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For the Love of Mary (1948)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Mar 22, 2017
via: http://www.omcm.com/tcmdb/title/75342/For-the-Love-of-Mary/# Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. This movie is mostly famous as Deanna Durbin‘s final film before she retired from show business at the age of 26. Her youth at retirement belies her busy career–she made 21 read more
Happy Go Lovely (1951)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Mar 13, 2017
via: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Go_Lovely Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Happy Go Lovely was the first musical made in Britain after WWII. It was produced by the Associated British Picture Corporation in partnership with RKO, who distributed the film in the US. Set in Edinb read more
The Sport Parade (1932)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Mar 1, 2017
via: https://www.cinematerial.com/movies/the-sport-parade-i22918 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. This is a pre-Code sports movie that’s mostly famous for a certain locker room scene, but it’s interesting to watch for the sports footage, the frequent appearance of Robert read more
Pillow Talk (1959)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Feb 20, 2017
via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/4363/Pillow-Talk/#tcmarcp-1008398-1008399 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Pillow Talk was the first of three films starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day, and Tony Randall. It was also one of the earliest “sex comedies,” a genre that would flo read more
It’s A Date (1940)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Feb 7, 2017
via: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Its_a_Date_poster.jpg Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Deanna Durbin (born Edna Mae Durbin) was a child star who made her first film appearance at the age of fourteen in the short film Every Sunday (1936) with Judy Garland, another child actor read more
History Through Hollywood: “The Cinema”
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Jan 23, 2017
In this History Through Hollywood, I’m tackling one of my favorite essays on film, Virginia Woolf’s “The Cinema.” It was published in 1926 and encompasses an incredible breadth of film theory while beautifully capturing what makes movies different, special, and powerful. Wool read more
Skylark (1941)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Jan 12, 2017
via: http://laurasmiscmusings.blogspot.com/2010/09/tonights-movie-skylark-1941.html Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. This movie gave me a recurring sense of déjà vu. But perhaps that’s just because I saw it after I’d watched other comedies of remarriage such as The Awful read more
Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Jan 2, 2017
via: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich,_Young_and_Pretty Unless otherwise noted, all images are own. This has one of the most obnoxious titles ever, but try to move past it. The film does concern a rich, young, and pretty girl–but so do a lot of movies! I think that “Pretty in Paris&# read more
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Dec 11, 2016
via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/611/Christmas-in-Connecticut/#tcmarcp-144242-144239 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Imagine if Martha Stewart was making everything up: she really lived in a high rise apartment, was an incompetent cook, and had no experience with crafting, livestoc read more
The Black Swan (1942)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Dec 5, 2016
via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/68945/The-Black-Swan/#tcmarcp-1004289-1004290 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Swash, swash! Buckle, buckle! It’s time for pirate ships and dashing rascals in The Black Swan (1942). That handsome box office champion Tyrone Power plays a rakish read more
Classic Movie Gift Guide
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Nov 25, 2016
It’s that time of year again, so I’ve compiled a list of inexpensive, creative gift ideas for the classic movie fans on your list. Or for you, of course! Enjoy! Christmas Eve in The Thin Man–nothing on this list is from the aquarium, I promise! Pretty obvious, but always welcome! Y read more
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Nov 16, 2016
via: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me_Out_to_the_Ball_Game_(film) Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. In the summer of 1946, Gene Kelly and his dance collaborator Stanley Donen got the idea for a musical about baseball set at the turn of the century. They sold their story to MGM and read more
The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Nov 2, 2016
via: http://movies.alphacoders.com/movies/poster/2047 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. This was the third of five films starring June Allyson and Van Johnson (not counting Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) in which they both appeared but not in the same scenes.) They’d first worked read more
It’s A Great Feeling (1949)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Oct 20, 2016
via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/1131/It-s-a-Great-Feeling/#tcmarcp-335145 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. This movie about movies is a cameo festival! Stars and Warner Bros. personnel pop up in guest appearances throughout the film, hence the “Guest Stars Galore” embl read more
History Through Hollywood: 3rd Edition
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Oct 7, 2016
The History Through Hollywood series looks at old films as inadvertent time capsules packed with the norms and customs of a bygone era. Traditions change, cultural mores shift, and technology races on; what was once commonplace might now seem totally weird. For example, when was the last time you read more
The Feminine Touch (1941)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Sep 28, 2016
via: http://www.rozrussell.com/2014/07/the-feminine-touch-1941.html Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Jealousy takes center stage in this comedy from 1941 starring Rosalind Russell and Don Ameche. The two romantic leads are already married to each other when the movie begins, so you kno read more
The Happiest Millionaire (1967)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Sep 14, 2016
via: http://www.markrobinsonwrites.com/the-music-that-makes-me-dance/2015/9/23/disneys-dud-the-happiest-millionaire Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. This movie is mostly famous as the last live-action film that Walt Disney worked on before he passed away in December 1966. But I’ read more
Adventure in Manhattan (1936)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Aug 31, 2016
via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3689/Adventure-in-Manhattan/#tcmarcp-395941-410710 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. This somewhat zany mystery film stars Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea in their second film together. Both stars were on the rise in Hollywood: Arthur had been working read more
History Through Hollywood: Esther Williams, swimmer
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Aug 20, 2016
Million Dollar Mermaid Like many of you, I’ve been enjoying the Rio Olympics for the last two weeks. The swimming events were particularly fun to watch, and of course they made me think of Esther Williams and her competitive swimming career. (But to be truthful, most things make me think of Es read more
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Aug 10, 2016
via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2153/Pride-and-Prejudice/#tcmarcp-177585 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. MGM’s 1940 version of Pride and Prejudice was the first feature film of a Jane Austen novel, though it was certainly not the last. But this was not the first time that Pr read more