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  Ruth of the Rockies consisted of fifteen-two-reel-chapters, and only two of its episodes are extant, as far as we known the rest are lost. The surviving chapters are numbers fourteen and fifteen (The Secret of Regina Island and The Hidden Treasure), they are held at the UCLA Film & Telev read more

Once considered lost, but eventually found; don’t get all excited and think that because Deluge survives as a dubbed Italian version, that you can hop online and order a DVD at your leisure. No, it will take some time and most probably $200.00 to get your copy (most likely VHS); now, on to the movi read more

Once considered lost, but eventually found; don’t get all excited and think that because Deluge survives as a dubbed Italian version, that you can hop online and order a DVD at your leisure. No, it will take some time and most probably $200.00 to get your copy (most likely VHS); now, on to the movi read more

Once considered lost, but eventually found; don’t get all excited and think that because Deluge survives as a dubbed Italian version, that you can hop online and order a DVD at your leisure. No, it will take some time and most probably $200.00 to get your copy (most likely VHS); now, on to the movi read more

        What a film! Heightened to surrealism by the uncanny acting of Lon Chaney; darkened (as always) by the strangest directing hand in Hollywood history, Tod Browning! Just my little shout-out of you are remembered, Unholy Three. Also starring Victor McLaglen, Mae Busch an read more

        What a film! Heightened to surrealism by the uncanny acting of Lon Chaney; darkened (as always) by the strangest directing hand in Hollywood history, Tod Browning! Just my little shout-out of you are remembered, Unholy Three. Also starring Victor McLaglen, Mae Busch an read more

        What a film! Heightened to surrealism by the uncanny acting of Lon Chaney; darkened (as always) by the strangest directing hand in Hollywood history, Tod Browning! Just my little shout-out of you are remembered, Unholy Three. Also starring Victor McLaglen, Mae Busch an read more

I’m feeling a lot of mixed emotions today. Yesterday, the incredible Lauren Bacall passed away, but today is Alfred Hitchcock’s 115th birthday. I wanted to write a post for both occasions and after trying to figure out a fitting way to honor both icons, I decided that today I would post read more

  In January Wyndham Standing, was contracted to star in the Goldwyn picture: Earthbound.[1] By the middle of January, Russian ballet star, Flora Revalles, was added to the cast when she signed to make her film debut with the new Goldwyn production.[2] The project was nearing completion of fil read more

  In January of 1920, Wyndham Standing, was contracted to star in the Goldwyn picture: Earthbound.[1] By the middle of January, Russian ballet star, Flora Revalles, was added to the cast when she signed to make her film debut with the new Goldwyn production.[2] The project was nearing completi read more

  In January of 1920, Wyndham Standing, was contracted to star in the Goldwyn picture: Earthbound.[1] By the middle of January, Russian ballet star, Flora Revalles, was added to the cast when she signed to make her film debut with the new Goldwyn production.[2] The project was nearing completi read more

This was the day that Satan Met a Lady, July 22, 1936. Ah, but the reviews were not so keen. The Modern Screen gave the film a one-star out of a possible five, which was a poor rating;[1] going further the magazine said that this was Warner’s prize lemon for Bette Davis. One exhibitor’s trade read more

This was the day that Satan Met a Lady, July 22, 1936. Ah, but the reviews were not so keen. The Modern Screen gave the film a one-star out of a possible five, which was a poor rating;[1] going further the magazine said that this was Warner’s prize lemon for Bette Davis. One exhibitor’s trade read more

This was the day that Satan Met a Lady, July 22, 1936. Ah, but the reviews were not so keen. The Modern Screen gave the film a one-star out of a possible five, which was a poor rating;[1] going further the magazine said that this was Warner’s prize lemon for Bette Davis. One exhibitor’s trade read more

  Frederick Richard Sullivan   Theater royalty! Not film royalty, but of stage royals, was Frederick Richard Sullivan; son of Fred Sullivan, nephew of Sir Arthur Sullivan[1] of Gilbert and Sullivan comic-operetta fame! He was an actor both on stage and screen, a stock-company manager, writ read more

  Many regard this as a 1928 release (including Strike Force Entertainment who released the DVD in 2009) yet in June of 1928 the film had not started production;[1] advertising directed toward exhibitors, relating that the synchronization and the score were in preparation, was seen in June of read more

  Many regard this as a 1928 release (including Strike Force Entertainment who released the DVD in 2009) yet in June of 1928 the film had not started production;[1] advertising directed toward exhibitors, relating that the synchronization and the score were in preparation, was seen in June of read more

  Many regard this as a 1928 release (including Strike Force Entertainment who released the DVD in 2009) yet in June of 1928 the film had not started production;[1] advertising directed toward exhibitors, relating that the synchronization and the score were in preparation, was seen in June of read more

As we did last July 4th (when we opened with another flag-flying photo of Carole Lombard at the Indiana state capital), let's celebrate Independence Day, classic Hollywood style. Here are several patriotic pics from stars of the era.Last year, we ran a shot promoting July 4 showing Thelma Todd in, o read more

Happy 4th of July Hollywood style! James Cagney – Yankee Doodle Dandy Rita Hayworth Ann Sheridan   Piper Laurie Marilyn Monroe Mae West Thelma Todd read more