Monthly Archives: September 2016

Eve Golden’s YouTube Theater: Do not Get Me Started With Marion Davies and Orson Welles

Posted on September 27, 2016 by lmharnisch

“American Heiress” via Amazon.com. Rush out and get Jeffrey Toobin’s new book about the Patty Hearst kidnapping, American Heiress. It’s really one of the best-written, best-researched books I’ve read lately, and is actually laugh-out-loud funny at points. I am quite … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated) + + + +

Posted on September 26, 2016 by lmharnisch

This week’s mystery movie has been the 1958 film “Equinox Flower.” Original story by Ton Santomi, screenplay by Yasujiro Ozu and Kogo Noda, produced by Shuzuo Yamauchi, cinematography by Yuharu Atsuta, music by Kojun Saito. Directed by Ozu. Vincent Canby … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Barney Oldfield Sets Up Shop in Downtown Los Angeles

Posted on September 26, 2016 by lmharnisch

  A postcard showing the interior of Barney Oldfield’s saloon on South Spring Street, courtesy of Mary Mallory.   ‘Mile a minute” Barney Oldfield, the first automobile racer to achieve that feat while racing, was quick when it came to … Continue reading →

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Voices: Curtis Hanson

Posted on September 21, 2016 by lmharnisch

In honor of Curtis Hanson, who died yesterday at the age of 71, here is a recording I made of him on May 23, 2007, with Eva Marie Saint and Patricia Hitchcock before a showing of “North by Northwest” by … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden’s YouTube Theater: Because You Can’t Have Too Much Lupe Velez

Posted on September 20, 2016 by lmharnisch

Lon Chaney and Lupe Velez in a still from “Where East Is East,” listed on EBay with bids starting at $35. For my money, Lupe Velez has it all over Garbo—she was just as beautiful, and not only a great … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on September 19, 2016 by lmharnisch

  This week’s mystery movie has been the 1952 MGM picture “The Devil Makes Three,” with Gene Kelly, Pier Angeli, Richard Rober, Richard Egan, Claus Clausen, Wilfried Seyferth, Margot Hielscher and Annie Rosar. The screenplay was by Jerry Davis, based … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Esther Ralston and Hollyridge Drive

Posted on September 19, 2016 by lmharnisch

The Esther Ralston home on Hollyridge Drive, via Hollywood Vagabond. California saw a renaissance of Spanish Revival architecture in the wake of World War I, as it both saluted the life and culture of the Mediterranean and paid homage to … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden’s YouTube Theater: I Have Such a Crush on Bill Goodwin

Posted on September 13, 2016 by lmharnisch

  A still of Bill Goodwin, listed on EBay as Buy It Now for $17.50. Among my unlikely crushes is Bill Goodwin, an actor whose name is pretty much forgotten today. He was good-looking in an ordinary-guy sort of way; … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Silver Screen Revue Salutes Silent Days

Posted on September 12, 2016 by lmharnisch

  A matchbook from the Wilshire Bowl, listed on EBay as Buy It Now for $9.95. Within just a few years of sound motion pictures becoming the approved film format, silent films became a virtual pariah in popular culture. They … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on September 12, 2016 by lmharnisch

This week’s mystery movie has been the 1949 MGM picture “Intruder in the Dust,” with David Brian, Claude Jarman Jr., Juano Hernandez, Porter Hall, Elizabeth Patterson, Charles Kemper and Will Geer, from a screenplay by Ben Maddow based on the … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: 52nd Cinecon Offers Something for Everyone

Posted on September 9, 2016 by lmharnisch

  A DVD of “None Shall Escape,” listed on EBay as Buy It Now for $12.75.   Offering both something for the esoteric cineaste as well as the general film fan, the 52nd Cinecon Film Festival just concluded at Hollywood’s … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: The Struggle for Superlatives

Posted on September 7, 2016 by lmharnisch

Seriously.

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Mystery Manuscript

Posted on September 6, 2016 by lmharnisch

If you think the mystery movies are tough – try the British Library’s mystery manuscript.

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Eve Golden’s YouTube Theater: John Gilbert in Living Color

Posted on September 6, 2016 by lmharnisch

“John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars” by Eve Golden, listed on Amazon.com. Now that you have all read my 2013 biography of John Gilbert [meaningful pause as you all guiltily order your copies on Amazon], you are … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on September 5, 2016 by lmharnisch

This week’s mystery movie has been the 1942 Charter Film production “Thunder Rock,” an unusual British film that deals with a lighthouse on Lake Michigan north of Milwaukee, with Michael Redgrave, Barbara Mullen, James Mason and Lilli Palmer, from a … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights — The Selig Zoo, Motion Pictures’ First Theme Park

Posted on September 5, 2016 by lmharnisch

The Selig Zoo, in Cement and Engineering News. Note: This is an encore of a 2014 post. From its humble beginnings as merely a boarding home for William Selig’s wild animal film stars, the Selig Zoo at 3800 Mission Road … Continue reading →

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