An odds and ends update focusing on the latest items up at auction on eBay but also including some random classic film notes and what I’ve been working on in general.
A Family Affair (1937) Introduces Judge Hardy’s Family
A look at A Family Affair, the first installment of the Hardy Family series of movies released in 1937. While Mickey Rooney is on the scene as Andy Hardy, we have Lionel Barrymore playing Judge Hardy as well as some other casting we’re not used too.
The Movies Come to Television: Poverty Row to Italian Film Theater to the Million Dollar Movie
An attempt to trace the early history of Hollywood movies on television from the 1940s through WOR-TV’s Italian Film Theater and Million Dollar Movie in the mid-1950’s.
Surfboards and Humphrey Bogart Posters
A 1967 magazine advertisement declares “Big savings are “IN”–so are surfboards and giant sized celebrity posters of Humphrey Bogart.” Taking a look at the 1960’s Bogart Boom and trying to figure out the timing.
First Impressions: Princess O’Rourke (1943) with Olivia De Havilland
My brief first impressions of Princess O’Rourke (1943) written soon after first viewing. Romantic comedy starring Olivia De Havilland with Robert Cummings.
First Impressions: Arrowsmith (1931) with Ronald Colman and Helen Hayes
Brief first impressions of Arrowsmith (1931) written shortly after a first viewing. Starring Ronald Colman and Helen Hayes with Myrna Loy.
First Impressions: Mrs. Parkington (1944) with Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon
Brief first impressions of Mrs. Parkington (1944) written soon after my first viewing. Starring Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon.
First Impressions: Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary (1941)
Brief first impressions of Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary (1941) written shortly after first viewing. Starring Mickey Rooney with the Hardy clan and Kathryn Grayson.
First Impressions: Bright Leaf (1950) Starring Gary Cooper
Brief first impressions of Bright Leaf (1950) written shortly after a first viewing. Starring Gary Cooper with Lauren Bacall and Patricia Neal.
Ten 1930s Character Actors Looking Youthful on 1910s Collectibles
Ten popular character actors from the Golden Age of the 1930’s and beyond are shown here on collectibles from their earlier days on the stage and silent screen of the 1910’s and 1920’s.
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