An appreciation of Greer Garson with a look at Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) plus her Academy Award-winning role in Mrs. Miniver (1942).
News & Notes
Articles gathered under this heading include Cliff's monthly previews of Turner Classic Movies programming, reviews of movie books and interviews with film book authors, and site-related announcements including collectibles sales and book announcements.
October 2012 TCM Preview – A Look Inside My Now Playing Guide
Turner Classic Movies preview for October 2012. TCM Star of the Month is Spencer Tracy and, as usual, October features many classic horror movies. A look at several hidden gems in the daylight and late night hours.
Wally Van – Vitagraph’s ‘Cutey’ Star in the Immortal Archives for September 27
Your classic movie guide for September 27th looks at silent star Wally Van, who got his start building New York subway tunnels and racing boats for film pioneer J. Stuart Blackton.
George Raft Dances in the Immortal Archives for September 26
Your classic movie guide to September 26th includes a biography of the early George Raft.
George Raft, Jack La Rue and The Story of Temple Drake (1933)
George Raft was originally cast as Trigger in The Story of Temple Drake (1933), but opted out. He feared that the controversial film, based on William Faulkner’s Sanctuary, would ruin his career. Jack La Rue was cast opposite Miriam Hopkins instead. Did Raft make the right choice?
Immortal Archives – September 24, 2012 with Ernest Cossart on Buttling
Your classic movie guide to September 24, 2012 includes birthday honoree Ernest Cossart with some quotes from the man himself about his roles as butler; plus movie collectibles, a TCM Pick, and more.
Immortal Archives – September 23, 2012
Your classic movie guide to September 23, 2012 includes birthday honorees Mickey Rooney and Walter Pidgeon; a collectible gallery, a TCM Pick, and more.
Do You Remember? Theatre Magazine Recalls Early Film Stars…from 1920
Harlowe R. Hoyt recalls the good old days from the October 1920 edition of Theatre Magazine. Remember when early film stars were doing even earlier things.
The Half Naked Truth About Press Agent Harry Reichenbach
Some of the real life exploits of press agent Harry Reichenbach, basis for Lee Tracy’s Jimmy Bates in the RKO movie The Half Naked Truth (1932).
Claudette Colbert, Her Start, Broadway Success and Earliest Films
A biography of Claudette Colbert covering her earliest days as she came to the stage, found Broadway success and transitioned to film. Claudette Colbert from France to New York, up until It Happened One Night (1934).
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