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A Tree is a Tree King Vidor Longmans, Green and Co., UK, 1954 (Originally published in the US, 1952) I've never been able to understand why King Vidor remains an admired, but still strangely unsung director. His films are legendary: The Big Parade (1925), The Crowd (1928), Hallelujah (1929), The C read more

By Fritzi Kramer on December 1, 2014 in Blog, GIF, Humor Ugh. Parties. Not a fan. This is because, a) I would rather be watching silent movies or reading a book and b) there is always someone who designates themselves the Fun Police and then proceeds to shame guests into playing Apples to Apples. ( read more

Book Giveaway: “Charlie Chaplin: A Brief Life” by Peter Ackroyd We’re giving away two more books this week via Twitter! Well, we had two lucky winners last week, but we’ve still got lots more books to giveaway! That said, we’re giving away TWO more BOOKs this week too! Here’s read more

When it comes to pre-Code films, such as "Virtue" (1932, above, where Carole Lombard is shown with Shirley Grey), there traditionally have been two schools of thought:* Even after the Production Code was established in 1930, immigrant producers, with few if any civic ties to mainstream Protestant Am read more

The hairstyle Carole Lombard is wearing makes it very likely this photo was taken for Pathe Pictures in the late 1920s (probably by William E. Thomas), when her first name was publicly known as "Carol." She's holding a cigarette between her fingers, wearing a gown with a thin strap whose shade nearl read more

By Fritzi Kramer on November 30, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review The Phantom of the Opera was a movie that no one really wanted to make. Its production was troubled from the very beginning. From professional spats to last-minute recuts and reshoots, it had disaster written across it. So read more

Sonia Darrin. Helene Stanton. Two actresses from Hollywood’s Golden Age who didn’t have blockbuster screen careers – in fact, I’ll wager that you’d be hard-pressed to find a half-dozen classic film fans who even recognize their names. But they have several characteristics in common – both read more

  its a wonderful life (1946) review( a Christmas gems review) https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest George Bailey has spent his entire life giving of himself to the people of Bedford Falls. He has always longed to travel but never had the opportunity in order to prevent rich read more

"What is he writing about?" you may think to yourself. "Carole Lombard looks in pretty good temperament there." In terms of mood, you're certainly correct...but focus on that word "fit." There's the (figurative) rub, as the snipe on the back makes evident:And if you're wondering who took this portra read more

  its a wonderful life (1946) review( a Christmas gems review) https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest George Bailey has spent his entire life giving of himself to the people of Bedford Falls. He has always longed to travel but never had the opportunity in order to prevent rich read more

Joseph Edward Singleton Joseph E. Singleton, Whos Who in the Film World, 1914   Joseph Edward Singleton was a ‘jack-of-all-trades’ an author, lecturer, world-traveler, a man who enjoyed walking[1], riding and swimming[2] (he was known as, The Australian Globe Trotter[3]), stage and film-actor, read more

Joseph Edward Singleton Joseph E. Singleton, Whos Who in the Film World, 1914   Joseph Edward Singleton was a ‘jack-of-all-trades’ an author, lecturer, world-traveler, a man who enjoyed walking[1], riding and swimming[2] (he was known as, The Australian Globe Trotter[3]), stage and film-actor, read more

Joseph Edward Singleton Joseph E. Singleton, Whos Who in the Film World, 1914   Joseph Edward Singleton was a ‘jack-of-all-trades’ an author, lecturer, world-traveler, a man who enjoyed walking[1], riding and swimming[2] (he was known as, The Australian Globe Trotter[3]), stage and film-actor, read more

Howie ol' boy, if you eat that whole turkey yourself you'll keel over! We have a lot to be thankful for : a wonderful family, good health, a business we love working for, a swell kitty-kat, and a whole slew of great movies that we have a lifetime to enjoy and share with others. We hope that all o read more

Wishing you a Happy Classic Movie “Turkey Day”! Doris Day ….. Shirley Temple (a little too cute)  :) …..  Don Ameche ….. Ann Sheridan ….. Howard Keel ….. Jayne Mansfield ….. Debbie Reynolds ….. Margaret O’Brien ….. Alan Hale during read more

Howie ol' boy, if you eat that whole turkey yourself you'll keel over! We have a lot to be thankful for : a wonderful family, good health, a business we love working for, a swell kitty-kat, and a whole slew of great movies that we have a lifetime to enjoy and share with others. We hope that all o read more

Howie ol' boy, if you eat that whole turkey yourself you'll keel over! We have a lot to be thankful for : a wonderful family, good health, a business we love working for, a swell kitty-kat, and a whole slew of great movies that we have a lifetime to enjoy and share with others. We hope that all o read more

Howie ol' boy, if you eat that whole turkey yourself you'll keel over! We have a lot to be thankful for : a wonderful family, good health, a business we love working for, a swell kitty-kat, and a whole slew of great movies that we have a lifetime to enjoy and share with others. We hope that all o read more

By Fritzi Kramer on November 26, 2014 in Article, Blog, Silent Life Oh, Miss Bridget Hicks of Topeka, Kansas. If only the internet had been around in 1926, what fun you would have had. However, since the internet was not yet a gleam in a nerdy eye, Miss Hicks had to content herself with writing in read more