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Classic Movie Travels: Colleen Moore
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on Sep 9, 2023
Classic Movie Travels: Colleen Moore Colleen Moore Kathleen Morrison, later known as Colleen Moore, was born in Port Huron, Michigan, to Charles and Agnes Kelly Morrison on August 19, 1899. Moore’s family moved frequently, residing in cities like Hillsdale, Michigan; Atlanta, Georgia; Warren, read more
Monsters and Matinees: Move over Westerns and make way for Texas-sized B-movie horrors
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Toni Ruberto on Sep 9, 2023
Cowboys and horses and Texas. That’s been a winning hand for moviegoers and the film industry since 1910 when the state’s first film studio was opened in San Antonio by Gaston Méliès, brother of visionary filmmaker Georges Méliès. For more than a century since then, the state’s photogenic read more
Western Roundup: Destry (1954)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on Sep 6, 2023
Western Roundup: Destry (1954)
Destry Rides Again is a classic Western novel by Max Brand. It was filmed by Universal Pictures multiple times, including a 1932 version starring Tom Mix and the best-known version, a 1939 release with James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich.
George Marshall
directed read more
Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At – Orphans of the Storm (1921)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on Aug 21, 2023
Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At – Orphans of the Storm (1921) Lillian and Dorothy Gish in Orphans of the Storm (1921) The early 1920s in the U.S.A. was a time of changing tastes and fashions, when society was trying to bounce back in the aftermath of World War I and focus on enjoying life read more
Silver Screen Standards: The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 15, 2023
Silver Screen Standards: The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Tom Ewell and Marilyn Monroe take a tumble together in The Seven Year Itch (1955), in which Ewell plays a married man fantasizing about infidelity.
News of summer heatwaves naturally put thoughts of The Seven Year Itch (1955) and undies in th read more
Revisiting the shades of fear in ‘The Leopard Man’
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Toni Ruberto on Aug 12, 2023
We’ve all been there. There’s a noise behind us. A rustling of bushes. Or a movement in a dark street corner. Is someone there? We casually walk a little faster while telling ourselves it’s just our imagination – or is it? Yes, we’ve all been there (admit it, guys) and that’s read more
Noir Nook: Four Things I Love About Jane Palmer
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on Aug 11, 2023
Noir Nook: Four Things I Love About Jane Palmer In addition to being a cracking good movie, Too Late for Tears (1949) holds a special place in my heart because it’s one of my younger daughter’s favorite noirs, and with good reason: it boasts a fine cast headed by Lizabeth Scott, Dan Duryea, and read more
Classic Movie Travels: Jackie Cooper
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on Aug 9, 2023
Classic Movie Travels: Jackie Cooper – from California to New York City Jackie Cooper John “Jackie” Cooper, Jr., was born on September 15, 1922, in Los Angeles, California, to John George and Mable Cooper. John G. Cooper worked as a lyricist, writing lyrics to “Do You Ever Think of read more
Western RoundUp: News RoundUp
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on Jul 31, 2023
Western RoundUp: News RoundUp
As we
enter year six of my Western RoundUp column here at Classic Movie Hub, I’m
going to do something a little different this month!
In this column I’ll be sharing a few different pieces of
news about recent and upcoming events related to classic movi read more
Western RoundUp: News RoundUp
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on Jul 31, 2023
Western RoundUp: News RoundUp
As we
enter year six of my Western RoundUp column here at Classic Movie Hub, I’m
going to do something a little different this month!
In this column I’ll be sharing a few different pieces of
news about recent and upcoming events related to classic movi read more
Silents are Golden: A History of the Iconic Vitagraph Studios
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on Jul 20, 2023
Silents are Golden: A History of the Iconic Vitagraph Studios If you have even a passing interest in silent film, you’re no doubt familiar with the Keystone Film Company and Biograph–to say nothing of the Georges Méliès and Edison studios. But how well do you know Vitagraph Studios? Studio read more
Noir Nook: Magnificent Characters – Rose Given, Cry of the City (1948)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on Jul 13, 2023
Noir Nook: Magnificent Characters – Rose Given, Cry of the City (1948) Film noir is practically overflowing with memorable characters, and within that massive collection of dames and dudes, I have a lot of favorites. This month’s Noir Nook is shining the spotlight on one of these: the magnificent read more
Silver Screen Standards: For Me and My Gal (1942)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 12, 2023
Silver Screen Standards: For Me and My Gal (1942)
Although both of them made more memorable pictures on their own, For Me and My Gal (1942) marks the film debut of Gene Kelly and his first pairing with Judy Garland, who was just breaking out of juvenile roles and into adult leading lady status af read more
Classic Movie Travels: Robert Rockwell
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Annette Bochenek on Jul 10, 2023
Classic Movie Travels: Robert Rockwell
Robert Rockwell
Robert Griswold Rockwell was a popular actor on stage, film,
radio, and television. He was born on October 15, 1920, in Chicago, Illinois,
and raised in Lake Bluff, Illinois. His parents were Harold and Margaret
Rockwell. Rockwell also had read more
A killer gaze: Richard Burton and his ‘Medusa Touch’
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Toni Ruberto on Jul 8, 2023
A severely beaten man who has survived a heinous assault is
unconscious in a London hospital.
His head and face are wrapped in bandages with only his eyes (a key thing) and mouth visible. The heart monitor near his bed is flatlined, but inexplicably there is a small blip of brain activity. He isn read more
Western Round Up: “B” Movie Sampler – Vol.2
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Laura Grieve on Jun 29, 2023
Western Round Up: “B” Movie Sampler – Vol.2 Last summer I shared a series of short reviews of “B” Westerns I watched while traveling. I went on another road trip earlier this month and again watched several short Westerns in the evenings, thanks to my portable DVD player read more
Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At – The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Lea Stans on Jun 15, 2023
Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At – The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) The silent era is synonymous with many things: tenderly-lit romances, wacky silent comedies, edgy German Expressionism, and, of course, big-budget spectacles. From Intolerance (1916) to Metropolis (1927), silent era epics read more
The classic connection of Warner Bros., big bugs and Hammer horror
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Toni Ruberto on Jun 10, 2023
Gangster films, innovative musicals, hard-boiled detective movies and female-centered dramas. Porky Pig, Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny and Batman, too. That’s quite a distinct and diverse group of genres and characters that are part of the 100-year history of Warner Bros. A word you don’t see in that read more
Noir Nook: Canada Noir
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry on Jun 9, 2023
Noir Nook: Canada Noir Canada Day – formerly known as Dominion Day and sometimes referred to as “Canada’s birthday” – is a federal holiday that commemorates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation. This took place on July 1, 1867, when the three separate colonies of the United Canadas, read more
Silver Screen Standards: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 8, 2023
Silver Screen Standards: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Many remakes have followed in the wake of the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), the iconic science fiction film adapted from a serialized novel by American sci-fi writer Jack Finney, but the first outing for this terrify read more