Western RoundUp: Yvonne De Carlo
Canadian-born actress Yvonne De Carlo is remembered by many classic film fans as one of Hollywood’s most glamorous women.
Born Margaret “Peggy” Yvonne Middleton in Vancouver in 1922, De Carlo began her film career in bit parts in 1941, working......
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Top 1960’s Movies (see all)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- The Apartment (1960)
- The Birds (1963)
- Charade (1963)
- Psycho (1960)
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
- Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- That Touch of Mink (1962)
Fan Top War Movies (see all)
- The African Queen (1951)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- Father Goose (1964)
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- Captain Blood (1935)
- Gunga Din (1939)
- The General (1926)
- Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
- To Have and Have Not (1944)
Fan Top Scientists / Inventors Movies (see all)
- Monkey Business (1952)
- The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
- I'll Never Forget You (1951)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943)
- The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
- X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
- The Heavenly Body (1944)
- Torn Curtain (1966)
- Son of Flubber (1963)
- Madame Curie (1943)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Robert Mitchum
Aug 6, 1917
Lucille Ball
Aug 6, 1911
Ella Raines
Aug 6, 1920
Louella Parsons
Aug 6, 1881
Western RoundUp
The Directors Chair
?THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH? ( 1956 ) ~
QUE SERA SERA
?Why would he pick me out to tell??
Why? Because you?re the affable, all-American James Stewart, that?s why. I?ve no real clue why Stewart?s picked, other than he?s a great foil to get pushed around by Hitchcock and international forces be......
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Silents are Golden
Silents are Golden: Beyond ?The Big Three?: Some Silent Comedy Suggestions
If you?re a fan of silent comedy, I?m willing to bet you fell for it one of three ways: by watching Buster Keaton?s films, by watching Charlie Chaplin?s films, or by watching the films of Harold Lloyd. And honestly, you ca......
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Silver Screen Standards
Silver Screen Standards: Mary Poppins (1964), Prop Culture and You
This spring, the streaming service Disney+ launched a new series called Prop Culture, in which host Dan Lanigan brings together props and people from some of Disney?s most memorable live-action pictures. The oldest movie featured ......
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Monsters and Matinees
‘The Blob’ is based on a what?!
“Do you know the movie The Blob, Aunt Toni?”
I’ve never heard a sweeter question than that one recently asked by my 11-year-old niece, Grace.
As classic movie
fans, we all hope to inspire younger generations to discover classic f......
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Legend Tribute: Robert Mitchum
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Robert Mitchum, born today, August 6 in 1917. Wesley Snipes. Russell Crowe. Colin Farrell. Or as the tabloids likes to call them — Hollywood bad boys. A decades old trope that blends the public persona of an actor with their silver screen characters, a bad... Read more...
Mini Tribute Kym Karath
Born August 4, 1958, Child Actress Kym Karath! Kym Karath is probably best known for her role as the youngest Von Trapp, Gretl, in The Sound of Music… Why am I always last? -Kym Karath as Gretl in The Sound of Music ….. BUT I also remember her well as Maggie Boyer (Doris Day and James Garner’s... Read more...
Marilyn: Behind the Icon The Misfits?
Marilyn: Behind the Icon –Monroe is Forlorn Perfection in The Misfits
Marilyn Monroe, playwright Arthur Miller
Producer Frank Taylor announced that The Misfits, an independent film, would be the ?ultimate motion picture,? the joint vision of a leading American playwright and an internati......Read more
Marilyn: Behind the Icon – Some Like It Hot
Marilyn: Behind the Icon ?A Comedic and Pregnant Monroe Triumphs inSome Like It Hot and Wins the Golden Globe
In 2000, the American Film Institute honored Some Like It Hot as the ?Best Comedy of All Time.? In the six decades after its release, the film achieved acclaim worldwide as one of the......Read more
Marilyn: Behind the Icon The Prince and the Showgirl
Marilyn: Behind the IconAs Producer and Star, Monroe Dazzles inThe Prince and the Showgirl
Sir Laurence Olivier and Monroe
Director Joshua Logan considered the collaboration of Marilyn Monroe and Sir Laurence Olivier ?the best combination since black & white.? After renegotiating her contr......Read more
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Classic Movie Events
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Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is an Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, NC?
The Andy Griffith Museum houses a treasure trove of Andy Griffith memorabilia including actual props... .. read more
National Film Registry
In 1996, Show Boat starring the legendary Kathryn Grayson, was inducted into The National Film Registry, 45 years after its initial release (1951).see more National Film Registry inductees...
Grauman's Chinese Theater
Debbie Reynolds's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1965. So were Marcello Mastroianni, Frank Sinatra... see more