Long Live Democracy - Casablanca (1942)

Long Live Democracy - Casablanca (1942)

Oktober 28, 2018
Casablanca, Conrad Veidt, Helmut Dantine, Madeleine LeBeau, Michael Curtiz, Nazis

A pivotal moment in the film Casablanca (1942) occurs when Major Strasser and the other Nazis are drowned out in their singing of “Die Wach...

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...

Life with Father - 1947

Life with Father - 1947

April 21, 2011
Edmund Gwenn, Elizabeth Taylor, Irene Dunne, Jimmy Lydon, Life With Father, Martin Milner, Michael Curtiz, Monte Blue, Teresa Wright, William Powell, Zasu Pitts

Oh, GAD! It is with only a little tongue in cheek that I wish those who celebrate Easter a pleasant holiday by discussing a movie about a ma...

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) - Part 1

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) - Part 1

Juli 03, 2007
Fay Templeton, Franklin Roosevelt, George M. Cohan, Independence Day, James Cagney, Jeanne Cagney, Michael Curtiz, Rosemary DeCamp, vaudeville, Walter Huston, William Cagney, Yankee Doodle Dandy

For Independence Day here in the U.S., today and tomorrow will be a nod to “Yankee Doodle Dandy” (1942) a fast-paced film that captures thre...