Monthly Archives: February 2024

George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, February 2024

Posted on February 27, 2024 by lmharnisch

Here’s Boxie (formerly Boxy) and I with this month’s “Ask Me Anything” on George Hodel. I responded to Steve Hodel’s bizarre “validation from beyond the grave” (law enforcement officials who, in Steve’s world, say he’s “solved” the case — all … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on February 26, 2024 by lmharnisch

This week’s mystery movie was the 1940 Warner Bros. picture Father Is a Prince, with Grant Mitchell, Nana Bryant, John Litel, George Reeves, Jan Clayton and Lee Patrick.

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights – Alhambra Promoted Through Song

Posted on February 26, 2024 by lmharnisch

Note: This is an encore post from 2012. One of the all-time greatest booster campaigns led to explosive growth in the city of Los Angeles in the early 20th century. Advertisements, brochures, postcards, sheet music, all boasted of the uniqueness … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Peter P. Jones, Pioneering Black Photographer

Posted on February 20, 2024 by lmharnisch

Booker T. Washington, photographed by Peter P. Jones, Chicago, about 1910, from the Library of Congress. During the early decades of the 1900s, few African Americans participated or worked for major moving picture studios in leading positions in front or … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on February 19, 2024 by lmharnisch

This week’s mystery movie was the 1944 Twentieth Century-Fox picture The Eve of St. Mark, with Anne Baxter, William Eythe, Michael O’Shea, Vincent Price, Ruth Nelson, Ray Collins, Stanley Prager, Henry (Harry) Morgan, Robert Bailey, Joann Dolan, Toni Favor, George … Continue reading →

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‘Ask Me Anything’ on George Hodel – Feb. 20

Posted on February 14, 2024 by lmharnisch

Reminder: Boxie (formerly Boxy) and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on George Hodel and Steve Hodel on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 10 a.m. Pacific time on YouTube and Instagram. This time, I’ll deal with what I … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Madame Sul-Te-Wan, Pioneering Black Movie Star

Posted on February 13, 2024 by lmharnisch

Often overlooked for her contribution to cinema, Nellie Conley, known onscreen as Madame Sul-Te-Wan, was the first African American signed to a film contract at a time when they possessed few rights or recognition in American society, unless they were … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on February 12, 2024 by lmharnisch

This week’s mystery movie was the 1934 Warner Bros. picture Big Hearted Herbert, with Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee, Patricia Ellis, Helen Lowell, Phillip Reed, Robert Barrat, Henry O’Neill, Marjorie Gateson, Nella Walker, Trent Durkin, Jay Ward, Hale Hamilton and Claudia … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, February 2024

Posted on February 6, 2024 by lmharnisch

In the February 2024 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about Will Fowler’s book Reporters, and all the problems with his claims. Will played a minor role in the case — he was at the crime … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on February 5, 2024 by lmharnisch

This week’s mystery movie was the 1953 film Donovan’s Brain, with Lew Ayres, Gene Evans, Nancy Davis, Steve Brodie, Tom Powers, Lisa K. Howard, Kyle James, Victor Sutherland, Michael Colgan, Peter Adams, Harlan Warde and Shimen Ruskin.

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Mabel Fairbanks, Wonder Girl of the Ice

Posted on February 5, 2024 by lmharnisch

Mabel Fairbanks in the California Eagle, Nov. 8, 1945. Note: This is an encore post from 2022. Knockout African American ice skater Mabel Fairbanks wowed audiences from the 1940s through the 1960s. A true natural, she exuded joy and happiness … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay: ‘London After Midnight’

Posted on February 3, 2024 by lmharnisch

A lobby card for the lost silent film London After Midnight (1927) has been listed on EBay for $2,000. The reverse is stamped “Alex Khoury’s Collection” and “R.E. Teichert Theatre Collection.” As with anything on EBay, an item and vendor … Continue reading →

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is Feb. 6

Posted on February 1, 2024 by lmharnisch

Reminder: Boxie (formerly Boxy) and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube and on Instagram. I’ll give an update on the book and … Continue reading →

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