Beach Scene 1941

Now that we’re nearing the end of summer, a nod to my favorite beach scene in t… Read more Beach Scene 1941

Jessie Ralph

Jessie Ralph was born during the American Civil War and died during World War I… Read more Jessie Ralph

San Francisco (1936) - Part 2

See Part 1 of "San Francisco" here. MacDonald spends much of the movi… Read more San Francisco (1936) - Part 2

San Francisco (1936) - Part 1

“San Francisco” (1936) recreates the raucous turn-of-the-20th Century Barbary … Read more San Francisco (1936) - Part 1

Going to the Movies - Two B-Horror Films

Two recent trips to the movies brought an interesting perspective. The first t… Read more Going to the Movies - Two B-Horror Films

Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts (1937)

“Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts” (1937) stars Tex Ritter, his horse “White Flash… Read more Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts (1937)

Alan Reed - 100th Anniversary

A nod today to Alan Reed, on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Before you sa… Read more Alan Reed - 100th Anniversary

All Aboard - Trains in the Movies

The movies began with “The Great Train Robbery,” (1903) a film that lasted all … Read more All Aboard - Trains in the Movies

Everybody Comes to Rick's

A pivotal moment in the film “Casablanca” (1942) occurs when Major Strasser and… Read more Everybody Comes to Rick's

Now Playing - October 1942

“My Sister Eileen” has had many incarnations. It started as a series of short s… Read more Now Playing - October 1942

The Undersea Kingdom (1936)

“The Undersea Kingdom” (1936) - Chapter 10, to be precise, is a sliver of a ser… Read more The Undersea Kingdom (1936)

What's Opera, Doc? (1957)

“What’s Opera Doc?” (1957) achieved what few parodies can do, and that is to cr… Read more What's Opera, Doc? (1957)

Harry Davenport

Harry Davenport was born in 1866, the year after the American Civil War ended, … Read more Harry Davenport

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) - Part 2

We have stories within stories, where Esmeralda is loved by the poet Gringoire,… Read more The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) - Part 2

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) - Part 1

“The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939) has a very literate script as a foundation… Read more The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) - Part 1

Sabrina (1954) - Part 2

When Sabrina attends the party in probably the most fantastic gown ever created… Read more Sabrina (1954) - Part 2

Sabrina (1954) - Part 1

“Sabrina” (1954) is deceptively a watershed film. Deceptively because it is si… Read more Sabrina (1954) - Part 1