Category Archives: Film

Found on EBay – Marilyn Monroe

Posted on November 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

This negative (I’ve converted it to a positive), which the vendor says shows Marilyn Monroe at a Hollywood party in the 1950s, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $499. I certainly wouldn’t pay that kind of money for … Continue reading →

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Test Pilot Dies as P-38 Crashes Into Glendale House, Nov. 5, 1941

Posted on November 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

Witnesses said the twin-engined, double fuselaged ship was booming westerward at near-maximum speed (unofficially reported to be between 400 and 500 mph) when the duralumin tail assembly “simply floated away.” Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated ++++]

Posted on November 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

And for Thursday, here’s another mystery chap! Update: This is Nils Asther (d. 1981) 

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Wingy Manone Puts the Swing in Swing Shift — Nov. 3, 1941

Posted on November 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

Nov. 3, 1941: Tom Treanor goes to a dance at the Glendale Civic Auditorium for swing shift workers, about 5,000 of them, from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. on a Saturday morning. Most of the couples are married, he says, … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Update +]

Posted on November 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s today’s mystery chap, courtesy of Steven Bibb. [Update: For some reason, WordPress isn’t allowing comments on this post. I’ll see if I can fix it.] [Update 2: This is Cliff Danielson. Sorry for the delayed answer but the Daily … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on October 31, 2011 by lmharnisch

[Update: This is Sandra Storme. Please congratulate Mike Hawks for identifying her.] Here’s today’s mystery gal, courtesy of Steven Bibb!

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on October 31, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: 1993 Cadillac Hearse for sale on EBay, listed as Buy It Now for $4,700. Queen of the Dead—dateline October 31, 2011 •  105-year-old British stage actress Norrie Woodhall died on Oct. 25. She was the last surviving member of … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – ‘The Gold Rush’

Posted on October 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

A program from the 1925 showing of “The Gold Rush” at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre has been listed on EBay. This item has been removed from a scrapbook and frankly we have mixed feelings about that. Antique dealers who cannibalize mementos … Continue reading →

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Monsters of the Silver Screen Commemorative Bills

Posted on October 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

OK, it’s only the Onion. But it’s cool. And just in time for Halloween.

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated +]

Posted on October 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

[Update 2: This is Charles Dingle (d. 1956). He appeared in the 1941 stage and film versions of Lillian Hellman’s “The Little Foxes.”] Here’s another photo, courtesy of Steven Bibb.

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L.A.’s Traffic Nightmare Threatens Downtown’s Future! Oct. 28, 1941

Posted on October 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

Oct. 28, 1941: Lee Shippey writes about Los Angeles’ congested streets (no, traffic is not a new problem – it’s a very old one that we are still trying to solve). Notice that Shippey says streetcars and automobiles do not … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on October 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo, courtesy of Steven Bibb. [Update: After fifteen years, Esther Ralston, former Paramount star, stages a reunion with Adolph Zukor, chairman of the board of directors of Paramount Productions, the man who discovered her and put her … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on October 26, 2011 by lmharnisch

[Update: This is Lina Basquette] Here’s a mystery gal with a mystery companion, courtesy of Steven Bibb.

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on October 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

[Update: I’m tempted to give half credit to Cold in Phoenix, who guessed that this is Lupe Velez. It’s actually her sister Reina.] Here’s today’s mystery lady, courtesy of Steven Bibb.

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Found on EBay – ‘For the Life of Me’

Posted on October 24, 2011 by lmharnisch

A copy of Jim Richardson’s flawed autobiography “For the Life of Me” has been listed on EBay. Richardson was the notorious city editor of the Examiner who orchestrated its coverage of the Black Dahlia case. He was legendary for his … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on October 24, 2011 by lmharnisch

[Update: This is George Barbier (d. 1945). Please congratulate Eve Golden, Mary Mallory,  Mike Hawks, Don Danard, “Maltese Falcon” fan Floyd Thursby, and Megan Lee and Thom for identifying him. Here’s another mystery photo, courtesy of Steven Bibb.

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on October 24, 2011 by lmharnisch

Horse-drawn hearse for sale on EBay – listed as Buy It Now for $8,000. Queen of the Dead—dateline October 24, 2011 •  A 68-year-old literary scholar and media theorist died on Oct. 18, which is very sad, of course, but … Continue reading →

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Next Week on the L.A. Daily Mirror

Posted on October 22, 2011 by lmharnisch

Oct. 24, 1871: Riot and Massacre of Chinese in Los Angeles. Daily Southern Cross of Auckland, New Zealand, Dec. 9, 1871 Coming up this week on the Daily Mirror: On Monday,  Eve Golden has a roundup of unusual obituaries in … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo – Witzel Edition

Posted on October 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

This unidentified Witzel photo has been listed on EBay. The vendor has no idea who this actress is, which makes it a perfect mystery photo. Bidding, by the way, starts at $9.99.

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Coming Attractions: ‘Of Scrap and Steel’

Posted on October 20, 2011 by lmharnisch

June 18, 1949: “Of Scrap and Steel” is shown at the Union Rescue Mission. Aug. 2, 1952: “Of Scrap and Steel” is shown at San Gabriel Union Church. March 26, 1960: “Of Scrap and Steel” is shown at the Church … Continue reading →

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