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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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The Noirathon: Barbara Stanwyck in the 1940s

July 31, 2019

Barbara Stanwyck was not only one of classic Hollywood’s most prolific actresses, but also one of its most versatile. Throughout the 1940s and 50s she starred in a number of noir pictures and, despite the heavy conventions of the genre, turned in remarkably different performances in each. In this post I’ll be looking at three of her noir films from the 1940s, and how they demonstrate her unique and chameleon-like talent for the genre.

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CATEGORIES: Barbara Stanwyck, Blogathon, Film Noir

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4th Golden Boy Blogathon: A William Holden Celebration

April 19, 2019

Directed by Rouben Mamoulian, Golden Boy is a romantic melodrama set in the cutthroat world of boxing, starring Adolphe Menjou as manager Tom Moody, Barbara Stanwyck as his girlfriend Lorna, and William Holden as talented young violinist Joe Bonaparte, who decides to become a boxer.

This post is part of the 4th Golden Boy Blogathon: A William Holden Celebration, hosted by The Wonderful World of Cinema, The Flapper Dame, and Love Letters to Old Hollywood.

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CATEGORIES: 1930s, Adolphe Menjou, Barbara Stanwyck, Blogathon, Columbia Pictures, Rouben Mamoulian, William Holden

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Baby Face (1933)

February 25, 2019

Directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Baby Face is a pre-code drama following the misadventures of Lily Powers as she uses her feminine wiles to improve her social standing.

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CATEGORIES: 1930s, Alfred E. Green, Barbara Stanwyck, Pre-Code, Warner Bros

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Sophia Loren on the set of Scandal in Sorrento (19 Sophia Loren on the set of Scandal in Sorrento (1955)⁣
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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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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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