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Okay, now for some Fred Astaire fun! It’s time for today’s Trivia Question (red font below) that will determine this week’s winner of the new TCM Fred Astaire 2-CD Set — Fred Astaire: The Early Years at RKO, courtesy of Sony Masterworks (remember, in order to win, you must have already read more

FRED ASTAIRE: The Early Years at RKO 2-CD Set— This Week’s Qualifying Entry Task: In order to qualify for this week’s Fred Astaire Giveaway, you must complete the following task by Saturday, December 7 at 5PM EST (i.e. any time between now and Saturday, Dec 7 at 5PM EST): The 2-CD Set, The read more

  A Star is Born – Gloria Swanson at Essanay “You ought to screen wonderfully, if you don’t screen terribly,” the director challenged the young woman touring the studio. The petite young girl was not intimidated. “Try me,” she fired back. And at only 15, Gloria Swanson was well read more

A Very Happy Classic Movie Thanksgiving to All!   Margaret O’Brien ….. Shirley Temple ….. Judy Garland ….. Esther Williams ….. Vera Ellen ….. –Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub Share this post:FacebookDiggRedditStumbleUpon read more

  G.M. Anderson and the Rise of the Western Star ‘Max Aronson’ might not be a name that you immediately recognize, but chances are very good that you would recognize his professional name. And chances are even greater that you would recognize the onscreen persona he created in the early days read more

  Film Buffs: The Next Generation It has been my goal for the last couple of years to introduce Classic Films to my sons Ben and Alex. This isn’t being done to them against their will. They are very willing to watch these films, but this doesn’t mean that all of the movies have been a success. read more

A Century of Movie Magic: Iconic Movie Memorabilia auctioned off today thanks to TCM and Bonhams… Alas, the Turner Classic Movies Bonhams “What Dreams are Made Of” auction is now over, and for those of us who weren’t able to bid on these one-of-a-kind collectibles of movie-ma read more

  Charlie Chaplin at Essanay A celebratory dance and a hefty paycheck signaled the start of Charlie Chaplin’s stay with the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, but his year-and-a-half stay with the studio produced more than that. It was the start of Chaplin as writer, director, actor and produc read more

  Interview with Gary N. Keller at The Essanay Center Essanay Studios is currently running an IndieGogo Campaign to raise money for the preservation and revitalization of their historic film studio — the first and last remaining silent film studio. CMH is a huge fan of Essanay and their e read more

  Goldie Hawn and Rick Lenz share a birthday and a film: Both Goldie Hawn and Rick Lenz starred in Cactus Flower (1969, Gene Saks director) — and both were born November 21 (6 years apart!).   Goldie Hawn won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Toni Simmons. Cactus Flower read more

“You don’t understand. Every night when the moon is full, I turn into a wolf.” -Larry Talbot “You and twenty million other guys.” -Wilbur Grey Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) — the perfect mix of horror, pathos, intrigue and downright sillines read more

Born November 16, 1916 Classic Cartoon Voice Actor Daws Butler Daws Butler has over 300 voice acting credits to his name. He voiced the Turtle/Penguin in the Disney film, Mary Poppins — plus a cavalcade of classic cartoon favorites including Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, Huckleber read more

  How Many Movies Did Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd Star in Together?  Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd made SEVEN films together, including three films in which they appeared as themselves* (Star Spangled Rhythm, Duffy’s Tavern and Variety Girl). This Gun for Hire  read more

Steel-True and Blade-Straight: An Interview with Victoria Wilson Oh Happy Day! The long-awaited and highly-anticipated Barbara Stanwyck biography,  A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940, is in stores today, November 12th — and CMH is honored to be able to present this interview with read more

Complicated, Dark, Sexy with a Kick – Sneak Peak Video of New Barbara Stanwyck Biography with Author Victoria Wilson… CMH is happy to post this ‘sneak peak’ video of author Victoria Wilson speaking about  A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940 which will be availabl read more

  TCM Star of the Month Burt Lancaster This month Turner Classic Movies is celebrating Burt Lancaster as its Star of the Month. With a career spanning five decades and with more than 85 films to his credit, Lancaster has one of the longest and most prolific careers of any Hollywood star. He be read more

  Believe You Me, Roscoe Karns is quite a Character! “Fun-on-the-side Shapeley.” Yep, that was the very first time I encountered character actor Roscoe Karns. And, to this day, I still roll with laughter when I see the relentless, fast-talking Oscar Shapeley trying to ‘pick up̵ read more

Born November 7, 1872 Character Actress Lucille La Verne Lucille La Verne appeared in over 40 films including 1935′s A Tale of Two Cities (as ‘The Vengeance’). She played her share of vengeful, tattered old hags — most famously ‘appearing’ as the voice (uncredited read more

  Musicals 101: Busby Berkeley, King of the Backstage Musical It’s only a slight exaggeration when I say that Busby Berkley invented the backstage musical. Sure, the genre existed before he entered the moving picture scene, but it was Berkeley who took the genre to new creative heights. And it’ read more

Happy Halloween! All Hallows Eve is upon us and you know what that mean: tricks, treats, scary ghouls and scary movies. However, if being terrified is not exactly your thing then fear not, for we here at CMH have the thing for you. Below are some behind-the-scenes pictures of our favorite classic mo read more