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Western RoundUp: Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958)
Western RoundUp: Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958) A frequently seen theme in the Western film genre is a disparate band of travelers banding together against a common foe, most often Indians. One of the most famous Westerns featuring this theme … Continue reading
Posted in Posts by Laura Grieve, Western RoundUp
Tagged Ambush at Cimarron Pass, bonita granville, Clint Eastwood, desmond slattery, don castle, dragoon wells massacre, Escort West, frank gerstle, Gene Autry, irving bacon, Iverson Movie Ranch, john damler, john ford, john frederick, johnny guitar, keith richards, ken mayer, lawrence tierney, Margia Dean, ray boyle, scott brady, Stagecoach, the gal who took the west, the guilty, the storm rider, western, western movies, Western Roundup, westerns, william vaughn
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Film Noir Review: I, the Jury (1953)
“I never wanted the world. Just room enough for the two of us.” Mike Hammer has a strange cinematic history, especially when compared to other classic detectives. He toiled in B-movie adaptations while P.I. ‘s like Sam Spade and Philip … Continue reading
Posted in Film Noir Review, Posts by Danilo Castro
Tagged Elisha Cook Jr, preston foster
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Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At – The King of Kings (1927)
Silents are Golden: A Closer Look At – The King of Kings (1927) In the mid-1920s, after being known primarily for melodramas and light comedies with battle-of-the-sexes themes, famed director Cecil B. DeMille was starting to move in a more … Continue reading
Posted in Posts by Lea Stans, Silents are Golden
Tagged cecil b. demille, d.w. griffith, david o. selznick, Dorothy Cumming, Ernest Torrence, gone with the wind, Grauman's Chinese Theater, H.B. Warner, it's a wonderful life, Jesus Christ, Joseph Schildkraut, Joseph Striker, King Kong, Orphans of the Storm (1921), Our Dancing Daughters, Religious, silent film, silent film era, silent films, silent movies, silents are golden, steamboat bill jr, The Garden of Allah, The Jazz Singer, The King of Kings, The Ten Commandments, The Wind, wings
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Five Fun Facts about His Girl Friday (1940)
Five Fun Facts about His Girl Friday ….. 1) Hildy was originally a man His Girl Friday was adapted from the 1928 Broadway play, The Front Page, which, in turn, was adapted into the 1931 film The Front Page. All … Continue reading
Noir Nook: Top Films Noirs – Part 2
Noir Nook: Top Films Noirs – Part 2 Earlier this year, I decided to take a look at my favorite films noirs – a task that I periodically love to tackle because, depending on the season, my mood, or even … Continue reading
Posted in Noir Nook, Posts by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry
Tagged Alan Reed, Ann Savage, anthony caruso, audrey totter, Cecil Kellaway, Claudia Drake, detour, famous noir quotes, film noir, Gene Tierney, glenn ford, gloria grahame, Herbert Lom, Hume Cronyn, james whitmore, Jocelyn Brando, john garfield, lana turner, lee marvin, Leon Ames, louis calhern, marc lawrence, marilyn monroe, Night and the City, Noir, Noir Nook, richard widmark, sam jaffe, sterling hayden, the asphalt jungle, The Big Heat, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Tom Neal
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Silver Screen Standards: That Night in Rio (1941)
Silver Screen Standards: That Night in Rio (1941) I turn to Fox’s cheerful Technicolor musicals whenever I really need a morale booster, and That Night in Rio (1941) is one my favorites. Directed by Irving Cummings, this effervescent musical comedy … Continue reading
Posted in Posts by Jennifer Garlen, Silver Screen Standards
Tagged Alexander's Ragtime Band, alice faye, ann sothern, Carmen Miranda, Cocoon, Copacabana, Corrine Calvet, Curt Bois, Danny Kaye, Don Ameche, Down Argentine Way, Folies Bergère de Paris, Gene Tierney, Hollywood Cavalvade, In Old Chicago, J. Carrol Naish, Leonid Kinskey, Lillian Russell, maurice chevalier, Merle Oberon, On the Riviera, S.Z. Sakall, Saludos Amigos, That Night in Rio (1941), The Gang's All Here, The Story of Alexander Graham Bell, The Three Caballeros, Week-End in Havana
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Monsters and Matinees: The Cinematic Miracle of ‘Nosferatu’
The Cinematic Miracle of ‘Nosferatu’ An overprotective widow looking out for her husband’s masterwork – and her bank account. A disastrous miscalculation by filmmakers that brought down a fledgling studio. A legal order for the destruction of an artistic work. … Continue reading
Posted in Horror, Monsters and Matinees, Posts by Toni Ruberto
Tagged Albin Grau, Bram Stoker, dracula, f.w. murnau, Florence Stoker, FW Murnau, Kino Lorber, Max Schreck, Nosferatu, Prana Films
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Classic Movie Travels: Percy Helton
Classic Movie Travels: Percy Helton Percy Helton was a beloved character actor during the Golden Age of Hollywood, in addition to performing on stage and television. He was born Percy Alfred Helton on January 31, 1894, in Manhattan, New York. … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Movie Travels, Posts by Annette Bochenek
Tagged bing crosby, Bonanza, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Criss Cross, Danny Kaye, Green Acres, kiss me deadly, Miracle on 34th Street, Percy Helton, Perry Mason, petticoat junction, The Beverly Hillbillies, the set-up, white christmas, wicked woman
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What’s Streaming on Best Classics Ever in April 2022
What’s Streaming on Best Classics Ever in April 2022Captain Kidd, His Girl Friday, Of Human Bondage and More! With the arrival of spring, our friends at Best Classics Ever are leaving the long, cold winter behind and rolling out all-new … Continue reading
