4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on March 10, 2022

“You’re standing on the edge of a cliff. I don’t advise you going through life with your eyes closed.” – Doc Frail Delmer Daves isn’t often remembered alongside the foremost western directors. Although in the 1950s, he crafted some stellar movies, and something l   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on December 9, 2021

Gary Cooper and Dorothy McGuire charm us with their “Friendly Persuasion” Friendly Persuasion (1956) is an American drama directed by William Wyler and starring Gary Cooper and Dorothy McGuire. Others in the cast include Anthony Perkins (in his second film) and Marjorie Main. The sc   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on September 16, 2021

Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper in “Meet John Doe” Meet John Doe (1941) is a comedy-drama directed by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The screenplay is by frequent Capra collaborator, Robert Riskin. The cinematography is by George Barnes (Rebecca) and the   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on August 26, 2021

Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck are an unlikely pair in Howard Hawks’s “Ball of Fire” Ball of Fire (1941) is an American romantic comedy directed by Howard Hawks and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The screenplay was by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder. The cinema   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on August 3, 2021

Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur star in “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) is an American comedy directed by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur. The screenplay was by frequent Capra collaborator, Robert Riskin. The screenplay was based on a short st   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on December 12, 2020

We've previously run this photo from Carole Lombard's "I Take This Woman," as her New York socialite character, now on the Wyoming turf of her new rancher husband Gary Cooper, meets some of his pals as he shows off his taxidermy skills. Yes, gang, it's going to be a 1931...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 8, 2020

Below the Mexican border, during Antebellum days, a diverse array of Americans find themselves in the middle of the fight against Maximillian of France. Vera Cruz is far from a history lesson, however. It need not be. Still, it plays as an important footnote in a different type of history...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 22, 2020

It does feel like one of the grand old westerns we left behind in more recent years. It’s a big picture in the horizontal majesty of widescreen, Glorious Technicolor, backed by the only score Bernard Hermann would ever arrange for the West. There’s little doubt we are in for a...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 6, 2020

The when is 1862. The where is Southern Indiana. We find ourselves in the throes of Quaker country as envisioned by novelist Jessamyn West and brought to the screen by his eminence, William Wyler. What follows is a lovely opening gambit with a goose about as anthropomorphic as they come...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on December 20, 2019

I do appreciate older films running their credits at the beginning, and I make a habit of perusing them for familiar names. More often than not, I’m rewarded in some small regard. However, The Westerner features a rather unusual notice:  “This story is legend founded on fact and, with t   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on December 21, 2016

To contemplate Clara Bow and Gary Cooper together onscreen is to fear these irresistibly watchable stars will cancel each other out. After all, what else could happen when two performers who consistently steal scenes in other films appear with each other? In the 1927 silent Children of Divorce, noth   read more

In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood Posted by Crystal Kalyana on August 31, 2015

Gary Cooper is perhaps the most versatile actor the world has known. In a career spanning thirty six years, he has appeared in an array of films which stem from the silent era to 1960, showcasing his indelible talents in every genre, where he displayed a screen persona that would...   read more

Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on August 28, 2015

The Summer Under the Stars celebration continues! Previously I wrote about Fred Astaire and Debbie Reynolds, but my last entry will be on that gorgeous hunk of man named Gary Cooper, whose day on TCM is the 30th. The rest of the blogathon's roster is constantly being updated and can...   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on September 10, 2014

Welcome to 13th century China, Samuel Goldwyn-style. There's a Chinese princess played by Norwegian-American Sigrid Gurie, Kublai Khan is Philadelphia-born George Barbier and the devious emperor's advisor is Brit-to-the-bone Basil Rathbone. To be fair, there are a wide array of Asian faces among th   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on July 31, 2014

1. High Noon 2. The Pride of the Yankees 3. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 4. Ball of Fire 5. Sergeant York 6. Meet John Doe 7. Beau Geste 8. Friendly Persuasion 9. The Westerner 10. Man of the West 11. Morocco 12. The Virginian 13. The Lives of a...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on July 31, 2014

1. High Noon 2. The Pride of the Yankees 3. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 4. Ball of Fire 5. Sergeant York 6. Meet John Doe 7. Beau Geste 8. Friendly Persuasion 9. The Westerner 10. Man of the West 11. Morocco 12. The Virginian 13. The Lives of a...   read more

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on November 18, 2013

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962). In the best of his 1960s family comedies, James Stewart plays Roger Hobbs, a successful St. Louis banker who has spent too much time in the office. His plans for a quiet vacation are dashed when he learns that his wife Peggy (Maureen O'Hara)...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on July 24, 2013

Great picture of Leslie Howard, Carole Lombard, Gary Cooper and what looks like an Afghan Hound. Picture taken in 1933.   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on June 5, 2013

Personal Quote: "The only achievement I am really proud of is the friends I have made in this community".   read more

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by minooallen on May 7, 2013

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Gary Cooper, Born May 7th, 1901! In an episode of the Sopranos, Mob Boss Tony Soprano asks “What ever happened to Gary Cooper?” Of course he’s not actually talking about the actual Gary Cooper. The real Gary Cooper was laid to rest decades before...   read more