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Caged (1950)
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Aug 2, 2013
August 2, 2013 by smumcounty “Pile out, you tramps. End of the line.” Eleanor Parker Marie Allen (Eleanor Parker) has had a tough break. At only, seventeen, she’s ended up in prison through no fault of her own. Her husband lost his job, they fell on hard times, and he turned to petty theft to read more
Know Your Character Actor – Edna May Oliver
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Jul 20, 2013
July 20, 2013 by smumcounty Edna May Oliver was born Edna May Nutter in 1883 in Malden, Massachusetts, a direct descendant of the sixth President, John Quincy Adams. She left school at the age of fourteen to pursue a career on stage and found her first real success on Broadway in 1917 in Jerome Ker read more
Know Your Character Actor – Edna May Oliver
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Jul 20, 2013
July 20, 2013 by smumcounty Edna May Oliver was born Edna May Nutter in 1883 in Malden, Massachusetts, a direct descendant of the sixth President, John Quincy Adams. She left school at the age of fourteen to pursue a career on stage and found her first real success on Broadway in 1917 in Jerome Ker read more
Hangmen Also Die (1943)
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Jul 13, 2013
July 13, 2013 by smumcounty Hans Heinrich von Twardowski “Hangmen Also Die” begins with a meeting of the Nazi occupiers of Czechoslovakia welcoming their leader Reinhard Heydrich (Hans Heinrich von Twardowski), known as the Hangman. They proffer the stiff armed Nazi salute and stand at attention read more
Hangmen Also Die (1943)
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Jul 13, 2013
July 13, 2013 by smumcounty Hans Heinrich von Twardowski “Hangmen Also Die” begins with a meeting of the Nazi occupiers of Czechoslovakia welcoming their leader Reinhard Heydrich (Hans Heinrich von Twardowski), known as the Hangman. They proffer the stiff armed Nazi salute and stand at attention read more
Know Your Character Actor – Eric Blore
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Jun 28, 2013
June 28, 2013 by smumcounty
English actor, Eric Blore began a career as an insurance agent at age eighteen but after gaining theater experience while touring Australia he decided to dedicate himself to acting. After returning to England, he gave up insurance and turned to acting full-time on the Lo read more
Know Your Character Actor – Eric Blore
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Jun 28, 2013
June 28, 2013 by smumcounty
English actor, Eric Blore began a career as an insurance agent at age eighteen but after gaining theater experience while touring Australia he decided to dedicate himself to acting. After returning to England, he gave up insurance and turned to acting full-time on the Lo read more
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Jun 20, 2013
June 20, 2013 by smumcounty The classic tale of The Scarlet Pimpernel first came into existence as a short story by the Hungarian Baroness Emma Orczy which then became a play written by her and her husband in 1903 which she then novelized even before the play was published. The play became a huge su read more
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Jun 20, 2013
June 20, 2013 by smumcounty The classic tale of The Scarlet Pimpernel first came into existence as a short story by the Hungarian Baroness Emma Orczy which then became a play written by her and her husband in 1903 which she then novelized even before the play was published. The play became a huge su read more
Know Your Character Actor – Franklin Pangborn
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Jun 8, 2013
June 8, 2013 by smumcounty
Franklin Pangborn got his start in acting on Broadway in the 1910’s. But it wasn’t until he began working in Hollywood in the late 20’s that he perfected his comic character making shorts for Mack Sennet, Hal Roach, and others. He graduated to feature fi read more
Know Your Character Actor – Franklin Pangborn
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Jun 8, 2013
June 8, 2013 by smumcounty
Franklin Pangborn got his start in acting on Broadway in the 1910’s. But it wasn’t until he began working in Hollywood in the late 20’s that he perfected his comic character making shorts for Mack Sennet, Hal Roach, and others. He graduated to feature fi read more
Gold Diggers of 1933
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Jun 2, 2013
June 2, 2013 by smumcounty Ginger Rogers “Gold Diggers of 1933” begins with a lively musical number not unlike those of other musicals of the 1930’s. Those viewers looking for a respite from the worries of the Great Depression are greeted by Ginger Rogers singing “We’re In the Money”. This read more
Gold Diggers of 1933
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on Jun 2, 2013
June 2, 2013 by smumcounty Ginger Rogers “Gold Diggers of 1933” begins with a lively musical number not unlike those of other musicals of the 1930’s. Those viewers looking for a respite from the worries of the Great Depression are greeted by Ginger Rogers singing “We’re In the Money”. This read more
Why I Love Old Movies
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on May 25, 2013
May 25, 2013 by smumcounty Spoiler alert.I’ve loved old movies for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid one of the local TV stations would show an afternoon movie. I think they called it the “early” movie as opposed to the “late” movie they would show just before going off the air for read more
Why I Love Old Movies
Smum County Posted by smumcountry on May 25, 2013
May 25, 2013 by smumcounty Spoiler alert.I’ve loved old movies for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid one of the local TV stations would show an afternoon movie. I think they called it the “early” movie as opposed to the “late” movie they would show just before going off the air for read more