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The Not So Awful Truth About “The Awful Truth” In 1937, Irene Dunne was at the height of her career. The year before, Dunne received a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for Theodora Goes Wild, a comedy role she was reluctant to take. Not only was that picture a critical succ read more

Irene Dunne Goes "Wild" and Reaches New Heights in Comedy Role A Forgotten Comedy Classic After almost a decade of starring in popular melodramas, Irene Dunne reluctantly starred in the comedy Theodora Goes Wild (1936). Dunne had established herself as a dramatic actress with great success read more

Irene Dunne Goes "Wild" and Reaches New Heights in Comedy Role A Forgotten Comedy Classic After almost a decade of starring in popular melodramas, Irene Dunne reluctantly starred in the comedy Theodora Goes Wild (1936). Dunne had established herself as a dramatic actress with great success read more

Happy Thanksgiving from the Classic Movie Man! Jeanne Crain has an ax to grind with one turkey in particular. Posted by Stephen Reginald at 2:00 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook Labels: ax, Classic Movie Man, Jeanne Crain, Thanksgiving, turke read more

"Miracle on 34th Street" Kicks off the Holiday Movie Season Natalie Wood and Maureen O'Hara Does Macy's tell Gimbels? Miracle on 34th Street, starring Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn, and Natalie Wood is a true holiday classic. Released in 1947, the movie boasts some terrific lo read more

Happy Thanksgiving from the Classic Movie Man! Jeanne Crain has an ax to grind with one turkey in particular. Posted by Stephen Reginald at 2:00 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: ax, Classic Movie Man, Jeanne Crain, read more

"Miracle on 34th Street" Kicks off the Holiday Movie Season Natalie Wood and Maureen O'Hara Does Macy's tell Gimbels? Miracle on 34th Street, starring Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn, and Natalie Wood is a true holiday classic. Released in 1947, the movie boasts some terrific lo read more

Irene Dunne Comes of "Age" as Edith Wharton's Famous Heroine The Queen Takes Her Throne By the mid-1930s, Irene Dunne’s career was in an upward arch. She was one of RKO Studio’s biggest and most dependable players, starring in four pictures per year on average. After her breakout read more

Irene Dunne Comes of "Age" as Edith Wharton's Famous Heroine The Queen Takes Her Throne By the mid-1930s, Irene Dunne’s career was in an upward arch. She was one of RKO Studio’s biggest and most dependable players, starring in four pictures per year on average. After her breakout read more

Classic Films in Context: Cimarron 1931 First edition of the classic In 1929, author Edna Ferber (1885 – 1968) published a colossal bestseller about the settling of what would eventually become Oklahoma. Ferber, who grew up in Appleton, Wisconsin, saw first-hand the settling and develo read more

Classic Films in Context: Cimarron 1931 First edition of the classic In 1929, author Edna Ferber (1885 – 1968) published a colossal bestseller about the settling of what would eventually become Oklahoma. Ferber, who grew up in Appleton, Wisconsin, saw first-hand the settling and develo read more

Looking for Some Halloween Chills? Watch a Classic Horror Movie Tonight by Classic Movie Man Producer Val Lewton is not a household name, but during the 1940s, he produced some of the best horror films to come out of Hollywood. Under tight studio budgetary constraints, Lewton thrille read more

Looking for Some Halloween Chills? Watch a Classic Horror Movie Tonight by Classic Movie Man Producer Val Lewton is not a household name, but during the 1940s, he produced some of the best horror films to come out of Hollywood. Under tight studio budgetary constraints, Lewton thrille read more

Fright School Recap Lewton’s Legacy My presentation of I Walked With A Zombie at midnight on October 15, 2011 was well-received by the Facets Fright School attendees. Although many in the audience were familiar with director Jacques Tourneur, most had never heard of produc read more

Fright School Recap Lewton’s Legacy My presentation of I Walked With A Zombie at midnight on October 15, 2011 was well-received by the Facets Fright School attendees. Although many in the audience were familiar with director Jacques Tourneur, most had never heard of produc read more

Fright School at Facets Multi-Media The Return of Fright School Fright School, Facets midnight-movie horror series, returns for a third year. The series begins September 30, 2011. Films will be screened every Friday and Saturday night at midnight through October 29. Fright School is a great w read more

Fright School at Facets Multi-Media The Return of Fright School Fright School, Facets midnight-movie horror series, returns for a third year. The series begins September 30, 2011. Films will be screened every Friday and Saturday night at midnight through October 29. Fright School is a great w read more

Classic Movie Man Teaching at Facets in November Irene Dunne in I Remember Mama Stephen Reginald, also known as the Classic Movie Man, will be teaching a class on the films of Irene Dunne at Facets Film School in Chicago. The six-week course begins on Wednesday, November 16, 2011. All clas read more

Classic Movie Man Teaching at Facets in November Irene Dunne in I Remember Mama Stephen Reginald, also known as the Classic Movie Man, will be teaching a class on the films of Irene Dunne at Facets Film School in Chicago. The six-week course begins on Wednesday, November 16, 2011. All clas read more

Classic Movie Man’s Guilty Pleasure: “Devotion” In 1943, Warner Brothers set out to film an account of the Brontë siblings, focusing mainly on the lives of authors Charlotte (Jane Eyre) and Emily (Wuthering Heights). In the 1930s and 1940s, the studio produced many successful read more