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Lucy and Travel equal Trouble... and in "Off to Florida," that's exactly what she finds herself in. Granted, Lucy isn't to blame for most of the trouble she and Ethel encounter in this episode, but that doesn't make it any less funny. Ricky, Fred, and Little Ricky set off to Florida for a few days o read more

In 1943, Betty Grable starred in the colorful Fox Technicolor musical Sweet Rosie O'Grady. Seven years later, her screen sister, June Haver, was featured in a sort of follow-up film, The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady, which was equally colorful and just as entertaining. In this film, "Junie Baby" ( read more

Every once in a while, you might come across a wonderful film and wonder why it is not more well-known than it is. At least, I do that.... and, unfortunately, it is quite rare to find hidden gems; but Alive and Kicking is one such movie. I saw it for the first time a few weeks ago and loved it insta read more

Bing Crosby was always the hippest cat in the music industry and when it came to toe-tapping rhythms, he really knew how to swing it. Dixieland music was a particular favorite of his, so he decided to team up with his gal pal Rosemary Clooney and band leader Billy May to create a Dixieland album in read more

What could have caused such a pileup! These cars were evidently distracted by something or someone to crash into each other.... we'll leave it to you to figure out how this happened. All you have to do is remember the movie this scene came from and you'll know how these cars crashed. As always, read more

Oh, no! Things can get really dirty when you are trying to fingerprint.. ahem, pawprint.. a cat. Federal agent Zeke Kelso (Dean Jones) finally found the perfect print - he took it off his forehead! Hayley Mills looks on at Zeke and the mess he made in this NBC-TV release photo from Walt Disney's Tha read more

The British Broadcasting Corporation, better known as the BBC, has released on Youtube a wealth of fantastic television programs and documentaries from their vast archives. These programs vary in subject from gardening to travel to education to the histories of just about anything and everything rel read more

"If there ever was a 'Si Zentner kind of music', this is it -- music of great intensity and drive, just right for Si's big band style". So reads the album notes of Si Zentner & his Orchestra's From Russia with Love album from 1964 and boy are they right! The handsome orchestra leader had a read more

Here's a motley band of merrymakers - the fair maiden will soon give away the winning prize to a brave contestant who will defeat a knight.As always, if you are not familiar with the rules to the Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie game or the prize, click here.Good luck!  read more

Sandra Dee is just too cute... and how adorable was it that she found a sweetheart just as cute as she was - Bobby Darin! The twosome met while making Come September in Italy in 1960 and after a whirlwind courtship by Darin (who sent Dee 18 yellow roses every day), they married in December 1960. The read more

It looks like Rudi (James MacArthur) has a sweetheart! Who can resist the charms of cute Janet Munro? You just know she'll snag him by the end of the picture. This lobby card features a scene from the entertaining Third Man on the Mountain (1959), a Walt Disney film based on the Newbury Honor book " read more

Warner Brothers studio had a hit on their hands with Giant back in 1956. It was a dynastic epic of Texan cattle barons and oil tycoons that was adapted from Edna Ferber's best-selling novel of 1952. Since they struck black gold with that film, they instantly snatched up her latest creation "Ice Pala read more

American International Pictures must have thought that if teenagers would flock to theaters to see Frankie Avalon at the beach, they’d happily watch him having fun in the mountains, and they weren’t wrong. Ski Party, released in 1965, was the snow-covered sibling of the sun-drenched Beac read more

Dell comics were best known for their TV series tie-ins (click here to read an older post about them) but they gave Gold Key some competition in the 1960s with movie tie-ins as well. This series was known as the Dell Movie Classics and there were quite a few titles in their line-up, all of them feat read more

 It's a new year and a new round of Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie game puzzles begins with this juicy entry. There are some small clues in this screenshot to help you identify the film but really not enough to make this anything less than impossibly difficult! As always, if you are read more

This is a wonderful album. Pepe Jaramillo was a fantastic pianist and the arrangements of these popular film themes are lovely. In an era when all of these songs appeared on countless instrumental albums, it seems impossible to create a new and unique arrangement for each and yet Ken Thome, the musi read more

Every year on the day before we take our Christmas tree down, we watch The Moon-Spinners (1964). It's such a lovely tradition and I don't even recall how it started, but this is one of my favorite scenes in the film. Nikki (Hayley Mills) and Mark (Peter McEnery) spend the night in the ruins of a Gre read more

Happy New Year dear readers! Let the new year ring out with happiness and don't plug your ears - keep them and your eyes wide open, let surprises happen in 2026! Blessings to all!  read more

Even with this man's face in full view, this month's Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game is especially tricky so, because of that, we are offering two prizes instead of one! If you are the first to identify this screenshot, then in addition to a vintage photo of your choice from our onlin read more

In our family, the Christmas season just wouldn't be the same without a viewing of the 1970 musical Scrooge. My sister and I grew up watching this film with our "Oma" Rozi because it was one of her favorites. Since her passing, we have watched it every year with our father because it is one of his f read more