GlamAmor-ous Holidays - Classic Style of 1947's IT HAPPENED ON FIFTH AVENUE

Happy holidays! I realize I have been a bit quiet online because of my Pre-Code screening series The Style of Sin and working on my book Film Noir Style: The Killer 1940s. The book will be on sale Fall 2020 and I'm very excited about it. Because copy is due by the end of the year, I've been buried i... Read full article

It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)

Originally published December 6th, 2014 A series of comic miscommunications and mistaken identity lead to a fun holiday story perfect for the post-WWII family. It Happened on Fifth Avenue focuses on a problem common to several films made after 1945 – the housing crisis – but combines it... Read full article

GlamAmor-ous Holidays--Holiday Style of 1947's IT HAPPENED ON FIFTH AVENUE

Every year at this time I enjoy looking at style in movies that celebrate the holidays. In the past, this has included The Thin Man (1934), The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942), and White Christmas (1954). Anyone who knows me knows how much I love film noir, so last year I looked at 1947's Lady in the ... Read full article

It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)

The fact that Miracle on 34th Street and this film came out the same year seems to suggest that there was something special in the air of New York City that year. It was a magical place, specifically during the Christmas season with Santa Claus going on trial and winning, while tramps helped reform ... Read full article

It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)

The fact that Miracle on 34th Street and this film came out the same year seems to suggest that there was something special in the air of New York City that year. It was a magical place, specifically during the Christmas season with Santa Claus going on trial and winning, while tramps helped reform ... Read full article