Category Archives: Film

Nikita, Film Bigwigs Gay at Studio Party

Posted on September 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 19, 1959: The Mirror-News gets a photo of Nikita Khrushchev from a TV monitor. An early frame grab! And photos on the cover for the 10-star edition. First celebrities to arrive at the studio to greet the premier were … Continue reading →

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CIA ‘a Farce,’ Khrushchev Says

Posted on September 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 4, 1959, Republic Corp. President Victor M. Carter describes comments made by Nikita Khrushchev during a tour of housing developments in the San Fernando Valley. Khrushchev told ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge that the Soviets had intercepted and read secret … Continue reading →

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Khrushchev: ‘Why Not Disneyland?’

Posted on September 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Bruce Cox / Los Angeles Times Actor David Niven, center, in a toast at Twentieth Century Fox studios with Nikita Khrushchev, left, Eric Johnston of the Motion Picture Producers Assn., Andrei Gromyko and studio executive Buddy Adler. Photograph … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on September 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Update: Our mystery guest is Esther Ralston, above, in 1923. Esther Ralston; Silent Era ‘American Venus’  January 21, 1994 By MYRNA OLIVER, TIMES STAFF WRITER Esther Ralston, the beautiful blonde “American Venus” of silent films, … Continue reading →

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Khrushchev in U.S.!; Dodgers Beat Braves

Posted on September 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 16, 1959: Khrushchev leaves for the U.S., accompanied by a menacing Mr. Atomic Bomb. He's carrying a briefcase marked "Threats" just in case you don't get it that atomic weapons are dangerous.  Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev is greeted by … Continue reading →

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Larry Gelbart’s 1951 ‘My L.A.’ Found

Posted on September 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 25, 1951: Rehearsals of "My L.A.," sketches inspired by Matt Weinstock's book, with a script by Larry Gelbart, Laurence Marks and Bill Manhoff. You may recall this photo from the posts I did about the death of Larry Gelbart. … Continue reading →

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Voices — Patrick Swayze, 1952 – 2009

Posted on September 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 30, 1983: Patrick Swayze dances "Without a Word." From the Bayous to the Catskills 'Dirty Dancing' Takes to the Screen With Some Smart and Funny Steps August 21, 1987 By SHEILA BENSON, Times Film Critic By being smart and … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Sept. 13, 1931: Ann Harding in “Devotion” at Carthay Circle. I wonder what they were thinking by reversing the image.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 12, 1930: Do Mr. Drysdale and Miss Jane know about this?   American talking pictures take Paris by storm — and not in the good way. Note to copy desk, it's "revue" not "review." June 20, 1929: Joan Crawford … Continue reading →

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Jack L. Warner Ankles Studio; Tough Times for the Padres

Posted on September 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 12, 1969: Al Capp features a wrestling promoter named William Fastbuckley. Jack L. Warner, 77, ends his association with the family studio to concentrate on a Broadway musical titled "Jimmy," starring Frank Gorshin as New York Mayor Jimmy Walker. … Continue reading →

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Voices: Larry Gelbart, 1928 – 2009

Posted on September 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 17, 1951: How Larry Gelbart got started in show business while he was a student at Fairfax High.   Nov. 25, 1951: Rehearsals of "My L.A.," sketches inspired by Matt Weinstock's book, with a script by Larry Gelbart, Laurence … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, Sept. 11, 1959

Posted on September 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Actor Paul Douglas dies at the age of 52. "The reading public is seldom aware of the enterprise, imagination, teamwork and tireless digging that goes into the achievement of an exclusive newspaper story. The Mirror News published such a scoop … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 11, 1929: All talking … singing … dancing! "Broadway Melody." Note Lon Chaney in "Thunder," a film that is now lost.

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on September 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo Oct. 23, 1954: Lance Fuller (1928 – 2001) in a publicity shot from Universal. Update: The cool cat is Lance Fuller. Please congratulate Dewey Webb, Michael Christian, Richard Heft and Stacia for identifying him!  At … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Jazz Mad Morals

Posted on September 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 10, 1928: "Once Overs" by Clarence Daniel Batchelor, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1937 for this cartoon: "Come on in, I'll treat you right. I used to know your daddy." Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky in "Two Lovers," … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept. : Your Films

Posted on September 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 9, 1927: Harry Langdon in "Three's a Crowd" and King Vidor's "The Big Parade." And Al Jolson in a live show at the Metropolitan. With Rube Wolf!  

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Voices — Army Archerd, 1922 – 2009

Posted on September 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Perfect Casting * The Role Called for a Dapper Guy Who Could Schmooze With Hollywood's Rich and Famous as They Arrived at the Academy Awards. Enter Army Archerd. The Rest Is History. Sunday March 21, 1999 By ROBIN ABCARIAN, Robin … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Valentino’s Funeral

Posted on September 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 8, 1926: Valentino's funeral, invitation only, Church of the Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills. Pola Negri "went to the casket moaning in grief and at times sobbing loudly. She lifted the old rose pall and her flowers upon it and … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 7, 1925: "The Gold Rush" is playing at Grauman's Egyptian. "Chaplin is quoted as predicting that the films of the future probably will be enlarged character presentations which follow one individual through a series of episodes rather than continuing … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 6, 1924: We're celebrating at the Daily Mirror HQ! It's not every day you have Julian Eltinge AND Trixie Friganza on the same page! … and Fanny Brice at the Orpheum!

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