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Oliver Webb (straight-faced):  "There are no headaches in the theatre." Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, looking for a hit to follow-up The Front Page adapted an unproduced play by Charles Bruce Millholland wherein he vented some pent up frustration from having worked for the famous theatric read more

Robert Montgomery May 21, 1904 - September 27, 1981 Kristin of Journeys in Classic Film is hosting the Summer Under the Stars Blogthon of which this post is a happy submission.  Check HERE for previous and future contributions throughout the month of August. Robert Montgomery's long a read more

The Film Noir Blogathon is hosted by The Midnite Drive-In from August 12-14.  Click HERE for all the dangerous dames and dirty dogs.  I can't resist those mean streets and am thrilled to contribute a look at 1955s New York Confidential. Newspaper journalists Jack Lait and Lee Morti read more

Hal Roach January 14, 1892 - November 2, 1992 When Horace Greeley, in an 1865 editorial, exhorted the young men of America to "go west", generations took it to heart.  Hal Roach left his hometown of Elmira, New York and worked as a wrangler and as a gold prospector in Alaska.  However, read more

I may have mentioned this before, but my mom used to have a thing for Mark Stevens.  I knew her for over 50 years before I discovered this little fact that only came out when she asked to borrow my copy of 1946s The Dark Corner.  It still makes me shake my head.  You think you kn read more

Two actresses born on August 30th share a career and two roles.  Both were born in New York City and started Broadway careers in the 1920s.  One was whisked away to Hollywood in 1930 and appeared in over 90 films.  The other only made a handful of movies, the first one in 1952. read more

On TVs Leave It to Beaver, Ward asked his eldest son Wally why he hung out with the often overly slick Eddie Haskell.  After thinking it over Wally replied "Gee Dad, a guy's gotta have a best friend." I guess all of us have that friend that leans a little toward the psycho side.  In the read more

Wowza! HOT AND BOTHERED - The Films of 1932 blogathon is here!  Aurora of Once Upon a Screen has today's contributions.  Tomorrow check out Theresa of CineMaven's Essays from the Couch for more steamy goodness. I swear one of these days I am going to add up how many times I have see read more

Today's article is a happy contribution to the Olivia de Havilland Centenary blogathon hosted by Phyllis Loves Classic Movies and In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood.  Thank you, ladies.  The internet celebration of Ms. de Havilland's 100th birthday on July 1st runs until July 3rd an read more

"Welcome to California, Mrs. Leslie." About Mrs. Leslie is a romantic drama from 1954.  It was the second feature for Broadway star Shirley Booth, who won an Oscar two years earlier for recreating her Tony winning role in Come Back, Little Sheba for the screen.  Shirley Booth's other act read more

Frederick Jackson's play The Bishop Misbehaves was a Broadway hit in 1935 starring Walter Connolly (It Happened One Night) as the Bishop and Jane Wyatt (Lost Horizon) and Alan Marshall (After the Thin Man) as the young leads.  It was the tenth of twelve plays Mr. Jackson had on Broadw read more

Producer and director of 1944s Laura, Otto Preminger is quoted in Rudy Behlmer's Behind the Scenes regarding the casting of Clifton Webb as Waldo Lydecker: "...he (casting director LeMaire) said"  "You can't have Clifton Webb for this part.  He flies."  I said:  "What do you m read more

ORDER IN THE COURT!, The Classic Courtroom Drama Blogathon hosted by Theresa of CineMavin's Essays from the Couch and Lesley of Second Sight Cinema is running from June 10th to the 13th.  Look for contributions here:  Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4. Terence Rattigan's The Winslow Boy premiere read more

Aurora of Once Upon a Screen and Rich of Wide Screen World are hosting the Athletes in Film blogathon running June 4th and 5th.  DAY 1.  DAY 2. Lou Gehrig's life was relatively short, being stricken with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at the age of 36 in 1939.  The degenerative muscl read more

The plan for June is to spend some time with Buster Keaton.  Buster the dreamer and Buster the doer.  Buster the ambitious and Buster the romantic.  It is time to watch Buster as 1928s The Cameraman. Buster, the character in this movie, is a NYC photographer; an artist in tintype. & read more

The Animals in Classic Film Blogathon hosted by Crystal of In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood has arrived and runs May 26 - 28.  Enjoy all the interesting contributions by clicking HERE. "A tiger walks the streets of Scotia today while residents cower within their homes gripped by the p read more

Run for cover! The Great Villain Blogathon is once again upon us hosted by Kristina of Speakeasy, Ruth of Silver Screenings and Karen of Shadows and Satin.  Cinema is filled so many extraordinary villains that the blogathon will run from from May 15th to 20th.  Contributions can be found H read more

The rolling year has brought us again to National Classic Movie Day.  Classic Film and TV Cafe is hosting a commemorative blogathon with this year's theme, the 5 movies you would want on that fabled desert island.  Click HERE to see what your fellow movie fans envision. "The power read more

It is that happy time of year again when we celebrate the birthdate of one of Mommy and Gavin's favourite singers, Bing Crosby.  This year we reach back to the 1938 Paramount release, Sing, You Sinners.  The National Board of Review placed this comedy/drama/musical among its Top Ten Films read more

It's time to get your goof on, ladies and gentlemen.  Four legends - I do not use the term lightly - LEGENDS of the Silver Screen join forces to asphyxiate you with laughter.  Your mirth will be so great that you will struggle to find the breath to say "Stop, you're killing me!" The litt read more