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Pink — The Pink Panther…. The 1963 Original ONLY. Lavender — The Lavender Hill Mob Purple — The Purple Rose of Cairo Gold — How about this 1937 Conrad Nagel special? Finally, Silver — as in the 1948 western, Silver River. Did we miss any? Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
No contest here. Green Dolphin Street. What’s not to like as this glossy 19th century costume drama from MGM presents a handsome young man (Richard Hart) sought after by not only Lana Turner but by Donna Reed, as well. The lucky devil doesn’t realize how fortunate he has it. And, by the way, our research department […]
Our “Blue” choices this time are two films you should definitely see: 1946’s The Blue Dahlia and 1953’s The Blue Gardenia. Let’s start with the former, which brought audiences one of classic Hollywood’s renowned pairings. They were one of the hottest duos in the 1940s, rivaling even Bogart and Bacall. Alan Ladd once said of himself that he had the […]
How much did you remember about these films? We’re talking about 1947’s Black Narcissus and 1949’s White Heat. Ok, let’s get to the answers to our Black and White Quiz. First up is White Heat: 1) Question: Although Cagney made many crime thrillers White Heat was by far his personal favorite picture. a) True; or […]
We thought it might be fun to list some of our favorite films with Colors in the Title. We’re starting with Black Narcissus and White Heat. What do you know about these classics? Let’s start with 1949’s White Heat, in which a very nimble mama’s boy/jailbird (James Cagney) jumps off prison cafeteria tables and clambers up gas […]
It was a prize winning play and translated to a tough, gritty film. And who better to play the lead — a maniacal s.o.b presiding viciously over his local precinct house — than Kirk Douglas. We especially like Douglas in such roles as opposed to his loftier and more pretentious characterizations of, say, Spartacus or […]
He was a name-above-the-title star in his own right. And he dated a lot of women. He had great taste. Howard Duff, born in the state of Washington in 1913, was a handsome actor endowed with an authoritative speaking voice memorable, among other ventures, for his role on radio as private eye Sam Spade in […]
A beauty billed as the Italian Dietrich. But who the hell was she? We realize that Italian actress Isa Miranda isn’t exactly a household name among classic movie fans. But consider that Hollywood in Thirties and Forties yearned for sexpot/glamourpusses from Europe to internationalize and spice up their femme roles. Some stuck around (Hedy Lamarr, […]
Yes, there is our man posing thoughtfully above with Greer Garson, his costar in 1939’s Goodbye, Mr. Chips, in which Robert Donat portrays a British head master recalling 63 years of his life between 1870 and 1933. (The actor was 34 years old when he played the part.) The movie is perhaps notorious today since […]
Almost forgotten, except as the actor who beat out Clark Gable for the Oscar in 1939. And, as the Englishman passing as Russian during the revolution who rescues an appealingly feminine countess (Marlene Dietrich, above) from the clutches of heartless Bolsheviks. (Can you name the movie?) Then there is Madeleine Carroll (above), who was literally linked […]