoy (1946): Noir’s ultimate anti-heroine On November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized Detour (1945) might be the greatest of all B-noirs, but Decoy (1946) is certainly the most bizarre and when it comes to film noir,   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on November 10, 2018

Richard Basehart in He Walked By Night (1948) – Noir’s most impenetrable psychopath On November 10, 2018November 10, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized Despite its sensational title, He Walked by Night (1948, dir. Alfred L. Werker, Anthony Mann) is n   read more