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How much did you know about the seven “Road To..” films that were huge successes for Crosby, Hope and Lamour? And, did you know this about Dorothy? Although she was in C. B. DeMille’s The Greatest Show On Earth released in 1952, Lamour’s career as a leading actress essentially ended after the same year’s The Road […]
Ok, ok. You’ve heard this before. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here again to proclaim our love of reader email, tweets and facebooks notations, whatever. We unabashedly enjoy hearing from you, and insist on commenting in our inimitable fashion on reader feedback. Regular contributor Mike Sheridan weighed in on our May […]
One of our faithful readers, Mike Sheridan, who identified Jimmy Stewart’s dog, Beau, also sent in a shot of his favorite star, Dorothy Lamour, and her favorite dog. Thanks Mike. No wonder you are such a big Lamour fan. She looks great in this shot — no surprise that pooch is so enthusiastically licking away. We’re […]
Just who IS that elegant lady (above) sitting opposite an inebriated Victor Moore, and being nuzzled by the likes of Bob Hope? Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, unearthing today one of the comedian’s older comedies, and marveling at the classy-looking actress who portrays his romantic interest. In past months […]
Just in case you’ve come in late, and this is your first or second visit to Classic Movie Chat, we’d like to remind you that one of our treasures is The Donald Gordon Collection of Never Before Seen Photos. Hello again. Joe Morella and Frank Segers here to bring you […]
In thinking about Bob Hope’s film career it occurred to us that the comedian, unlike almost all film comics, starred opposite some of the most alluring women of his day. Hello Everybody, Joe Morella and Frank Segers here again beginning of new week of classic movie chat. Today we were discussing Joe’s book on Bob […]
Hello everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers here again to finish Joe’s tale about Dorothy Lamour. Guess why she orchestrated that spectacular comeback for herself? (Read on!) After a series of meetings and conversations between Joe and Dorothy about a possible book project, it became clear that her re-emergence on the show biz scene […]
Hello everybody. Morella and Segers still at it. Joe continues with his story about Paramount star Dorothy Lamour. Although she was in C. B. DeMille’s “The Greatest Show On Earth” Dorothy Lamour’s career as a leading actress essentially ended after 1952’s “The Road to Bali.” Ten year later when Dorothy’s career was a fading memory […]
Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers here. Today Joe told Frank about his encounter with the great star of the 1940’s Dorothy Lamour. As the author and coauthor of more than 20 books about such celebrated Hollywoodians as Lana Turner, Lucille Ball, Loretta Young and Mia Farrow, Joe is all too familiar with the […]