Category Archives: 1931

Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights — The First Motion Picture Electrical Parade

Posted on August 5, 2013 by lmharnisch

Harold Lloyd’s float in the electrical parade, courtesy of Mary Mallory. Long before the Walt Disney Co. began presenting an electrical parade at its parks, Los Angeles offered electrical parades as part of the city’s grand La Fiesta de las … Continue reading →

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Coming Attractions: This Week on the L.A. Daily Mirror

Posted on October 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

On Monday, Eve Golden has a roundup of unusual obituaries in Queen of the Dead, and in Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory takes a look at the Clover Club, a 1930s casino on Sunset Boulevard. On Tuesday, there’s another installment of … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Rube Wolf

Posted on June 24, 2011 by lmharnisch

This poster for “Secrets of a Secretary” – with an appearance by Edna Fisher and Rube Wolf, above right, has been listed on EBay. Rube Wolf isn’t terribly well-known today, except around the Daily Mirror HQ. He was a prominent … Continue reading →

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Maltese Falcon, 1931

Posted on June 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

        June 1931: Warner Bros. releases “The Maltese Falcon,” starring Ricardo Cortez and Bebe Daniels. Although the film is little more than an obscure curiosity today, it made a deep impression at the time.  Reviewing the now-famous … Continue reading →

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Voices: Jackie Cooper, 1922 – 2011

Posted on May 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

           June 14, 1931: "Naw, I ain't gonna be no actor when I grow up," Jackie Cooper tells The Times. "Ya know, last season I thought I'd like to be a football player, but baseball players … Continue reading →

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Straw Hat Day in Los Angeles

Posted on May 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

       May 1, 1931: Cartoonist Edmund Waller “Ted” Gale reminds Times readers of the arrival of Straw Hat Day, when men threw out their old felt hats and bought a new sailor. Straw Hat season began in Los … Continue reading →

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Private Investigator Held in Extortion

Posted on March 31, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Private investigator Charles R. Chase decided to make a little extra money by squeezing an extra $900 out of a teenager who stole $100 from the  drugstore where he worked. The police set a trap and … Continue reading →

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The Funny Papers, 1931

Posted on March 19, 2011 by lmharnisch

      “Gasoline Alley” by Frank King   March 19, 1931: After wandering through the comics pages of 1941, I thought it would be interesting to roll the clock back to 1931. There are a few familiar faces, like … Continue reading →

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December 14, 1931: Voices — Christine Collins

Posted on January 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

  “I have tried real hard to secure some kind of employment for my husband…”

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Voices — Christine Collins, September 28, 1931

Posted on January 16, 2009 by lmharnisch
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September 10, 1931: Voices — Christine Collins

Posted on January 15, 2009 by lmharnisch
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September 8, 1931: Voices — Christine Collins

Posted on January 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles, Calif., Sept. 8, 1931 Dear. Mr. Neumiller, I am writing to you again in behalf of my husband, Walter J. Collins, No. 12824, an inmate at Represa, Calif. I understand that his name appears on the June … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, April 23, 1931

Posted on January 8, 2009 by lmharnisch
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