Joan Crawford's Oscar for Mildred Pierce

Joan Crawford's Oscar for Mildred Pierce

Februari 25, 2018
Academy Awards, Ann Blyth, blogathon, George Cukor, Joan Crawford, Michael Curtiz, Mildred Pierce

Joan Crawford’s Oscar award was the measure of her success. Arguably the pinnacle of her career, but in a career of so many makeovers and in...

The 1920s - Then and Now series #4 - The Cocoanuts - 1929

The 1920s - Then and Now series #4 - The Cocoanuts - 1929

Februari 22, 2018
Cyril Ring, George S. Kaufman, Irving Berlin, Kay Francs, Margaret Dumont, Mary Eaton, Oscar Shaw, The Cocoanuts, The Marx Brothers

The Cocoanuts (1929) is a sublime way to end this series on The Era of Wonderful Nonsense, not only for the nutty hijinks of the Marx Broth...

The 1920s - Then and Now series #3 - Our Dancing Daughters (1928) and Our Modern Maidens (1929)

The 1920s - Then and Now series #3 - Our Dancing Daughters (1928) and Our Modern Maidens (1929)

Februari 15, 2018
Anita Page, Dorothy Sebastian, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Edward J. Nugent, Joan Crawford, Johnny Mack Brown, Kathlyn Williams, Nils Asther, Our Dancing Daughters, Our Modern Maidens, Rod La Rocque

In Our Dancing Daughters (1928) and Our Modern Maidens (1929),   Joan Crawford epitomizes the daring flapper, living only for the moment, ...

The 1920s - Then and Now series #2 - The Racket (1928)

The 1920s - Then and Now series #2 - The Racket (1928)

Februari 08, 2018
blogger pals, George E. Stone, Howard Hughes, John Darrow, Louis Wolheim, Marie Provost, The Racket 1928, Thomas Meighan

The Racket (1928) is surprisingly cynical, even while still coyly presenting what we recognize as frothy 1920s images – including speakeasi...