Classic Movie Travels: Ronnie Schell
Ronnie Schell
Ronald Ralph Schell was born on December 23, 1931, in Richmond,
California, to David and Marguerite Schell. His father worked as a stock checker
at an automobile industry plant and later worked for a naval supply center. His
mother was a waitr......
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Top 1970’s Movies (see all)
- A Little Romance (1979)
- Family Plot (1976)
- Night Moves (1975)
- The Godfather Part II (1974)
Fan Top Science Fiction Movies (see all)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
- Frankenstein (1931)
- Monkey Business (1952)
- The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
- On the Beach (1959)
- Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
Fan Top Courtroom Movies (see all)
- Adam's Rib (1949)
- Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
- To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
- Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
- Boomerang (1947)
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
- A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
- Evelyn Prentice (1934)
- The Paradine Case (1947)
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Robert Shaw
Aug 9, 1927
Charles Farrell
Aug 9, 1900
Dorothy Jordan
Aug 9, 1906
Nat Pendleton
Aug 9, 1895
Classic Movie Travels
Western RoundUp
The Maverick Queen (1956)
Barbara Stanwyck is a favorite of many classic film fans,
myself included.
Over the years I?ve reviewed a few of her films here after
seeing them for the first time: The
Furies (1950), The
Violent Men (1955), and Forty
Guns (1957).
The Maverick Queen (1956)
One ......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Jim Nabors
Jim Nabors
James Thurston Nabors was born on
June 12, 1930, in Sylacauga, Alabama, the son of Fred Nabors, a police officer,
and Mavis Pearl Newman Nabors. He was raised in the small central Alabama
community alongside two older sisters: Freddie Mae and Annie ......
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Noir Nook
Pre-Code Films with Film Noir Flavor
Next to film noir, my favorite type of classic movie is
pre-Code ? films released roughly between 1929 and July 1934, before the strict
enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code (also known as the Hays
Code). The Hays Code represented a set of censorsh......
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Silver Screen Standards
Man Hunt (1941)
I
discovered the existence of Man Hunt (1941) while searching for classic
movies about close encounters with Nazis, and as soon as I learned about it, I
knew I needed to see it for myself. Adapted from Geoffrey Household?s 1939
novel, Rogue Male, Man Hunt is one of several anti-Na......
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Silents are Golden
The American Revolution On The Silent Screen
America (1924)
It?s fascinating to see how American
silent filmmakers portrayed events from U.S. history. Just think how much
closer they were in time to events that are practically mythical to us today.
In 1915, the Civil War had taken place only 5......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Rosalind Byrne
Rosalind Byrne
Rosalind Loretta Mooney, later know as Rosalind Byrne, was
born on February 19, 1904, in St Marys, Ohio, to William and Mary Mooney. Her
parents were prominent members of the community and her father worked as a
judge. Tragically, he passed ......
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Legend Tribute: Billie Burke
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Billie Burke, born today on August 7th in 1884! Birthday girl Billie Burke has an especially coveted role, not only in film history, but in global pop culture, as well. The actress herself may not ring any bells in the minds of children or adults around the world,... Read more...
Mini Tribute Kym Karath
Born August 4, 1958, Child Actress Kym Karath! Kym Karath is probably best known for her role as the youngest Von Trapp, Gretl, in The Sound of Music… Why am I always last? -Kym Karath as Gretl in The Sound of Music ….. BUT I also remember her well as Maggie Boyer (Doris Day and James Garner’s... Read more...
Humans, robots clash in remarkably relevant Creation of the Humanoids
Modern technology is crazy, isn?t it? It feels like it can take over the world – perhaps not right away but we can see it coming. We welcomed advancements that helped us, but is it going too far? I recently had to jump out of the way of a robotic floor cleaner at a grocery store. Don’t......Read more
Ahead of its time, John Carpenters ‘The Thing’ honored by the National Film Registry
At an isolated Antarctic research station, scientists battle
a deadly alien with such extraordinary shape-shifting capabilities that the men
don?t know if the person next to them is still human. The truth is only revealed
when the alien is threatened and violently abandons its current inhabitant.
......Read more
Tracking Vera Miles – Exclusive Guest Post by Christopher McKittrick, author of Vera Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away
I’m very happy to share this exclusive guest post by Christopher McKittrick, author of Very Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away. A Big Thank You to Christopher for this article! –Annmarie at Classic Movie Hub
Tracking Vera Miles:Clarifying a Golden Age Hollywood Star?s ......Read more
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Did you know that there is a National Museum of the US Air Force in Patterson AFB, OH?
The National Museum of the United States Air Force is the world's largest and oldest military aviati... .. read more
National Film Registry
In 2005, The Power of the Press starring the legendary Douglas Fairbanks Jr., was inducted into The National Film Registry, 77 years after its initial release (1928).see more National Film Registry inductees...
Grauman's Chinese Theater
Robert Duvall's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 2011. So were Helen Mirren, Peter O'Toole, Rita Moreno, Russ Tamblyn... see more