Category Archives: Hollywood

Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + +)

Posted on October 19, 2026 by lmharnisch

For Monday, we have a mysterious fellow who is somewhat shy. Continue reading →

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October 14, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 14, 2026 by lmharnisch

October 14, 1959: It’s “wine week,” but any vino is “fino” with Matt Weinstock. Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on October 12, 2026 by lmharnisch

For Monday, we have a mysterious fellow. His mystery companion has been cropped out due to lack of mysteriousness and will appear later in the week. Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on October 5, 2026 by lmharnisch

For Monday, we have a mystery fellow at work in his laboratory. Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, September 28, 1931

Posted on September 28, 2026 by lmharnisch

September 28, 1931: George Anderson of the Los Angeles Railway system, writes a letter to prison officials saying he has no objection to parole for Walter Collins, who was sentenced for holding up the railway. The murder of Collins’ son was the basis for the Clint Eastwood film ‘Changeling.’ Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on September 28, 2026 by lmharnisch

For Monday, we have a masked man conducting a weird ceremony. Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on September 21, 2026 by lmharnisch

This week’s mystery movie was the 1943 Columbia film What a Woman, with Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Willard Parker, Alan Dinehart, Edward Fielding, Ann Savage, Norma Varden, Douglas Wood and Grady Sutton.

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on September 14, 2026 by lmharnisch

For Monday, we have a mysterious switchboard operator and an enigmatic caller. Continue reading →

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September 12, 1944: Wife Stabs Venice Man to Death

Posted on September 12, 2026 by lmharnisch

September 12, 1944: September 12, 1944: Charles Holdren, 45, lived at 1515 Trolleyway, Venice, with his wife, Ellen, and daughters from a previous marriage. He worked as a fish cutter and after Charles and Ellen had spent Sunday drinking heavily, he decided to go to bed. Continue reading →

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September 10, 1931: Voices — Christine Collins

Posted on September 10, 2026 by lmharnisch

September 10, 1931: Christine Collins, whose experiences inspired the Clint Eastwood movie ‘Changeling,’ writes to the warden seeking release for her husband, Walter. Continue reading →

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September 8, 1931: Voices — Christine Collins

Posted on September 8, 2026 by lmharnisch

September 8, 1931: Christine Collins, whose experiences inspired the Clint Eastwood movie ‘Changeling,’ writes to prison officials urging a parole for her husband, Walter Collins. Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on September 7, 2026 by lmharnisch

For Monday, we have our leading man. This will make more sense later in the week. Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on August 31, 2026 by lmharnisch

For Monday, we have a mysterious piano player. Continue reading →

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August 30, 1953: Barbara Graham Defense Wins Delay After Prosecution Bombshell

Posted on August 30, 2026 by lmharnisch

August 30, 1953: Judge Charles Fricke grants a delay to attorneys for Barbara Graham after the prosecution discloses a recorded conversation between Graham and an undercover police officer. Continue reading →

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August 28, 1958: Intruder kills former actress

Posted on August 28, 2026 by lmharnisch

August 28, 1958: Helene Jerome, described as a retired actress, is found strangled in her apartment at the Las Palmas Hotel. Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, August 28, 1932

Posted on August 28, 2026 by lmharnisch

Walter Collins in an undated prison photo. August 28, 1932: Christine Collins replies to the warden, saying that she is not yet ready to visit the grave of her husband, Walter, in the prison cemetery. She also says she is … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, August 26, 1944

Posted on August 26, 2026 by lmharnisch

August 26, 1944: William Bendix repays a loan from his father-in-law by setting up a hardware store for him, Louella Parsons says. Virgo: Put today in your happy medium column. Continue reading →

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August 25, 1948: Stars Pick Their Biggest Movie Turkeys; Lizabeth Scott Calls ‘Dead Reckoning’ Her Worst Film

Posted on August 25, 2026 by lmharnisch

August 25, 1948: Stars pick their worst pictures. Lizabeth Scott says it’s ‘Dead Reckoning.’ Alan Ladd says it’s ‘Blue Dahlia.’ John Wayne says ‘Allegheny Uprising.’ Donna Reed walked out of ‘Mokey.’ Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, August 25, 1932

Posted on August 25, 2026 by lmharnisch

August 25, 1932: Christine Collins, whose experiences inspired the movie ‘Changeling,’ asks the warden about visiting her husband’s grave in the prison cemetery. Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on August 24, 2026 by lmharnisch

For Monday, we have a mysterious fellow. Continue reading →

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