Category Archives: Posts by Annmarie Gatti

Mini Tribute: Leo McCarey at Work

 Born October 3, 1896 (or 1898?) Director Leo McCarey! In a 41 year film career that spanned 1921-1962, Leo McCarey directed over 100 films, most famously Duck Soup, The Awful Truth, Love Affair, Going My Way, The Bells of St. Mary’s, and An Affair To … Continue reading

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Dover Classic Movie Book Giveaway (October via Facebook and Blog)

Dover “Classic Movie Book Giveaway” Film-Star Portraits of the Fifties and A Treasure of Great Recipes (aka Vincent Price Cookbook)! Qualifying Entry Task for Facebook/Blog Contest Okay, now it’s time for the Facebook/Blog version of our Dover Classic Movie Book giveaway contest! This time … Continue reading

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Just for Fun: Happy National Coffee Day!

A Classic Movie Coffee Understatement… Joseph Cotten in Shadow of a Doubt Happy National Coffee Day, September 29th! –Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub

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Dover Classic Movie Book Giveaway (via Twitter September 28 thru October 31)

Dover “Classic Movie Book Giveaway” Paper Dolls, Postcards, Stickers & More! Qualifying Entry Task for TWITTER Contest As I mentioned in my last blog post, I am happy to say  that CMH will be giving away FIVE fabulous Classic Movie Books via TWITTER, courtesy … Continue reading

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Announcing our Fun and Fabulous Dover Classic Movie Book Giveaway!

Well this will be a Fun October for Classic Movie Book Lovers!!! Classic Movie Hub is happy to announce our next Classic Movie Book Giveaway, courtesy of  Dover Publications. Lots of Fun Books to giveaway!!! We’ll kick off the contest on … Continue reading

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All in the Family: Larry Hagman and Mary Martin

  Mother and Son, “Maria Von Trapp” and “Major Anthony Nelson”…  The legendary Mary Martin, famous for originating the roles of Maria Von Trapp, Nellie Forbush and Peter Pan on Broadway, is mother of Classic TV star, Larry Hagman known … Continue reading

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Lauren Bacall Blogthon: Behind-the-Scenes with Baby

  In Celebration of the Lovely Lauren Bacall, a Behind-the-Scenes Pictorial… As probably all of us classic movie fans know, Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart met while filming To Have and Have Not (1944). Bacall was only 19 at the … Continue reading

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Capitolfest: A ‘Rare’ Treat for Classic Movie Fans

Capitolfest, Central NY’s Premier Summer Cinephile Film Festival shows Rarely-Shown and Newly-Discovered Films  Like many classic movie fans, I watch classic movies every chance I get, and I’m constantly ‘on the lookout’ for classics that I’ve never seen before, typically … Continue reading

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Mini Tribute: Pinto Colvig

  Born September 11, 1892 Pinto Colvig A quintessential clown, Pinto Colvig was a circus performer, Vaudeville actor and newspaper cartoonist before heading to Hollywood in 1921. There, he found work with comedy-king Mack Sennett, writing story titles, developing gags … Continue reading

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The Wonderful Ingrid Bergman Blogathon: Cactus Flower

Ingrid Bergman as the ‘uptight outta sight’ Miss Dickinson… in Cactus Flower… Cactus Flower, starring Walter Matthau, Goldie Hawn and the lovely Ingrid Bergman Why do I love this film? Well, there are so many reasons… the spiraling-out-of-control plot, the … Continue reading

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