Silents are Golden: The One-Of-A-Kind Harry Langdon
For a long time, most silent comedians were very much of the same ?type.? Their appearances might vary and some had more distinctly ?dimwitted? personalities than others, but practically all of them had a similar level of easily excitable, jumpi......
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Top 1960’s Movies (see all)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
- The Apartment (1960)
- The Birds (1963)
- The Sound of Music (1965)
- Charade (1963)
- Psycho (1960)
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
- Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- That Touch of Mink (1962)
Fan Top Lost Films (see all)
- The Awful Truth (1929)
- Heart and Soul (1917)
- Her Double Life (1916)
- Words and Music (1929)
- Treasure Island (1920)
- Brewster's Millions (1914)
- The Gold Diggers (1923)
- Adam's Rib (1923)
- The Rogue Song (1930)
- Growing Pains (1928)
Fan Top Civil War Movies (see all)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- The General (1926)
- Little Women (1933)
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
- Friendly Persuasion (1956)
- The Birth of a Nation (1915)
- The Little Colonel (1935)
- Abraham Lincoln (1930)
- Arizona (1940)
- Silver River (1948)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Joan Leslie
Jan 26, 1925
Paul Newman
Jan 26, 1925
Vito Scotti
Jan 26, 1918
Ben Bard
Jan 26, 1893
Silents are Golden
Noir Nook
Noir Nook: Top Films Noir ? Part 1
Every film noir lover has their best-loved features from this shadowy era of filmmaking. As we begin another year, I?m taking a look at my favorite films noirs. One of the reasons why I love this particular task is because some of my favorites will always remain......
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Silver Screen Standards
Silver Screen Standards: My Man Godfrey (1936)
I?m a big fan of screwball comedy, so of course, I enjoy the wacky antics of Gregory La Cava?s 1936 classic, My Man Godfrey, which stars William Powell and Carole Lombard as an unlikely couple brought together by a scavenger hunt and the societal uph......
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Monsters and Matinees
Horror movies of the 1950s fed off real world fears in a way ? it feels so wrong to say ? many of us have enjoyed. Paranoia about nuclear war and Communism, among other threats, were turned into a horror movie industry of big bugs (Them!), radioactive horrors (Day the World Ended) and alien attacks ......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Betty White
Betty White
Betty White was an American actress and comedian who has worked across many different mediums and is a beloved icon today. He career has spanned over nine decades within the entertainment industry, with her having the distinction of being one of t......
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Legend Tribute: Paul Newman
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Paul Newman, norn January 26th, 1925. Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, George Roy Hill director) Let me tell you a little story about my freshman year at College.? The date is September 26th, and I had been a student in the Purchase Film... Read more...
Mini Tribute Character Actor S. Z. “Cuddles&...
Born February 2, 1883 Character Actor S. Z. “Cuddles” Sakall! Character Actor S. Z. “Cuddles” Sakall appeared in over 100 films. He started his career in Hungarian and German silent films and early talkies, but is probably best remembered for his Hollywood era films including... Read more...
Lives Behind the Legends: Cary Grant Finding Happiness
Lives Behind the Legends: Cary Grant ? Finding Happiness
“My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.“? Cary Grant
If there ever was a quintessential classic Hollywood gentleman, it was Cary Gra......Read more
Happy Holidays – Free Streaming at Best Classics Ever
12 Classic Movies Streaming at Best Classics Ever!
CMH is happy to say that our friends over at Best Classics Ever have made 12 classic movies available for free streaming as a Happy Holidays gift to us classic movie fans! And, of course, they included a couple of my favorites ...Read more
Lives Behind the Legends: Clark Gable From Country Boy to Hollywood Star
Lives Behind the Legends: Clark Gable ? From Country Boy to Hollywood Star
Clark Gable
Clark Gable was known as ?The King of Hollywood?. He was charming, masculine, talented, and popular. Men wanted to be him and women wanted to be with him. Luckily for the latter, Clark thoroughly enjoyed the......Read more
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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
The Thin Man, directed by the legendary W.S. Van Dyke, was released in 1934. In 1997, 63 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
Bebe Daniels's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1929. So were Marion Davies, Janet Gaynor, Joan Crawford... see more