Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on May 16, 2024

Spring Trivia – Laraine Day, Van Heflin, Robert Taylor and More Classic movie trivia and the budding of spring – two things that go great together . . . at least, they do here at the Noir Nook! This month’s Nook celebrates the new season with some tasty tidbits about...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on April 9, 2024

Joel McCrea and Laraine Day in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Foreign Correspondent” Foreign Correspondent (1940) is an American spy thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, and George Sanders. The screenplay was written by Charles Be   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on November 13, 2021

“Have you ever done this before?” – Robert Mitchum as Norman Clyde “No. I’ve never stolen anything in my life.” – Laraine Day as Nancy We’re met by a wedding with all the trimmings. It’s a well-to-do affair and Larraine Day looks quite dazzling.   read more

Shadows and Satin Posted by shadowsandsatin on November 11, 2018

The Locket (1946) is a fascinating film noir that tells the story of Nancy, a beautiful and accomplished young woman who, at the start of the picture, is about to marry the love of her life, John Willis. Shortly before the start of the ceremony, however, John is visited by...   read more

Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on August 18, 2016

Share This! DANGER AT NIGHTFALL! Quirky little films are usually rather amusing.  Such is the case with 1942’s Fingers at the Window, a would-be suspense film starring Lew Ayres in the lead role as out of work actor Oliver Duffy.  His leading lady here is Laraine Day as Edwina Brown. ...   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on August 14, 2014

She was a perfect mix of sophistication and fresh-faced beauty. Laraine Day was an All-American girl next door, who played Nurse Mary Lamont in the “Doctor Kildare” film series while under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Day co-starred with top Hollywood stars such as John Wayne, Cary Grant, Lana   read more

Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on October 13, 2012

Laraine Day (October 13, 1920 – November 10, 2007) Laraine Day was born La Raine Johnson on October 13, 1920 in Roosevelt, Utah, to an affluent Mormon family. She later moved to California where she was a 1938 graduate of Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California and began her...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on June 9, 2010

Laraine Day, a popular actress who performed in almost two dozen MGM movies during Hollywood’s Golden Age. One of my favorite moves that she did was, A Bride by Mistake(1944). Director: Richard Wallace. Cast: Laraine Day, Marsha Hunt, Phil Vernon and Edgar Buchanan. At the La Playa Hotel   read more