Introducing a series of posts on the Hardy Family series of movies. What’s to come on Immortal Ephemera in the coming weeks.
MGM’s Hardy Family Series #2 – You’re Only Young Once (1937)
November 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The second entry of the Hardy Family series, You’re Only Young Once (1937), sees the family vacation at Santa Catalina Island and features the first appearances of Lewis Stone, Fay Holden and Ann Rutherford in the parts they will reprise throughout the lifetime of the series.
December 2012 TCM Preview – A Look Inside My Now Playing Guide
November 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Turner Classic Movies preview for December 2012. TCM Star of the Month is Barbara Stanwyck and, as always, December features many classic Christmas movies. A look at several hidden gems in the daylight and late night hours.
Show Girl in Hollywood (1930) Starring Alice White as Dixie Dugan
November 25, 2012 By 4 Comments
Alice White stars as Dixie Dugan in First National’s SHOW GIRL IN HOLLYWOOD (1930), a behind the scenes movie musical depicting the Vitaphone process and including a stand out performance by former silent screen star Blanche Sweet.
Guide to My Big Black Friday – Cyber Monday Movie Collectible Sale
November 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A guide to the biggest sale of the year inside the Immortal Ephemera eBay Store–every item discounted 20-40%. Vintage movie cards, postcards, still photos and more.
1930s Film Stars and Their Pets – A Group of Real Photo Postcards
November 21, 2012 By 4 Comments
A group of seven real photo postcards picturing Film Stars and Their Pets. Issued by Valentine’s out of Great Britain in the early 1930s, each pictures a movie actress with their dogs.
The 1938 Emo Movie Star Photo Magazine Plus 12 New R95 Images
November 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A look at the EMO Movie Star Photo Magazine packet, copyright 1938, which includes a checklist of 216 different R95 linen like photos. Plus images of 12 rare single photos–8 years of collecting these and I hadn’t spotted any of this dozen until today!
More Mackaill – 1920s to 1980, Dorothy Mackaill on Hawaii Five-O
November 18, 2012 By 6 Comments
Dorothy Mackaill appeared in her last movie in 1937 and other than a brief 1953 TV appearance did not appear on film again until Hawaii Five-O in the ’70s. A quick summary of Mackaill’s two Hawaii Five-O outings plus screen grabs from each episode.
Safe in Hell (1931), Talkie Triumph for Tough Dorothy Mackaill
November 16, 2012 By 2 Comments
Safe in Hell (1932) nearly starred Barbara Stanwyck, but no matter as Dorothy Mackaill makes the part her own. A bit about the film and what happened to this otherwise forgotten star.
Edward Ellis – A Biography of The Thin Man, an Actor to Remember
November 13, 2012 By 2 Comments
A biography of actor Edward Ellis, best remembered for playing the title role in 1934′s The Thin Man. But Ellis, an acting pro since the 1870s, became a full fledged movie star with 1938′s A Man to Remember.
