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Depression Era Contest for Free Theater Tickets

June 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Lost Squadron inside Photoplay March 1932

See The Lost Squadron free at the Paramount Theater in 1932–if you could figure out this contest. A peek at Depression era classifieds and old time prices in this preview of my coming post about The Lost Squadron.

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Odds & Ends: RIP Esther Williams – 2 New Galleries – Satan Met a Lady

June 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Esther Williams Motion Picture Magazine Premium Photo

Odds and Ends include marking the passing of Esther Williams with details of TCM’s June 13-14 movie tribute. Coverage of SATAN MET A LADY (1936) at my Warren William site. Plus pointing to two brand new movie card galleries, each including images of 50 different cards.

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June 2013 TCM Preview – A Look Inside My Now Playing Guide

June 3, 2013 By 2 Comments
Eleanor Parker 1954 Klene Trading Card

Turner Classic Movies preview for June 2013. A day-by-day look at the TCM June 2013 schedule with daytime and late night DVR alerts. TCM puts the focus on Eleanor Parker while I’m a bit more interested in Ralph Bellamy’s birthday and a Helen Hayes movie I haven’t seen yet.

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Odds and Ends: Including 2 New Galleries, 100-Plus Images

May 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Norma Shearer 1935 Lloyd Cinema Stars Tobacco Card

Links to two new movie card galleries picturing over 100 different cards plus some Blogathon notes and what’s planned for the site later this week.

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Part 2: May 2013 TCM Preview – A Look Inside My Now Playing Guide

May 14, 2013 By 4 Comments
Dorothy Mackaill 1933 Abdulla Blank Back Tobacco Card

Turner Classic Movies preview for May 2013. Part two of my day-by-day look at the TCM May 2013 schedule picks up on May 16. Focus on 1930s movies, especially the daytime schedule.

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May 2013 TCM Preview – A Look Inside My Now Playing Guide

May 1, 2013 By 3 Comments
Humphrey Bogart and Edward G Robinson 1940 A and M Wix Cinema Cavalcade Tobacco Card

Turner Classic Movies preview for May 2013. A day-by-day look at the TCM May 2013 schedule with daytime and late night DVR alerts. TCM puts the focus on Tough Guys, while I highlight Aline MacMahon, Busby Berkeley, Judy Garland, Joseph Cotten and others.

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Odds: Cracker Jacks, Site Updates, Lee Tracy

April 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Lee Tracy 1933 Lux 5x7 Portrait

Some odds and ends around the site winding up with a brief biography of the actor Lee Tracy posted to coincide with his April 14 date of birth.

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Melvyn Douglas – Biography of the Two-Time Oscar Winner

April 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Melvyn Douglas 1933 Allens Trading Card

A biography of two-time Academy Award winning actor Melvyn Douglas including several Douglas quotes from the 1960s and ’70s. With April 2013 TCM birthday schedule.

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Sidebar: Walter Huston and the Duke of Crovenay

April 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Walter Huston as picturing on 1933 Dixie Premium

A review of John Weld’s biography of Walter Huston, September Song, including a story about the fabled Duke of Crovenay and the birth of the Crovenay Society.

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April 2013 TCM Preview – A Look Inside My Now Playing Guide

April 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
1955 Press Photo picturing Laurence Olivier as Richard III

Turner Classic Movies preview for April 2013. A day-by-day look at the TCM April 2013 schedule with daytime DVR alerts. Laurence Olivier Star of the Month. Birthdays for Lon Chaney, Charlie Chaplin, Melvyn Douglas and others.

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