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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Today's Classic Movie Birthdays
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Birthname: Ethel Mae Blythe
Born: Aug 15, 1879
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Passed: Jun 18, 1959
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
Born: Aug 15, 1879
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Passed: Jun 18, 1959
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
Ethel Barrymore
Aug 15, 1879
Birthname: Wendy Margaret Hiller
Born: Aug 15, 1912
Bramhall, Cheshire
Passed: May 14, 2003
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Born: Aug 15, 1912
Bramhall, Cheshire
Passed: May 14, 2003
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Wendy Hiller
Aug 15, 1912
Birthname: Signe Eleonora Cecilia Larsson
Born: Aug 15, 1910
Stockholm, Sweden
Passed: Jun 7, 2002
Los Angeles, CA
Born: Aug 15, 1910
Stockholm, Sweden
Passed: Jun 7, 2002
Los Angeles, CA
Signe Hasso
Aug 15, 1910
Birthname: Henry Richard Hall
Born: Aug 15, 1920
New York City, NY
Passed: Jan 30, 1999
North Hollywood, CA
Born: Aug 15, 1920
New York City, NY
Passed: Jan 30, 1999
North Hollywood, CA
Huntz Hall
Aug 15, 1920
Birthname: Mary Ryan
Born: Aug 15, 1884
Troy, NY
Passed: Dec 3, 1976
Los Angeles, CA
Born: Aug 15, 1884
Troy, NY
Passed: Dec 3, 1976
Los Angeles, CA
Mary Nash
Aug 15, 1884
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Murray:
A suicide telegram? Who sends a suicide telegram?
Oscar Madison: Felix, the nut, that's who! Can you imagine getting a thing like that? She even had to tip the kid a quarter.
See more quotes from The Odd Couple...Oscar Madison: Felix, the nut, that's who! Can you imagine getting a thing like that? She even had to tip the kid a quarter.
MONTHLY COLUMNS
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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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Silents are Golden
The American Revolution On The Silent Screen America (1924)
It’s fascinating to see how American silent filmmakers portrayed events from U.S. history. Just think how much closer they were in time to events that are practically mythical to us today. In 1915, the Civil War had taken place only 5......
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BIRTHDAY TRIBUTES
Legend Tribute: Alfred Hitchcock
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Alfred Hitchcock, born today on August 13th in 1899! It’s difficult to summarize someone like Hitchcock in a blog post. His films could be complex and subversive; silly and serious; all in the same scene. A master of his craft, Hitchcock has not only made himself... Read more...
Mini Tribute Mae Clarke
Born August 16, 1910, Actress Mae Clarke! Grapefruit anyone??? All kidding aside, actress Mae Clarke appeared in over 115 roles. She is probably best remembered as Henry Frankenstein’s (Colin Clive’s) fiancee, Elizabeth, in the 1931 classic, Frankenstein, and as poor Kitty, who unfortunately... Read more...
Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a
Margaret Mitchell House
in Atlanta, GA?
Operated by the Atlanta History Center, the Margaret Mitchell House features guided tours of the apa... ..
Read moreNational Film Registry
Mom and Dad, starring the legendary June Carlson, was released in 1945. In 2005, 60 years later, it was inducted into The National Film Registry. Thank you National Film Registry!See more National Film Registry inductees...
Grauman’s Chinese Theater
Red Skelton's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1942. So were Henry Fonda... See more
