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CMBA Hidden Classics Blogathon: The Mad Miss Manton (1938)

May 21, 2021

Directed by Leigh Jason, The Mad Miss Manton is a screwball mystery film, starring Barbara Stanwyck as Melsa Manton – a socialite on the hunt for a murderer – and Henry Fonda as Peter Ames, the newspaper editor trailing in her wake.

This post is part of the CMBA Hidden Classics blogathon 

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CATEGORIES: 1930s, Barbara Stanwyck, Blogathon, Henry Fonda, RKO, Screwball Comedy

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Giornate del Cinema Muto: Penrod and Sam (1923)

October 6, 2020

A beautifully restored print from the Library of Congress, this heartwarming (and at times heartbreaking) film follows the misadventures of a boy named Penrod, accompanied by his best friend/second-in-command Sam, and his loyal dog Duke.

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CATEGORIES: Pordenone, Silent Film, William Beaudine

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Giornate del Cinema Muto: The Urge To Travel (1911 – 1939)

October 4, 2020

The first screening of the 2020 Giornate del Cinema Muto was an enchanting series of short travelogues, each offering a unique opportunity to travel beyond our lockdown walls to visit destinations far and wide.

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CATEGORIES: Pordenone, Silent Film

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Mantrap (1926)

March 31, 2020

Directed by Victor Fleming, Mantrap is a silent comedy starring Clara Bow as Alverna, a manicurist whose flirtatiousness is apparently untameable.

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CATEGORIES: 1920s, Clara Bow, Paramount, Silent Comedy, Silent Film, Victor Fleming

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The Carole Lombard Memorial Blogathon: No Man Of Her Own (1932)

January 19, 2020

Directed by Wesley Ruggles, No Man Of Her Own is a fantastic and often overlooked pre-code about the unlikely romance between Clark Gable’s unscrupulous cardsharp Babe Stewart, and small-town librarian Connie Randall, played by Carole Lombard. It has no relation to the 1950 Barbara Stanwyck film of the same name.

This post is part of the Carole Lombard Memorial Blogathon hosted by In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood and Carole & Co.

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CATEGORIES: 1930s, Blogathon, Carole Lombard, Clark Gable, Paramount, Pre-Code

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The Second Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Blogathon: Top Hat (1935)

December 31, 2019

Directed by Mark Sandrich, Top Hat is a screwball musical comedy starring Fred Astaire as Jerry Travers, a dancer newly arrived in London to star in a major show, and Ginger Rogers as Dale Tremont, the woman who Jerry falls desperately in love with.

This post is part of The Second Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Blogathon hosted by Love Letters To Old Hollywood and In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood

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CATEGORIES: 1930s, Blogathon, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, RKO

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The Third Annual Lauren Bacall Blogathon: Woman’s World (1954)

November 29, 2019

Directed by Jean Negulesco, Woman’s World is a corporate drama featuring Clifford Webb as automobile tycoon Ernest Gifford, who is searching for a new second-in-command after the recent death of his company’s general manager. In order to fill the role he brings three of the best men in the company to Gifford Motors’ New York headquarters, with a plan to select his successor after close observation of not only the men, but also their wives. The cast includes June Allyson and Cornel Wilde as Katie and Bill Baxter, Arlene Dahl and Van Heflin as Carol and Jerry Talbot, and Lauren Bacall and Fred MacMurray and Elizabeth and Sidney Burns.

This post is part of the Lauren Bacall Blogathon hosted by In The Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood

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CATEGORIES: 1950s, 20th Century Fox, Blogathon, Fred MacMurray, Lauren Bacall

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The Fifth Wonderful Grace Kelly Blogathon: To Catch A Thief (1955)

November 12, 2019

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, To Catch A Thief stars Cary Grant as former cat burglar John Robie, now retired in the French Riviera, who comes under suspicion when a thief impersonating his modus operandi begins stealing the jewels of wealthy tourists. Grace Kelly is Frances Stevens, a nouveau riche American heiress, in her third and final collaboration with the famed director.

This post is part of the Fifth Wonderful Grace Kelly Blogathon, hosted by Musings of a Classic Film Addict, The Flapper Dame, and The Wonderful World of Cinema

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CATEGORIES: 1950s, Alfred Hitchcock, Blogathon, Cary Grant, Grace Kelly

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BFI Cary Grant Season: Part Two

October 19, 2019

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And that’s a wrap! Much like the previous month, September was largely spent in NFT1-3 at the BFI, ignoring all the big releases at the end of summer in favour of more of Grant’s back catalogue. The second half of the BFI’s Cary Grant season features films from the mid-1940s until the end of his career in the 1960s.

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CATEGORIES: BFI, Cary Grant, Film Screenings, Lists

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CMBA 10th Anniversary Blogathon: 100 Years of United Artists

October 16, 2019

On February 5th 1919, four of the most powerful players in the movie business officially joined together to form the United Artists Corporation. D.W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks were unparalleled in terms of their creative and financial successes, and they’d decided that the time had finally come for them to seize control of their own creative destinies.

This post is part of the Classic Movie Blog Association 10th Anniversary Blogathon

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CATEGORIES: 1910s, Blogathon, Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks, Film History, Mary Pickford, United Artists

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Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman on the set of Cat Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman on the set of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958)⁣
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Gene Tierney on the set of The Ghost and Mrs Muir Gene Tierney on the set of The Ghost and Mrs Muir (1947)⁣
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Greta Garbo on the set of Anna Christie (1930) wit Greta Garbo on the set of Anna Christie (1930) with cinematographer William H Daniels and director Clarence Brown⁣
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Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall on the set of How Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall on the set of How To Marry A Millionaire (1953)⁣
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“I had to fight for everything at Warners. A kno “I had to fight for everything at Warners. A knock-down, drag-out fight. You didn’t always win, but it let them know you were alive.”⁣
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Happy birthday to Ann Sheridan #botd in 1915⁣
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Marilyn Monroe in a publicity shot for Ladies of t Marilyn Monroe in a publicity shot for Ladies of the Chorus (1949)⁣
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Marilyn Monroe during the filming of Ladies of the Marilyn Monroe during the filming of Ladies of the Chorus (1949)⁣, her first major film role
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Happy Valentines from Lana Turner c.1940⁣
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Joan Crawford photographed by George Hurrell, Janu Joan Crawford photographed by George Hurrell, January 1930⁣
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