A number of great directors fled Germany in the thirties to work in America, among them Fritz Lang, Ernst Lubitsch, Billy Wilder, Douglas Sirk and Joseph von Sternberg. Less known to the general public is today's honoree, Robert Siodmak (pronounced see-odd-mack), although he was well-known to fans of film noir since most of his American work falls into that category.
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, July 30
Sunday, July 25
Guilty Pleasures: Rancho Notorious
1952 Western
From RKO
Directed by Fritz Lang
Starring
Marlene Dietrich
Arthur Kennedy
Mel Ferrer
William Frawley
George Reeves
Lloyd Gough
Jack Elam
Frank Ferguson
John Kellogg
Rodd Redwing
Tuesday, July 20
Don Murray
This man will be 92 years old at the end of this month and he's still working! How impressive. His first four films are some of his best and he continued to do rather high profile ones through the mid-60s. And then what happened? Something did because the quality of the work offered to him diminished. I think the answer is as old as Hollywood and we'll discuss.
Thursday, July 15
From the 1950s: The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954 Romance Drama
From Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Directed by Richard Brooks
From Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Directed by Richard Brooks
Starring
Elizabeth Taylor
Van Johnson
Walter Pidgeon
Donna Reed
Eva Gabor
George Dolenz
Kurt Kasznar
Roger Moore
Sandra Descher
Celia Lovsky
Saturday, July 10
From the 1940s: The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947 Comedy
From RKO
Directed by Irving Reis
Starring
Cary Grant
Myrna Loy
Shirley Temple
Rudy Vallee
Ray Collins
Harry Davenport
Johnny Sands
Veda Ann Borg
Don Beddoe
Lillian Randolph
Monday, July 5
Rhonda Fleming
I always had a special fascination for this actress. I was drawn to Hollywood's great beauties and I confess I had a real yen for redheads. She more than filled the bill and was quite popular with the public. She was an actress who appealed to both men and women. I thought she seemed like she was having a good time. She always said her story in show biz was the Cinderella story.