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James Garner,a versatile star https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest James Garner started out in a small Broadway part then went to play the one of the most iconic role for TV in its early days as Bret Maverick. It was that role that led to his big break,he was so charming and likable read more

  The Vultures of the Coast (original title: Havsgamar), 1915, was a Swedish production by Svenska Biografteatern AB, with the United States distribution facilitated by the Apex Film Company. Vultures was three-reels, and came in at 3,000 feet; about thirty-three minutes.[1] The Swedish releas read more

  The Vultures of the Coast (original title: Havsgamar), 1915, was a Swedish production by Svenska Biografteatern AB, with the United States distribution facilitated by the Apex Film Company. Vultures was three-reels, and came in at 3,000 feet; about thirty-three minutes.[1] The Swedish releas read more

  The Vultures of the Coast (original title: Havsgamar), 1915, was a Swedish production by Svenska Biografteatern AB, with the United States distribution facilitated by the Apex Film Company. Vultures was three-reels, and came in at 3,000 feet; about thirty-three minutes.[1] The Swedish releas read more

By Fritzi Kramer on July 20, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review Sessue Hayakawa heads up this tale of Chinatown, opium smuggling and the Tong. He is a gangland assassin who is sent to kill a rival drug dealer. But wouldn’t you know it? His target has a beautiful daughter and Hayakawa has fa read more

Please excuse us all at The Bogie Film Blog as we’ve taken a week off to have a little holiday with the family! Back next week! read more

Hugh Allan, AKA Hugh Allen, it is difficult to ascertain exactly when Allan was born, he listed his birth date differently throughout his life (hum, it’s as though this is a recurring theme in movie-land?), keeping the same date of November 5, but changing the year, as suited him, I guess? On diffe read more

Hugh Allan, AKA Hugh Allen, it is difficult to ascertain exactly when Allan was born, he listed his birth date differently throughout his life (hum, it’s as though this is a recurring theme in movie-land?), keeping the same date of November 5, but changing the year, as suited him, I guess? On diffe read more

Hugh Allan, AKA Hugh Allen, it is difficult to ascertain exactly when Allan was born, he listed his birth date differently throughout his life (hum, it’s as though this is a recurring theme in movie-land?), keeping the same date of November 5, but changing the year, as suited him, I guess? On diffe read more

Above is a fairly common publicity still of Carole Lombard from her breakthrough film, "Twentieth Century"...but I'm guessing at least a few of you first became aware of Carole in leopard skin through the cover of this book:We mention this because the man behind that book and scores -- no, make that read more

Turner Classic Movies has released its promo for this year's "Summer Under The Stars," its annual August extravaganza, and Carole Lombard (the Aug. 10 honoree) is shown in a snippet from "Nothing Sacred." You can view the promo at http://summer.tcm.com/; the entire schedule can be seen in PDF form a read more

In the closing months of 1935, Carole Lombard finally was riding high. At last, her home studio of Paramount had provided her a first-class comedic vehicle in "Hands Across The Table," and she was ascending into one of filmdom's most popular personalities.No wonder she would be written about in the read more

“There’s a storm blowin’ up – a whopper, to speak in the vernacular of the peasantry!” Professor Marvel (Frank Morgan) says to Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) in THE WIZARD OF OZ. If you’re a fan of that beloved 1939 MGM film, or of Warner Bros., the studio that now controls it, read more

By Fritzi Kramer on July 13, 2014 in Blog, Silent Movie Review Wetona is the daughter of a chief. Her problem is that she has been no better than she ought (if you take my meaning) and now papa is out to find her partner in hanky-panky. Poor Thomas Meighan stumbles into the situation and before you read more

It’s here at last! The blogathon of movies that don’t mean to be funny… but we can’t help laughing! It’s a three day event but I will be adding the new entries here so be sure to check back for the good stuff. For your reading pleasure, I have subdivided the entries in read more

Saturday July 19th the London Film Convention is having a special Naughty 70′s Day with a whole host of iconic movie and TV stars and the usual massive array of memorabilia stalls. Included among the guests are Sue Longhurst from Hammer’s Lust For a Vampire, Francoise Pascal (Mind Your L read more

Those of you who are fans of both Carole Lombard and William Powell (and nearly all Lombard fans adore Powell, too) may have interest in the photo above. It's an original 8" x 10" photo from their second film together, 1931's "Ladies' Man." (Incidentally, the back is blank.)You can purchase it for $ read more

In 1941, Paramount approached Max and Dave Fleischer, heads of their in-house animation production, with a proposal: to adapt the increasingly popular Superman comic book into an animated series for the big screen. But the Fleischers were reluctant. As Dave later admitted (as recounted in Les Daniel read more

Delectable gown Carole Lombard's wearing, isn't it? This outfit, comprised of a cape and thousands of silver beads, is the first thing we see her wear in "My Man Godfrey," and it instantly lifts her into the ethereal.That gown, seen above, was part of an exhibition, "Hollywood Costume," shown not lo read more

By Fritzi Kramer on July 11, 2014 in Video Review 2 Available on DVD. A gender-reversed version of The Taming of the Shrew with feminist overtones and starring Pola Negri? Yes, please! This Roaring Twenties dramedy casts Pola as a chain-smoking, tattoo-getting, couture-wearing countess who takes a read more