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Today's Classic Movie Birthdays

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Birthname: David Lewis
Born: Oct 19, 1916
    Pittsburgh, PA
Passed: Dec 11, 2000
    Woodland Hills, Los Angeles

David Lewis
Oct 19, 1916

Birthname: Mimi Gibson
Born: Oct 19, 1948
    Renton, WA

Mimi Gibson
Oct 19, 1948

Birthname: Robert Beatty
Born: Oct 19, 1909
    Hamilton, Canada
Passed: Mar 3, 1992
    London, England

Robert Beatty
Oct 19, 1909

Birthname: Daniel Malloy Tobin
Born: Oct 19, 1910
    Cincinnati, OH
Passed: Nov 26, 1982
    Santa Monica, CA

Dan Tobin
Oct 19, 1910

Birthname: Karl Oscar Tore Johansson
Born: Oct 19, 1903
    Kalmar, Sweden
Passed: May 12, 1971
    San Fernando, CA

Tor Johnson
Oct 19, 1903

MONTHLY COLUMNS

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Silver Screen Standards

The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)

If Thing is your favorite member of the Addams Family, then creep on over to see The Beast with Five Fingers (1946), which stars Peter Lorre as a mistreated secretary who is haunted by the murderous hand of his recently deceased employer. This eerie Warner Bros. outing from director Robert Florey ge......
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Classic Movie Travels

Dorothy Christy

Dorothy Christy was born Dorothea Jean Seltzer on May 26, 1900, in Reading, Pennsylvania, to John and Priscilla Seltzer. Her parents emigrated from Germany. Although she occasionally participated in amateur plays as a young woman, she did not initially plan to pursue acting as a career. After attend......
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Western RoundUp

The War Wagon (1967)

John Wayne has always been one of my favorite actors, as reflected in past columns such as John Wayne Favorites. Still, there are a number of Wayne films I’ve never seen, particularly from among his later films. One of those titles was The War Wagon (1967), which I’ve now caught up with thanks t......
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Silents are Golden

An Ideal Mentor: Buster Keaton’s Apprenticeship With Roscoe Arbuckle

Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton If you’re a fan of classic comedy, you’ve likely heard of Buster Keaton’s earliest film appearances in Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle’s slapstick comedies, many of which are considered classics today. With its freewheeling atmosphere and talented fellow comedian......
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Monsters and Matinees

The ‘big grasshopper movie’ makes me feel like a kid again

In today’s on-demand world of streaming services, we feel like we can watch any movie with a click of a button. But that’s not true. There are always films that elude us despite our best efforts to find them. For me, that’s Beginning of the End (1957). I was a kid when I first saw the awesomel......
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Noir Nook

Anthony Mann at the Helm

Several years ago, when I was a guest on a podcast, the hostess asked me to name my favorite film noir directors. I don’t know why, but I felt like a deer caught in the headlights, and my mind went completely blank �" the only director I could even think of was Alfred Hitchcock! And no shade to S......
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BIRTHDAY TRIBUTES

Legend Tribute

Margaret Dumont

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Margaret Dumont, born on October 20, 1882! I must say that Margaret Dumont is one of my favorite Character Actresses of all time! And, although she has appeared in over 55 films, I just can’t help but associate her with the Marx Brothers, so much so, in...  Read more...

Mini Tribute

Melville Cooper

Born October 15, 1896 Character Actor Melville Cooper! Plump-faced, droopy-eyed, Character Actor, Melville Cooper, appeared in over 100 film and TV roles — playing pompous ineffectual types — blunderers, cowards, thieves, disdainful servants, snobs. Most notably, he played the High Sheriff...  Read more...

Fan Favorites: Romance Films

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Sunrise

1927

Fan rating: 10.00

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939

Fan rating: 10.00

7th Heaven

1927

Fan rating: 10.00

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