Category Archives: Hollywood

Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on June 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

     Los Angeles Times file photo    As nearly everyone realized, this is Evelyn Nesbit, the subject of a recent Paul Coates column.  Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday and reveal the … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — ‘Salome’

Posted on June 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

One of the more intriguing lost films of the silent era is Theda Bara’s “Salome,” which was destroyed in a vault fire. A still from the film has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $10.50. And look, imdb folks, … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on June 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo  Nearly everybody (even poor country boy Fibber McGee!) recognized this week’s mystery guest as Evelyn Nesbit. So here’s another mystery. This handout photo from Warner Bros., dated June 1939, was in Evelyn Nesbit’s photo file … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 20, 1960

Posted on June 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 20, 1960: Paul Coates writes about a failed Utopia in the Galapagos Islands…. And on the jump: This is so cool! Guess who was interviewed for the Mack Sennett feature – none other than my old friend and … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 19, 1940

Posted on June 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 19, 1940: “What could be more ironic than the title ‘French Without Tears,’ currently billboarded?” Jimmie Fidler Says

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 18, 1940

Posted on June 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 18, 1940: Wot's this about 28 extras being sent home from the "Brigham Young" location for alleged misconduct? Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 16, 1941

Posted on June 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 16, 1941: “WARNERS' 'DIVE BOMBER' SET AT A GLANCE: Two uniformed extras, faces streaked with engine oil, practicing a tap-dance routine between shots,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 15, 1940

Posted on June 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 15, 1940: “Arthur Murray confides that Katharine Hepburn, who scorned Hollywood nite-spotting, has enrolled in his New York danschool for a de luxe ballroom course,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 14, 1940

Posted on June 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

   June 14, 1940: “Most of the local niteries have found it necessary to place radios in private rooms for guests who want late-hour war reports,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Mad Scientists’ Garage Sale

Posted on June 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “Wholly Moses!” with Dudley Moore and Laraine Newman, directed by Gary Weis, who did a series of quirky shorts for “Saturday Night Live.”   June 14, 1980: The Times features two movie memorabilia events, with appearances by Nina Bara from … Continue reading →

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From the Vaults: ‘Why Change Your Wife?’ (1920)

Posted on June 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

For Mary and all the other silent-film aficionados out there, we return triumphantly to 1920 this week! Cecil B. DeMille's tremendously entertaining "Why Change Your Wife?" is one of a slew of romantic comedies he made around this time, following … Continue reading →

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Mini Mystery Photo

Posted on June 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Update: This is artist Hugo Ballin and Marlene Dietrich in a photo stamped May 25, 1936, apparently during filming of “Garden of Allah.” I’m at a loss to explain her expression.  Here’s our weekend … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on June 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

     Los Angeles Times file photo  Update: This is Madge Bellamy as “The Spirit of Christmas” in a photo marked Dec. 30, 1923. Curiously enough, I saw her introduce a showing of “The Iron Horse” at the Autry museum years … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 13, 1940

Posted on June 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

The Times publishes a map by Charles Owens showing the battle for Paris. June 13, 1940: “Joan Crawford's nursery for her newly adopted baby is equipped with a sound system so acute the tot's breathing can be heard in Joan's … Continue reading →

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On the Frontiers of Medicine, June 13, 1960

Posted on June 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 13, 1960: The gist of Bruce Russell’s cartoon seems to be that speeding is bad. Either that or driving through a huge skull is dangerous. On the jump, bone marrow injections offer hope for cancer patients, and TV viewers … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler, June 12, 1940

Posted on June 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 12, 1940: “New Yorkers say Al Jolson is revolving among Ruby Keeler, Jinx Falkenberg and Broadway dancer Gloria Cook,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 11, 1940

Posted on June 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

  A map by Charles Owens shows the fighting in France. June 11, 1940: “Why don't they give more romantic roles to Humphrey Bogart?” Jimmie Fidler asks.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 10, 1940

Posted on June 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

The Times publishes another drawing by Fredric Eddy, A.E.F. June 10, 1940: “HOLLYWOOD AFTER DARK: Judy Garland is plotting to get even with Robert Stack, who left her at Victor Hugo's with the unpaid check after previously tipping waiters not … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Mob Threatens U.S. Ambassador

Posted on June 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 10, 1960: The Times brings out an extra about a mob of “fanatic leftists” in Tokyo that attacked a car carrying White House Press Secretary James Hagerty and U.S. Ambassador Douglas A. MacArthur II … And an angry Richard … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 9, 1941

Posted on June 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 9, 1941: The North American Aviation strike in Los Angeles (many stories mistakenly say the plant was in Inglewood) comes at a pivotal time for the city. A few days earlier, Police Chief Arthur C. Hohmann. generally considered … Continue reading →

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