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Remember the Night (1940) Starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray

December 21, 2017 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

Remember the Night (1940) Starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray

Background and action in Paramount’s Remember the Night (1940), directed by Michell Leisen from a screenplay by Preston Sturges, featuring a budding romance between Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray during the Christmas season. With special attention given to character actor Willard Robertson, whose loquacious lawyer steals the show out of the gates. Lengthy article, over 5,000 words, that first appeared in Classic Movie Monthly #4.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1940, Barbara Stanwyck, Beulah Bondi, Charles Arnt, Charles Waldron, Christmas, christmas movies, Elizabeth Patterson, Fred MacMurray, Fred Toones, Georgia Caine, John Wray, Mitchell Leisen, Paramount, Paul Guilfoyle, Preston Sturges, Spencer Charters, Sterling Holloway, Thomas W. Ross, Tom Kennedy, Virginia Brissac, Willard Robertson

Sweepings (1933) and Mamie’s Christmas Counter Freak-Out

December 24, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 3 Comments

Sweepings (1933) and Mamie’s Christmas Counter Freak-Out

Lester Cohen adapted his own novel Sweepings for RKO in 1933. It was remade as Three Sons in 1939. The story is about a retail king and his family, but the focus of this article turns to Helen Mack’s explosive Christmas Eve scene with additional details about her character filled in from Cohen’s novel.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1933, 1939, Adaptations, Alan Dinehart, Business, Christmas, Edward Ellis, Eric Linden, Gregory Ratoff, Helen Mack, j edward bromberg, Jesse L. Lasky, John Cromwell, lester cohen, Lionel Barrymore, pre-Code, retail, RKO (Pathe), three sons, Warner Archive, William Gargan

Movie Ads from Across America, Christmas 1912

December 24, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Movie Ads from Across America, Christmas 1912

Christmas Day, 1912. No blockbuster premieres, but here’s a look back at advertisements that show what was playing at movie houses across America that day.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: advertisements, Christmas, movie theaters, newspapers

Ronald Reagan and Family, Care of General Electric Theater, Wishing You a Merry Christmas

November 12, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

This post shows off four Christmas themed press photos featuring Ronald Reagan and family, 1955-1961, distributed to promote annual the General Electric Theater Christmas programming.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Christmas, General Electric Theater, Nancy Davis, Nancy Reagan, press photos, Ronald Reagan

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