Category Archives: Hollywood

Second Takes — Billy Wilder

Posted on April 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Kevin Thomas writes an appreciation of director Mitchell Leisen for a 1977 revival of "Midnight" and "Death Takes a Holiday." The 1941 film "Hold Back the Dawn" reunited Leisen, Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder. The Times' Philip K. Scheuer calls … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters, April 6, 1923

Posted on April 6, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Second Takes — Billy Wilder

Posted on April 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 21, 1940: "Arise, My Love." Look! It's Rube Wolf! "You'll like it, I promise," — Philip K. Scheuer

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Hard Times on Eastwood Set; Los Angeles Radio, April 6, 1969

Posted on April 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

An image that resonates with the famous 1971 ad of Iron Eyes Cody. It's Easter Sunday in 1969, and The Times features a story about the date of the crucifixion on Page 1. Biologists tally the number of seals who … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters, April 5, 1921

Posted on April 5, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Second Takes — Billy Wilder

Posted on April 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 21, 1940, a half-page ad for "Rhythm on the River" and no sign of Billy Wilder's name anywhere. If you didn't know, you probably wouldn't guess from this clip that Wilder was involved in this film. Not a trace … Continue reading →

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CBS Cancels Hit Comedy Show Over Censorship; Sweet Lou Returns, April 5, 1969

Posted on April 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

A Requiem by Benny Carter is performed at a memorial for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Restaurants lost thousands of dollars to hippies who ate meals but left without paying. The ACLU says Palm Spring police violated  the Constitution … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters, April 4, 1917

Posted on April 4, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Second Takes — Billy Wilder

Posted on April 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

   Dec. 5, 1939: "Ninotchka" opens tomorrow! And no, not a word about the screenwriters in this anonymous review, which appeared in The Times on Dec. 7, 1939. "I still remember the day of the funeral," Billy Wilder said of … Continue reading →

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Second Takes — Billy Wilder

Posted on April 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 16, 1939: The Times' review lists Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder for the first time.

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on April 3, 2009 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. To keep the mystery photo from getting lost in the other entries, I move it … Continue reading →

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Coming Attractions — Last Remaining Seats

Posted on April 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Tickets for the Los Angeles Conservancy's annual Last Remaining Seats have gone on sale. Tickets are available to members only ($80/$16) through April 14 and go on sale to the public ($100/$20) April 15. But surely most Daily Mirror … Continue reading →

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Second Takes — Billy Wilder

Posted on April 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

At left, our 1939 review of "Midnight," with Don Ameche and Claudette Colbert, which carried Billy Wilder's first writing credit in The Times. We can quickly cover his earlier work in Hollywood: Oct. 12, 1934: "One Exciting  Adventure" is the … Continue reading →

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Mickey Cohen at Center of Underworld Probe; Comedy of Errors at Wrigley Field, April 2, 1949

Posted on April 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

The San Bernardino County Grand Jury finds widespread corruption in the Sheriff's Department. What do we find in the 1949 paper but Mickey Cohen in the middle of the Alfred Pearson scandal. To vastly simply the story, Pearson picked up … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — April 1, 1909

Posted on April 1, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Second Takes — Billy Wilder

Posted on April 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times Billy Wilder, Dec. 17, 1999, at Louis Stern Fine Arts in West Hollywood. Note: I had so much fun posting a month's worth of Times stories about Raymond Chandler that I thought … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 31, 1986

Posted on March 31, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

A historic passion * Author Judith Freeman researched Raymond Chandler's marriage. November 7, 2007 By Graham Fuller, Special to The Times Twenty years ago, Judith Freeman became "obsessed," as she puts it, with Raymond Chandler, whose novels featuring the private … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — March 30, 1983

Posted on March 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

 

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Trouble Was His Business — Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

A historic passion * Author Judith Freeman researched Raymond Chandler’s marriage. November 07, 2007 By Graham Fuller, Special to The Times Twenty years ago, Judith Freeman became "obsessed," as she puts it, with Raymond Chandler, whose novels featuring the private … Continue reading →

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