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Movie Star Biographies

Stanley Fields in Little Caesar

Stanley Fields Biography — Blustery Thirties Character Actor

Unraveling truth and myth in the life of character actor Stanley Fields. Born Walter L. Agnew, you’ll know him from Cimarron, Little Caesar (1931), Island of Lost Souls (1932), Algiers (1938), and several other major 1930s Hollywood releases.

1935 Ardath Service

Elizabeth Allan – Dickens Movie Star Sues MGM and Thrives Back Home

Biography of actress Elizabeth Allan from her youth to success on British stage and screen. Allan becomes a Hollywood star and then sues MGM before going back home and becoming a success all over again.

Herbert Marshall 1930s Editorial Bruguera Trading Card

Herbert Marshall, Biography of the Trouble in Paradise Star

Biography of actor Herbert Marshall with an appreciation of his biggest films including Trouble in Paradise (1932) and The Razor’s Edge (1946). Article includes details about his having lost his right leg during World War I and of his affair with Gloria Swanson in the 1930s.

Celeste Holm 1951 Artisti del Cinema Card

Celeste Holm, 1917-2012

Remembering Celeste Holm, Oscar winner and three time nominee who rose to prominence as the original Ado Annie in Oklahoma! on Broadway. Reviewing Holm’s career from Broadway to Hollywood and all stops in between.

George Macready in My Name Is Julia Ross

Harold Huber “A Sort of Assistant Gangster” You’ve Seen Many Times

Legendary journalist Ernie Pyle tabbed character actor Harold Huber as “a sort of assistant gangster.” Following is a biography of the youthful actor with the scarred cheek who appeared in so many 1930s gangster roles.

Dudley Digges on Film and Stage

A look at the career of Irish born character actor Dudley Digges beginning with his appearances in classic films of the 1930’s and 40’s before looking back at his stage origins with the Irish National Theatre in 1904 and long run on Broadway.

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Movie Reviews & Articles

George Duryea aka Tom Keene

King Vidor’s Our Daily Bread (1934) more than just a big finish

King Vidor’s self-produced “Our Daily Bread” (1934) is a Depression-era tale of collectivism starring Tom Keene and Karen Morley. We follow the city-dwelling couple …

Tyrone Power in Abandon Ship

Abandon Ship (1957) aka Seven Waves Away – Tyrone Power Commands This Lifeboat

Abandon Ship (1957) aka Seven Waves Away stars Tyrone Power in command of an overcrowded lifeboat forced to make decisions over who deserves to live or die.

Ronald Colman 1936 Nestle's

Ronald Colman is The Late George Apley (1947)

In “The Late George Apley” we join the title character, played by Ronald Colman, in the Boston of 1912 … Apley, member of a Bostonian family dating back …

Greer Garson in The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision (1945) starring Greer Garson and Gregory Peck

A look at MGM’s The Valley of Decision (1945) a look at love and steel in Pittsburgh of the 1870’s starring Greer Garson and Gregory Peck with Donald Crisp.

Lon Chaney Jr in Dead Mans Eyes

Lon Chaney, Jr. in Dead Man’s Eyes (1944) – An Inner Sanctum Mystery

Lon Chaney, Jr. stars in Dead Man’s Eyes, an Inner Sanctum Mystery from Universal in 1944. Posted for the Chaney Blogathon. Article also includes a separate section about mysterious co-star Acquanetta.

Warren William and Claire Dodd

Don’t Bet on Blondes (1935) Starring Warren William and Claire Dodd

Warner Brothers Don’t Bet on Blondes (1935) features solid work by Warren William as bookmaker turned freak insurance man, Claire Dodd cast against type as his love interest and Guy Kibbee giving the strongest performance of the bunch as Dodd’s father, who takes out a policy against his daughter’s marriage. It is also Errol Flynn’s second Hollywood movie and Flynn’s early career is detailed within the post.

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