Category Archives: Film

Eve Golden / Queen of the Dead – Polly Walters

Posted on December 18, 2012 by lmharnisch

A photo of Polly Walters that has been listed on EBay at $49.95.   Polly Walters My friend Mel Neuhaus and I have been singing the praises of the Say Girls lately—those wise-cracking dames who flourished in the pre-Code era … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated +++)

Posted on December 17, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here is today’s mystery chap!

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Housewives Scour Stores for Butter, Meat

Posted on December 13, 2012 by lmharnisch

Dec. 13, 1942: Housewives are searching for butter, meat and canned goods as wartime food rationing depletes grocery shelves, The Times says. Farmers report that agents for restaurants and hotels are approaching them “with instructions to get eggs no matter … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated ++++)

Posted on December 10, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s our mystery chap for Monday in a mystery film….

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated +)

Posted on December 4, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here are three mystery chaps in a mystery film.

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Eve Golden / Queen of the Dead – Joan Crawford

Posted on December 4, 2012 by lmharnisch

  A photo of Joan Crawford and Walter Huston in “Rain” has been listed on EBay with bids starting at $11.99. Joanie   No unknowns for us today, I am going to sing the praises of Joan Crawford, whom I … Continue reading →

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Buck Jones Among Hundreds Killed in Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire

Posted on November 30, 2012 by lmharnisch

Nov. 30, 1942: Saying “My hands are trembling all over this typewriter keyboard,” Associated Press writer Harry C. Glasheen writes of his experiences covering Boston’s Cocoanut Grove fire, which had a final death toll of 492 people, including Western movie … Continue reading →

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Millennial Moment – Nick Stewart’s Ebony Showcase Theater

Posted on November 28, 2012 by lmharnisch

Nov. 28, 1982: Times staff writer John L. Mitchell profiles Horace “Nick” Stewart, who opened the Ebony Showcase Theater with his wife, Edna, in 1950. Stewart used the money from playing Lightnin’ in the 1950s TV series “The Amos n’ … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden / Queen of the Dead – Charlotte Greenwood

Posted on November 27, 2012 by lmharnisch

  Charlotte Greenwood Usually I regale you with harrowing stories about people who die early, grisly deaths, but today we are going to put on our happy faces and talk about Charlotte Greenwood. You probably know her from the film … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated ++++)

Posted on November 26, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s our mystery for Monday: Who’s the guest and what’s the movie?

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Eve Golden / Queen of the Dead – Lyle Talbot

Posted on November 20, 2012 by lmharnisch

A photo of Lyle Talbot has been listed on EBay with bids starting at $25.   Lyle Talbot I have a thing for those Big Boxy Guys from the 1930s and ’40s. You know, the ones who look like they’re … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated ++)

Posted on November 19, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s a mystery chap from a mystery movie. Please congratulate Dewey Webb for being first to identify our mystery fellow and the film. Please congratulate Don Danard, Jenny M, Mike Hawks, La Peregrina, Patrick, Bob Hansen and Rick Scott for … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights — Nelson Evans, Hollywood’s Early Forgotten Portrait Photographer

Posted on November 19, 2012 by lmharnisch

Photo: Nelson Evans Unlike the theatrical world, the early motion picture industry was slow in recognizing the importance of photographs to help publicize and sell its films. While Broadway producers hired great New York portrait studios like Sarony, White, Lumiere, … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated ++)

Posted on November 14, 2012 by lmharnisch

And this location and this movie would be? Identifying the movie:LC, Dewey Webb, Mary Mallory, Nathan and Greg Clancey. Identifying the location: Cal and Lulu, William (note: “The Artist” is in black and white), Lee Rivas and Santos L. Halper.

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on November 13, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s another photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb!

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Eve Golden / Queen of the Dead – James Reese Europe

Posted on November 13, 2012 by lmharnisch

A piece of sheet music featuring James Reese “Jim” Europe has been listed on EBay with bids starting at $3,999.99. James Reese Europe   I think my favorite period is 1900-15. Not that I’d want to live back then, I’m … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights – The Cahuenga Building

Posted on November 12, 2012 by lmharnisch

From its days as an elegant bank building to its abandoned and forgotten existence in the 1980s and 1990s, the former Security Trust and Savings Bank at Hollywood Boulevard and Cahuenga Boulevard has served as both a local institution and … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated)

Posted on November 10, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb!

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on November 9, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s yet another photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb!

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Millennial Moment: Church Officials Killed

Posted on November 9, 2012 by lmharnisch

Nov. 9, 1982: Patrick James Henneberry and George Peters, leaders of the purported Church of Naturalism, were beaten to death with a blunt instrument and shot at close range on the Laurel Canyon estate on Woodstock Road leased by the … Continue reading →

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