Portrait of Kay Francis

Portrait of Kay Francis

April 05, 2018
Kay Francs

A stunning portrait photo of Kay Francis by Kenneth Alexander, published in Stars of the Photoplay (Photoplay Magazine, Chicago, 1930).  Her...

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 Aviatrix Part 1 - Tail Spin and Women in the Wind

The Aviatrix Part 1 - Tail Spin and Women in the Wind

November 30, 2017
Alice Faye, Constance Bennett, Eve Arden, Flight for Freedom, Kay Francs, Maxie Rosenbloom, Nancy Kelly, Paul Mantz, Tail Spin, Victor Jory, William Gargan, Wings and the Woman, Women in the Wind

The word aviatrix seems almost an anachronism; a word representing the adventure of pioneer women who embraced technology and danger and ac...