RKO-Pathe pre-Code Young Bride (1932), aka Love Starved, features great period slang throughout a lower middle-class slice of life in the city. Stars Helen Twelvetrees with excellent work from leading man Eric Linden, and Arline Judge in support.
Her Man’s (1930) Mysterious Setting, Why They Won’t Say Havana!
Director Tay Garnett filmed location shots in Havana for his 1930 film Her Man (1930), but the setting is never named in the film. Here’s why.
Wild Boys of the Road (1933) Meets “Boy And Girl Tramps of America”
Contemporary reaction to William A. Wellman’s Wild Boys of the Road (1933), plus writer Danny Ahearn, and a peek at Thomas Minehan’s study “Boy and Girl Tramps of America.”
Classic Movie Daily, an Intermission, September 8, 2015
Intermission issue announcing a brief hiatus from the “Daily.” Includes round-up of TCM TV alerts for the rest of September. Today’s birthdays: Queenie Smith in 1898; May McAvoy in 1899; Henry Wilcoxon in 1905; Mary Doran in 1910; Hillary Brooke in 1914; and Denise Darcel in 1925.
Classic Movie Daily Weekend Edition: September 4-7, 2015
A round-up including classic movie TV alerts for the entire weekend. A brief essay about TCM’s 5-movie “Inside Hollywood” marathon on Friday. Today’s birthdays: Roy William Neill in 1887; Louise Glaum in 1888; Pete Smith in 1892; Edward Dmytryk in 1908; Dita Parlo in 1908; Dick York in 1928; and Mitzi Gaynor in 1931.
Clippings: Pete Smith of the “Pete Smith Specialties”
A collection of clippings about Pete Smith of the “Pete Smith Specialties” shorts. Covers rise from press agent through his 1979 obituary.
Classic Movie Daily for Thursday, September 3, 2015
A round-up including site notes and TV alerts, including Susan Hayward as TCM Star of the Month. Today’s birthdays: Pat O’Malley in 1890; Cecil Parker in 1897; Mantan Moreland in 1902; Kitty Carlisle in 1910; Alan Ladd in 1913; Elizabeth Young in 1913; and Buzz Barton in 1913.
A Bedtime Story (1933) Starring Maurice Chevalier, Helen Twelvetrees
Paramount pre-Code sex farce turned romantic-comedy A Bedtime Story (1933) stars Maurice Chevalier and Helen Twelvetrees, and introduces the world to Baby LeRoy.
Classic Movie Daily for Tuesday, September 1, 2015
A round-up including site notes and TV alerts. Today’s birthdays: Guy Standing in 1873; Glenn Anders in 1889; Betty Blythe in 1893; Marilyn Miller in 1898; Richard Arlen in 1899; Johnny Mack Brown in 1904; Miriam Seegar in 1907; Arleen Whelan in 1914; Vittorio Gassman in 1922; Yvonne De Carlo in 1922; and Sunny Jim McKeen in 1924.
The Pre-Code Companion #1 Now Available
Announcing The Pre-Code Companion #1, an eBook covering era classics Baby Face, Red-Headed Woman, and Waterloo Bridge, plus Stanwyck, Harlow, and Clarke. My contribution to the issue is the article about Red-Headed Woman.
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