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...

Happy Presidents Day

Happy Presidents Day

Februari 21, 2011
Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Holiday Inn, Irving Berlin, Jean Arthur, Marjorie Reynolds

Happy Presidents Day, for those of us in the U.S.   Happy retail sales.  Happy day off.  Others are more reverent.  Here, Connie Milligan, c...

Easter Parade

Easter Parade

April 05, 2007
Bing Crosby, Easter Parade, Fred Astaire, Holiday Inn, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Judy Garland, Marjorie Reynolds

“Easter Parade” (1948) set in 1911-1912, showcases Irving Berlin’s Tin Pan Alley hits, and one hit of the Great Depression, which was the so...

Easter Films - Sacred vs Silly

Easter Films - Sacred vs Silly

April 02, 2007
Doris Day, Easter, Easter Parade, Geiger Counter Song, Irving Berlin, My Dream Is Yours

With Easter approaching and this week, Holy Week, the most important in the Christian calendar, it’s interesting to take a look at Americans...