1956 Biography
From Columbia Pictures
Directed by George Sidney
Starring
Tyrone Power
Kim Novak
Victoria Shaw
James Whitmore
Rex Thompson
Shepperd Strudwick
Frieda Inescort
Larry Keating
Twelve years doing this... still fun for me and hope it will be for you, too. The last 3 postings are displayed. After that use arrows to navigate thru all years and months of each year. It's really pretty easy. Dash off a note if something strikes your fancy or rubs up against your ire. New postings 5th, 10th,15th, 20th, 25th & 30th of month.
Friday, February 28
Tuesday, February 25
A Glittering Cast: How to Make an American Quilt
1995 Drama
From Universal Pictures
Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse
Starring
Winona Ryder
Anne Bancroft
Ellen Burstyn
Jean Simmons
Kate Nelligan
Maya Angelou
Alfre Woodard
Lois Smith
Samantha Mathis
Dermot Mulroney
Rip Torn
Johnathon Schaech
Loren Dean
Joanna Going
Tim Guinee
Derrick O'Connor
Richard Jenkins
Claire Danes
Jared Leto
Kate Capshaw
From Universal Pictures
Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse
Starring
Winona Ryder
Anne Bancroft
Ellen Burstyn
Jean Simmons
Kate Nelligan
Maya Angelou
Alfre Woodard
Lois Smith
Samantha Mathis
Dermot Mulroney
Rip Torn
Johnathon Schaech
Loren Dean
Joanna Going
Tim Guinee
Derrick O'Connor
Richard Jenkins
Claire Danes
Jared Leto
Kate Capshaw
Friday, February 21
The Directors: Mervyn LeRoy
If it weren't for this director-producer, there would be a giant hole in the middle of Hollywood's Golden Age but as it turned out, his career was one of the most successful. His signature crime films at Warner Bros. became the studio's signature films as well. He moved to MGM and presided over those lushly beautiful films for which that studio was famous. He also knew his way around musicals, comedies, action, women's films, historical and social themes. He was hard to pin down because he could do it all.
Tuesday, February 18
The Messy Life of Peter Lawford
It didn't start off well and it didn't end well. It was more or less a messed-up life from start to finish and to his credit, he probably would have agreed. He made it to the extent that he did as an MGM contract player because the big-name actors were off fighting the war. He didn't appear to take his career any more seriously than he did anything else. He was good-looking, had some aristocracy in his bones and lived as a rich playboy... whenever he could. After his glory years with the Kennedys came to a sorry end, he hit the skids.
Friday, February 14
Carolyn Jones
She was told early on in her dusty Texas hometown that she looked like Bette Davis. Everybody thought so. Her mama even named a baby sister Bette. It was primarily Carolyn's big brown cow eyes... oh so prominent on her face. They seemed to bulge out in just the same way Davis' eyes did and they may have shared a similar forehead as well. Davis and little Carolyn were both blondes in those long-ago days which added to the allure. Sadly, the hero worship would end badly.
Tuesday, February 11
From the 1930s: Come and Get It
1936 Drama
From The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Directed by Howard Hawks & William Wyler
Starring
Edward Arnold
Joel McCrea
Frances Farmer
Walter Brennan
Mady Christians
Mary Nash
Andrea Leeds
Frank Shields
Cecil Cunningham
From The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Directed by Howard Hawks & William Wyler
Starring
Edward Arnold
Joel McCrea
Frances Farmer
Walter Brennan
Mady Christians
Mary Nash
Andrea Leeds
Frank Shields
Cecil Cunningham
Friday, February 7
From the 1950s: Friendly Persuasion
1956 Drama
From Allied Artists
Directed by William Wyler
Starring
Gary Cooper
Dorothy McGuire
Anthony Perkins
Richard Eyer
Robert Middleton
Phyllis Love
Mark Richman
Walter Catlett
Joel Fluellen
John Smith
Marjorie Main
From Allied Artists
Directed by William Wyler
Starring
Gary Cooper
Dorothy McGuire
Anthony Perkins
Richard Eyer
Robert Middleton
Phyllis Love
Mark Richman
Walter Catlett
Joel Fluellen
John Smith
Marjorie Main
Tuesday, February 4
From the 1950s: The Desperate Hours
1955 Drama
From Paramount Pictures
Directed by William Wyler
Starring
Humphrey Bogart
Fredric March
Arthur Kennedy
Martha Scott
Dewey Martin
Gig Young
Mary Murphy
Richard Eyer
Robert Middleton
Whit Bissell
Bert Freed
Ray Collins
Ray Teal
From Paramount Pictures
Directed by William Wyler
Starring
Humphrey Bogart
Fredric March
Arthur Kennedy
Martha Scott
Dewey Martin
Gig Young
Mary Murphy
Richard Eyer
Robert Middleton
Whit Bissell
Bert Freed
Ray Collins
Ray Teal