A 1932 letter to the editors of Motion Picture Magazine takes issue with the censors and Howard Hughes’ Scarface. The writer calls the film “dainty” and says the censors are “making suckers out of all of us.”
Silent Stars: Where Are They Now … 1932 Edition – Part 1
This is what happens when you cross a 1910s set of Silent Movie Star Trading Cards with a 1932 Movie Magazine Where Are They Now column.
Guest Post: The Bad Sister: A Look at the Humble Origins of Bette Davis by Camiele White
A guest post by Camiele White takes a look at the early Bette Davis, focusing on The Bad Sister and especially her breakout in Of Human Bondage, and how those roles defined the iconic actress to the author.
Roland Young’s Penguin Collection
A series of quotes taken from newspaper clippings that cover Roland Young’s penguin collecting. The quotes range from 1928-1953 and seem to show a consistent interest in the fascinating birds held over the years by the popular Topper actor.
Elissa Landi Star of Stage and Screen, Author, Royalty?
I worked from over two dozen sources in this biographical post about the interesting life and career of Classic Film Star Elissa Landi, star of The Sign of the Cross (1932). Also includes a look at her fascinating parents–her father tried to raise the Lusitania, her mother claimed to be the unrecognized daughter of Emperor Franz-Joseph of Austria!
Moments of Horror as Boris Karloff Stars as The Mummy (1932)
An reappraisal of Universal horror classic The Mummy (1932) confirms original suspicions. A look at a horror masterpiece from both a personal and historical perspective.
A Doorway to the Largest Personal Collection of Mary Pickford Items in the World
A little about The Rob Brooks Mary Pickford Collection, called the largest personal collection in the world by the President of the Mary Pickford Institute for Film Education in Los Angeles. The collection goes on tour beginning January 2011.
What I’ve Been Reading: Errol & Olivia Plus Some Older Titles
What I liked and disliked about Errol & Olivia Ego & Obsession in Golden Era Hollywood by Robert Matzen, plus a look at four older classic movie biographies that I’ve recently read.
Rochelle Hudson’s Uneven Career Featuring Will Rogers and Way Down East
A biography of 1930’s screen ingenue Rochelle Hudson focusing on a career which saw her work with Will Rogers, W.C. Fields, and Shirley Temple, plus star in a remake of Way Down East and eventually come back to the big screen to play a small role in East of Eden.
Photo Family Tree of Drews, Barrymores, and Costellos
Over a hundred years of family from Louisa Lane and John Drew through Lionel, Ethel, and John Barrymore breaking from there for a quick look at Maurice Costello and his daughters. All identified with photos from vintage sources and collectibles.
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