A 1941 Billboard Magazine poll of his peers names John Barrymore the greatest performer in living memory. Charlie Chaplin finishes second. This illustrated post reveals the top 20 along with other details of the poll.
Odds and Ends: FindOldMovies, 100 Hubs, Pricing, E-Commerce, Women of Warner Bros
Odds and ends from the world of Cliff and Immortal Ephemera including a brand new site at FindOldMovies.com, some notes on vintage collectibles pricing and e-commerce, and a video featuring Women of Warner Brothers’ author Daniel Bubbeo.
Edith Fellows – A Couple of Collectibles Featuring the Late Child Star
A pair of vintage images featuring the late Edith Fellows, 1923-2011. Also mention of a book interview with Fellows and pointing to the online obituary where I learned of her passing.
Paul Muni’s 1932 – Multiple Projects Converge to Make Paul Muni a Huge Star
In 1932 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang followed Scarface at the Strand Theater in New York while Paul Muni was then starring live on Broadway in Counsellor-at-Law. A major star is realized out of a huge year of work.
Suzanne Kaaren – Brief Bio of Bela Lugosi, Three Stooges Co-Star
A brief biography of original Rockette Suzanne Kaaren Blackmer, who played opposite Bela Lugosi and The Three Stooges and later battled Donald Trump in the courts.
Don’t Have Debbie Reynolds Money? Check Out Hake’s June 21-23 Auction
A preview of Hake’s Americana Auction #203 including some of my own back story with them and photos of me holding up their gigantic auction catalog. Auction closes June 21-23.
No More Freebies – Hollywood Stars Forced to Charge Fans for Photos Beginning 1929
After picking up a small collection of studio reply cards to 1930s movie fans requesting photos of their favorite film stars I discovered why the studios started charging a fee. 10 of the reply cards are shown as is the 1929 newspaper article explaining how the charge came to be.
The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger (1935)
A look at MGM’s 1935 production of the Charles Dickens classic David Copperfield starring Freddie Bartholomew and WC Fields. Includes notes and quotes from David O. Selznick and George Cukor about production and casting, a brief outline of the film and its many characters, the latter highlighted by a biography of of the obscure Lennox Pawle, who played Mr. Dick.
License to Pawn Review – A Look at the New Book by Pawn Stars’ Rick Harrison
A review of License to Pawn, a biography by Rick Harrison of the Pawn Stars television show on History. A fast read, heavy on biography, but a bit light on the deals and steals.
Them! (1954) featuring Edmund Gwenn vs. Giant Ants
A look at the 1954 science fiction classic Them! starring James Whitmore, James Arness and especially Edmund Gwenn and the giant ants. 1950’s sci-fi big bug classic. This article concentrates on the logic typically voiced throughout by Gwenn’s scientist.
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