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Remembering Joan Leslie
Joan Leslie passed away at the age of 90 this past Monday, October 12th, in Los Angeles. Read more about her on The Telegraph.Born Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel on 26 January 1925 in Detroit,...
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Remembering Henry Travers 50 Years Later
Today is the 50th Anniversary of the death of Henry Travers, best known for his role as Clarence, "angel second class," in It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Henry Travers was born Travers John Hegarty on 5...
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Remembering Maureen O'Hara
Photograph by Erin Finn, Hollywood Glamour.I was deeply saddened to learn that Maureen O'Hara passed away this morning in Idaho at the age of 95. I knew this day would come one day but I had hoped it...
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So Goes My Love (1946)
Watching So Goes My Love (1946) for an old favorite actress - Myrna Loy, introduced me to a new favorite actor - Don Ameche.So Goes My Love is about a country girl (Loy) who goes to the city to find...
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Halloween in Hollywood
Frances Dee, 1931 Shirley Temple Jane Withers, 1936Carole LombardMyrna Loy Jean Arthur The Three StoogesPaulette GoddardClifton Webb, Marlene Dietrich, & Elizabeth Allan at Basil...
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Recommended Films to Watch on TCM in November
Here is a list of films I will either be watching or recommend. The one's with * I highly recommend. Remembering Maureen O'Hara Schedule
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Mickey's Gala Premiere (1933)
Cartoons, those short, animated sequences of pure entertainment, hold a special place in classic movie history. In the Golden Age of Hollywood, going to the movies was a much longer affair than it is...
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Grace Kelly & Edith Head: A Perfect Fashion Marriage
If I had to pick a favorite actress (which I don't really like to do, but people always want to know), it would be Grace Kelly.So says Edith Head, in a quote from her unfinished biography which was...
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Remembering Betsy Drake
I was saddened to learn today that Betsy Drake (born 9-11-23 in France) died October 27th in London at the age of 92. The third wife of Cary Grant (her first and only spouse), she appeared in nine...
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Charles Coburn: The Scene Stealer
Charles Coburn has become one of my favorite character actors ever since I saw him in The More the Merrier. He is definitely a scene stealer in that movie and won his first Oscar for his role as a...
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The Criterion Blogathon: Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca (1940) was Alfred Hitchcock's first film made in America, after he and his family migrated from England a t the start of WWII. While many claim his films from the 1960s are unsurpassed, it is...
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My Favorite Brunette (1947)
"You mean DOOM Syndrome is a real thing?"What film from the golden age of Hollywood do you show to a person who has only seen new movies? What if they say they don't like black and white? How do you...
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Bewitched with Classic TV - My New Blog
Just wanted to let everyone know that I have started another blog devoted to classic television - Bewitched with Classic TV. This month I will be looking at all of the outfits worn by Elizabeth...
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Frank Sinatra & Lauren Bacall: A Rocky Relationship
Today is the 100 birthday of the famous crooner, Frank Sinatra. In honor of this special day, Movie Classics and The Vintage Cameo are hosting the Sinatra Centennial Blogathon. Click here to read all...
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Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas: A Book Review
Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas by Alonso Duralde not only lists just about every movie connected with Christmas, but also informs the reader which ones are worth viewing and which ones aren't....
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Judy Garland singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." And "The Birthday of a King." Cary Grant "singing""Christmas Lullaby." Rosemary Clooney singing "Suzy Snowflake" Bing Crosby singing...
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Directors of Christmas Movies
We watch them every year but aside from Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (and probably Michael Curtiz's White Chirstmas and Ernst Lubitsch's The Shop Around the Corner), you may...
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Remembering the Stars We Lost in 2015
This year saw the deaths of several beloved stars, both of movies and television. TCM RemembersOn January 1st Donna Douglas, known as Elly May in The Beverly Hillbillies passed away. You can read my...
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Come to the Stable (1949)
Following the popular pattern of The Bells of St. Mary's and Going My Way, which found much charm and amusement in the lives of nuns and priests, this fable, originally written for the screen by Clare...
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