Category Archives: Film

The Further Adventures of ‘Obi-Whatever-His-Name-Was’

April 27, 1980: Sir Alec Guinness says, "I don't know what advantages there are to getting older except perhaps learning to pare down one's performance; learning to cut out the flourishes. That's what I'm always trying to do. Occasionally, I'm … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 26, 1940

Nuestro Pueblo artist Charles Owens draws a full-page map on the war in Norway. April 26, 1940: On the set of "Boomtown," Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy and Frank Morgan "filmed a drinking scene this morning with each demanding his own … Continue reading →

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From the Vaults: ‘Dr. Cyclops’ (1940)

Well, this was just nowhere near as bad as I expected! Of course, it's difficult to be bored when the movie is only 77 minutes long. Larry discovered an ad for "Dr. Cyclops" in the Daily Mirror files and gave … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 25, 1960

  Heartsick Mother's Problem One Which Has No Solution       Steve's mother knows she did wrong.  But she wonders, under the circumstances, what would have been right.       "I don't know," she told me from behind her handkerchief, … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 25, 1940

  April 25, 1940: “It's a three-day rest-cure for Tuffy, dog hero of 'Four Sons.' Vets say he's suffering from nervous breakdown,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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GOP Lawmaker Calls Reagan ‘Dangerous,’ Will Run as Independent

  Eight crewmen are killed when a mission to rescue U.S. hostages in Iran is aborted. April 25, 1980: Rep. John B. Anderson (R-Ill.) announces that he will enter the presidential race as an independent, saying, "The time has come … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 24, 1940

  April 24, 1940: “K. Hepburn and H. Hughes will resume hand-holding when she moves west,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 23, 1940

    April 23, 1940: “Hollywood, where the girl you take to dinner tonight is usually fed up with you by tomorrow,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

    Los Angeles Times file photo As nearly everyone guessed, this is Bob “Bazooka” Burns. Above, Burns and Martha O'Driscoll, examine the bazooka baseball pitcher, Dec. 29, 1946.  Feb. 3, 1956: Bob Burns dies at the age of 65.   … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 22, 1940

  April 22, 1940: “There's talk that Daisy, edjoocated purp of the 'Blondie' pics, will be replaced because the dog's owner is asking too much dough,” Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Found on EBay – Theda Bara

Movie memorabilia comes in all shapes and forms, but I’ve never seen a pennant like this Theda Bara item before.  A little research shows that a series of nearly 200 such pennants was issued about 1915. Ooh, is that a … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 21, 1941

  April 21, 1941: “Yvonne of the King Sisters and musician Buddy Cole are on the love list,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Elvis Arrives in L.A.

    April 21, 1960: Elvis Presley’s return to Los Angeles to film “G.I. Blues” is put safely on Page 2. Instead, The Times leads the paper with the resignation of the South Korean cabinet.    ps. Georg Solti is … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 21, 1940

  April 20, 1940: “Femme stars at Paramount are squawking about male execs hogging the studio's only sunbathing roof,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 19, 1941

  April 19, 1941: “Franchot Tone beaued Olivia de Havilland to the Mocambo the other night, took her home at 11 — and returned with another girl,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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From The Vaults: ’13 Ghosts’ (1960)

Oh William Castle, I love you so. I cannot resist your theatrical gimmicks, even when they hopelessly slow the pacing of your movie. I adore your lengthy and unnecessarily elaborate introductions. I cherish your perfect jump scares. I want to … Continue reading →

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Charles Champlin on ‘The Tin Drum’

  April 18, 1980: “ ‘The Tin Drum’ is, in fact, almost everything anybody could ask a film to be. It is strikingly original and continuously surprising, compliments of the novelist, whose large and densely packed book has been translated … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 17, 1940

  April 17, 1940: “Stage door Johnnies besieging the Florentine Gardens to date a blond shapely, while down the street, in a battered flivver, her boyfriend smiles — and waits,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 16, 1940

  April 16, 1940:    Jimmie Fidler says, If Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman are still blushing, here's why: The other eve, they emerged from a preview theater to find the usual swarm of sidewalk gapers choking the lobby. "Autograph hunters!" … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

   Los Angeles Times file photo Our mystery guest is Janice Jarratt, who may be the biggest thing that never happened.  Please congratulate Bronski for identifying her! April 30, 1932: Janice Jarratt wins a trip to Los Angeles.    Just … Continue reading →

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