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Hot Saturday (1932)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Bank clerk Ruth (Nancy Carroll) is a prized date for a "hot Saturday". Fellow bank employees Archie (Grady Sutton) and Connie (Edward Woods) have their eye on Ruth. But they're about to face major competition with rich playboy Romer (Cary Grant). He's invited the bank employees and all their friends read more
Robert Mitchum Portraits
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
These lovely scans of Robert Mitchum come via Kate Gabrielle who hails from the blog Silents and Talkies (as well as many other blogs too). She took them from the book Film Star Portraits of the Fiities by John Kobal. Thanks Kate!
If you have anything you want to submit to the It's a read more
Since You Went Away (1944)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Jennifer Jones, Claudette Colbert, Shirley Temple in Since You Went Away (1944)
"This is a story of the Unconquerable Fortress: the American Home..."
During WWII, producer David O. Selznick was searching for a way to contribute to the war effort. He was offered two opportunities by the governmen read more
Olivia (1950) on OVID
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Directed by Jacqueline Audry, Olivia (1950) is a little-known French drama about an English student who, while attending a French finishing school, falls in love with her headmistress. The film is based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Dorothy Bussy and stars Marie-Claire Olivia as the title ch read more
Noir Bar by Eddie Muller
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Noir BarCocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noirby Eddie MullerTCM and Running PressHardcover ISBN: 9780762480623May 2023248 pagesAmazon — Barnes and Noble — Larry Edmund's — Powell's “Noir Bar offers a booze-based excursion through America’s most popular film read more
Kid Galahad (1937)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Not to be confused by the Elvis Presley's 1962 movie by the same name.
How do you take a guy seriously if his name is Turkey Morgan? read more
So Proudly We Hail (1943)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Directed and produced by Mark Sandrich, So Proudly We Hail (1943) is a fictional depiction of the Angels of Bataan, a group of nurses during WWII who tended to wounded soldiers in Bataan and Corregidor. The film stars Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard and Veronica Lake as three nurses who are serv read more
It's a Dog's Life (1955)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"It was strictly dog eat dog on the waterfront." - Wildfire
Before there was A Dog's Purpose (2017) there was It's a Dog's Life (1955). This film tells the story of Wildfire, a bull terrier making it on the mean streets of New York City at the turn of the 20th Century. He's been taking care of his read more
Giveaway: Miss D & Me: Life with the Invincible Bette Davis
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Miss D & Me
Life with the Invincible Bette Davis
by Kathryn Sermak
with Danelle Morton
Hachette Book Group
288 pages
Paperback edition
On sale: September 11, 2018
Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powells
What was Bette Davis REALLY like? Her longtime assistant Kathryn Sermak, who worked read more
Happy Birthday Carlos!
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This is a special Happy Birthday greeting to my beau Carlos who turns ::mumbling:: years old today. xoxo
This is Carlos channeling Paul Newman as Fast Eddie Felson in The Hustler (1961): read more
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
"You're just not ready for me yet" - Cincinnati Kid
Most classic film enthusiasts consume films at a high rate. I am not one of those people. My slow rate of consumption leaves for a lot of new discovery. Having only seen two of Steve McQueen's movies prior to receiving a copy of the new McQue read more
Fright Favorites: Review by Ally Russell
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Photo source: @OneDarkAlly on InstagramFright Favorites31 Movies to Haunt Your Halloween and Beyond by David J. SkalTCM and Running Press224 pagesSeptember 2020Amazon — Barnes and Noble — Powell'sFright Favorites Is a Seasonal Treat!
Was Bela Lugosi buried read more
God Speed: My Father, Rafael Matos
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Rafael Matos
(1928-2015)
My father passed away on Saturday after a long illness. I was with him for several days up until the day he died and was able to tell him many times how much I loved him. I'll be forever grateful for those opportunities.
I inherited many of my dad's traits: his curios read more
They Drive By Night (1940)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This scene never happened. But it's a great shot nonetheless!
Poor Bogie. By 1940, he was fed up with all the roles Warner Bros. had been giving him. They Drive By Night (1940), might have been the last straw. Bogie got fourth billing after George Raft, Ann Sheridan and Ida Lupino. Not only that, read more
Guest Post ~ Carlos' Indiana Jones Adventure
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Hello! I am Raquelle’s husband, Carlos. Raquelle and I share a great passion for movies. She primarily reviews movies made in the 1920s though the 1960s. I concentrate on movies mostly from the 1960s to the present. Between the two of us we have every decade covered!
The Indiana Jones movie read more
50th Anniversary of The Graduate (1967)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the cultural phenomenon that is The Graduate (1967). Prior to this month I had never watched the film in its entirety. Key scenes are so ingrained in our collective pop culture knowledge that there's no escaping them. And no one could spoil the movie for me be read more
Wallflower (1948)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Robert Hutton, Joyce Reynolds and Janis Paige in Wallflower (1948)
Sisters Jackie (Joyce Reynolds) and Joy (Janis Paige) are polar opposites. Joy is the flirtatious fun-loving one, always getting attention from the opposite sex. Jackie is the sensible one. A bit too sensible. She scares all the gu read more
Tough Without a Gun by Stefan Kanfer
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Tough Without a Gun
The Life and Extraordinary Afterlife of Humphrey Bogart
by Stefan Kanfer
Hardcover - February 2011
9780307271006 $26.95
Paperback - February 2012
Alfred A. Knopf (Random House)
In a corrupt world he kept his own code of honor, without the consolations of religion or social appro read more
Robert Osborne interviews Ann Blyth at a screening of Mildred Pierce (1945)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Ceiling of the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre
Press Photo
I had the privilege of attending a special screening of Mildred Pierce (1945) at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood as part of the TCM Classic Film Festival. This event was #1 on my list of all the events and screenings I wanted to attend. read more
The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001
Timing is everything.
My father passed away in August and since that time I have been in charge of his settling his affairs. Recently I took a day off to get a few errands done including delivering my parents' tax forms and paperwork to their lawyer. He's been in the business for 52 years and still read more