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: Maureen FitzSimons
Born: Aug 17, 1920
Ranelagh, Ireland
Passed: Oct 24, 2015
Boise, Idaho
Born: Aug 17, 1920
Ranelagh, Ireland
Passed: Oct 24, 2015
Boise, Idaho
Maureen O'Hara
Aug 17, 1920
Birthname: Mary Jane West
Born: Aug 17, 1893
Woodhaven, NY
Passed: Nov 22, 1980
Hollywood, CA
Born: Aug 17, 1893
Woodhaven, NY
Passed: Nov 22, 1980
Hollywood, CA
Mae West
Aug 17, 1893
Birthname: Schmuel Gelbfisz
Born: Aug 17, 1879
Warsaw, Poland
Passed: Jan 31, 1974
Los Angeles, CA
Born: Aug 17, 1879
Warsaw, Poland
Passed: Jan 31, 1974
Los Angeles, CA
Samuel Goldwyn
Aug 17, 1879
Birthname: Edgar Montillion Wooley
Born: Aug 17, 1888
New York City, NY
Passed: May 6, 1963
Albany, NY
Born: Aug 17, 1888
New York City, NY
Passed: May 6, 1963
Albany, NY
Monty Woolley
Aug 17, 1888
Birthname: Evelyn Ankers
Born: Aug 17, 1918
Valparaiso, Chile
Passed: Aug 29, 1985
Haiku, Maui
Born: Aug 17, 1918
Valparaiso, Chile
Passed: Aug 29, 1985
Haiku, Maui
Evelyn Ankers
Aug 17, 1918
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Shemp 'Shempy':
as he helps Paula pick up the Dining table and carry it, Where are we going?
Aunt Paula: To Cairo, where do you think, we're going to the Kitchen.
See more quotes from Forsaking All Others...Aunt Paula: To Cairo, where do you think, we're going to the Kitchen.
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: Shelley Winters
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Shelley Winters, born on August 18, 1920! Some actors make a career by playing it safe. They find a niche; make it work, and stick with it. It’s a respectable, perfectly stable way of making a living in Hollywood. Shelley Winters, however, wasn’t into that.... 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
House of Usher, starring the legendary Vincent Price, was released in 1960. In 2005, 45 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
Nelson Eddy's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1938. So were Mickey Rooney... See more
