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Joel McCrea and Laraine Day in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Foreign Correspondent”

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Apr 9, 2024

Joel McCrea and Laraine Day in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Foreign Correspondent” Foreign Correspondent (1940) is an American spy thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, and George Sanders. The screenplay was written by Charles Be read more

Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake in Preston Sturges’s “Sullivan’s Travels”

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Jul 25, 2023

Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake in Preston Sturges’s “Sullivan’s Travels”  Sullivan’s Travels (1942) is a satirical look at life in Hollywood as only director Preston Sturges could tell it. It centers around successful movie director John L. Sullivan (Joel read more

Sylvia Sidney and Joel McCrea star in “Dead End”

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Aug 8, 2022

Sylvia Sidney and Joel McCrea star in “Dead End” Dead End (1937) is a crime melodrama directed by William Wyler and starring Sylvia Sidney and Joel McCrea. The supporting cast includes Humphrey Bogart, Wendy Barie, Claire Trevor, and Allen Jenkins. The screenplay was written by Lill read more

Claudette Colbert and Joel McCrea in Preston Sturges's "The Palm Beach Story"

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Mar 24, 2022

Claudette Colbert and Joel McCrea in Preston Sturges's "The Palm Beach Story" The Palm Beach Story (1942) is an American screwball comedy written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea, Mary Astor, and Rudy Vallee. The cinematography is by Victor Milner read more

The Silver Cord (1933): Loving Joel McCrea is a Battlefield

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 22, 2021

“Surely I can be a good son and a good husband.” Whether it means to or not, the opening interlude of The Silver Cord plays like a comic inversion of typical Hollywood. It opens in Heidelberg, and they make us blink; they’re actually speaking German and Irene Dunne is one of them! read more

Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, and Charles Coburn believe “The More the Merrier”

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on Jan 1, 2021

Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, and Charles Coburn believe “The More the Merrier” The More the Merrier (1943) is an American romantic comedy directed by George Stevens and starring Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, and Charles Coburn. This was director Steven’s last feature film before he j read more

Cooking with the Stars: Joel McCrea’s (and Frances Dee’s) Boot Kicking Range Top Casserole

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Samantha Ellis on Nov 5, 2019

Cooking with the Stars: Joel McCrea’s (and Frances Dee’s) Boot Kicking Range Top Casserole Joel McCrea & Frances Dee As the leaves have started to fall from the trees and I’ve begun bringing out the autumnal decorations in the house, my mind has been wandering towards com read more

Stranger on Horseback (1955) with Judge Joel McCrea

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 21, 2019

I didn’t know my Grandpa too well because he passed away when I was fairly young but I always remembered hearing that he really enjoyed reading Louis L’Amour. It’s not much but a telling statement nonetheless. I’ve read and seen Hondo (1953), which stars John Wayne and Gerald read more

Warner Archive Blu-ray: Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea in Ride the High Country (1962)

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 22, 2017

One of the most amusing things about Ride the High Country is that as aging cowboys, Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea are in some ways playing themselves. While director Sam Peckinpah was at the beginning of his career, and still finding the style that would have film fans cooing about "balletic viole read more

10 Things You May Not Know About Joel McCrea

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on May 10, 2017

10 Things You May Not Know About Joel McCrea Joel McCrea (1905 – 1990) was one of the most underrated stars from Hollwyood’s Golden Age, in my opinion. Unfairly labeled as the poor man’s Gary Cooper, McCrea was a talented actor in his own right. Here are some things about McCr read more

THE JOEL MCCREA BLOGATHON: The Virginian (1946)

Caftan Woman Posted by on Nov 4, 2016

Joel McCrea November 5, 1905 - October 20, 1990 The Joel McCrea Blogathon is hosted by Toby Roan of 50 Westerns of the 50s.  Click HERE to enjoy all the contributions to the celebration. Handsome and athletic Joel McCrea entered the movies as an ex read more

THE JOEL MCCREA BLOGATHON: The Virginian (1946)

Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Nov 4, 2016

Joel McCrea November 5, 1905 - October 20, 1990 The Joel McCrea Blogathon is hosted by Toby Roan of 50 Westerns of the 50s.  Click HERE to enjoy all the contributions to the celebration. Handsome and athletic Joel McCrea entered the movies as an ex read more

From the Archives - Joel McCrea and Frances Dee

Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Sep 20, 2016

This featured photo from the archives depicts that real-life cowboy Joel McCrea with his wife Frances Dee bedecked in rancher's apparel. McCrea and Dee were both box-office drawing actors when they met on the set of The Silver Cord ( 1933 ). The McCreas owned a 3,000 acre spread in Thousand Oaks, Ca read more

Joel McCrea: Stalling Director Preston Sturges

Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 23, 2016

This essay is part of Cinema Maven’s Symbiotic Collaborations blogathon, featuring wonderful director/star pairings. Click here for all the great entries. When I was a kid, my sisters and I used to play with the record player. We loved to speed it up to make it sound like Mickey Mouse. I ment read more

Joel McCrea: Stalling Director Preston Sturges

Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 23, 2016

This essay is part of Cinema Maven’s Symbiotic Collaborations blogathon, featuring wonderful director/star pairings. Click here for all the great entries. When I was a kid, my sisters and I used to play with the record player. We loved to speed it up to make it sound like Mickey Mouse. I ment read more