Monthly Archives: April 2011

Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on April 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: Aug. 22, 1937 — Franchot Tone and Virginia Bruce caught in a tender moment of MGM's "Between Two Women." In the motion picture, Tone marries Miss Bruce, although in love … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on April 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: Nov. 12, 1947: Franchot Tone and Lucille Ball in "Her Husband's Affairs.”] And for Friday, another mystery companion!

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on April 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Updated: July 1, 1955 — Ida Lupino and Franchot Tone comprise the entire case of "Award," the powerful tale of a Hollywood actress who has to prove herself capable of sincere … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on April 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: April 18, 1958– Eva Le Gallienne and Franchot Tone head a star-studded cast in Screen Gems' "Bitter Heritage" for CBS Television’s "Playhouse 90." Miss Le Gallienne makes her telefilm debut … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on April 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: May 1, 1958 — Expressions of principals testify to strain of hearing as Mrs. Jean Wallace Wilde, near tears, leaves court with actor husband Cornel Wilde after ex-husband Franchot Tone, … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on April 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: Aug. 23, 1959 — Franchot Tone is seen as gentle father torn between vastly different sons, Cameron Mitchell, left, policeman, and Dennis Hopper, tough guy, in drama on "Reckoning" series.] … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, April 25, 1961

Posted on April 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 25, 1961: You may remember Cannonball Green as the promising light-heavyweight of a quarter-century ago who once put Maxie Rosenbloom on the floor four times up in Ventura but only got a draw. Cannonball's career … Continue reading →

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Blogger’s holiday

Posted on April 22, 2011 by lmharnisch

    I’m on vacation this week, so posting will be light.   

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From the Vaults — ‘Fires on the Plain’ (1959)

Posted on April 22, 2011 by lmharnisch

    So far in my ramble through old foreign films, I have done the Holocaust (“Yiddle With His Fiddle”) and incest (“La Mujer del Puerto,”) so imagine my surprise when this week’s entry, “Fires on the Plain,” turned to … Continue reading →

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From the Stacks – ‘Dancing Bear’ (1968)

Posted on April 20, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Out of curiosity, I picked up Gladwin Hill’s “Dancing Bear” at the Southern California Library’s book sale.  I never met Hill (d. 1992), the New York Times bureau chief in Los Angeles, but I had heard about him … Continue reading →

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Last Showing of ‘Heaven Is Here!’

Posted on April 19, 2011 by lmharnisch

  http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-382479120564900203&hl=en&fs=true   Google has announced that it will be removing its uploaded videos on April 29. I made this little movie about the Black Dahlia case four years ago and at 21 minutes, it's too long to upload anywhere … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 18, 1941

Posted on April 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

            April 18, 1941: Lee Shippey is hospitalized after what The Times vaguely referred to as “major surgery.” His column continued to appear with guest writers filling in. On the jump: Benjamin “Bugsie” Siegel is … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, April 18, 1961

Posted on April 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

            April 18, 1961: Talk about versatility. Today, Jim Murray writes about riding to hounds: “Here in Southern California, the traditions are being carried on by the West Hills Hunt Club, a doughty band of … Continue reading →

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‘The Apartment’ Wins Oscars for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Director

Posted on April 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

           April 18, 1961: In a ceremony held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented awards to Elizabeth Taylor for “Butterfield 8,” Burt Lancaster for “Elmer Gantry” and … Continue reading →

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From the Vaults — ‘La Mujer del Puerto’ (1934)

Posted on April 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

    None of the countless movies  I have ever seen – domestic or foreign — prepared me for the 1934 Mexican film “La Mujer del Puerto” (“The Woman of the Port”). If you watch the movie without knowing anything … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 17, 1941

Posted on April 17, 2011 by lmharnisch

            SANTA FE CHIEF, April 16 — NOTHING MAKES YOU feel more remote from the toil, trouble and strife of the war world than a powerful train. It's a moving island from which all disturbing influences … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, April 17, 1961

Posted on April 17, 2011 by lmharnisch

            April 17, 1961: Jim Murray pulls together a column of various items, including this line about Vin Scully, who is “the only redheaded broadcaster I know who makes a ball game sound like a … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 16, 1941

Posted on April 16, 2011 by lmharnisch

           April 16, 1941: Tom Treanor writes another column about Leland Stowe and Thomas Mann. “Both of these splendid speakers emphasized strongly the evil that Germany is doing. They spoke on moral grounds and they used … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on April 16, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: I call Daily Mirror readers the Brain Trust and here’s why. Mike Hawks and Don Danard (via email) independently identified our mystery woman and Wednesday’s mystery companion. This still is … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, April 16, 1961

Posted on April 16, 2011 by lmharnisch

            April 16, 1961: Jim Murray has a lighthearted profile of Dick Stuart, who played briefly – but memorably – for the Hollywood Stars.

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