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Eleanor Boardman in the Newspapers

June 17, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Eleanor Boardman 1920s era AZO Postcard

Eleanor Boardman trivia discovered throughout original 1920s and 1930s period newspaper articles. A somewhat random Eleanor Boardman biography emerges.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Eleanor Boardman, newspapers

Ann Rutherford, 1917-2012

June 14, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Ann Rutherford and Reginald Owen

Classic film star Ann Rutherford, who appeared in Gone With the Wind and as Polly Benedict in 12 of the Hardy Family movies, has died. Personal memories; links to obituaries; TCM’s special July 3 schedule; collectible images, all on one page.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: a christmas carol, Ann Rutherford, gone with the wind, Hardy Family, obituary, polly benedict, pride and prejudice

Kind Lady (1935) Starring Aline MacMahon and Basil Rathbone

June 12, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 8 Comments

Aline MacMahon in Kind Lady

A look at Kind Lady from origins as Hugh Walpole story The Silver Mask, through Edward Chodorov’s stage adaptation and both film versions, especially the earlier 1935 film starring Aline MacMahon and Basil Rathbone.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, Aline MacMahon, barbara shields, Basil Rathbone, captives, Crime, Donald Meek, Doris Lloyd, Dudley Digges, Edward Chodorov, Eily Malyon, Frank Albertson, Frank Reicher, George B Seitz, Great Depression, Hugh Walpole, justine chase, Kind Lady, Mary Carlisle, MGM, Murray Kinnell, Nola Luxford, World War I

Odds and Ends: Book Notes; What I’m Watching

June 6, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Three posts in one! 10 new pages added to Immortal Ephemera; Classic Movie related books I’ve been reading; British period series I’ve been watching.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: other books, the duchess of duke street, the forsyte saga, upstairs downstairs

TCM Teen Idols Survival Guide – Previewing June 2012 on TCM

May 30, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments

Leslie Howard 1935 Ardath Tobacco Card

Shiver at the thought of Turner Classic Movies’ focus on Teen Idols in June 2012? Never fear, it’s a strong TCM schedule for fans of 1930’s and 40’s films too!

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: schedules, TCM, teen idols, Turner Classic Movies

Merian C. Cooper Pre-King Kong Press Photos

May 30, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Archiving a pair of early 1930’s Merian C. Cooper press photos showing the famed film producer sometime prior to King Kong.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: king kong, Merian C. Cooper, press photos

Stablemates (1938) – MGM Rides Seabiscuit to Hit with Beery and Rooney

May 28, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 17 Comments

Mickey Rooney and Wallace Beery Stablemates Still Photo

MGM’s horse racing weepie Stablemates starring Wallace Beery and Mickey Rooney released just three weeks before Seabiscuit’s match race vs. War Admiral. A look at time, circumstances and film.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1938, Arthur Hohl, Horse Racing, Margaret Hamilton, marjorie gateson, MGM, Mickey Rooney, Minor Watson, Sam Wood, seabiscuit, Sports, Wallace Beery

Warner Baxter as The Crime Doctor: A Crime Doctor Episode Guide

May 24, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 10 Comments

Warner Baxter in the first Crime Doctor

A guide to the individual entries to Columbia’s Crime Doctor mystery series of the 1940’s. Each of the ten films star Warner Baxter. Packed with details yet spoiler free.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, Adele Jergens, Barton MacLane, Columbia, Crime Doctor, Don Beddoe, dr robert ordway, Eduardo Ciannelli, ellen drew, Emory Parnell, eugene forde, Gloria Dickson, hillary brooke, jerome cowan, John Litel, lloyd bridges, Lupita Tovar, lynn merrick, marcel journet, miles mander, Mysteries, Reginald Denny, Robert Armstrong, series, seymour friedman, Warner Baxter, William Castle, William Frawley

Revisiting Fortunes Cast Through 1935 Secrets Miniature Playing Cards

May 23, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Reverse side David Manners 1935 Secrets

Having some fun with the pre-printed Fortunes found on the 1935 Secrets Magazine miniature deck of film star playing cards.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: playing cards, secrets magazine, swap cards

Crime Doctor (1943) Starring Warner Baxter with Dr. Ordway’s Origins

May 16, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Warner Baxter in Crime Doctor

The origins of the Crime Doctor are revealed in this first of ten movies starring Warner Baxter as Dr. Robert Ordway. Origins of the series from radio and possibly a previous Columbia release are also explained in this look at Columbia’s Crime Doctor (1943)

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1943, amnesia, Columbia, Crime Doctor, doctors, don costello, dorothy tree, dr robert ordway, Harold Huber, John Litel, larry darmour productions, Leon Ames, Margaret Lindsay, michael gordon, Mysteries, old time radio, otr, Ray Collins, series, Warner Baxter

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