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Wow, what a career. It lasted almost from the beginning of “talkies” to nearly the 21st century (the early Nineties, to be more precise), comprising a total of more than 200 movie and tv credits. The “Latin lover” was (and remains) a time-honored staple of Hollywood movies — Rudolph Valentino, Ramon Novarro, Fernando Lamas, Arturo […]
Yesterday we showed a picture of Judy Garland and Deanna Durbin, two child stars who went on to become major players, the biggest stars at their respective studios, MGM and Universal. The short they starred in was Every Sunday, now considered a minor classic because of their performances. Today we present two more actresses […]
These two young ladies made their screen debuts in an MGM short subject, then went on to become top stars of their era. And yes, yesterday’s stars were Ida Lupino and Joan Leslie with character actor Murray Alper. The film was The Hard Way, directed by Vincent Sherman. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Here’s a wonderful shot we dug up from our vast collection. Know the stars? Know the film? Answers tomorrow. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
piece of the 12-story building.
We’ve written extensively in the past about William Holden, whom we like a lot, but have not until now made this superb actor the focus of our Quiz format. Shame on us! Born William Franklin Beedle Jr. in Illinois in 1918, he was once revered by classic Hollywood as “Golden Holden.” His acting career almost […]
Our late friend Patricia Williamson was a Chevronette during World War II, and sold War Bonds with some of the top stars of the era. Of course you recognize the lovely lady with her in today’s photo taken from Pat’s private scrapbook. Who is she? And who, pray tell, were the Chevronettes? (Answers on Monday.) […]
Madeleine Carroll was one of the most gracefully aristocratic performers ever to work at a Hollywood studio. Author-critic David Thomson put it nicely: “The first English rose transplanted to America, Madeleine Carroll had all the regal beauty of the English leading lady.” Carroll started making movies in 1928, and made an indelible impression as the first cool-blonde actress type […]
On Oct. 7, we wrote about successful transformation of Dick Powell from singer-dancer to crime buster. Well, here’s another look at one of Hollywood’s more interesting career transformations. Remember John Payne? Of course you do (says Joe, confidently). But do you remember him as a leading man in musicals or as a hard bitten detective? […]
Here are two photos, in color, of two of Hollywood’s favorite stars. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet