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Ok, we admit it. We DO need a Dietrich fix. So here we go. Has any classic movie actress so indelibly dominated movies, recordings, live performance and Las Vegas so effectively and so glamorously over decades than the subject of today’s Monday Quiz — Marlene Dietrich? Her unforgettable vocalizing of the most effective anti-war hymn of […]
Here’s a classic — 1939’s Destry Rides Again — that is often overlooked. It broke new ground. The comic Western. And like all true classics it’s been remade, and even adapted as a musical for Broadway. But only the original is worthy of your attention. Some questions (and answers): Why is there no ‘Destry’ as […]
Some contend she was the second most famous German during World War II. She certainly had more American fans than that other guy. Hello, everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers, your classic movie guys, here today to speculate on that Thirties-Forties Hollywood wonder, Marlene Dietrich. Let’s dispense with the politics first. Dietrich was an outspoken […]
Hello Everybody. Joe Morella and Frank Segers here again. And our first posting on Saturday. We’re committed to coming to you Monday through Friday and hope you’ll look to us each day as you would your favorite columnist. This week we’re adding a sixth entry. Today we are thrilled to begin what we hope […]