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Henny Porten (7 January 1890 – 15 October 1960) was a German actress and film producer of the silent era. She performed in over 170 films between 1906 and 1955. Many of her earlier films were directed by her husband Kurt Stark, who died on the Western Front in 1916. In 1921, she remarried read more

They’re almost here.  The perilous, precarious and/or personable pairs. As the Dynamic Duos in Classic Film blogathon, co-hosted with the fabulous Classic Movie Hub (@ClassicMovieHub) draws near, it’s time to share the planned schedule. I can hardly contain my excitement at the incredibl read more

John Gilbert's ex-wife Leatrice Joy compared him to mercury, but he was never swift enough to outrun his demons. In "John Gilbert: Last of the Silent Film Stars," Eve Golden gives us story of a great star whose fall was legendary. The story of John Gilbert, in some form or another, has always b read more

Breathless publicity for Barbed Wire. I had to think long and hard about this one. I have seen so many wonderful movies since relaunching my site, many of them considered classics. So why did I pick a forgotten melodrama for this honor? Before I get to the explaining, let me give a super short plot read more

They’re almost here.  The perilous, precarious and/or personable pairs. As the Dynamic Duos in Classic Film blogathon, co-hosted with the fabulous Once Upon a Screen (@CitizenScreen) draws near, it’s time to share the planned schedule. I can hardly contain my excitement at the incredible list read more

“Out of the Past”: 6th and Final Film in “High Heels and Fedoras” series at Daystar Center July 9, 2013 Tuesday, July 9, 20136:30 p.m.The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center1550 S. State Street Out of the Past (1947) is considered one of the best of the 1940s film noirs. I read more

Recently I was doing research on another topic entirely and came upon a Wikipedia list of rediscovered films. That is to say films believed to be lost and rediscovered much later. Many of these finds are quite remarkable and unlikely. The fact that many of these films are quite old and in the public read more

Did you sign up for my 2013 Summer Reading Classic Film Book Challenge? There is still time to sign up to participate! The deadline is July 15th to sign up for the challenge. All you have to do is fill out my form and review up to 6 classic film books on your blog or Goodreads profile. For those read more

“Out of the Past”: 6th and Final Film in “High Heels and Fedoras” series at Daystar Center July 9, 2013 Tuesday, July 9, 2013 6:30 p.m. The Venue 1550 at the Daystar Center 1550 S. State Street Out of the Past (1947) is considered one of the best of the 1940s film noirs read more

Purnell Pratt, Pickle Puss Of all the actors and actresses who appeared in 1930s films, Purnell Pratt (It sounds like dancing!) was certainly one of them. Pratt (1885-1941) began on Broadway around the turn of the century, and appeared in two George M. Cohan plays -- "Seven Keys to Baldpate" and " read more

Purnell Pratt, Pickle Puss Of all the actors and actresses who appeared in 1930s films, Purnell Pratt (It sounds like dancing!) was certainly one of them. Pratt (1885-1941) began on Broadway around the turn of the century, and appeared in two George M. Cohan plays -- "Seven Keys to Baldpate" and " read more

Comet Over Hollywood is doing a mini-series of “Classics in the Carolinas.” I’ll be spotlighting classic movie related topics in South Carolina (my home state) and North Carolina (where I currently live and work). Elkin, North Carolina is a small town of roughly 4,000 people. It also is the setting read more

Marion Davies knocks ‘em dead in this witty comedy about showbiz. In a tale that is a combination of Gloria Swanson’s story and Merton of the Movies, Marion plays a newcomer to Hollywood who wants to make her mark in drama. William Haines, a kindly slapstick comedian, takes her under hi read more

by Ryan Fay Turner Classic Movies is scheduled to air one of the film appearances of lost supporting player Norma Randall. The Big Heat, a 1953 Columbia film noir, is scheduled to air July 9th at 9:15 AM ET. Randall appears uncredited as "Jill." When the film was added to the National Film R read more

Here is another selection in honor of LGBT pride month here in the US. This one is also a comedic, yet heartwarming take whose idea makes itself readily apparent quickly. A fairly funny animated tale with a great payoff. read more

Lorna Doone (Madge Bellamy) is a noblewoman who was kidnapped by bandits as a child. John Ridd (John Bowers) is the big-hearted farmer who rescues her. But the Doones are not about to let Lorna go so easily, especially since she is heiress to an enormous fortune. The world of Lorna Doone. Lorna Doo read more

Though my Friday night at the recent TCM Classic Film Festival was a late one due to my hosting A Foreign Affair (and then afterward toasting with champagne), I still knew I would have to rise and shine early Saturday morning.  Each year of the festival, TCM has hosted a handprint ceremony read more

  Blanche Sweet was an American silent film actress who began her career in the earliest days of the Hollywood motion picture film industry.   Blanche Sweet was born Sarah Blanche Sweet on June 18, 1896 in Chicago, Illinois. Her family was theater and vaudeville performers and she entered read more

Sometimes people meet because they’re in a class together or they happen to work together. Other times, the meet-cute is a little bit more out there, like finding a princess fast asleep on a park bench in Italy. No matter how the two meet, these are the pairs that, despite whether or not they read more

Fuss and Feathers (1918) Status: Missing and presumed lost Enid Bennett is not well-remembered today but she was a popular actress who reached the height of her fame during the late teens and early twenties. Married to director Fred Niblo, the pair often teamed up to create popular films. Fuss and read more