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Few if any classic Hollywood stars have made more Film Noir movies than the sultry, deep voiced actress pictured above, Lizabeth Scott. Axiom: Every film noir “heroine” has a nifty “gat,” and knows how and when to use it. On screen, Scott had absolutely no hesitation to do so. She could plug away with the best […]
As you may have determined by now, we are BIG fans of Film Noir. So this week we’re going to forego our usual Quiz and discuss a few of our favorite films and stars of that genre. In discussing our favorites, we often casually drop a reference to this unique genre of movies without necessarily […]
The fulsomely paternal Sydney Greenstreet handed him over to the cops on a silver platter. A “luminously wicked” Marie Windsor (above) two-timed and belittled him in what has been perversely referred to as film noir’s “most perfectly married couple.” A crazed Peter Lorre was thrilled when he was framed for a brutal murder that you-know-who committed. Writes […]
He was one of the biggest stars. He was an Academy Award winner, and his days as a leading man spanned 35 years. He died a leading man. Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here to discuss one of the easiest ways to determine whether an actor is or was […]
So all the Oscar hullabaloo is over. Have you ever wondered who has appeared in the most Oscar winning movies? Is it a mega star like Bette Davis or Humphrey Bogart? Is it Gable or Garbo? Hello Everybody? Joe Morella and Frank Segers again to answer the burning question of the day. The actor who […]
This year for the first time in many years four actors from the same film have been nominated in all four of the acting categories for the Oscars. From the film Silver Linings Playbook Bradley Cooper has been nominated for best actor, Jennifer Lawrence for best actress, Robert DeNiro for best supporting actor and Jacki […]
She was the bad girl for Bogie. The villain to Bette Davis. The mother to Judy Garland. The lover to John Barrymore. She was, in short, one of the most versatile stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here to add that in the long career of Mary Astor, the […]
He started his film career late in life. He only worked in movies for a decade but his impact was enormous. His most famous movie line: Well, if you lose a son it is possible to get another. There is only one Maltese Falcon. The actor who uttered them is Sydney Greenstreet, perhaps the greatest character […]
Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here to start the week with another mystery photo challenge. Last week’s two couples were, no doubt, easily recognizable by most movie fans. And, we’re sure that two of the three teenagers pictured above will also be identified by MOST of our readers. But the trick […]
Hi, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, back again and STILL searching for Mrs. Norman Maine. (You didn’t happen to run across her at the local supermarket, did you?) Yesterday we wrote about the “stars” mentioned in the editorial pages of The New York Times one day in the mid Forties, […]