Monthly Archives: June 2021

Classic Movie Travels: Joan McCracken

Classic Movie Travels: Joan McCracken While the name Joan McCracken may not be familiar to many these days, in her heyday, she was a renowned actor, dancer, and comedian, notable for originating the role of Sylvie in Oklahoma!, taking on … Continue reading

Posted in Classic Movie Travels, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Vitagraph: America’s First Great Motion Picture Studio – Book Giveaway (June)

“Vitagraph: America’s First Great Motion Picture Studio”We have Four Books to Giveaway this Month! CMH is happy to announce our next Classic Movie Book Giveaway as part of our partnership with University Press of Kentucky! This time, we’ll be giving away FOUR … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Contests & Giveaways, Posts by Annmarie Gatti | Tagged , , , | 30 Comments

Western RoundUp: Corriganville

Western RoundUp: Corriganville Some of the best-known Western movie locations are beyond Southern California… places like Lone Pine’s Alabama Hills, further north in California, or Monument Valley, where John Ford shot Westerns on the Arizona-Utah border. However, hundreds of Westerns, … Continue reading

Posted in Posts by Laura Grieve, Western RoundUp | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments