Classic Movie Travels: Ruby Keeler
Ruby Keeler
When thinking of early musicals, the output of Warner Bros. studios is certainly worth noting. In the Gold Digger musicals and so many others, a wide variety of Warner Bros.’s triple-threat talents shone in the musical genre. Though Ruby Kee......
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Ticket Giveaway
We're giving away lots of tickets EVERY MONTH to "TCM Big Screen Classics", courtesy of Fathom Events Enter here each month...
Top 1930’s Movies (see all)
- Bringing up Baby (1938)
- It Happened One Night (1934)
- Top Hat (1935)
- After the Thin Man (1936)
- The Gay Divorcee (1934)
- Swing Time (1936)
- The Awful Truth (1937)
- The Thin Man (1934)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Fan Top Romance Movies (see all)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- Casablanca (1942)
- The African Queen (1951)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- On the Waterfront (1954)
- Grand Hotel (1932)
- An Affair to Remember (1957)
Fan Top Babies Movies (see all)
- Bachelor Mother (1939)
- Father's Little Dividend (1951)
- The Kid (1921)
- Rosemary's Baby (1968)
- Bundle of Joy (1956)
- Blondie's Blessed Event (1942)
- How to Commit Marriage (1969)
- Three Godfathers (1948)
- To Each His Own (1946)
- The Three Godfathers (1916)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Ringo Starr
Jul 7, 1940
George Cukor
Jul 7, 1899
Vittorio de Sica
Jul 7, 1901
Charles de Rochefor...
Jul 7, 1879
Classic Movie Travels
Western RoundUp
Western RoundUp: Review ? The Cariboo Trail (1950)
It’s hard to believe, but this month’s column marks two years
since the Western Roundup debuted here at Classic Movie Hub.
My introductory post covered Five of My Favorite Westerns, and since then it’s been a great hono......
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The Directors Chair
The Directors? Chair: Foreign Correspondent
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT (1940)
What a nifty little spitfire of a movie Foreign Correspondent is. Joel McCrea stands in for America in this ?thirty-seconds-before-WWII-begins? thriller. A Dutch ambassador (poignantly played by Albert Basserma......
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Silents are Golden
Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At ? Safety Last! (1923)
Few images from cinema are more iconic than the
1920s, black-and-white photo of a young man in round glasses dangling from a
clock. Even if you?ve never seen a silent film, it?s guaranteed that you?ve
seen this famous still at some point&......
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The Funny Papers
In Praise of Hildy and HIS GIRL FRIDAY
A raven-haired beauty. She?s a tall drink of water and commands the room with her confidence and radiance, with a wit as sharp as her perfectly slanted hat and Kalloch suit. Only Rosalind Russell as Hildy Johnson could go toe-to-toe with Cary Grant as ch......
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Legend Tribute: George Cukor
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, George Cukor, born today, July 7 in 1899! Woman?s Director. That is the title Hollywood bequeathed upon George Cukor, a title he of course resented. And, to be perfectly honest, I almost resent it, too. To call Cukor a ?woman?s director? is to insult his craft... Read more...
Mini Tribute Sam Wood at Work
Born July 10, 1883 Director Sam Wood! Sam Wood directed over 80 films in his 30-year film career (1920-1950) including Goodbye Mr. Chips, Kitty Foyle, Kings Row, A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Pride of the Yankees, The Devil and Miss Jones and Saratoga Trunk.... Read more...
Marilyn: Behind the Icon Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Marilyn: Behind the Icon — Monroe Catapults to Global Fame in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes signified an ideal pairing of star & role, catapulting Marilyn Monroe into global superstardom, endearing her to the public, and cementing her comedic & musical talent......Read more
Free Streaming in July on the CMH Channel at Best Classics Ever Santa Fe Trail, And Then There Were None, Penny Serenade and More
Classic Movie Hub’s July picks for our CMH-Curated BCE ChannelMore than 40 Titles Streaming Free All Month Long!
As we announced last month, we are thrilled?to have?partnered?with?Best Classics Ever (BCE), a mega streaming channel dedicated to classic films and TV shows!
And, we are prou......Read more
Marilyn: Behind the Icon – Monroe Steals Scenes in All About Eve
Marilyn: Behind the Icon Marilyn Monroe Steals Scenes in All About Eve
Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe and George Sanders
On the heels of winning the Academy Award for Best Screenplay for A Letter to Three Wives (1949) director Joseph L. Mankiewicz casted an A-film produced by Darryl F. Zanuck at ......Read more
Fan Favorites: War Films (see full chart)
Classic Movie Events
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Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a Hollywood Museum in Hollywood, CA?
The Hollywood Museum features an extensive collection of Hollywood memorabilia. It houses movie memo... .. read more
National Film Registry
My Darling Clementine, starring the legendary Henry Fonda, was released in 1946. In 1991, 45 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
Linda Darnell's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1940. So were George Raft, John Barrymore... see more