Love and Language in Ball of Fire (1941)
With a
title like Ball of Fire, you expect real fireworks, and this 1941
screwball comedy delivers them with spectacular energy and skill. There?s so
much to love about the film that it?s hard to know where to start, much less
how to boil it down to a sing......
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Top 1920’s Movies (see all)
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
- The Gold Rush (1925)
- The Circus (1928)
- Sherlock Jr. (1924)
- The General (1926)
- Wings (1927)
- The Kid (1921)
- Nosferatu (1922)
- Our Hospitality (1923)
- Safety Last! (1923)
Fan Top Family Movies (see all)
- Alice in Wonderland (1951)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Bambi (1942)
- The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
Fan Top Road Movie Movies (see all)
- Sullivan's Travels (1941)
- Road to Utopia (1946)
- Road to Morocco (1942)
- Road to Rio (1947)
- Road to Zanzibar (1941)
- The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
- Road to Singapore (1940)
- Road to Bali (1952)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Doris Day
Apr 3, 1922
Leslie Howard
Apr 3, 1893
Marlon Brando
Apr 3, 1924
Mary Anderson
Apr 3, 1920
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Vera-Ellen
Vera-Ellen
Vera-Ellen was born Vera-Ellen Rohe on February 16, 1921, in
Norwood, Ohio, to Alma Westemeier and Martin Rohe. Her father worked as a piano
tuner. Both parents were of German descent.
Her mother wished to one day have a girl named Vera-Ellen,
i......
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Western Roundup
Cowboy Museums
Over the last few months two prominent Southern California
museums have featured exhibits on cowboys.
To varying degrees, the exhibits included memorabilia about
Western movies and movie cowboys. In
this month?s column I?ll be sharing photos from my visits.
In Decem......
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Silents are Golden
Buster Keaton?s Motion Picture Debut: The First Five Films
From our 21st century perspective, Buster
Keaton?s upbringing was certainly unusual. Born to parents who made a modest
living performing in travelling medicine shows, he became a performer himself
at a very young age. Arguably a child......
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Noir Nook
Noir Nook: Ripped from the HeadlinesShadow of a Doubt (1943)
If you know your Alfred Hitchcock, you might be aware that
of all the movies he directed between 1925 and 1976, he considered his favorite
to be Shadow of a Doubt (1943), starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten.
What you might not ......
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Silver Screen Standards
Silver Screen Standards: The Mirror Crack?d (1980)
While it?s
not actually a film from the Golden Age of Hollywood, the 1980 Miss Marple
whodunnit, The Mirror Crack?d, is set in 1953 and boasts a cast of
powerhouse classic stars from that era, including Angela Lansbury as Agatha
Christie?s iconic......
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Monsters and Matinees
Just because we love classic horror ? especially low-budget B-movies ? doesn’t mean we have to watch bad prints of the films that we’re used to seeing online or in a public domain version.
While searching for new video releases of old horror films to add to my collection, I was surpr......
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Legend Tribute: Alec Guinness
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Alec Guinness, born April 2nd, 1914! Some actors are divas. We?ve all heard the rumors of insane dressing room demands and the so-called ?no-eye contact? clause. Yes, in our current celebrity culture. actors and actresses who obtain even the minutest amount of... Read more...
Mini Tribute Producer Pandro S. Berman
Born March 28, 1905 Legendary Producer Pandro S. Berman! Before I start, I must add a quick ‘disclaimer’ –? this post is only labeled a ‘Mini’ tribute because it is ‘mini’ in ‘written’ content — but given that Pandro S. Berman produced some... 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
It Came From Texas Film Festival: Classic Films and True Tales
So excited to announceThe Third Annual It Came From Texas Film Festival ...Read more
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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
High Noon, starring the legendary Gary Cooper, was released in 1952. In 1989, 37 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
Wallace Beery's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1931. So were Marie Dressler, Jackie Cooper... see more