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: Jack Weinstein
Born: Aug 21, 1924
Cleveland, OH
Passed: May 3, 1996
New York City, NY
Born: Aug 21, 1924
Cleveland, OH
Passed: May 3, 1996
New York City, NY
Jack Weston
Aug 21, 1924
Birthname: Herbert Mundin
Born: Aug 21, 1898
St. Helens, Lancashire
Passed: Mar 5, 1939
Van Nuys, CA
Born: Aug 21, 1898
St. Helens, Lancashire
Passed: Mar 5, 1939
Van Nuys, CA
Herbert Mundin
Aug 21, 1898
Birthname: Egbert Roach
Born: Aug 21, 1891
Washington, DC
Passed: Feb 16, 1971
Los Angeles, CA
Born: Aug 21, 1891
Washington, DC
Passed: Feb 16, 1971
Los Angeles, CA
Bert Roach
Aug 21, 1891
Birthname: Patricia Ellen Russo
Born: Aug 21, 1945
Brooklyn, NY
Born: Aug 21, 1945
Brooklyn, NY
Patty McCormack
Aug 21, 1945
Birthname: Tom Tully
Born: Aug 21, 1908
Durango, CO
Passed: Apr 27, 1982
Newport Beach, CA
Born: Aug 21, 1908
Durango, CO
Passed: Apr 27, 1982
Newport Beach, CA
Tom Tully
Aug 21, 1908
QUOTE OF THE DAY
[Rollo shakes Betsy's hand and presents her with a bouquet]
Rollo Treadway: Will you marry me?
Betsy O'Brien: Certainly not!
See more quotes from The Navigator...Rollo Treadway: Will you marry me?
Betsy O'Brien: Certainly not!
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 Jack Weston
Born August 21, 1924, Character Actor Jack Weston! Weston appeared in over 100 roles — from bungling friends to terrifying villains. My personal favorite: Cactus Flower (I think I know his dialog by heart!), but there are so many other great ones too, including Wait Until Dark and Please Don’t... Read more...
Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a
Laurel & Hardy Statue
in Ulverston, England?
A bronze statue of Laurel and Hardy was unveiled in 2009 in the Cumbrian birthplace of Stan Laurel. ... ..
Read moreNational Film Registry
Morocco, directed by the legendary Josef von Sternberg, was released in 1930. In 1992, 62 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
Susan Hayward's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1951. So were Oskar Werner... See more
