Silver Screen Standards: Tension (1949)
Although it?s not as celebrated as noir classics like The Maltese Falcon (1942) or Sunset Blvd. (1950), director John Berry?s Tension (1949) is one of my go-to picks for the genre because it packs so much punch to appreciate into 95 minutes of keenly depict......
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Top 1900’s Movies (see all)
- The Great Train Robbery (1903)
- At the Altar (1909)
- Rescued from an Eagle's Nest (1908)
- The Golden Louis (1909)
- The Sealed Room (1909)
- The Lonely Villa (1909)
- Lady Helen's Escapade (1909)
- Those Awful Hats (1909)
- Resurrection (1909)
- After Many Years (1908)
Fan Top Drama Movies (see all)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- North by Northwest (1959)
- All About Eve (1950)
- Casablanca (1942)
- The African Queen (1951)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
- Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Fan Top School Movies (see all)
- The Major and the Minor (1942)
- The Little Princess (1939)
- Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
- Best Foot Forward (1943)
- Ah, Wilderness! (1935)
- These Three (1936)
- The Trouble with Angels (1966)
- High School Confidential (1958)
- Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968)
- Hell's Kitchen (1939)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Leo G. Carroll
Oct 25, 1886
Whit Bissell
Oct 25, 1909
Marion Ross
Oct 25, 1928
Polly Ann Young
Oct 25, 1908
Silver Screen Standards
Silents are Golden
Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At ? Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu ?one of the most iconic and influential horror films ever made. One of the finest examples of the genre known as German Expressionism. A masterpiece by one of early cinema?s most skilled directors. And, of course, a prime example o......
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Monsters and Matinees
Open the new book Fright Favorites: 31 Movies to Haunt Your Halloween and Beyond to find this dedication from author David J. Skal:
?To monster kids of all ages everywhere. (You know who you are.)?
If you recognize
yourself in that dedication (and you probably do if you are reading Monster......
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Noir Nook
Noir Nook: More Unsung Noirs
Out the Past. Double Indemnity. Laura. Blah blah blah.
We all know about these often-seen and much-loved noirs. But what about the unsung features? The ones that nobody talks about? The ones that many noir lovers have never even heard of, let alone seen? In this mo......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Anne Shirley
Anne Shirley
While Anne Shirley did not stay in the entertainment industry for as long as many of her peers did, she offered audiences a variety of notable performances.
Born Dawn Evelyeen Paris on April 17, 1918, in New York City, to Henry and Mimi Par......
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Legend Tribute: Teresa Wright
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Teresa Wright, born on October 27, 1918! One thing that I?ve always liked about Teresa Wright was her integrity and control over her own image. Although the height of her career was during WWII, she was so opposed to posing for any of the famed ?cheesecake? photographs... Read more...
Mini Tribute Jackie Coogan
Born October 26, 1914 Child Actor, Jackie Coogan! Couldn’t resist this one! Jackie Coogan — ADORABLE as a kid and kinda ‘cute’ as Uncle Fester too!!! Coogan appeared in 140 roles — most famously as The Kid in Charlie Chaplin‘s silent classic, The Kid… and of... Read more...
Whats Streaming in Oct on the CMH Channel at Best Classics Ever? A Farewell to Arms, Father’s Little Dividend and More!
Our Oct Picks on the Classic Movie Hub ChannelOver 40 Titles Streaming Free All, Every Month
It?s that time again? We have our monthly free streaming picks for our Classic Movie Hub Channel at Best Classics Ever (BCE) ? the mega streaming channel for classic movies a......Read more
Marilyn: Behind the Icon – How to Marry a Millionaire
Marilyn Monroe Launches Cinemascope inHow to Marry A Millionaire (1953)
?People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night,? 20th Century-Fox Studio mogul Darryl Zanuck predicted of television. He could not have been more wrong. By 1953, cinema attendance dropped nearly fift......Read more
Marilyn: Behind the Icon – Let’s Make Love
Monroe?s
Last Completed Musical-Comedy:Let?s Make Love (1960)
?Marilyn Monroe is the greatest farceuse in the business,? Fox film producer Jerry Wald asserted. ?A female Chaplin.? In the summer of 1959, Wald approached Monroe with The Billionaire, a musical comedy by Norman Krasna who had scr......Read more
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Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum in Gene Autry, OK?
The Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum is dedicated to the legacy of the singing cowboys of the 'B' Western ... .. read more
National Film Registry
Wings, starring the legendary Clara Bow, was released in 1927. In 1997, 70 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
Yul Brynner's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1956. So were Deborah Kerr, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, George Stevens... see more