A video review of Scott O’Brien’s 2007 Kay Francis biography, I Can’t Wait to Be Forgotten. Plus the entire Kay Francis birthday schedule of films airing on TCM, January 13, 2011.
Video Review – Tough Kid: The Life and Films of Frankie Darro
Here’s a video I made running about 3 minutes long and taking a look at the book Tough Kid: The Life and Films of Frankie Darro by John Gloske.
Freddie Bartholomew – Part 2: Little Lord Fauntleroy, Captains Courageous, Suspension
Part 2 of our Freddie Bartholomew biography picks up with Little Lord Fauntleroy, covers Captains Courageous, and goes into his numerous legal and financial troubles, winding up with his absence of nearly a year on screen while holding out for more money from MGM. We move from age 11 through 13 with the rest of Freddie’s life to be covered in Part 3, soon to follow.
Freddie Bartholomew – Part 1: England, David Copperfield, Anna Karenina
Part 1 of what aims to be the most complete biography of Freddie Bartholomew that you’re going to be able to find. Freddie’s beginnings including his English boyhood and family, discovery by David O. Selznick, stardom in David Copperfield followed by an appearance opposite Garbo in Anna Karenina.
The Deagan Una-Fon – This Kind of Advertising Pays
An advertisement showing the Deagan Una-Fon promoting Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid with some background information about J.C. Deagan, Inc and the Uni-Fon as an advertising tool.
Silent Stars: Where Are They Now … 1932 Edition – Part 3, Hart-Lytell
This is what happens when you cross a 1910s set of Silent Movie Star Trading Cards with a 1932 Movie Magazine “Where Are They Now” column and then arm me with an online Newspaper database. Some of the more detailed stars in this entry are Leatrice Joy, Alice Joyce, J. Warren Kerrigan, Alice Lake, Lila Lee and Elmo Lincoln.
Mickey Rooney TCM Star of the Month December 2010
A few favorites and recommendations from among the 70 films TCM is airing featuring December 2010 Star of the Month Mickey Rooney. Plus the complete schedule and a vintage movie card and collectible gallery.
William Frawley Before I Love Lucy
A look at William Frawley in the years before he achieved his greatest fame as Fred Mertz on I Love Lucy. Special attention is paid to his baseball movies and his early days on the vaudeville circuit and Broadway. The article is illustrated with seven promotional photos from the 1939 film St. Louis Blues.
Silent Stars: Where Are They Now … 1932 Edition – Part 2
This is what happens when you cross a 1910s set of Silent Movie Star Trading Cards with a 1932 Movie Magazine “Where Are They Now” column and then arm me with an online Newspaper database. This entry covers Corinne Griffith’s bizarre story as well as the sad tale of Elinor Fair.
The Conquerors (1932) Starring Richard Dix and Ann Harding
I watched a pair of Richard Dix films this week, the Oscar winning Cimarron from 1931 and The Conquerors released the following year. This review focuses on the film I liked better.
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