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 #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 #1 - Intro

The 1920s - Then and Now series #1 - Intro

Februari 01, 2018
Busby Berkeley, Carol Channing, Joan Crawford, Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler Moore, Our Dancing Daughters, Our Modern Maidens, The Boy Friend, The Racket, Thoroughly Modern Millie

The 1920s were silent – but only as far as the movies. It was actually a loud and raucous decade, but one that, despite our image of quaint ...

Extras - A Life in the Background

Extras - A Life in the Background

Januari 18, 2018
Ann Dvorak, Bess Flowers, Beverly Washburn, extras, Gilbert Roland, Joan Crawford, Joel McCrea, John Wayne, Ramon Novarro

Extras line up for a job in Meet John Doe (1941) Spotting familiar “extras” is fascinating to classic film buffs, and is something we can’t...

The Unknown - 1927

The Unknown - 1927

Oktober 24, 2011
Joan Crawford, John George, Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, The Unknown, Tod Browning

Obsession. Sadism. Phobia. Panic. We’re going to slide into Halloween this week with some monsters. With all due respect to fans of movies a...