Category Archives: Film

Highway Patrol Rounds Up Missing Legislators, May 21, 1939

Posted on May 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Teach me to dance, Dragon Lady." View this page At left, my kind of story. The Assembly sends the Highway Patrol to track down legislators who skipped their session on the last day they got paid. Among the missing is … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, art and artists, books, Columnists, Comics, Downtown, Fashion, Film, Freeways, Front Pages, Hollywood, Nuestro Pueblo, Transportation | 1 Comment

May 19, 1939: Soldier Killed, Hundreds Hurt in Holy Land Riots

Posted on May 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

I can accept a talking cartoon pelican. I can even accept a talking cartoon pelican that has human hands. But I’m having a hard time with a talking cartoon pelican carrying a machine gun. Maybe it’s just me.

Posted in 1939, Comics, Film, Front Pages, Hollywood, Sports, Stage | 2 Comments

Voices — Farrah Fawcett

Posted on May 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Anne Cusak / Los Angeles Times POSED AND READY: A sculpture of artist Keith Edmier made by Farrah Fawcett was part of an exhibition by the duo at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2002. [Note: … Continue reading →

Posted in art and artists, broadcasting, Film, health, Hollywood, Television | Comments Off on Voices — Farrah Fawcett

A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Charlton Heston Smokes Camels

Posted on May 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 17, 1953

Posted in Film, health, Hollywood | Comments Off on A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Charlton Heston Smokes Camels

The Era of Fear and Prophesies of Doom, May 17, 1959

Posted on May 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Gaaah! What were they thinking? No wonder these were on sale! This Sunday paper is an alarming time capsule with fear and anxiety on every page, plus a little sex here and there. At left, "What We Must Know About … Continue reading →

Posted in #courts, art and artists, books, Comics, Dodgers, Downtown, Film, Freeways, Front Pages, Hollywood, LAPD, Religion, Richard Nixon, Transportation | Comments Off on The Era of Fear and Prophesies of Doom, May 17, 1959

Found on EBay — Selig Movie Poster, 1912

Posted on May 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

This poster for the Selig Polyscope production of "Kings of the Forest" has been listed on EBay. I'm unable to locate any mention of this film in The Times. The vendor says that this is an original. The poster is … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Hollywood | 3 Comments

Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on May 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo Update: Marjorie Rambeau in "Merely Mary Ann,"  1915. Here's a mini-mystery: The caption information on this undated photo says this is Rambeau with director Richard Wallace on a Corinne Griffith picture titled "Broadway Blues." … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo | 60 Comments

Millionaire Picked Up for DUI, Episcopalians Call Atomic Power Part of God’s Creation, May 16, 1959

Posted on May 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Kim Novak and Cary Grant dance until dawn at Cannes. The Geneva summit talks provide a little humor for our favorite Pasadena gun dealer. Some of the Arechigas are still in Chavez Ravine. Evidently it takes time to build new … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Dodgers, Film, Hollywood, Religion, Sports | 1 Comment

Protesters Leave Chavez Ravine, May 15, 1959

Posted on May 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Gloves, a big hat and lots of dots. It's the look for 1959. Councilman Edward R. Roybal wins an agreement from the Arechiga family to leave Chavez Ravine during 90 minutes of negotiations conducted in the back seat of his … Continue reading →

Posted in #Jazz, City Hall, Fashion, Film, Hollywood, Politics | Comments Off on Protesters Leave Chavez Ravine, May 15, 1959

Top Comedian Goes Crazy in San Francisco! May 14, 1959

Posted on May 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Winters later used his hospitalization in some of his routines. The Arechiga family, featured in the news because members were forcibly removed from two homes in Chavez Ravine, own 11 homes, The Times says. Mayor Norris Poulson angrily says: "The … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, City Hall, Comics, Dodgers, Downtown, Film, Hollywood, Jack Smith, Politics, Sports | 2 Comments

31 Die When Plane Explodes in Midair, May 13, 1959

Posted on May 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Emergo was a fake skeleton hanging from a wire that was pulled out into the audience. My little hometown theater didn't have it, alas. There's no shortage of interesting items today. A Capital Airlines  plane en route from New York … Continue reading →

Posted in #courts, Comics, Dodgers, Film, Hollywood, Obituaries, Sports | Comments Off on 31 Die When Plane Explodes in Midair, May 13, 1959

On Location: Farrah Fawcett, 1976

Posted on May 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 17, 1976: Farrah Fawcett-Majors makes a commercial for Mercury Cougars.

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Television, Transportation | 1 Comment

L.A. Orders Two-Man Streetcar Crews, May 11, 1939

Posted on May 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

  These old papers are fantastic; all you have to do is stick a shovel in the dirt and you strike gold. At left and above, Los Angeles struggles to solve its problems with congested traffic. The Times shows work … Continue reading →

Posted in #courts, Film, Front Pages, Hollywood, Homicide, LAPD, Obituaries, Sports | Comments Off on L.A. Orders Two-Man Streetcar Crews, May 11, 1939

Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on May 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Walter Frederick Seely, 1448 Wilcox Ave. Jack Mulhall, Dec. 5, 1925 Update: As many people guessed, this is Jack Mulhall, a prolific actor who died at the age of 91. I had a difficult time choosing which … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo | 48 Comments

Low Turnout Feared in City Primary; Ladies’ Days at the Ballpark, May 7, 1929

Posted on May 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Newspaper design as it was practiced in the 1920s: An eight-column page with an editorial cartoon front and center above the fold as the only art. Lee Shippey was one of The Times' institutions for many years. In addition to … Continue reading →

Posted in art and artists, books, Film, health, Hollywood, Politics | 1 Comment

Voices — Dom DeLuise, 1933 – 2009

Posted on May 5, 2009 by lmharnisch
Posted in Film, Hollywood, Obituaries | 4 Comments

Hollywood Hopefuls, May 3, 1959

Posted on May 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Times have changed slightly from when a starry-eyed lass from Iowa could quickly set up her auditions at Schwab's Pharmacy or at a bus stop at Hollywood and Vine." "While the naive still come and are taken, the toll reportedly … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Hollywood | Comments Off on Hollywood Hopefuls, May 3, 1959

Union Station Preview, May 2, 1939

Posted on May 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

"That I love peace is perhaps best shown by my work." –Adolf Hitler Tim Turner covers Al Smith's arrival in Los Angeles, featuring quotes from a Negro porter and a Mexican bootblack … in dialect: "Ahl Esmeeth."  The Times runs … Continue reading →

Posted in @news, Comics, Film, Front Pages, Hollywood, Politics, Sports | Comments Off on Union Station Preview, May 2, 1939

Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on May 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Update: This is George Dolenz, the father of "Monkees" star Micky Dolenz, in a publicity photo for "Vendetta." Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday and reveal the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo | 55 Comments

In the Theaters — April 30, 1985

Posted on April 30, 2009 by lmharnisch
Posted in Film, Hollywood | Comments Off on In the Theaters — April 30, 1985