War Stories - Intro

War Stories - Intro

November 29, 2010
Love Letters, Mrs. Miniver, The More the Merrier, World War II

For the next two weeks we're going to be discussing three movies that tell war stories. By “war stories” in this case we mean what are t...

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving

November 25, 2010
The Three Stooges

On this day of Thanksgiving here in the U.S., may I wish the peace and benevolence of the season to you all.   And a big nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.

Thanksgiving 101

Thanksgiving 101

November 22, 2010
Inc., Instructional Films, Thanksgiving

For those of us in the U.S. about to celebrate Thanksgiving, we here at Another Old Movie Blog would like to help make your holiday preparat...

Roz Russell Leaves Her Mark

Roz Russell Leaves Her Mark

November 18, 2010
Auntie Mame, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell left her mark in cement at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, February 19, 1959. Above her name she wrote “Auntie Mame was here”, s...

Superman's Early Fans

Superman's Early Fans

November 15, 2010
Charles Coburn, Fleets of Stren'th, Monty Woolley, Olive Oyl, Popeye, She-Sick Sailors, Since You Went Away, Superman, The More the Merrier

“Where is Superman?” Monty Woolley irritably rustles the pages of his newspaper in “Since You Went Away” (1944) - covered in this previous ...

Heroes for Sale - 1933

Heroes for Sale - 1933

November 11, 2010
Aline MacMahon, Charley Grapewin, Gordon Westcott, Grant Mitchell, Heroes for Sale, James Murray, Loretta Young, Richard Barthelmess, Robert Barrat, Ward Bond, World War I

We mark Veterans Day today with the film “Heroes for Sale” (1933), which was produced in that era when Veterans Day was Armistice Day and th...

Victory Theatre - Holyoke, Mass. - A Tour Before Renovation.

Victory Theatre - Holyoke, Mass. - A Tour Before Renovation.

November 08, 2010
downtown movie houses, movie theaters

This time not off topic, but certainly off blog. Another in our series of old movie houses takes us to the Victory Theatre in Holyoke, Massa...

Off Topic and Off Blog

Off Topic and Off Blog

November 04, 2010
off topic

Your friend and mine, John Hayes of “Robert Frost’s Banjo” is running an interview with me today .  My sincere gratitude to John for showcas...

Jo Stafford - "The Gentleman is a Dope"

Jo Stafford - "The Gentleman is a Dope"

November 01, 2010
Jo Stafford, television

(Don’t forget to scroll down to the bottom of the page to mute the music so you can hear the video.) Jo Stafford sings “The Gentleman is a D...