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Eyes of the Underworld began production on May 1, 1928 at Universal Studios, under the direction of Leigh Jason; filming was completed by the middle of August of ‘28.[1] One month later, Eyes, was assigned the opening date of April 28, 1929, by Universal; this date remained the same in all Hollywoo read more

Celebrating World Penguin Day with Three Favorite ‘Classic’ Penguins… According to online sources, there are between 17 and 20 living species of Penguins in the world today. That’s kind of cool (forgive the pun). But…for many of us pop culture fans, that seems to be qui read more

Happy Easter from Classic Movie Man Happy Easter from Doris Day who turned 91 this week! Posted by Stephen Reginald at 7:45 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: Classic Movie Man, Doris Day, Easter 2015, Happy Birthday read more

Happy Easter from Classic Movie Man Happy Easter from Doris Day who turned 91 this week! Posted by Stephen Reginald at 7:45 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: Classic Movie Man, Doris Day, Easter 2015, Happy Birthday read more

Happy Easter to one and all! The night is over, the sun is tall. The day did break with a tiny beam And flooded life with Light supreme. ― Paul F. Kortepeter, Holly Pond Hill: A Child’s Book of Easter ◊ From March 24, 1951 an Easter episode of ‘My Favorite Husband’ starring Lucil read more

    Work on Tortoise Beats Hare was “well under way,” so said Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes producer Leon Schlesinger at the first of February 1941;[1] it was normal practice for animated shorts to be finished and stockpiled upwards of six months in advance, but not so in this case. There read more

    Work on Tortoise Beats Hare was “well under way,” so said Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes producer Leon Schlesinger at the first of February 1941;[1] it was normal practice for animated shorts to be finished and stockpiled upwards of six months in advance, but not so in this case. There read more

    Work on Tortoise Beats Hare was “well under way,” so said Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes producer Leon Schlesinger at the first of February 1941;[1] it was normal practice for animated shorts to be finished and stockpiled upwards of six months in advance, but not so in this case. There read more

March 14, 2006 I almost forgot that today was my mother’s 71st birthday. I say almost because I finally remembered at 11:16 p.m. And I was presented with a dilemma. My parents, objectively speaking, are old. They live in a retirement community in Port St. Lucie, Florida. And there’s not read more

This has pretty much become my default post for Friday the 13th. We actually have three of them this year, and for some reason I missed last month. So just remember, not all good luck charms are lucky, as the unfortunate Nikki learned in The Killing (1956). Let this be a warning – to you.  Al read more

  On Saturday, March 6, Nancy Steele is Missing opened at the Rivoli in New York.[1] To kick off the premier of Steele, four of the film’s principals appeared on the Hollywood Hotel radio program, which aired on Friday, March 5, in a “coast-to-coast” broadcast; with Peter Lorre, Walter Connoll read more

  On Saturday, March 6, Nancy Steele is Missing opened at the Rivoli in New York.[1] To kick off the premier of Steele, four of the film’s principals appeared on the Hollywood Hotel radio program, which aired on Friday, March 5, in a “coast-to-coast” broadcast; with Peter Lorre, Walter Connoll read more

  On Saturday, March 6, Nancy Steele is Missing opened at the Rivoli in New York.[1] To kick off the premier of Steele, four of the film’s principals appeared on the Hollywood Hotel radio program, which aired on Friday, March 5, in a “coast-to-coast” broadcast; with Peter Lorre, Walter Connoll read more

  New Castle News, New Castle, Pennsylvania, July 16, 1923 Survival status of Good-Bye, Girls, is unknown according to Silent Era.com. More than twenty-five years later the film was still around, when in 1950 the Fox Film Corporation renewed the copyright of the silent feature.[1]  The premiere read more

Virginia Lea Gregg was born March 6, 1916 to Edward Gregg and Dewey Todd, in Harrisburg, Illinois. Her family moved to California when Ms. Gregg was but eleven; first to Long Beach in 1927 and then to Pasadena in 1929. At Pasadena City College she majored in dramatics. Beginning in 1934 (she was e read more

Virginia Lea Gregg was born March 6, 1916 to Edward Gregg and Dewey Todd, in Harrisburg, Illinois. Her family moved to California when Ms. Gregg was but eleven; first to Long Beach in 1927 and then to Pasadena in 1929. At Pasadena City College she majored in dramatics. Beginning in 1934 (she was e read more

Virginia Lea Gregg was born March 6, 1916 to Edward Gregg and Dewey Todd, in Harrisburg, Illinois. Her family moved to California when Ms. Gregg was but eleven; first to Long Beach in 1927 and then to Pasadena in 1929. At Pasadena City College she majored in dramatics. Beginning in 1934 (she was e read more

Tradeshows of, The Picture of Dorian Gray were in Los Angeles and New York on February 23, 1945, giving exhibitors and critics the privilege and pleasure of that first viewing. Other tradeshows were not scheduled at that time but were to be set at a later date.[1] The World Premiere of The Picture read more

Tradeshows of, The Picture of Dorian Gray were in Los Angeles and New York on February 23, 1945, giving exhibitors and critics the privilege and pleasure of that first viewing. Other tradeshows were not scheduled at that time but were to be set at a later date.[1] The World Premiere of The Picture read more

Tradeshows of, The Picture of Dorian Gray were in Los Angeles and New York on February 23, 1945, giving exhibitors and critics the privilege and pleasure of that first viewing. Other tradeshows were not scheduled at that time but were to be set at a later date.[1] The World Premiere of The Picture read more