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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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)
- The Kid (1921)
- Wings (1927)
- Nosferatu (1922)
- Our Hospitality (1923)
- The Broadway Melody (1929)
Fan Top Epic Movies (see all)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- How Green Was My Valley (1941)
- Union Pacific (1939)
- The Ten Commandments (1956)
- Giant (1956)
- The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Fan Top Romantic Rivalry Movies (see all)
- The Talk of the Town (1942)
- Blue Skies (1946)
- The Razor's Edge (1946)
- High Society (1956)
- Boom Town (1940)
- Me and the Colonel (1958)
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
- The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
- Our Modern Maidens (1929)
- A Woman of Affairs (1928)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Edgar Bergen
Feb 16, 1903
Vera-Ellen
Feb 16, 1921
Jeffrey Lynn
Feb 16, 1909
Chester Morris
Feb 16, 1901
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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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Silver Screen Standards
Silver Screen Standards: Elsa Lanchester
Thanks to
her role as the nameless title character in Bride of Frankenstein
(1935), Elsa Lanchester has a special place in horror movie history as the most
famous of the female Universal monsters, even though she only appears in the film
for a few minutes.......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Ellen Drew
Ellen Drew
Ellen Drew
was born Esther Loretta Ray on November 23, 1914, in Kansas City, Missouri. Her
father, Joseph, was a barber and her mother, Norine, was a homemaker. She also
had an older brother named Arden.
In 1919, the
family relocated to Chicago, ......
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Legend Tribute: John Barrymore
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, John Barrymore, born February 15th, 1882! John Barrymore: Theatrical Royalty. Super Stardom. Tragic Decline… Barrymore was born into the famous Barrymore/Drew theatrical family; his parents were Maurice Barrymore and Georgie Drew Barrymore (formerly Georgiana... Read more...
Mini Tribute Character Actor Mack Swain
Born February 16, 1876 Character Actor Mack Swain! Character Actor Mack Swain appeared in over 160 films and shorts — including over 50 ‘Ambrose’ shorts, The Idle Class, Pay Day, The Pilgrim — and most famously (and my favorite) as Big Jim McKay in The Gold Rush opposite Charlie... 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
We Need 2 Talk Podcast: What Makes a Classic Movie Classic?
What Makes a Classic Movie Classic?Inquiring Minds Want to Know
I?m so excited to share this podcast episode with you all! I was honored to be a Special Guest on the We Need 2 Talk podcast where we chatted about — you guessed it — classic movies!
Podcast hosts Kristy & K......Read more
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Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a Charlie Chaplin Statue in London, England?
A statue of Charlie Chaplin, created by John Doubleday, stands in Leicester Square, London. It was ... .. read more
National Film Registry
In 2001, Jam Session starring the legendary Ann Miller, was inducted into The National Film Registry, 57 years after its initial release (1944).see more National Film Registry inductees...
Grauman's Chinese Theater
Adolph Zukor's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1953. So were Ezio Pinza, Donald O'Connor, Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe... see more