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The Human Comedy (1943) Starring Mickey Rooney

August 13, 2013 By Cliff Aliperti 10 Comments

Mickey Rooney and Frank Morgan

An old movie I found a bit too old-fashioned, though Mickey Rooney does give one of his best performances in MGM’s The Human Comedy (1943). Story by William Saroyan. Produced and directed by Clarence Brown. Also includes strong acting from Frank Morgan and James Cra

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1943, barry nelson, Clarence Brown, clem bevans, darryl hickman, don defore, Donna Reed, dorothy morris, fay bainter, Frank Morgan, jackie jenkins, james craig, John Craven, Marsha Hunt, mary nash, Mickey Rooney, Ray Collins, Robert Mitchum, Summer Under the Stars, suts 2013, TCM, Turner Classic Movies, Van Johnson, Warner Archive, william saroyan, World War II

Lewis Milestone’s The Purple Heart (1944) Starring Dana Andrews

July 27, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 15 Comments

Dana Andrews Blogathon at Classic Movie Man

The Purple Heart (1944), directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Dana Andrews, is a World War II courtroom drama imagining the trial and fate of captured Doolittle Raid fliers before the world knew exactly what had happened to them. Part of the Dana Andrews blogathon.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1944, charles russell, Courtroom Drama, dana andrews, Darryl F Zanuck, Farley Granger, John Craven, kevin oshea, Lewis Milestone, red barry, richard conte, richard loo, sam levene, the purple heart, War, World War II

Report from London, 1940 – Soldiers Need More Movie Star Photos

June 25, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 4 Comments

A brief blurb in a 1940 newspaper reports that London is short on Movie Star Photos. Here are the five Hollywood stars most requested by overseas soldiers.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: collecting photos, fan photos, pin-ups, World War II

Government Girl (1943) Starring Olivia de Havilland and Sonny Tufts

May 11, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

Olivia de Havilland in Government Girl

Olivia de Havilland is Smokey Allard in RKO’s Government Girl (1943). Far from perfect and suffering greatly in comparison to other home front titles such as The More the Merrier, Government Girl is still an interesting slice of history.

Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged With: 1943, Agnes Moorehead, Anne Shirley, casablanca, Comedies, dudley nichols, Emory Parnell, george givot, government girl, Harry Davenport, James Dunn, jess barker, Olivia de Havilland, paul stanton, paul stewart, RKO (Pathe), sonny tufts, Una O'Connor, Washington, World War II

Photo Post: Bette Davis Braces for Pie to the Face

July 7, 2010 By Cliff Aliperti 2 Comments

A page from Liberty Magazine, November 10, 1946, shows a seated Bette Davis bracing to receive a pie to the face from dancer Johnny Coy, all in the spirit of celebrating V-J Day.

Filed Under: News - Notes Tagged With: Bette Davis, Liberty Magazine, World War II

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