90th Anniversary of the 1929 Stock Market Crash

90th Anniversary of the 1929 Stock Market Crash

Oktober 24, 2019
Crash of 1929, Ginger Rogers, Gold Diggers of 1933, It's a Wonderful Life, James Stewart, Marx Brothers, Mary Astor, The Cocoanuts, The Roaring Twenties

James Stewart's dazed expression at the panicked customers demanding all their deposits in the aftermath of the 1929 stock market crash ...

One Small Step - The Moon Landing and the Movies of the Day

One Small Step - The Moon Landing and the Movies of the Day

Juli 18, 2019
2001: A Space Odyssey, Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, James Stewart, Jane Wyman, Steve McQueen

"Today's Headlines!" the ad above for 2001: A Space Odyssey announces, referring to the first moon walk by astronauts in July...

Joy Cometh in the Morning

Joy Cometh in the Morning

Desember 21, 2017
It's a Wonderful Life, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, The Best Years of Our Lives

I think that classic film fans are idealistic.  We may differ in our lives in many ways, but we share that basic element of idealism that is...

Screen Magazine February 1943

Screen Magazine February 1943

September 21, 2017
Helmut Dantine, James Stewart, Olivia de Havilland, World War II

Olivia de Havilland graces the cover of Screen Guide magazine for February 1943.  Along with the usual star gossip and fan magazine article...

The Shop Around the Corner - 1940

The Shop Around the Corner - 1940

Desember 20, 2010
Charles Halton, Charles Smith, Ernst Lubitsch, Felix Bressart, Frank Morgan, James Stewart, Josef Schildkraut, Margaret Sullavan, Sara Haden, The Shop Around the Corner, William Tracy

The Shop Around the Corner (1940) nostalgically shows us the finely delineated everyday moments that are more trying, require more patience ...

Henry Travers

Henry Travers

Juli 05, 2007
ageism, Baby Boomers, Henry Travers, It's a Wonderful Life, James Stewart, Mrs. Miniver, Shadow of a Doubt

Henry Travers is one of the film industry’s most beloved character actors, a veteran of the stage in the UK and in New York before he ever c...

Rear Window (1954)

Rear Window (1954)

Juni 12, 2007
Alfred Hitchock, Alvin and the Chipmunks, General Motors, Grace Kelly, James Stewart, John Michael Hayes, Raymond Burr, Rear Window, Ross Bagdasarian, Thelma Ritter

Rear Window (1954) is shot on one of the most intricate sets ever created for film, and is so much fun I’m surprised someone hasn’t re-crea...

Lafe McKee

Lafe McKee

April 16, 2007
B-westerns, Frank Capra, Gary Cooper, James Stewart, Lafe McKee, Meet John Doe, silent films

Lafe McKee has the astonishing accomplishment of having appeared in 329 movies. He debuted as a film actor in 1912 with “All on Account of ...