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Mary Astor Stars in Smart Woman (1931); Screen Husband Robert Ames Dies Soon After Release

May 4, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

RKO’s 1931 Smart Woman starring Mary Astor. A look at the film as well as leading man Robert Ames who died within two months of Smart Woman’s release.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Adaptations, Edward Everett Horton, Gregory La Cava, John Halladay, Mary Astor, Movie Reviews, Noel Francis, pre-Code, RKO (Pathe), Robert Ames, Ruth Weston, Smart Woman

Humphrey Bogart sketches Errol Flynn and the boys

May 1, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Inside the February 13, 1938 edition of Screen & Radio Weekly is a full page article attributed to Humphrey Bogart which includes a pair of illustrations also credited as Bogie’s handiwork. Here’s what it’s all about.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Errol Flynn, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart, illustrations, Screen & Radio Weekly, Wayne Morris

Madge Evans – Typical American Girl is No Typical Classic Movie Star

April 30, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

A brief biography of silent child star and adult star of 1930’s talkies Madge Evans, who appeared in Dinner at Eight and David Copperfield. Heavily illustrated with vintage movie cards and collectibles.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: biography, Broadway, child star, David Copperfield, Dinner at Eight, ingenues, Madge Evans, Sidney Kingsley, television

My 10 favorite Lionel Barrymore talkies plus 10 vintage movie cards

April 28, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

My quite imperfect, heavily qualified, Top 10 List of Lionel Barrymore talkies illustrated with ten vintage movie cards and collectibles.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Lionel Barrymore, lists, movie cards, movie collectibles

The Women star in Westward the Women (1951) with Robert Taylor

April 24, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 9 Comments

Westward the Women

Based on a story by Frank Capra sold to MGM for William Wellman, Robert Taylor may be top-billed in Westward the Women, but the end credits get it right, The Women are the true stars here.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1951, Beverly Dennis, Denise Darcel, Frank Capra, Henry Nakamura, Hope Emerson, John McIntire, Lenore Lonergan, Marilyn Erskine, Renata Vanni, Robert Taylor, Warner Archive, Westerns, Westward the Women, William A. Wellman

Harold Lloyd and Babe Ruth Ross Verlag postcard

April 22, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

The Bambino in street clothes and Speedy holding the baseball bat on this late 1920s Ross Verlag postcard featuring Babe Ruth and Harold Lloyd.

Filed Under: Movie Collectibles, News - Notes Tagged With: babe ruth, germany, Harold Lloyd, movie collectibles, postcards, Ross Verlag

Robert Taylor and Janet Gaynor star in Small Town Girl (1936)

April 19, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Janet Gaynor and Robert Taylor in Small Town Girl

Robert Taylor and Janet Gaynor star in MGM’s Small Town Girl (1936) directed by William Wellman and nothing special for any of the main participants.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1936, Andy Devine, Binnie Barnes, Charley Grapewin, Edgar Kennedy, Isabel Jewell, James Stewart, Janet Gaynor, Lewis Stone, MGM, Movie Reviews, Robert Taylor, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Small Town Girl, William A. Wellman

Walter Huston is Dodsworth (1936) with Ruth Chatterton and Mary Astor

April 14, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Walter Huston in Dodsworth

Water Huston plays perhaps his finest role when he brings his Sam Dodsworth from the stage to the screen for Sam Goldwyn under William Wyler’s direction. Winner of 1 Oscar, nominated for 6 more, Dodsworth gives us a peek at the complicated married life of a middle-aged couple.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1936, Adaptations, David Niven, Dodsworth, Dramas, Goldwyn, Gregory Gaye, Maria Ouspenskaya, Mary Astor, Paul Lukas, Ruth Chatterton, Sinclair Lewis, Walter Huston, William Wyler

Interview with Linda Alexander, author of Reluctant Witness: Robert Taylor, Hollywood and Communism

April 7, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

An interview with Linda Alexander, author of Reluctant Witness: Robert Taylor, Hollywood and Communism about both her book and Taylor himself. Loaded with image of vintage movie cards and collectibles.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: interview, Linda Alexander, Reluctant Witness, Robert Taylor, SOTM, Star of the Month, TCM, Turner Classic Movies

1920’s Mack Sennett Comedies Arcade Cards

April 6, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Photos of all 20 of the early 1920’s Mack Sennett Comedies Arcade Cards that I came in possession of including identification of each of the otherwise mysterious bathing beauties.

Filed Under: Movie Collectibles Tagged With: Arcade Cards, bathing beauties, Exhibits, Mack Sennett, us

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