Classic Movie Magnet Madness: Notorious (Today’s Entry Task…)

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Annmarie Gatti

Classic Movie Magnet Madness Entry Task for today…

In order to win today’s Notorious Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to TWEET the correct answer to the following question. (US and Canada entries only please, sorry)

Fill-in-the-Blank (TWEET your answer): Although the narrative for the 1946 film Notorious was pure Hitchcock, the ‘inspiration’ for the film came from a short story written by  John Taintor Foote that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post as a two-part serial in November 1921. The name of the short story was “The Song of the __________”.

If you need help finding the answer, click here…

Notorious starring Cary Grant and Ingrid BergmanCary Grant and Ingrid Bergman in Alfred Hitchcock’s film Notorious (photo)

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FYI: the magnets are beautiful — and courtesy of rickroden.com (and he ships worldwide!)

Contest Information and Rules.

Good Luck!

–Annmarie Gatti from Classic Movie Hub

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Classic Movie Magnet Madness Contest: GUESS the MAGNET!

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Annmarie Gatti

Entry Task for today…  GUESS THE MAGNET!

In order to win today’s SURPRISE Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to correctly TWEET the NAME of the SURPRISE MAGNET (FILM)! (US and Canada entries only please, sorry)

Tweet the Answer: Name the 1938 swashbuckler FILM (entire film name please), directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley which contains the following classic movie quote by Errol Flynn: “Welcome to Sherwood, my lady! ”

If you need help finding the answer, click here…

errol flynn the adventures of robin hoodErrol Flynn in the 1938 film (see question above) directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley (photo)

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Today’s magnet was specially made by Rick Roden by special request from me! That said, I am very excited to be giving this one away!

FYI: the magnets are beautiful — and courtesy of rickroden.com (and he ships worldwide!)

Contest Information and Rules.

Good Luck!

–Annmarie Gatti from Classic Movie Hub

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Classic Movie Magnet Madness: Top Hat (Today’s Entry Task…)

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Annmarie Gatti

Classic Movie Magnet Madness Entry Task for today…

In order to win today’s Top Hat Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to TWEET the correct answer to the following question. (US and Canada entries only please, sorry)

Fill-in-the-Blank Question (TWEET your answer): Legendary character actor Edward Everett Horton, who plays Horace Hardwick in the film Top Hat, has a very distinctive voice. From 1959-1961 his wonderfully recognizable voice could be heard on the animated TV Series “The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show” as narrator of the popular cartoon segment called ‘_________________’.

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Fractured Fairy Tales from the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show narrated by Edward Everett HortonThe fabulous Character Actor Edward Everett Horton narrated this popular segment (see question above) on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (photo)

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FYI: the magnets are beautiful — and courtesy of rickroden.com (and he ships worldwide!)

Contest Information and Rules.

Good Luck!

–Annmarie Gatti from Classic Movie Hub

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Classic Movie Magnet Madness: Arsenic and Old Lace (Today’s Entry Task…)

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Annmarie Gatti

Classic Movie Magnet Madness Entry Task for today…

In order to win today’s Arsenic and Old Lace Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to TWEET the correct answer to the following question. (US and Canada entries only please, sorry)

Fill-in-the-Blank (TWEET your answer): The film Arsenic and Old Lace revolves around some ‘crazy’ antics that take place in Mortimer Brewster’s (Cary Grant’s) childhood home, now occupied by his eccentric but lovable aunts, Martha and Abby. The Brewster family home is located in ‘__________’ New York.

If you need help with the answer, you can click here…

The Brewster House in the film Arsenic and Old Lace, Frank CapraThe Brewster Family Home in the film Arsenic and Old Lace (photo)

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FYI: the magnets are beautiful — and courtesy of rickroden.com (and he ships worldwide!)

Contest Information and Rules.

Good Luck!

–Annmarie Gatti from Classic Movie Hub

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Classic Movie Magnet Madness: Gone With The Wind (Today’s Entry Task…)

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Annmarie Gatti

Classic Movie Magnet Madness Entry Task for today…

In order to win today’s Gone With The Wind Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to TWEET the correct answer to the following question. (US and Canada entries only please, sorry)

The Question (TWEET your answer): The film Gone With The Wind was based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel written by Margaret Mitchell. Mitchell wrote most of the novel at her home in Georgia – which has been transformed into the Margaret Mitchell House historic museum. In what city is the Margaret Mitchell House located?

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The Margaret Mitchell House MuseumPhoto: The Margaret Mitchell House Museum, GA, where Margaret Mitchell wrote most of her Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Gone With The Wind

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FYI: the magnets are beautiful — and courtesy of rickroden.com (and he ships worldwide!)

Contest Information and Rules.

Good Luck!

–Annmarie Gatti from Classic Movie Hub

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Mini Tribute: Character Actor Otis Harlan

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Annmarie Gatti

Born December 29, 1865 Character Actor Otis Harlan!

Character Actor Otis Harlan appeared in over 130 films from the Silent through the Sound era, but he is probably best know as the voice of Happy in Walt Disney‘s 1937 animated classic, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Harlan was also the voice of Mr. Mole in Bambi!

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Otis Harlan as Happy in Disney's Snow White and the Seven DwarfsOtis Harlan and ‘Happy’ in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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Classic Movie Magnet Madness Giveaway: Wings (Today’s Entry Task)

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Annmarie Gatti

Classic Movie Magnet Madness Continues!

Entry Task for today…

In order to win today’s Wings Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to TWEET the correct answer to the following question — (US and Canada entries only please, sorry)

The Question (tweet your answer):  In the film Wings, a soon-to-be VERY famous actor appeared as Cadet White, a role which helped launch his Hollywood career. This actor also began an affair with Clara Bow during the making of this film. Who was the actor?

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Gary Cooper, Cadet White, Wings 1927Soon-to-be Very Famous Actor (see question above) in Wings 1927 (photo)

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FYI: the magnets are beautiful — and courtesy of rickroden.com (and he ships worldwide!)

Contest Information and Rules.

Good Luck!

–Annmarie Gatti from Classic Movie Hub

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Maggie Smith

Posted on December 28, 2012 by minooallen

 

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Maggie Smith, Born December 29, 1934!

Although I adore the woman to no end, I must admit, I would not necessarily consider Maggie Smith a classic movie legend. Now, please, don’t get me wrong. Maggie Smith is a legend. The woman is a Dame for heaven’s sake. I mean, the Queen doesn’t appoint someone Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for doing nothing. No, Maggie Smith is just as much as living legend as fellow Downtown Abbey star Shirley MacLaine or Kirk Douglas; her extensive stage and screen credits can attest to that. However, she isn’t a classic movie legend.

So, you’re probably wondering why even mention her on this blog, a blog dedicated to classic film royalty, if she does not even belong to this kingdom. The answer is simple: everyone needs to start somewhere and Dame Maggie Smith did get her start in the world of classic film. Although she did not attain her legendary status in the technicolor world of the studio system, like the afore-mentioned Shirley MacLaine (born the same year as Smith), she did prove herself as a strong supporting player, laying the groundwork for her own assent to Legendary status. So, in honor of this marvelous woman and all-around treasure to humanity, let us celebrate pre-legend Maggie Smith from the classic film era.

Maggie Smith in Pumpkin Eater (1964, Jack Clayton)

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Maggie Smith with Laurence Olivier in Othello (1965, Stewart Burge director)

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Dame Maggie Smith in her current role Downtown Abbey because OH MY GOD please give me that outfit now.

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Classic Movie Magnet Madness Giveaway: The Blue Dahlia (Today’s Entry Task)

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Annmarie Gatti

Classic Movie Magnet Madness Continues!

Entry Task for today…

In order to win today’s Blue Dahlia Classic Movie Magnet, be the FIRST person to TWEET the correct answer to the following question — (US and Canada entries only please, sorry)

The Question (TWEET your answer): The Blue Dahlia was nominated for a Best Original Screenplay Oscar in 1947. Who wrote the screenplay?

If you need help finding the answer, click here…

Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in The Blue DahliaAlan Ladd and Veronica Lake in The Blue Dahlia (photo)

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FYI: the magnets are beautiful — and courtesy of rickroden.com (and he ships worldwide!)

Contest Information and Rules.

Good Luck!

–Annmarie Gatti from Classic Movie Hub

 

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Classic Movie Legend Tribute: Marlene Dietrich

Posted on December 27, 2012 by minooallen

 

Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, Marlene Dietrich, Born December 27, 1901!

Glamour. Defined in the dictionary as: an air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring. For me, and I am assuming for many of you, glamor is what initially attracted me to the world of classic film. From Technicolor film stock to gauze-covered lenses, movies from yesteryear rejected the aesthetics of reality in favor of a more stylized world where anything was possible and everything was glamorous. And no star represented this world of glamour and illusion more than birthday girl, Marlene Dietrich.

Dietrich’s perfect combination of world-weary sophistication, unquestionable experience and self-deprecating humor made her one of the most successful Cabaret performers Germany’s Weimar era. It was during her Cabaret days that she began crafting her now famous image of a gender-bending star that knows no sexual bounds. By rejecting the conventional gender standards of the time, Dietrich rejected the notion that glamorous must be synonyms with feminine and proved that women could look equally as dapper in a top hat and tuxedo as in an Edith Head evening gown. So, to celebrate this pioneer of gender-bending, rule breaking glamour, let us look Dietrich doing what she does best: being glamorous.

…..Marlene Dietrich making the Navy glamorous

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Marlene Dietrich showing the softer side of glamour.

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Marlene Dietrich in a glamour shot for Morocco (1930, Josef Von Sternberg director)

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Marlene Dietrich: Glamour Queen.

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