In writing primarily about Hollywood's Golden Age I have attempted to include all the notables of that decades-long period. It's taken me 11 years to do a piece on Charles Boyer and he certainly deserves inclusion here. I admit, year by year, I have put it off. With the exception of Fanny (1961), I have also never written about any of his films.
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.
Sunday, January 30
Tuesday, January 25
From the 1950s: Mogambo
1953 Romance Adventure
From MGM
Directed by John Ford
Starring
Clark Gable
Ava Gardner
Grace Kelly
Donald Sinden
Philip Stainton
Eric Pohlmann
Laurence Naismith
Denis O'Dea
Thursday, January 20
A Glittering Cast: Ship of Fools
1965 Drama
From Columbia Pictures
Directed by Stanley Kramer
Starring
Vivien Leigh
Simone Signoret
José Ferrer
Lee Marvin
Oskar Werner
Elizabeth Ashley
George Segal
Michael Dunn
José Greco
Charles Korvin
Heinz Rühmann
Christiane Schmidtmer
Alf Kjellin
Barbara Luna
Gila Golan
Lilia Skala
Werner Klemperer
Saturday, January 15
Dan Dailey
It's fair to say that his star didn't shine bright enough or long enough. Of course, for any dancer, there is a shelf life. There comes a time, too early I suspect, that the body simply does not cooperate as it used to. But even when the body was young and supple... and we touched on this in pieces on Gene Nelson and Donald O'Connor-- if one's last name was not Astaire or Kelly, there was a need to have something else to fall back on.
Monday, January 10
Visiting Film Noir: The Damned Don't Cry
1950 Film Noir
From Warner Bros.
Directed by Vincent Sherman
Starring
Joan Crawford
David Brian
Steve Cochran
Kent Smith
Selena Royle
Hugh Sanders
Jacqueline deWit
Richard Egan
Wednesday, January 5
Movie Biography: Million Dollar Mermaid
1952 Biography
From Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Starring
Esther Williams
Victor Mature
Walter Pidgeon
David Brian
Jesse White
Donna Corcoran
Maria Tallchief