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: Millard Mitchell
Born: Aug 14, 1903
Havana, Cuba
Passed: Oct 13, 1953
Santa Monica, CA
Born: Aug 14, 1903
Havana, Cuba
Passed: Oct 13, 1953
Santa Monica, CA
Millard Mitchell
Aug 14, 1903
Birthname: Vernon Dobtcheff
Born: Aug 14, 1934
Nimes, France
Born: Aug 14, 1934
Nimes, France
Vernon Dobtcheff
Aug 14, 1934
Birthname: Alice Margaret Ghostley
Born: Aug 14, 1924
Eve, MO
Passed: Sep 21, 2007
Studio City, CA
Born: Aug 14, 1924
Eve, MO
Passed: Sep 21, 2007
Studio City, CA
Alice Ghostley
Aug 14, 1924
Birthname: Frank Thomas Feeney
Born: Aug 14, 1881
Portland, ME
Passed: Sep 5, 1953
Los Angeles, CA
Born: Aug 14, 1881
Portland, ME
Passed: Sep 5, 1953
Los Angeles, CA
Francis Ford
Aug 14, 1881
Birthname: Carl Benton Reid
Born: Aug 14, 1893
Lansing, MI
Passed: Mar 16, 1973
Hollywood, CA
Born: Aug 14, 1893
Lansing, MI
Passed: Mar 16, 1973
Hollywood, CA
Carl Benton Reid
Aug 14, 1893
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Jason Meredith:
You know, it takes money, capital, brains and sweat to raise cattle, but any idiot with a two-bit dog and a Winchester can raise sheep.
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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
Charlie Chaplin Statue
in London, England?
A statue of Charlie Chaplin, created by John Doubleday, stands in Leicester Square, London. It was ... ..
Read moreNational Film Registry
One Week, starring the legendary Buster Keaton, was released in 1920. In 2008, 88 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
The Ritz Brothers's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1937. So were Eleanor Powell... See more
