My Man Godfrey - 1936

My Man Godfrey - 1936

Oktober 06, 2011
Alice Brady, blogathon, Carole Lombard, Eugene Pallette, Franklin Pangborn, Gail Patrick, Grady Sutton, Jean Dixon, Mischa Auer, My Man Godfrey, William Powell

“My Man Godfrey” (1936) pegs the era in such a precise way. It’s duality is its greatest charm --a light and airy foolishness above a messag...

Carole Lombard Blogathon and Other Stuff

Carole Lombard Blogathon and Other Stuff

Oktober 03, 2011
blogathon, off topic

This is a brief reminder of the Carole Lombard blogathon sponsored by Carole & Company, which begins this Thursday.  My contribution wil...

Dressed to Kill - 1946

Dressed to Kill - 1946

September 29, 2011
Basil Rathbone, Dressed to Kill, Edmund Breon, Mary Gordon, Nigel Bruce, Patricia Morison

“Dressed to Kill” (1946) is the final “Sherlock Holmes” film starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, capping a series of 14 movies. That’s ...

Any Number Can Play - 1949

Any Number Can Play - 1949

September 26, 2011
Alexis Smith, Any Number Can Play, Barbara Billingsley, Clark Gable, Darryl Hickman, Edgar Buchanan, Frank Morgan, Leon Ames, Lewis Stone, Marjorie Rambeau, Scotty Becket, Wendell Corey, Wiliam Conrad

"Any Number Can Play" (1949) is a spot-the-character-actor festival.  Shown recently on TCM, I came in late, after the opening cre...

Five Things You Like about Classic Films

Five Things You Like about Classic Films

September 22, 2011
trivia

JT Lynch photo Back in the early days of this blog, we put our heads together and came up with lists of things about old movies we liked (an...

An Ache in Every Stake - 1941

An Ache in Every Stake - 1941

September 19, 2011
An Ache in Every Stake, Bess Flowers, blogathon, Del Lord, The Three Stooges, Vernon Dent

“An Ache in Every Stake” (1941) presents The Three Stooges as icemen, who struggle to carry a block of ice up a long outdoor set of concret...