Pre-Code Films with Film Noir Flavor " Part 2
Next to film noir, my favorite era of filmmaking is pre-Code " and it’s no wonder that I’m so fond of these pictures " so many of them served up plots that would have made near-perfect film noirs. In my Noir Nook for July 2026, I took a look a......
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Today's Classic Movie Birthdays
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Birthname: Eugene Curran Kelly
Born: Aug 23, 1912
Pittsburgh, PA
Passed: Feb 2, 1996
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
Born: Aug 23, 1912
Pittsburgh, PA
Passed: Feb 2, 1996
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
Gene Kelly
Aug 23, 1912
Birthname: Vera June Ralston
Born: Aug 23, 1929
Boise City, Oklahoma
Born: Aug 23, 1929
Boise City, Oklahoma
Vera Miles
Aug 23, 1929
Birthname: Janet Susan Mary Hoffman
Born: Aug 23, 1938
Syracuse, NY
Born: Aug 23, 1938
Syracuse, NY
Viva
Aug 23, 1938
Birthname: Thomas F. Baker
Born: Aug 23, 1940
unknown, West Virginia
Passed: Sep 2, 1982
New York City, NY
Born: Aug 23, 1940
unknown, West Virginia
Passed: Sep 2, 1982
New York City, NY
Tom Baker
Aug 23, 1940
Birthname: Merrie Spaeth
Born: Aug 23, 1948
Charlottesville, VA
Born: Aug 23, 1948
Charlottesville, VA
Merrie Spaeth
Aug 23, 1948
QUOTE OF THE DAY
J.C. Haggard:
You've got a lot to learn about patience.
Hale Clinton: I'm patient enough when the chips are on the table. I just want the game to get started.
See more quotes from Five Guns West...Hale Clinton: I'm patient enough when the chips are on the table. I just want the game to get started.
MONTHLY COLUMNS
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Silver Screen Standards
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
I’m always impressed at just how many Frankenstein movies Universal turned out between 1931 and 1948, and I’m also deeply entertained by the studio’s mix and match approach to making those pictures where its stars were concerned. It might not make for th......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Ronnie Schell Ronnie Schell
Ronald Ralph Schell was born on December 23, 1931, in Richmond, California, to David and Marguerite Schell. His father worked as a stock checker at an automobile industry plant and later worked for a naval supply center. His mother was a waitres......
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Western RoundUp
The Maverick Queen (1956)
Barbara Stanwyck is a favorite of many classic film fans, myself included.
Over the years I’ve reviewed a few of her films here after seeing them for the first time: The Furies (1950), The Violent Men (1955), and Forty Guns (1957). The Maverick Queen (1956)
One of t......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Jim Nabors
Jim Nabors
James Thurston Nabors was born on June 12, 1930, in Sylacauga, Alabama, the son of Fred Nabors, a police officer, and Mavis Pearl Newman Nabors. He was raised in the small central Alabama community alongside two older sisters: Freddie Mae and Annie ......
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Noir Nook
Pre-Code Films with Film Noir Flavor
Next to film noir, my favorite type of classic movie is pre-Code " films released roughly between 1929 and July 1934, before the strict enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code (also known as the Hays Code). The Hays Code represented a set of censorsh......
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Silver Screen Standards
Man Hunt (1941)
I discovered the existence of Man Hunt (1941) while searching for classic movies about close encounters with Nazis, and as soon as I learned about it, I knew I needed to see it for myself. Adapted from Geoffrey Household’s 1939 novel, Rogue Male, Man Hunt is one of several anti-Na......
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BIRTHDAY TRIBUTES
Legend Tribute: Gene Kelly
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Gene Kelly, born on August 23, 1912! As mentioned before with James Cagney, a prerequisite for stardom in classic Hollywood cinema was to hold the moniker triple threat. But what about a quadruple threat? Someone who can sing, dance, act, and direct? Surely such... Read more...
Mini Tribute Cecil Kellaway
Born August 22, 1890, Character Actor Cecil Kellaway! Hollywood’s favorite Leprechaun, Cecil Kellaway, just happened to be Santa Claus’ (Edmund Gwenn‘s) cousin! But on a more serious note: Kellaway played 140+ roles, many times as wise or mischievous characters. He was nominated... Read more...
Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a
Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum
in Gene Autry, OK?
The Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum is dedicated to the legacy of the singing cowboys of the 'B' Western ... ..
Read moreNational Film Registry
In 1989, Singin' in the Rain starring the legendary Gene Kelly, was inducted into The National Film Registry, 37 years after its initial release (1952).See more National Film Registry inductees...
Grauman’s Chinese Theater
Diana Wynyard's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1933. So were Jean Harlow... See more
