Classic Movie Travels: Dorothy Dell
Dorothy Dell
Dorothy Dell
was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi,
to Elbert and Lillian Goff and grew up in a socially prominent family. Her
father, lumberman Elbert E. Goff, claimed descent from one of the men
associated with the Mayflower, while her mother&#......
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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)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- Born Yesterday (1950)
- Funny Face (1957)
Fan Top Short Films (see all)
- Another Fine Mess (1930)
- The Music Box (1932)
- Big Business (1929)
- Brave Little Tailor (1938)
- Towed in a Hole (1932)
- The Firefly (1937)
- Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)
- The Idle Class (1921)
- The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
- Angora Love (1929)
Fan Top Slapstick Movies (see all)
- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
- Duck Soup (1933)
- The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
- The Gold Rush (1925)
- The Circus (1928)
- The Great Race (1965)
- A Night at the Opera (1935)
- A Shot in the Dark (1964)
- The Court Jester (1956)
- Modern Times (1936)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Elsa Lanchester
Oct 28, 1902
John Boles
Oct 28, 1895
Joan Plowright
Oct 28, 1929
Jack Soo
Oct 28, 1917
Classic Movie Travels
Monsters and Matinees
Like many of us, comedian Bill Hader grew up watching the classic horror films of Vincent Price. He found them inspiring, even comforting and felt joy coming from Price. ?Man, this guy is having a blast,? Hader recalls thinking about the actor in the exceptional new documentary Vincent Price: What K......
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Noir Nook
Five Things I Love About Decoy (1946)
If you know your noir, you?re unquestionably familiar with iconic
films like The Maltese Falcon (1941), Double Indemnity (1944), Laura
(1944), and Out of the Past (1947) ? goes without saying, right?
But do you know about Decoy (1946)? You should. You
only......
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Silents are Golden
Silent Superstars: The Magnetic Conrad Veidt
Known to even casual fans of classic cinema
for his striking portrayal of the sleepwalking Cesare in The Cabinet of Dr.
Caligari (1920), Conrad Veidt was one of the great artistes of his
generation. Gentlemanly, handsome, and madly in love with dramati......
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Silver Screen Standards
The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
If Thing
is your favorite member of the Addams Family, then creep on over to see The
Beast with Five Fingers (1946), which stars Peter Lorre as a mistreated
secretary who is haunted by the murderous hand of his recently deceased
employer. This eerie Warner Bros.......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Dorothy Christy
Dorothy Christy
Dorothy Christy
was born Dorothea Jean Seltzer on
May 26, 1900, in Reading, Pennsylvania,
to John and Priscilla Seltzer. Her parents emigrated from Germany.
Although she occasionally participated in amateur plays
as a young woman, she d......
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Western RoundUp
The War Wagon (1967)
John Wayne has always been one of my favorite actors, as
reflected in past columns such as John
Wayne Favorites.
Still, there are a number of Wayne films I?ve never seen,
particularly from among his later films.
One of those titles was The War Wagon (1967), which
I?......
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Legend Tribute: Teresa Wright
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Teresa Wright, born on October 27, 1918! One thing that I?ve always liked about Teresa Wright was her integrity and control over her own image. Although the height of her career was during WWII, she was so opposed to posing for any of the famed ?cheesecake? photographs... Read more...
Mini Tribute Jackie Coogan
Born October 26, 1914 Child Actor, Jackie Coogan! Couldn’t resist this one! Jackie Coogan — ADORABLE as a kid and kinda ‘cute’ as Uncle Fester too!!! Coogan appeared in 140 roles — most famously as The Kid in Charlie Chaplin‘s silent classic, The Kid… and of... Read more...
5 Fun Facts About Laura (1944)
5 Fun Facts About Laura (1944)
Otto Preminger’s Laura (1944) is one of Hollywood’s great film noirs, with its intriguing mystery, memorable performances, and haunting musical score. Starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, and Judith Anderson, the film has bec......Read more
5 Fun Facts About William Windom
5 Fun Facts About William Windom
With more than 250 film and television credits, William Windom was one of those wonderfully familiar faces who seemed to turn up everywhere. He made his film debut in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), appeared in movies including The Americanization of Emily and Escap......Read more
5 Fun Facts About Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
5 Fun Facts About Arsenic and Old Lace
Frank Capra?s Arsenic and Old Lace is a wonderfully madcap tale of murder, mayhem ? and one very eccentric family. Starring Cary Grant as drama critic Mortimer Brewster, the film follows his increasingly frantic attempts to deal with the discovery that his ......Read more
Fan Favorites: Thriller/Suspense Films (see full chart)
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Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a High Noon House in Columbia, CA?
The Wilson-McConnell House, located in California's Columbia State Historic Park (aka High Noon's to... .. read more
National Film Registry
A Face in the Crowd, directed by the legendary Elia Kazan, was released in 1957. In 2008, 51 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