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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 […]
It was published in 1975, and for years thereafter author Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon set the standard for juicy, tell-all star guides. The book covered the scandal waterfront from the silent movie era through the 1960’s, and it still makes for entertaining reading. Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here today to […]
Pictured above is one of the first child stars of the movies. A few weeks ago we asked who starred with Charlie Chaplin in “The Kid,” and at first we got no responses. Hello again, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here again to note that Joe was giving away free autographed […]
If you read between the lines, that is. Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, thinking as we so often do about classic Hollywood of the Thirties through the Fifties. The Great Fan Magazines, Photoplay, Modern Screen, Screenland, Silver Screen, Motion Picture, are a thing of the past. Today gossip […]
His image and his name are internationally known even decades after his death. He is arguably the most famous performer ever produced by Hollywood. And yet, since his on screen personality was that of a costumed clown, the little tramp, off screen he had a different image. He was handome and virile. Hello, everybody. Joe […]
We recently heard from our pal Harley Lond, a former editor at The Hollywood Reporter, who alerted us to a documentary-in-the-works about legendary director Raoul Walsh. Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys to make an exception to our overriding editorial rule about concentrating on stars, not […]
She preached the gospel AND she sold War Bonds! This rare photo is from the private collection of our friend Patricia Williamson and features Pat (the uniformed lass on the right) with the leading evangelist of the era, Aimie Semple McPherson, taking […]
One name stars have been around a long time — think Moliere. Hello Everybody, Joe Morella and Frank Segers here again. Ever wonder how the one name phenom started? Of course there are numerous stars who were known by one name. Chaplin, Pickford, Valentino, Garbo, Gable, Monroe, […]