Classic movies for comfort...

Classic movies for comfort...

Mei 21, 2020
blogathon, I'll Be Seeing You, Meet John Doe, Mrs. Miniver, Since You Went Away, The Best Years of Our Lives

When I think of movies that are most comforting to me in times of turmoil, I think of World War II-era “home front” films. They are not roll...

Barbara Stanwyck - 100th Anniversary

Barbara Stanwyck - 100th Anniversary

Juli 16, 2007
Adolphe Menjou, Ball of Fire, Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis, Christmas in Connecticut, Forbidden, Joan Crawford, Katharine Hepburn, Meet John Doe, Stella Dallas, The Miracle Woman, William Wyler

Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Barbara Stanwyck. The body of her work is impressive. She was one of the best actresses of ...

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Juni 20, 2007
Gary Cooper, His Girl Friday, Meet John Doe, Regis Toomey, Sister Kenny, Spellbound, The Big Sleep, The Bishop's Wife

Regis Toomey started his film career as a lead, who very quickly drifted into character roles. He previously did musical stage work as well...

Five Films from 1941

Five Films from 1941

Mei 08, 2007
Citizen Kane, Frank Capra, John Huston, Joseph Cotten, Lillian Hellman, Meet John Doe, Orson Welles, Sullivans Travels, The Little Foxes, The Maltese Falcon

Five films from 1941, and I think the top five are, in no special order: “Citizen Kane” “The Little Foxes” “The Maltese Falcon” “Meet John D...

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 ...

Previews and Playing to the Audience

Previews and Playing to the Audience

Maret 19, 2007
Barbara Stanwyck, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Edward Arnold, For Me and My Gal, Gary Cooper, Gene Kelly, George Murphy, Judy Garland, Meet John Doe, The Champ, Wallace Beery, World War I

The film industry in its early years was extremely sensitive to audience reaction. This sometimes went as far as changing the movie they ha...