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Today's Classic Movie Birthdays

Birthname: Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland
Born: Oct 22, 1917
Tokyo, Japan
Passed: Dec 15, 2013
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Joan Fontaine
Oct 22, 1917

Birthname: Constance Campbell Bennett
Born: Oct 22, 1904
New York City, NY
Passed: Jul 24, 1965
Fort Dix, NJ

Constance Bennett
Oct 22, 1904

Birthname: Annette Joanne Funicello
Born: Oct 22, 1942
Utica, NY
Passed: Apr 8, 2013
Bakersfield, CA

Annette Funicello
Oct 22, 1942

Birthname: Jerome Lester Horwitz
Born: Oct 22, 1903
Brooklyn, NY
Passed: Jan 18, 1952
San Gabriel, CA

Curly Howard
Oct 22, 1903

Birthname: Elizabeth Keno
Born: Oct 22, 1920
The Bronx, NY
Passed: May 24, 1969
Huntington Beach, CA

Mitzi Green
Oct 22, 1920

MONTHLY COLUMNS

Noir Nook

Five Things I Love About Decoy (1946)

If you know your noir, you’re unquestionably familiar with iconic films like The Maltese Falcon (1941), Double Indemnity (1944), Laura (1944), and Out of the Past (1947) �" goes without saying, right? But do you know about Decoy (1946)? You should. You only owe it to yourself. For this month’s ......
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Silents are Golden

Silent Superstars: The Magnetic Conrad Veidt

Known to even casual fans of classic cinema for his striking portrayal of the sleepwalking Cesare in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Conrad Veidt was one of the great artistes of his generation. Gentlemanly, handsome, and madly in love with dramatic acting, he gave even the smallest roles his al......
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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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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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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

Jackie Coogan

Born October 26, 1914 Child Actor, Jackie Coogan! Couldn’t resist this one! Jackie Coogan — ADORABLE as a kid and kinda ‘cute’ as Uncle Fester too!!! Coogan appeared in 140 roles — most famously as The Kid in Charlie Chaplin‘s silent classic, The Kid… and of... Read more...

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