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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Top 1920’s Movies (see all)
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
- The Gold Rush (1925)
- Sherlock Jr. (1924)
- The General (1926)
- The Circus (1928)
- Wings (1927)
- The Kid (1921)
- Our Hospitality (1923)
- Nosferatu (1922)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
Fan Top Action Movies (see all)
- North by Northwest (1959)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- Batman (1966)
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- Gunga Din (1939)
- The Black Swan (1942)
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Fan Top Broadway Movies (see all)
- The Band Wagon (1953)
- Cover Girl (1944)
- Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
- Born to Dance (1936)
- Gypsy (1962)
- Dancing Lady (1933)
- Blondie of the Follies (1932)
- Tea for Two (1950)
- The Broadway Melody (1929)
- The Jazz Singer (1927)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Madeleine Carroll
Feb 26, 1906
Betty Hutton
Feb 26, 1921
Jackie Gleason
Feb 26, 1916
Tony Randall
Feb 26, 1920
Silents are Golden
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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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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Noir Nook
Noir Nook: Quotable Noir, Part 3
There are lots of things I love ? old movie magazines,
baking, nighttime soap operas (right now, I?m heavily into Knots Landing)
? but nestled among all of these is tradition! And around these parts, it?s a
new tradition for me to kick off the new year with some o......
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Legend Tribute: Sidney Poitier
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Sidney Poitier, Born February 20th, 1927! It?s always a hard task to write about a ground breaker. It?s an even harder task to write about an African American ground breaker during black history month. I mean, what can I possibly say about the accomplishments... Read more...
Mini Tribute Victor Fleming at Work
Born February 23, 1889 Legendary Director Victor Fleming! Although this post is labeled ‘Mini’ there is certainly nothing ‘mini’ about the respect due to Legendary Director, Victor Fleming!? This post is simply labeled ‘mini’ because I am paying a pictorial tribute... 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: College Films (see full chart)
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Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a Helen Keller Birthplace & Museum in Tuscumbia, AL?
Helen Keller was born here in 1820. The birthplace cottage became the living quarters for Keller an... .. read more
National Film Registry
Johnny Guitar, starring the legendary Joan Crawford, was released in 1954. In 2008, 54 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
Mary Pickford's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1927. So were Douglas Fairbanks, Norma Talmadge, Norma Shearer, Harold Lloyd... see more