Bertha Kirk - a Studio "Extra" Mystery

Bertha Kirk - a Studio "Extra" Mystery

September 16, 2019
1920s, Bertha Kirk, character actors, crime, extras

In September 1928, a gentleman named H. J. Pepper, 60 years old, retired hotelkeeper from Manitoba, Canada, and now eager silent movie ...

Fred MacMurray sings "I'm in the Market for You"

Fred MacMurray sings "I'm in the Market for You"

Agustus 29, 2019
Fred MacMurray

Before he was a Hollywood actor, Fred MacMurray was a saxophonist and a singer who entertains us here with the timely tune from 1930:  ...

Wretched Refuse of Your Teeming Shore - Since You Went Away (1944)

Wretched Refuse of Your Teeming Shore - Since You Went Away (1944)

Agustus 15, 2019
Albert Basserman, Carl Sandburg, Claudette Colbert, Craig Stevens, David O. Selznick, Emma Lazarus, fascism, Jennifer Jones, Nazimova, Since You Went Away, World War II

Since You Went Away (1944) is a tribute to the American home front during World War II, its cozy, meandering plot glowing with quiet moment...

One Small Step - The Moon Landing and the Movies of the Day

One Small Step - The Moon Landing and the Movies of the Day

Juli 18, 2019
2001: A Space Odyssey, Bob Hope, Jackie Gleason, James Stewart, Jane Wyman, Steve McQueen

"Today's Headlines!" the ad above for 2001: A Space Odyssey announces, referring to the first moon walk by astronauts in July...

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941) and Spring Reunion (1956)

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941) and Spring Reunion (1956)

Juni 27, 2019
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary, Ann Rutherford, Betty Hutton, Dana Andrews, Fay Holden, Jack Frazer, Jean Hagen, Kathryn Grayson, Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Sara Berner, Sara Haden, Spring Reunion, Todd Karns

Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary (1941) celebrates the high school graduation of Mikey Rooney as Andy Hardy, a member of the class of 1941.  S...

D-Day 75th anniversary - Earn This.

D-Day 75th anniversary - Earn This.

Juni 06, 2019
Harrison Young, Matt Damon, Saving Private Ryan, TCM, The Longest Day, Tom Brokaw, Tom Hanks, World War II

Marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day today, Turner Classic Movies is showing a roster of films related to this monumental event.  Probably ...

The Best Years of Our Lives - 1946

The Best Years of Our Lives - 1946

Mei 30, 2019
Dana Andrews, Fredric March, Harold Russell, Hoagy Carmichael, Myrna Loy, Roman Bohnen, Teresa Wright, The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives , released in 1946 was, essentially, about 1946, illustrating a year ironically more tenuous than celebratory,...