Category Archives: Hollywood

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 14, 1941

Posted on April 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 14, 1941: “Orson [Welles], having at last backed his boasts by producing a very fine picture, should now set himself the more difficult task — if it's not too late — of making a few friends,” Jimmie Fidler says.  … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 13, 1940

Posted on April 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

   April 13, 1940: “Wot's this re: Orson Welles retrenching financially by moving into the Hollywood YMCA,” Jimmie Fidler asks.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 12, 1940

Posted on April 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

June Storey in “Rancho Grande” with Gene Autry. April 12, 1940: Seen in profile, W.C. Fields' expression is touchingly nose-talgic, Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Jimmie Fidler, April 11, 1940

Posted on April 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “Weird experiments of a mad scientist.” Are there any other kind?  April 11, 1940: Ode to mayhem: "And now, Miss Velez, DO try to act like a lady!"

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 10, 1940

Posted on April 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

  April 10, 1940: How come Metro finds such difficulty in fitting Hedy Lamarr with a story? The biography of Lola Montez has never been screened.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 9, 1940

Posted on April 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “Young Tom Edison Was a Bad Boy!” April 9, 1940: Are those Saturday afternoon air jaunts of Jimmy Stewart and Olivia de Havilland dress rehearsals for an elopement, as intimates insist? … Now it's Akim Tamiroff who's bought a … Continue reading →

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Film Strike Ends

Posted on April 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Aug. 5, 1981, President Reagan fires striking air traffic controllers. April 9, 1960: Screen Actors Guild President Ronald Reagan and actor Charlton Heston shake hands with Charles S. Boren and Columbia Vice President B.B. Kahane on a tentative … Continue reading →

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From the Vaults: ‘Way Down East’ (1920)

Posted on April 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

Five years after “Birth of a Nation,” D.W. Griffith directed this five-hankie melodrama based on a hugely popular stage play. If you're fond of rambling 19th century novels or four-week 1970s TV miniseries, with tragic heroines and broad casts of … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 8, 1940

Posted on April 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

  April 8, 1940: Don't let Charlie Laughton's flabby appearance fool you. He has a grip like a blacksmith … She's been gone for more than a year, but RKO workers invariably cite Katharine Hepburn's screwy doings when they want … Continue reading →

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Hedda Hopper, April 7, 1941

Posted on April 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

  April 7, 1941: James Cagney … female impersonator? That’s a new one on me.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 6, 1940

Posted on April 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

   April 6, 1940: After I ran across a mention of Hollywood gossip columnist Jimmie Fidler in an upcoming Paul Coates column, I thought it would be fun to take a break from Hedda Hopper with a small dose of … Continue reading →

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‘Ben-Hur’ Best Film of the Year

Posted on April 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

Buster Keaton, who received an honorary award, poses as a waiter for a wary Walter Brennan, who probably expects Keaton to pull some prank. April 5, 1960: Despite the sweltering heat, a crowd gathers in bleachers outside the Pantages Theatre  … Continue reading →

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From The Vaults: ‘The Virgin Spring’ (1960)

Posted on April 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

This continues to be the only Ingmar Bergman movie I have seen… I have a slew of them in my Netflix queue, but this one got prioritized mainly because it was the basis for Wes Craven's 1972 classic, “Last House … Continue reading →

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Air Force Studied Antimissile Ray Gun

Posted on April 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

  April 4, 1960: A little boy, a dog, an ice cream cone … and an ice bag? Very cute. No, we don’t do this anymore. On the jump, the Air Force discontinues work on a light ray that would … Continue reading →

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Hedda Hopper, April 3, 1938

Posted on April 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 3, 1938: Hedda Hopper profiles Dorothy “Dottie” Lamour. “Her sudden success has roused a great deal of jealousy. And the girls say: 'Why should she have all the luck?' “But … I believe you'll agree with me — when … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on April 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo Update: This is Sandra Giles, Miss 8-Ball, 1958. Above, a 1963 publicity photo promoting her appearance in “It Happened at the World’s Fair.” May 22, 1956: Sandra Giles, upset over a nude portrait of … Continue reading →

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The Long and Short of Baseball Fashions

Posted on April 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Phil Bath / Los Angeles Times WELL, FANCY THIS! – Portland Beaver Manager Bill Sweeney’s reaction to Hollywood’s Fred Haney’s “new look” was expressed with sweet peas and a curtsey. April 2, 1950: How could The Times … Continue reading →

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Baseball Executives Say TV Games Are Bad for Business

Posted on April 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

  April 1, 1950:  The Hollywood Stars were worried television was bad for business. The Stars, coming off a 1949 season in which they won the Pacific Coast League title, were televising their home games locally. But after disappointing attendance … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on March 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo Update: This is Barbara Kent, above, in an Aug. 18, 1926, photo.  Dec. 26, 1926: Barbara Kent in “The Flesh and the Devil.”   Just a reminder on how this works: I post the … Continue reading →

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Jury Duty

Posted on March 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times July 27, 1936: Mary Astor in court.  Note: I’m on jury duty, so posting will be light until it’s over.

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