Classic Movie Travels: James Shigeta
James Shigeta
James
Saburo Shigeta was born in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, on June 17, 1929, to Satoko
Tamura Shigeta and Howard Koichi Shigeta. His father was a contractor who
immigrated from Japan.
Shigeta
was a third-generation Japanese American, g......
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Top 1950’s Movies (see all)
- The Band Wagon (1953)
- Alice in Wonderland (1951)
- North by Northwest (1959)
- Some Like It Hot (1959)
- All About Eve (1950)
- The African Queen (1951)
- Rear Window (1954)
- Born Yesterday (1950)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
Fan Top Horror Movies (see all)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
- The Birds (1963)
- Frankenstein (1931)
- Psycho (1960)
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
- Dracula (1931)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Fan Top Aliens Movies (see all)
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
- Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)
- The War of the Worlds (1953)
- Invaders from Mars (1953)
- Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
- This Island Earth (1955)
- Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
- It Came from Outer Space (1953)
- Invasion of the Astro Monster (1965)
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Ann Miller
Apr 12, 1923
Jane Withers
Apr 12, 1926
Harold Lockwood
Apr 12, 1887
Movita Castaneda
Apr 12, 1916
Classic Movie Travels
Silver Screen Standards
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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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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Legend Tribute: Stanley Donen
Happy Birthday to Classic ?Movie Legend, Stanley Donen, born April 13th, 1924! Stanley Donen has a special place in my heart. Though never reaching the levels of cultural fame achieved by his peers such as Vincent Minnelli or frequent co-worker Gene Kelly, his contribution to the movie musical is undeniable.... Read more...
Mini Tribute Virginia Cherrill
Born April 12, 1908 Actress Virginia Cherrill! Virginia Cherrill appeared in only 15 films, retiring from acting in 1933 after her marriage to Cary Grant. Cherrill is undoubtedly best known for her role as the Blind Flower Girl in Charlie Chaplin’s silent masterpiece City Lights. Virginia Cherrill... 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
Fan Favorites: Lost Films (see full chart)
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Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a Tom Mix Memorial in Florence, AZ?
The Tom Mix Memorial Statue marks the site of the Legendary Silent Movie Cowboy's death, about 20 mi... .. read more
National Film Registry
In 2005, A Raisin in the Sun starring the legendary Sidney Poitier, was inducted into The National Film Registry, 44 years after its initial release (1961).see more National Film Registry inductees...
Grauman's Chinese Theater
Clark Gable's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1937. So were W.S. Van Dyke, Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Fredric March... see more