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Warner Baxter – A Brief Biography

March 29, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 31 Comments

Warner Baxter Philadelphia Record Newspaper Supplement photo dated August 27 1933

A biography of Warner Baxter who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1930 for his performance as The Cisco Kid in In Old Arizona. Most fondly remembered today as Broadway producer Julian Marsh in 42nd Street.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies Tagged With: 42nd Street, Broadway Bill, Crime Doctor, In Old Arizona, The Cisco Kid, Warner Baxter, West of Zanzibar

A little bit about Claire Dodd with movie cards illustrating

March 27, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

When I was recently researching some background information for the review I wrote about The Case of the Curious Bride (1935) over on my Warren William fan site, I stumbled across a TIME Magazine review which talked only briefly about the picture but then provided more information about Claire Dodd, a personal favorite from the […]

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Claire Dodd, movie cards, movie collectibles, Warner Bros., Warren William

1913 Picturegoer promotional advertising card featuring the Talmadge Sisters

March 26, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

A look at a 1913 postcard sized promotional advertising card featuring Norma and Constance Talmadge on front and an ad announcing the debut of The Picturegoer Magazine on back.

Filed Under: Movie Collectibles Tagged With: advertising, Constance Talmadge, ephemera, movie collectibles, Norma Talmadge, picturegoer, uk

Ronald Colman stars in A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

March 26, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

Ronald Colman

Ronald Colman’s magnificent performance as Sydney Carton highlights MGM’s 1935 production of A Tale of Two Cities.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1935, A Tale of Two Cities, Adaptations, Basil Rathbone, Blanche Yurka, Charles Dickens, David O Selznick, Donald Woods, Edna May Oliver, Elizabeth Allan, H.B. Warner, Henry B. Walthall, Historical, Isabel Jewell, Jack Conway, Jacques Tourneur, Lucille La Verne, MGM, Reginald Owen, Ronald Colman, Val Lewton

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1920 Mabel Normand Kinema Comic Paper Supplement Photo

March 24, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Mabel Normand 1920 Kinema Comic Supplement

Photo ID Guide shows a Mabel Normand Supplement Photo from No. 2 of Kinema Comic dated May 1, 1920. Normand is shown as she appears in Sis Hopkins (1919).

Filed Under: Movie Collectibles Tagged With: Mabel Normand, movie collectibles, paper premiums, silent stars, supplement photos

The Tip-Off (1931) with Eddie Quillan, Ginger Rogers and Turkey Mike Donlin

March 22, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

Eddie Quillan 1920s 5x7 Fan Photo

A pre-Code release from RKO Pathe, The Tip-Off (1931) features Ginger Rogers in an early role but most of the fun comes from its fresh-faced star Eddie Quillan.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1931, Baseball, boxers, Comedies, Eddie Quillan, Gangsters, Ginger Rogers, Joan Peers, Mike Donlin, pre-Code, Ralf Harolde, RKO (Pathe), Robert Armstrong, The Tip-Off

William Powell and Myrna Loy star in The Thin Man (1934)

March 13, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 6 Comments

William Powell with Asta on March 1942 True Detective Magazine Cover

A look at MGM’s The Thin Man (1934), the first of a 6 series film and second of 14 pairings for William Powell and Myrna Loy. Directed by Woody Van Dyke …

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1934, Comedies, Edward Brophy, Maureen O'Sullivan, MGM, Minna Gombell, Murder, Myrna Loy, Mysteries, Nat Pendleton, Porter Hall, Screwball Comedies, The Thin Man, W.S. Van Dyke, William Powell

Complete Ginger Rogers TCM March schedule illustrated with vintage movie cards

March 9, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

My Now Playing Guide subscription lapsed so I wanted to put the entire TCM Star of the Month schedule for March 2010 in one place for my own easy reference. Post illustrated with vintage Ginger Rogers movie cards and collectibles.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Ginger Rogers, Schedule, Star of the Month, TCM, Turner Classic Movies

Charles Laughton stars in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

March 9, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 8 Comments

Charles Laughton earns his Oscar for Best Actor in Alexander Korda’s The Private Life of Henry VIII, a comedic costume piece focusing on Henry’s relationships with his various wives.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, Alexander Korda, Binnie Barnes, Biopics, Charles Laughton, Comedies, Elsa Lanchester, Historical, Merle Oberon, Robert Donat, The Private Life of Henry VIII, Wendy Barrie

Dolores Costello – Her Career plus Can You Help Identify This Painting?

March 7, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 1 Comment

A biography in brief of child star and later screen beauty Dolores Costello, who would later marry John Barrymore. Also a reader contributes an image of a painting of Costello and asks for some help in identifying it.

Filed Under: Movie Star Biographies, News - Notes Tagged With: child stars, Dolores Costello, Helene Costello, John Barrymore, Maurice Costello, movie cards, movie magazines, Movie Premiums, paintings, silent stars

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