Classic Movie Travels: Sylvia Sidney
Sylvia Sidney
Sylvia Sidney was born Sophia Kosow in the Bronx, New York,
to Rebecca and Victor Kosow on August 8, 1910. Her parents divorced in 1915 and
she was later adopted by her stepfather, a dentist named Sigmund Sidney. Her
mother worked as a dressma......
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Top 1960’s Movies (see all)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- The Apartment (1960)
- The Birds (1963)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- Charade (1963)
- Psycho (1960)
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
- Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- That Touch of Mink (1962)
Fan Top Science Fiction Movies (see all)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
- Frankenstein (1931)
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
- Monkey Business (1952)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
- The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
- On the Beach (1959)
- Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Fan Top Animals Movies (see all)
- Bringing up Baby (1938)
- Bambi (1942)
- The Birds (1963)
- Dumbo (1941)
- King Kong (1933)
- Cat People (1942)
- The Wolf Man (1941)
- National Velvet (1944)
- The Black Cat (1941)
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Ginger Rogers
Jul 16, 1911
Barbara Stanwyck
Jul 16, 1907
Barnard Hughes
Jul 16, 1915
Sonny Tufts
Jul 16, 1911
Classic Movie Travels
Silents Are Golden
Silent Superstars: John Gilbert, Idol Of The 1920s
John Gilbert
There are certain silent film stars who, for
whatever reason, are mainly remembered for the myths about them. A prime
example is John Gilbert, the darkly-handsome idol of countless moviegoers. When
he?s remembered at all, it?s usu......
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Western Roundup
Western “B” Movie Sampler – Vol. 4
Summertime
means travel time for me, and that in turn means it’s time for my annual
“B” Western sampler!
I find “B” Westerns, which often run under an
hour, the perfect thing to relax with after a long day of tr......
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Read Laura’s article
Noir Nook
Four Noirs for Free
I may have mentioned this around these parts before, but
there are few things more frustrating to a classic film lover than to read a
glowing recommendation about a movie that they?re unable to find. Well, the
Noir Nook doesn?t go for frustration, so this month, I?m serving up......
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Read Karen’s article
Monsters and Matinees
In a quaint English village, people are sitting in a parlor by the fire doing what proper Brits do: elegantly smoking and drinking tea. It?s all so genteel inside, yet outside the situation is dire as ?The Earth Dies Screaming.?
That?s the excellent name of a 1964 film that is much
quieter than t......
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Read Toni’s article
Silver Screen Standards
Silver Screen Standards: The Big Clock (1948)
Time looms
over us all, but not as literally as it does over Ray Milland in director John
Farrow?s fascinating noir, The Big Clock (1948), which features Milland
as a magazine editor framed for murder by his powerful tycoon boss. With its
emphasis on ......
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Read Jennifer’s article
Classic Movie Travels June
?Classic Movie Travels June: Helen Chandler
Helen Chandler
Helen Chandler was born on February 1, 1909, in New York,
New York, to Leland and Frances Chandler. Across different census records and
documents, her year of birth, however, has been widely disputed, documented as
1906, 1909, and 1911......
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Read Annette’s article
Legend Tribute: Ginger Rogers
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Ginger Rogers, born today, July 16 in 1911! When I think of Ginger Rogers, I can’t help but think of Fred Astaire. Who doesn’t? The two are among the finest on-screen couples to ever grace the silver screen. It seems almost tragic, though, that her... Read more...
Mini Tribute Gene Lockhart
Born July 18, 1891 Character Actor Gene Lockhart! Gene Lockhart appeared in over 145 film and TV roles, some of his most memorable being the Judge that ‘tries’ Santa Claus in Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol (1938), the Starkeeper in Carousel (1956), bumbling... Read more...
We Need 2 Talk Podcast: What Makes a Classic Movie Classic?
What Makes a Classic Movie Classic?Inquiring Minds Want to Know
I?m so excited to share this podcast episode with you all! I was honored to be a Special Guest on the We Need 2 Talk podcast where we chatted about — you guessed it — classic movies!
Podcast hosts Kristy & K......Read more
Caught in the silly grasp of ‘The Giant Claw’
Monsters, by their very name, are supposed to be monstrous. Perhaps hideous like The Hideous Sun Demon, or beastly like Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. ?Just throw an exclamation point on the title like Them! or Tarantula! so we know something terrible is coming. Just give us a monster – it?s why w......Read more
Meet these obscure werewolves from classic film
A werewolf walks into a bar and ?.
No, that?s not a joke. It?s the opening scene of a 1956
low-budget film with the straightforward and generic title of The Werewolf.
And if you?ve seen other werewolf films, you?ll guess right away that the
disheveled and anxious man who stumbles into a small-to......Read more
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Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a Stan Laurel Statue in Bishop Auckland, England?
A Stan Laurel Statue stands on the site of the Eden Theater (which Stan's father refurbished/managed... .. read more
National Film Registry
The Killers, directed by the legendary Robert Siodmak, was released in 1946. In 2008, 62 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
Danny Thomas's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1954. So were James Mason, Alan Ladd, Edmund Purdom, Van Heflin... see more