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Lombard Comes Across If 1935 was a good year for Carole Lombard, 1936 was the year she became a screen immortal. The three films she made in 1936 were critical and box offices successes, with My Man Godfrey (which will be the subject of a future post) becoming one of the most famous film comedi read more

Lombard Comes Across If 1935 was a good year for Carole Lombard, 1936 was the year she became a screen immortal. The three films she made in 1936 were critical and box offices successes, with My Man Godfrey (which will be the subject of a future post) becoming one of the most famous film comedi read more

What a difference a year makes: Lombard and "Hands Across the Table." If 1934 was a breakthrough year for Carole Lombard with her star-making role in Twentieth Century, then her work in 1935 proved the previous year's performance was no fluke. Shall we dance...again? The year started with a se read more

What a difference a year makes: Lombard and "Hands Across the Table." If 1934 was a breakthrough year for Carole Lombard with her star-making role in Twentieth Century, then her work in 1935 proved the previous year's performance was no fluke. Shall we dance...again? The year started with a read more

"Some Like it Hot" The Best Comedy Ever? Considered one of the greatest movie comedies of all time, director Billy Wilder's Some Like it Hot, is as funny today as when it premiered on March 29, 1959. Marilyn Monroe and her "bosom" companions The action starts in Chicago, when musicians, read more

"Some Like it Hot" The Best Comedy Ever? Considered one of the greatest movie comedies of all time, director Billy Wilder's Some Like it Hot, is as funny today as when it premiered on March 29, 1959. Marilyn Monroe and her "bosom" companions The action starts in Chicago, when musicians, read more

"A Loud Cheer for the Screwball Girl" Carole Lombard in Life magazine In October of 1938, Carole Lombard was the cover story of Life magazine. The title of the piece was called, "A Loud Cheer for the Screwball Girl" by Noel F. Busch. It serves as a primary source for those of us interested in M read more

"A Loud Cheer for the Screwball Girl" Carole Lombard in Life magazine In October of 1938, Carole Lombard was the cover story of Life magazine. The title of the piece was called, "A Loud Cheer for the Screwball Girl" by Noel F. Busch. It serves as a primary source for those of us interested in M read more

Anita Ellis, the voice behind "Put the Blame on Mame" Anita Ellis (b. 1920), who did the singing for Rita Hayworth in Gilda and several other Hayworth films, might have had a more visible career as a vocalist if she wasn’t consumed by stage fright. Paralyzing fear Ellis didn’t just read more

Anita Ellis, the voice behind "Put the Blame on Mame" Anita Ellis (b. 1920), who did the singing for Rita Hayworth in Gilda and several other Hayworth films, might have had a more visible career as a vocalist if she wasn’t consumed by stage fright. Paralyzing fear Ellis didn’t just read more

Rita Hayworth in "Gilda" There never was a woman like Gilda! That was the tagline for Gilda, the 1946 film classic starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford. Hayworth caused a sensation as the conflicted title-named heroine. When she sang "Put the Blame on Mame," in a skintight Jean Louis gown, Hay read more

Rita Hayworth in "Gilda" There never was a woman like Gilda! That was the tagline for Gilda, the 1946 film classic starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford. Hayworth caused a sensation as the conflicted title-named heroine. When she sang "Put the Blame on Mame," in a skintight Jean Louis gown, Hay read more

The legacy of screenwriter John Michael Hayes Best work with Hitchcock Screenwriter John Michael Hayes did some of his best work while under the employ of director Alfred Hitchcock. Their four-film collaboration was short, but it pro read more

The legacy of screenwriter John Michael Hayes Best work with Hitchcock Screenwriter John Michael Hayes did some of his best work while under the employ of director Alfred Hitchcock. Their four-film collaboration was short, but it pro read more

Carole Lombard: The Divine Screwball at Facets Film School Steve Reginald (Classic Movie Man) will be teaching "Carole Lombard: The Divine Screwball" at Facets Film School next month. The class will be a continuation of sorts to his last class at Facets: "The Screwball Comedy and the Feminine M read more

Carole Lombard: The Divine Screwball at Facets Film School Steve Reginald (Classic Movie Man) will be teaching "Carole Lombard: The Divine Screwball" at Facets Film School next month. The class will be a continuation of sorts to his last class at Facets: "The Screwball Comedy and the Feminine M read more

Carole Lombard: The Divine Screwball A genre and a star is born With the exception of perhaps Cary Grant, no movie star has been more identified with screwball comedy than Carole Lombard. In fact, if it weren’t for Lombard, the genre might not have received its name. “Miss Lombard read more

Carole Lombard: The Divine Screwball A genre and a star is born With the exception of perhaps Cary Grant, no movie star has been more identified with screwball comedy than Carole Lombard. In fact, if it weren’t for Lombard, the genre might not have received its name. “Miss Lombard read more

Turner Classic Movies to air four films starring Jennifer Jones in January Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will honor the career of Jennifer Jones by airing four of her films January 7, 2010. They are Duel in the Sun costarring Joseph Cotten and Gregory Peck Beat the Devil costarring Humphrey Boga read more

Screen legend Jennifer Jones dead at 90 Academy Award winning actress, Jennifer Jones died Thursday December 17. Jones was one of the biggest stars of the 1940s and 1950s; she received a total of five Academy Award nominations, winning the award with her first starring performance in The Song o read more