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Today's Classic Movie Birthdays

Birthname: George Ranft
Born: Sep 26, 1901
New York City, NY
Passed: Nov 24, 1980
Los Angeles, CA

George Raft
Sep 26, 1901

Birthname: Edmund Kellaway
Born: Sep 26, 1877
Wandsworth, London
Passed: Sep 6, 1959
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles

Edmund Gwenn
Sep 26, 1877

Birthname: Donald Cook
Born: Sep 26, 1901
Portland, OR
Passed: Oct 1, 1961
New Haven, CT

Donald Cook
Sep 26, 1901

Birthname: Gladys Lindeman
Born: Sep 26, 1894
Brooklyn, New York
Passed: Jul 2, 1929
Hollywood, CA

Gladys Brockwell
Sep 26, 1894

Birthname: Dorothy Smith
Born: Sep 26, 1933
Pride, LA
Passed: Jan 1, 2015
Baton Rouge, LA

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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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Silver Screen Standards

Angel Face (1953)

Classic film has no shortage of mean girls, but Angel Face (1953) offers a particularly dangerous teenage femme fatale in its title character, played with unhinged intensity by English actress Jean Simmons. The plot of this riveting story of obsession and murder has a lot in common with Leave Her to......
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Western RoundUp

Lone Pine Film Festival 2026 Preview

It’s hard to believe it, but it’s time for a preview of the 36th Lone Pine Film Festival! This year’s festival takes place in Lone Pine, California, from October 8th through 11th, 2026. Countless movies were filmed in the Alabama Hills outside Lone Pine, and Lone Pine is also the home of the M......
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Classic Movie Travels

Grace Kelly

Grace Patricia Kelly was born on November 12, 1929, to Margaret Majer Kelly and John Kelly Sr. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was the third of their four children. Her father owned a brickwork contracting company and won three Olympic gold medals for sculling. Though he lost his run for Mayor of......
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Legend Tribute

Mickey Rooney

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Mickey Rooney, born September 23, 1920! Even though it’s a cliche phrase, I’m going to say it anyway: What can possibly be said about Mickey Rooney that hasn’t already been said? The man has won two different kinds of Academy Award (Juvenile and Honorary),... Read more...

Mini Tribute

Arnold Stang

Born September 28, 1918 Character Actor Arnold Stang With thick black glasses and inimitable squawky voice, Arnold Stang‘s career spans radio, Broadway, television and film. His film and TV appearances include My Sister Eileen (uncredited debut role), The Man with the Golden Arm (Sinatra’s... Read more...

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