Category Archives: Hollywood

Coming Soon — Los Angeles Plays Itself

Posted on September 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

“Los Angeles Plays Itself” will be shown will be shown Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at the Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave. at 14th Street in Santa Monica. Director Thom Andersen will be speaking about the film after Sunday's … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Sept. 1, 1941

Posted on September 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

Sept. 1, 1941: Baseball fans and writers are protesting Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig on the screen because Lou was left-handed and Gary isn't, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Kennedy, Nixon, Agree on TV Debates

Posted on September 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Sept. 1, 1960: Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Vice President Richard Nixon agree to a series of televised debates. The latest census shows that 88% of American homes have TV sets, in contrast to the 12% found in … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Aug. 31, 1940

Posted on August 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

Aug. 31, 1940: Paulette Goddard, who couldn't afford the loss, dropped seven pounds during her "Second Chorus" dances with Fred Astaire, Jimmie Fidler says.  And Hedda Hopper (I know you have been missing her!) says Orson Welles filmed every scene … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Aug. 30, 1940

Posted on August 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Tom Treanor, who died covering World War II for The Times, files a report on Catanzaro, Italy.    Aug. 30, 1940: Hollywood After Dark: Ann Rutherford losing a set of artificial fingernails when an autografiend snatches at her hand as … Continue reading →

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From the Vaults: ‘Anna Boleyn’ (1920)

Posted on August 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

There's not much reason to watch Ernst Lubitsch's silent historical epic "Anna Boleyn" (which Netflix informs me is also called "Deception"), unless you're, say, a movie blogger who has set herself the cussed task of watching only films from 1920, … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Aug. 29, 1940

Posted on August 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

Aug. 29, 1940: Add strange mishaps: The hundreds of dollars of damage done to furnishings in the Beverly manse of Ann Sothern's mamma when Ann's dog fell into a bucket of paint and ran wild through the house, Jimmie Fidler … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on August 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

          Los Angeles Times file photo    Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday and reveal the answer on Friday … or on Saturday if I have a hard time picking only … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Aug. 25, 1941

Posted on August 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Aug. 25, 1941: Fred Astaire is building a private golf course on his San Diego County ranch, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Aug. 24, 1941

Posted on August 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

Tom Treanor files a report from Rome on an unusual way to get iron ore from beach sand. Aug. 24, 1941: That "rustic little cabin" Wally Beery purchased in Jackson Hole, Wyo., won't be "little long." Wally's adding six more … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Aug., 23, 1940

Posted on August 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Tom Treanor, who was killed covering World War II for The Times, on housing in Rome. Aug. 23, 1940: George Raft's been startling New York natives by making nite club rounds in bedroom slippers, Jimmie Fidler says.

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From the Vaults: ‘Friday the 13th’ (1980)

Posted on August 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

*claps hands to face, shakes feathered hair, screams* I'm sorry! I meant to do this last week. Larry pitched this idea when he first started running posts from 1980, and I thought "ooh, there's a Friday the 13th in August" … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Theda Bara’s ‘Salome’

Posted on August 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

This still from Theda Bara’s lost film “Salome” has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $9.99.

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on August 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

   Los Angeles Times file photo Los Angeles Times file photo Here’s our mystery guest with a mystery companion! Here’s our weekend mystery guest. I like to keep things more informal on the weekends so I’ll post all the comments … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Aug. 20, 1940

Posted on August 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

  The Times publishes the latest war map by Charles Owens. Aug. 20 1940: CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNIQUE TO Lili Damita: I sort of agree with you that marital separations are helpful in families where both husband and wife are of fiery … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on August 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

         Los Angeles Times file photo    Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday and reveal the answer on Friday … or on Saturday if I have a hard time picking only … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay: ‘The Equine Detective’

Posted on August 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

I don’t usually mention reproduction items and I’ve ignored similar posters for other Selig Polyscope films. But "The Equine Detective”? What was it, the “Sherlock Holmes of the Stable” going undercover pulling a wagon? The possibilities are almost endless. In … Continue reading →

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August 16, 1940: Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood

Posted on August 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

The Times publishes a war map by Charles Owens. August 16, 1940: Joan Crawford is mulling the notion of a second adoption as companion for her recent first, Jimmie Fidler says.

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From the Vaults: ‘House of Usher’ (1960)

Posted on August 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

People with funeral fetishes, I have got the movie for you, and it is Roger Corman’s “House of Usher.” (Yes, I am beaming affectionately at you, my dear goth friends.) The first in a rash of Corman films taken from … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on August 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

   Los Angeles Times file photo Los Angeles Times file photo Here’s our weekend mystery guest. I like to keep things more informal on the weekends so I’ll post all the comments as they come in rather than waiting. This … Continue reading →

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