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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.

William Powell TCM Star of the Month December 2011

November 29, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

William Powell 1953 A and BC Trading Card

The complete December 2011 TCM Star of the Month schedule for William Powell. Plus a vintage collectibles gallery and thoughts on Powell including what to watch.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: galleries, SOTM, Star of the Month, TCM, Turner Classic Movies, William Powell

Robert Osborne Returns to TCM December 1 – Welcome Back, Bob!

November 29, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Thoughts on Robert Osborne’s return to TCM on December 1, 2011. Pointing you to the official Welcome Back, Bob website compiling an outpouring of well-wishes.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: robert osborne, TCM, Turner Classic Movies

TCM Saturday Mornings Alert – Warren William as The Lone Wolf

November 25, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Warren William Vintage Postcard

Programming Alert: TCM is currently airing the Warren William series of Lone Wolf movies Saturday mornings. This post includes links to my spoiler free articles about each at Warren-William.com.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Lone Wolf, TCM, Turner Classic Movies, Warren William

Spencer Tracy Hits the Jackpot at MGM

November 22, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Spencer Tracy by James Curtis

Spencer Tracy arrives at MGM and embarks on a run of films that grow in critical and popular success. Inspired by the biography by James Curtis with partial review.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies, News - Notes Tagged With: fury, james curtis, libeled lady, other books, san francisco, Spencer Tracy

Top 10 British Movie Star Tobacco Card Issues of the 1930’s

November 7, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Ginger Rogers 1934 Godfrey Phillips Tobacco Card

This Top 10 list of favorite British Movie Star Tobacco Card sets from the 1930’s includes explanations, descriptions and links to movie card galleries of the chosen sets.

Filed Under: Movie Collectibles, News - Notes Tagged With: britain, Golden Age, lists, movie cards, tobacco cards, uk

1919 Zeenut Fatty Arbuckle Card Offered in Hake’s Auction #204

October 30, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

1919 Fatty Arbuckle Zeenut Baseball Card

When a movie card is actually a baseball card it’ll set you back a few dollars! Hake’s is auctioning a SGC 10 example of the 1919 Zeenut PCL Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle baseball card.

Filed Under: Movie Collectibles, News - Notes Tagged With: Baseball, Fatty Arbuckle, PCL, Roscoe Arbuckle, us, Vernon Tigers, Zeenut

Head Over to Inherited Values for a Chance to Win a Jack Carson Fan Photo

October 30, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti

Jack Carson Fan Photo

Who doesn’t love Jack Carson? My favorite is his Hugo Barnstead in The Strawberry Blonde. My friend Deanna at Inherited Values is running a contest for a free Jack Carson Fan Photo. The details are here.

Filed Under: News - Notes

Kathleen Burke Wins Nationwide Contest! The Road to Panther Woman in Island of Lost Souls

October 29, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 8 Comments

1935 Secrets Kathleen Burke

A look at Paramount’s Summer 1932 nationwide contest to cast Lota, the Panther Woman in Island of Lost Souls. Focus on the eventual Panther Woman winner, Kathleen Burke. Lots of old news clippings.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies, News - Notes Tagged With: contests, exploitation, Gail Patrick, Horror, Island of Lost Souls, Kathleen Burke, lona andre, Paramount, verna hillie

New DVD Release: Island of Lost Souls (1932) Enters The Criterion Collection

October 27, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Bela Lugosi Island of Lost Souls

The Paramount pre-code horror classic Island of Lost Souls has just been released on DVD as part of The Criterion Collection. Reflections on the film and DVD extras.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Arthur Hohl, Bela Lugosi, Charles Laughton, dvd, Horror, Kathleen Burke, Leila Hyams, panther woman, Paramount, pre-Code, Richard Arlen, the criterion collection

Barbara Kent, 103, of Flesh and the Devil (1926); Welcome Danger (1929)

October 20, 2011 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

One of our last stars of the silent screen, Barbara Kent, has died at age 103. A brief biography and remembrance including a Barbara Kent gallery of collectibles.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies, News - Notes Tagged With: Barbara Kent, Michael Ankerich, Michael G Ankerich, obituary

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