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Watch It: A Girl in Every Port (1928) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 19, 2013
Today we’ve got a treat in this rare silent from director Howard Hawks. A Girl in Every Port follows the adventure of sailors on shore leave (always a good time). This little comedy gem features not only real-life stripper Sally Rand, but none other than Louise Brooks. It’s quite a chan read more
Watch It: A Girl in Every Port (1928) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 19, 2013
Today we’ve got a treat in this rare silent from director Howard Hawks. A Girl in Every Port follows the adventure of sailors on shore leave (always a good time). This little comedy gem features not only real-life stripper Sally Rand, but none other than Louise Brooks. It’s quite a chan read more
Watch It: Stagecoach (1939) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 17, 2013
Got a hitch in your giddy up, pardners? Relieve the stress with John Ford’s first sound western, Stagecoach (1939). Starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne in his breakthrough role, Stagecoach follows a group of stagecoach travelers as their journey is complicated by the threat of Geronimo. read more
Watch It: Stagecoach (1939) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 17, 2013
Got a hitch in your giddy up, pardners? Relieve the stress with John Ford’s first sound western, Stagecoach (1939). Starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne in his breakthrough role, Stagecoach follows a group of stagecoach travelers as their journey is complicated by the threat of Geronimo. read more
31 Days of Oscar: Blood and Sand (1941) . An oil painting that looks like it came to life.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn Sample on Feb 15, 2013
This post is part of the 31 Days of Oscar Blogathon, hosted by Once Upon a Screen, Outspoken and Freckled and Paula’s Cinema Club. It runs Feb. 1 – Mar. 3, in conjunction with Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar. Please click on envelope on the side bar to learn more. read more
Watch It: The Heart of Texas Ryan (1917) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 10, 2013
The Heart of Texas Ryan (1917) stars silent cowby hero Tom Mix as Jack Parker. Until he met Texas Ryan, the Eastern-bred daughter of rugged cattle king William Ryan, Jack Parker was just a straight-shooting, hard-riding cowboy. Hoping to see Texas again, Parker accepts a job on the Ryan ranch. Whil read more
Watch It: The Heart of Texas Ryan (1917) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 10, 2013
The Heart of Texas Ryan (1917) stars silent cowby hero Tom Mix as Jack Parker. Until he met Texas Ryan, the Eastern-bred daughter of rugged cattle king William Ryan, Jack Parker was just a straight-shooting, hard-riding cowboy. Hoping to see Texas again, Parker accepts a job on the Ryan ranch. Whil read more
Watch It: Pandora’s Box (1929) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 9, 2013
Pandora’s Box (German: Die Büchse der Pandora) is a 1929 German silent melodrama film based on Frank Wedekind’s plays Erdgeist (Earth Spirit, 1895) and Die Büchse der Pandora (1904). Directed by Austrian filmmaker Georg Wilhelm Pabst, the film stars Louise Brooks, Fritz read more
Watch It: Pandora’s Box (1929) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 9, 2013
Pandora’s Box (German: Die Büchse der Pandora) is a 1929 German silent melodrama film based on Frank Wedekind’s plays Erdgeist (Earth Spirit, 1895) and Die Büchse der Pandora (1904). Directed by Austrian filmmaker Georg Wilhelm Pabst, the film stars Louise Brooks, Fritz read more
Watch It: Felix the Cat Toons (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 8, 2013
Forget the mouse, Felix the Cat was the original cartoon superstar. From the late 1910′s to the late 1920′s Felix ruled the reels. And why not? He’s adorable and funny and often quite surreal. Here’s a few Felix fun facts: Enough facts! Just watch Felix the Cat. Warning: You read more
Watch It: Felix the Cat Toons (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 8, 2013
Forget the mouse, Felix the Cat was the original cartoon superstar. From the late 1910′s to the late 1920′s Felix ruled the reels. And why not? He’s adorable and funny and often quite surreal. Here’s a few Felix fun facts: Enough facts! Just watch Felix the Cat. Warning: You read more
Where did Lombard lose it?
Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on Feb 4, 2013
Her virginity, we mean.Short of discovering a long-lost diary (and from all known accounts, she didn't keep one), we may never be entirely sure where Carole Lombard learned the ways of sex. But there's one site that's a leading candidate -- a building on 7000 Romaine Street in Los Angeles:This was H read more
Watch It: Salome (1923) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 3, 2013
Salome (1923), directed by Charles Bryant and starring Alla Nazimova, is the third film adaptation of the Oscar Wilde play of the same name., after a short Salome (1910) and the Theda Bara version of Salome (1918, lost). The play itself is a loose retelling of the biblical story of King Herod and read more
Watch It: Salome (1923) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Feb 3, 2013
Salome (1923), directed by Charles Bryant and starring Alla Nazimova, is the third film adaptation of the Oscar Wilde play of the same name., after a short Salome (1910) and the Theda Bara version of Salome (1918, lost). The play itself is a loose retelling of the biblical story of King Herod and read more
Watch It: The Hands of Orlac (1925) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jan 31, 2013
The Hands of Orlac, or Orlacs Hände, is a late expressionist silent film produced by Robert Wiene (of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari fame). This is a weird one, people. A pianist loses his hands and gets a pretty amazing hand transplant. But they’re the hands of a killer! Does Orlac control his read more
Watch It: The Hands of Orlac (1925) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Jan 31, 2013
The Hands of Orlac, or Orlacs Hände, is a late expressionist silent film produced by Robert Wiene (of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari fame). This is a weird one, people. A pianist loses his hands and gets a pretty amazing hand transplant. But they’re the hands of a killer! Does Orlac control his read more
If It's Tuesday, Then It Must Be Grace Kelly..a short story
All Good Things Posted by monty on Jan 22, 2013
Just a short little story about Grace on my weekly series dedicated to her. Now it takes awhile to get to Grace but bear with me. It was many years ago when I was in the army and stationed in Germany. I was age 22 and it was my first time away from home. My girlfriend back home, Amy had broken up w read more
"You can write about birth till hell freezes over, but there it is. It’s magic. You can write about death, but there it is, we don’t know anything about it, where we go, or what the hell it’s about. You can analyze love, but they know less about it now than they have ever known, and the whole philosophy in recent
Please Go Away: A Katharine Hepburn Blog Posted by Amber S. on Jan 20, 2013
Katharine Hepburn, in an interview with John Kobal, People Will Talk, 1985 read more
Watch It: Road to Morocco (1942) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jan 20, 2013
Road to Morocco is an 1942 American comedy film about two fast-talking guys tossed up on a desert shore and sold into slavery to a beautiful princess. The movie is the third of the “Road to …” films starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour, and also features Anthony Quinn and read more
Watch It: Road to Singapore (1940) (1)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Jan 20, 2013
Road to Singapore is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Based on a story by Harry Hervey, the film is about two playboys trying to forget previous romances in Singapore, where they meet a beautiful woman. Distributed b read more