Musical Monday: Blue Hawaii (1961)

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Blue Hawaii (1961) – M... Read full article

Blue Hawaii (1961)

Blue Hawaii Directed by Norman Taurog Written by Hal Kanter; story by Allan Weiss 1961/USA Hal Wallis Productions First viewing?/Netflix rental Sarah Lee Gates: I know you’re right, Daddy, but if I don’t tell myself there was a war, I have a most depressive feeling Chadwick’s ju... Read full article

Ready to honeymoon in Hawaii

When both newlyweds are actors, they should know how to properly pose for the camera, and Carole Lombard and William Powell don't disappoint as they give press photographers what they were looking for only hours after their wedding. The couple were aboard the oceanliner Malolo, heading to Hawaii and... Read full article

Jack Lord x 2 = 1st Episode of "Hawaii Five-O" + "Walk Like a Dragon"

One could argue that the first episode of the original Hawaii Five-O TV series was the "pilot" broadcast on CBS on September 20, 1968. While the pilot certainly established the show's premise--and introduced Wo Fat, its most famous villain--it was still a trial run. When the series was given the gre... Read full article

Discovering Oahu, Hawaii with Charlie Chan ~ Part 3

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. In the Charlie Chan film The Black Camel (1931), Shelah Fane (Dorothy Revier) has an appointment to meet with Tarneverro (Bela Lugosi), a mystic, at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. This meeting... Read full article