Showing posts with label 1930s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1930s. Show all posts
Friday, 10 March 2017

Stills of the day

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Irene Dunne and Cary in THE AWFUL TRUTH , 1937 - I just love them, they also did MY FAVOURTE WIFE and PENNY SERENADE , as per Cary & ...
Friday, 2 December 2016

I loved her in the movies

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Another enjoyable addtion to the Christmas gift list is Robert Wagner's new book I LOVED HER IN THE MOVIES , his recollections of all...
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Monday, 29 August 2016

Summer re-views: Errol and Ty swash and buckle ...

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Another look at the 1935 CAPTAIN BLOOD , Errol Flynn's first starrer and he looks spectacular here, not even in his prime yet (that w...

Summer re-views: 1930s: Garbo, Marlene, Loretta

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Another look at Garbo as MATA HARI (we love Greta as Mata, one of her lesser known roles), Marlene on that SHANGHAI EXPRESS (it was either ...
Saturday, 13 August 2016

Theatre still of the day: Vivien Leigh ....

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... as Tatiana in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM in 1937, photograph by J B Debenham, (the image is advertising a current theatre exhib...
Thursday, 28 July 2016

Bette as Jezebel, 1938

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While movie fans were abuzz over who might play Scarlett O’Hara in the upcoming GONE WITH THE WIND , Bette Davis got another Southern bel...
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Tuesday, 21 June 2016

Can't help loving that Showboat - 1936

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There is a new production of SHOWBOAT currently on in London, (which I may have to go and see now) but I only know it from the 1951 MG...
Thursday, 16 June 2016

Blondes: Platinum or Strawberry ? Both !

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PLATINUM BLONDE , this is an early talkie - 1931 - someone on IMDB said it was maybe the first romcom? The platinum blonde is Jean Harlo...
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Sunday, 1 May 2016

Forgotten movie stars - an occasional series: Anna, Nils

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Anna May Wong (1905-1961) The first Chinese-American movie star, a third-generation American, she managed to have a substantial actin...
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Friday, 1 April 2016

Something for the weekend: Marlene & Von Sternberg

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Just a couple of stills to remind ourselves how marvellous those Von Sternberg films like BLOND VENUS , THE SCARLET EMPRESS , MOROCCO e...
Monday, 15 February 2016

Mitchell Leisen, Hollywood Director

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" Mitchell Leisen, Hollywood Director " first published in 1973 and reprinted in 1995, by David Chierichetti, is a fascinating ...
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