Retrocast redux: Carole and husbands go Goldie in "Seems Like Old Times"

What's this, you're asking? It's my brain having some fun again, that's what. More than eight years ago, I participated in a blogathon called "The Great Recasting," where post-1965 films were "created" with pre-1965 personnel. My choice was to convert the 1992 comedy "Housesitter," starring Goldie H... Read full article

snapshot: Innocent Husbands (1925)

US / 25 minutes / bw silent / Hal Roach Studios, Pathé Exchange Dir: Leo McCarey Pr: Hal Roach Cine: Len Powers Cast: Charley Chase, Katherine Grant, Jane Sherman, Lucien Littlefield, Jimmie Finlayson, William Gillespie, Kay de Lys, Philip Sleeman, Martha Sleeper. A delightful Hal Roach comedy tha... Read full article

Kept Husbands (1931)

via: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kept_Husbands  Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. If you’re looking for a deliciously scandalous movie with witty dialogue and delightful characters, this is not it. But if you’re on the hunt for a mediocre flick with flat characters and... Read full article

Too Many Husbands (1940)

Too Many Husbands Directed by Wesley Ruggles Written by Claude Binyon based on the play by W. Somerset Maugham 1940/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental This unsung screwball comedy started off so well … Bill Cardew (Fred MacMurray) and Henry Lowndes (Melvin Douglas... Read full article

"Kept Husbands," or Bride and Gloom

"Whatcha watching?" Old movie. "Not really." Yes. And to anticipate your next question, it's called "Kept Husbands," and it was released in 1931. "Starring, from the looks of things, Hunky McHunkerson." You mean Joel McCrea. "If you say so." I say so. Yes, he is the male lead. He is a steel... Read full article