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: Ethel Hilda Keeler
Born: Aug 25, 1910
Halifax, Canada
Passed: Feb 28, 1993
Rancho Mirage, CA
Born: Aug 25, 1910
Halifax, Canada
Passed: Feb 28, 1993
Rancho Mirage, CA
Ruby Keeler
Aug 25, 1910
Birthname: Charles Van Dell Johnson
Born: Aug 25, 1916
Newport, RI
Passed: Dec 12, 2008
Nyack, NY
Born: Aug 25, 1916
Newport, RI
Passed: Dec 12, 2008
Nyack, NY
Van Johnson
Aug 25, 1916
Birthname: Richard Greene
Born: Aug 25, 1918
Plymouth, Devon
Passed: Jun 1, 1985
Norfolk, UK
Born: Aug 25, 1918
Plymouth, Devon
Passed: Jun 1, 1985
Norfolk, UK
Richard Greene
Aug 25, 1918
Birthname: Eric Alexander Rennie
Born: Aug 25, 1909
Bradford, Yorkshire
Passed: Jun 10, 1971
Harrogate, Yorkshire
Born: Aug 25, 1909
Bradford, Yorkshire
Passed: Jun 10, 1971
Harrogate, Yorkshire
Michael Rennie
Aug 25, 1909
Birthname: Thomas Sean Connery
Born: Aug 25, 1930
Edinburgh, UK
Born: Aug 25, 1930
Edinburgh, UK
Sean Connery
Aug 25, 1930
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Larry:
[once told they inherited their uncle's gown shop] Water... give me water.
[a car drives by and splashes all three of them]
Moe: Water you had to have, eh?
[slaps Larry]
See more quotes from Slippery Silks...[a car drives by and splashes all three of them]
Moe: Water you had to have, eh?
[slaps Larry]
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 Charles Sellon
Born August 24, 1870, Charles Sellon! Appeared in over 100 roles but I love him BEST as Mr Muckle in WC Fields‘ It’s a Gift (Norman Z. McLeod). “Open the door for Mr Muckle!” Poor WC! ….. Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub Share this:ShareFacebookDiggRedditStumbleUponEmailPrint... Read more...
Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a
Fairmount Historical Museum
in Fairmount, IN?
The Fairmount Historical Museum houses artifacts related to the town plus many pieces related to, an... ..
Read moreNational Film Registry
In 1991, The Italian starring the legendary George Beban, was inducted into The National Film Registry, 76 years after its initial release (1915).See more National Film Registry inductees...
Grauman’s Chinese Theater
Joan Crawford's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1929. So were Janet Gaynor... See more
