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Years ago we wrote about Joan Fontaine and Olivia deHavilland. We said: Olivia is one of the last great stars of Hollywood’s golden age. A two time Oscar winner for Best Actress and the last surviving cast member of the classic ‘Gone With The Wind.’ There’s no denying that the Oscar for Hollywood’s longest lasting […]
We all know that 1939’s Gone With the Wind was the highest grossing movie in Hollywood history. A title it still holds (based on adjustments for inflation). But no one ever discusses what film had held that title before GWTW. Any Ideas? The answer will shock you. It’s a film you’ve probably never heard of. […]
As our regular followers well know, we really do welcome getting e-mails and hearing back from readers. We enjoy receiving praise, of course, but also complaints — about our reviews, opinions, subject selections, picture selections, you name it. These reinforce the communal ideal of our site, dedicated to”chats” between like-minded classic movie fans. The rule […]
How much did you know about our Quiz subject, Don Ameche? Can you identify the woman above, and the movie in which she and Ameche were costarred? Questions. Questions. Since today is a day for answers, we’ll confide that the photo above shows the two costars of 1941’s comedy That Night In Rio, Ameche and Carmen […]
He was one of Hollywood’s biggest stars in the late 30s and early forties. In fact, for a time his name entered the language as a slang term for the telephone. And, his career was indeed a long one, covering some 91 credits over a nearly 60-year period and spanning at least two periods of […]
Loretta Young had already had a long career by the time she won the Oscar in 1947. She had started in silent films as a child in bit parts, then as a young teenager, she starred opposite the silent screen’s most famous villain, Lon Chaney, in Laugh Clown, Laugh. She served a long apprenticeship at […]
Notice we used the word “movie” instead of “film” in describing The Stranger, Orson Welles’ hit film of 1946. It grossed nearly $4 million. Huge for that time. As for the nuances separating “films” from “movies,” Joe posits the following: Movies are entertaining… films are an attempt at art…. If you want to send a […]
The Stranger is a compelling movie which holds up well after 70 years, and while not noted on anyone’s list of 100 best films, should not be overlooked. Years ago when Joe co-authored a biography of Loretta Young he interviewed Tom Lewis, Young’s former husband. They had been married in 1940 and had two young […]
How much did you know about one of the most reliable actors in movies? Are you able to identify the actress our man is posing with above? Since this is the day for answers, we can tell you that he is our Quiz subject, Robert Young, and she is his infrequent costar, Eleanor Powell. Young […]
He had one of the longest careers in Hollywood, starting as a male lead in the 1930s, segueing to roles in B pictures, re-emerging as a leading man again in the 1940s and eventually becoming one of the biggest stars on television with 2 hit series. Talk about roller-coaster resumes. Young started out in movies […]