Walk the Proud Land (1956)
Every year or so I like to review a new-to-me Audie Murphy film
in my Western RoundUp column.
My previous Murphy review, Apache
Rifles (1964), was published last April. This year I?ve watched one of Murphy?s more
unusual Western films, Walk the Proud Lan......
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Top 1990’s Movies (see all)
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 Paris Movies (see all)
- Casablanca (1942)
- An American in Paris (1951)
- Gigi (1958)
- Camille (1936)
- The Merry Widow (1934)
- Design for Living (1933)
- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
- Paris When It Sizzles (1964)
- Anthony Adverse (1936)
- April in Paris (1952)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Rex Harrison
Mar 5, 1908
Dean Stockwell
Mar 5, 1936
Eddie Hodges
Mar 5, 1947
Henry Travers
Mar 5, 1874
Western RoundUp

Silents are Golden

Silent Superstars: Rudolph Valentino, The Ultimate Screen Idol
Rudolph Valentino
How fortunate it was that a young Italian
movie actor christened Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di
Valentina d?Antonguella settled on the elegant ?Rudolph Valentino? for his
screen name. Not m......
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Noir Nook

75th Anniversary Noir ? 2026 Edition
It?s about that time, y?all! February at the Noir Nook means
our annual look at the noirs that are celebrating their 75th anniversary, and
have I got four winners for you from 1951!
Before I proceed, I?d like to toss a few honorable mentions
your way ? if y......
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Silver Screen Standards

Two Silent Comedies from Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch is celebrated as the director of many of Hollywood?s great comedies, including Ninotchka (1939), To Be or Not to Be (1942), and Heaven Can Wait (1943), but he directed films in his native Germany for nearly a decade before his transition to H......
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Classic Movie Travels

Classic Movie Travels: Dorothy Mackaill
Dorothy Mackaill
Dorothy Mackaill was born on March 4, 1903, in Kingston upon
Hull, England, to John Mackaill and Florence Pickard Mackaill. She was
primarily raised by her father after her parents separated in 1914. He owned a
dance academy nearby. D......
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Read Annette’s article
Western RoundUp

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
As I?ve shared in previous columns, we?re fortunate to have
a variety of venues showing classic films in the greater Los Angeles area.
One of those theaters is The Autry Museum of the American
West, cofounded by cowboy star Gene Autry.
Autry Museum, Los Ange......
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Silents are Golden

A Closer Look At The Gold Rush (1925)
Charlie Chaplin, The Gold Rush
By the mid-1920s, Charlie Chaplin had spent
nearly a decade being one of cinema?s most beloved performers, a familiar face
to movie lovers across the globe. His humor and performance style transcended
cultural boundaries and ......
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Legend Tribute: Jerry Lewis

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Jerry Lewis, born March 16, 1926! Jerry Lewis: Comedian, Actor, Singer, Producer, Director, Screenwriter — and if that’s not enough — the National Chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (1950-2011) and a Nobel Peace Prize Nominee (for... Read more...
Mini Tribute Child Star Bobby Driscoll

Born March 3, 1937, Child Actor Bobby Driscoll! In his 22-year career (1943-1965), Bobby Driscoll?appeared in over 50 films and television shows, but is probably best known for his Disney roles as Johnny in Song of the South?(1946), Jim Hawkins in Treasure Island?(1950) — and as the voice (and... 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: Family Films (see full chart)
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Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a Cary Grant Statue in Bristol, England?
Unveiled on December 7, 2001, marking the 70th anniversary of Cary Grant's arrival in Hollywood, thi... .. read more
National Film Registry
The Heiress, directed by the legendary William Wyler, was released in 1949. In 1996, 47 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
Yul Brynner's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1956. So were Deborah Kerr, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, George Stevens... see more







