Research Notes & Reading Quotes

Short pieces of content related to my daily reading and writing routine. Interesting facts I spot while researching my posts and books. Fascinating quotes I come across while reading books or searching old newspaper archives. Classic movie history as it happened.

New Collectible Checklist & Gallery: 1935 Ardath Scenes from Big Films

May 30, 2018 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Complete non-sports checklist and trading card gallery picturing the 1935 Ardath “Scenes from Big Films” tobacco card set of 100 cards.

3 New Collectible Galleries Posted to the Site

March 9, 2018 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Direct links to the three latest collectible galleries added to the site. A game set, a tobacco card set, and a mystery set of promo cards from the mid-1960s. Plus a more general update with notes about current eBay deals.

Review: Sex In the Cinema: The Pre-Code Years (1929-1934) by Lou Sabini

October 13, 2017 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Review of Sex In the Cinema: The Pre-Code Years (1929-1934) by Lou Sabini, an encyclopedic collection of articles about 107 pre-Code movies. 2017, BearManor.

More on the EMO Movie Club of the 1930s

August 28, 2017 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

A recently acquired group of R95 EMO Movie Club linen-textured photos offers insight into details of the club while setting a July 1935 date to their founding.

Ricardo Cortez TCM Movie Marathon: A Celebration of Smarm

April 27, 2017 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

A look at actor Ricardo Cortez, subject of today’s TCM movie marathon and the new biography, The Magnificent Heel: The Life and Films of Ricardo Cortez, by film historian Dan Van Neste.

Robert Osborne, 1932-2017

March 7, 2017 By Cliff Aliperti 10 Comments

Remembering Robert Osborne, 1932-2017, charming on-air host of Turner Classic Movies and influential film historian. Includes round-up of links to tributes and obituaries.

Kirk Douglas Turns 100 — The Centenarians Updated, TCM Snub, Other TV Listings, Etc.

December 9, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti 9 Comments

Posted on December 9, 2016, Kirk Douglas’ one hundredth birthday. Archived posts including “The Centenarians,” TV Listings, and some Douglas favorites.

Dracula, Frankenstein 1938 Reissues Revive Universal Horror

October 27, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

How Universal horror died in 1936, only to return after a Beverly Hills exhibitor paired Dracula and Frankenstein reissues at his theater in August 1938.

Coming Soon: Review of …

September 28, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Coming soon a look at the Universal horror film Lon Chaney Jr. appeared in before The Wolf Man …

Boris Karloff TCM Summer Under the Stars Picto-Sked

August 26, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

A collection of 17 vintage newspaper ads representing every Boris Karloff movie playing on TCM during their August 26, 2016 TCM Summer Under the Stars marathon.