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We Admit It. We Goofed. So, Who’s IS Our Mystery Man?
Hey, you guys are one tough crowd. And we love you for it. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your Classic Movie guys, back again — today a tad redfaced. In our “Susan Hayward Cancer Victim” blog,...
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What’s A CLASSIC?
It happened again last night. I told myself — “I’ll just watch the credits.” After all it was a movie I’d seen a half dozen times. But of course I watched it all the way through. The film is over...
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REMAKES—WHY, OH, WHY??
The other night I was thrilled to note in the TV listings that Bye Bye Birdie was to be shown that night. I eagerly turned on the tube to see one of my favorite films from the 60′s. But instead of...
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AWESOME ! — TOP TEN CLASSIC MOVIES
Who knows how it will fare in thirty years? – Orson Welles, 1983, on Citizen Kane. Joe was depositing a $300 check at the bank...
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The Power of COOPER — And, Incidentally, a Good Story
Sergeant York was the mega hit of 1941. It was seen by over 35% of the people in the U.S. Think of it. That’s more than a third of the entire population at the time. And it’s not hard to see why....
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JEAN GABIN: ‘Lili Marlene’ Adored Him — A Quiz
Leave it to the French to produce a movie star who didn’t look like a movie star. (But note those eyes.) Having said that, we should hastily add that the guy pictured above — Jean Gabin — is France’s...
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JEAN GABIN Quiz — The Answers
How much did you know about France’s all-time premiere film star? Did you know that he — Jean Gabin — graces an official postage stamp issued by the French post office in 1998, two years after his...
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Re-Introducing CHARLES McGRAW —‘Tough Break, Marsha’
— Forensic technician holding bloodied coveralls: ‘Whoever wore these got plugged. Note the hole.’ —...
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Revisiting HEDY LAMARR — In The Raw
She is, yet again, making some news. That’s because of the 2017 release of Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, Alexandra Dean’s fascinating historical documentary forcefully presenting the view that...
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PETER LORRE — The Jolly Prankster of ‘Casablanca’
What are the words most often evoked by the characters he played? Refugee? Spy? Lunatic? Murderer? Perhaps. But what about prankster? We are here today to expose another facet of this marvelous...
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Films for Halloween — And ‘Boo’ to You Too
In between giving candy to the neighbor’s kids you movie buffs might want to watch a film on Halloween. You have your favorites. We have ours. Joe’s not much into horror films but his favorite scary...
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Unsung and Underrated — JANE RANDOLPH
As you probably know by now, we are partial to classic movie talents often overlooked by established cineastes and critics. Today we offer — Jane Randolph. Don’t yawn, and please hear us out. If she...
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Our regular commentor, Graham Hill, is constantly chiding our readers saying more of you should comment on our posts. We’d just like to say that it is not entirely your fault that your comments don’t...
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