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Tag Archives: #Mary Astor
Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)
This week’s mystery movie was the 1940 Twentieth Century-Fox picture Brigham Young, by Louis Bromfield. With Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Brian Donlevy, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Mary Astor, Vincent Price, Jean Rogers, Ann Todd and Dean Jagger as Brigham Young.
Posted in 1940, Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Religion
Tagged #Mary Astor, #Tyrone Power, film, hollywood, Linda Darnell, mystery photo, religion, Twentieth Century-Fox, Vincent Price
43 Comments
Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)
This week’s mystery movie was the 1931 RKO picture Smart Woman, with Mary Astor, Robert Ames, John Halliday, Edward Everett Horton, Noel Francis, Ruth Weston, Gladys Gale, Alfred Cross and Lillian Harmer.
Posted in 1931, Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo
Tagged #Mary Astor, #RKO, 1931, film, Gregory La Cava, hollywood, mystery photo, Robert Ames
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Mary Astor’s Lost Film ‘New Year’s Eve’
Note: This is an encore from January 2020. Since TCM is featuring Mary Astor, here’s a brief post on her lost movie “New Year’s Eve.” (A tip of the hat to Lou Lumenick, who tweeted about the movie on — … Continue reading
Posted in 1929, Film, Hollywood
Tagged #lost films, #Mary Astor, 1929, Charles Morton, film, Fox, hollywood, silent movies
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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – ‘Convention City’
Jan. 11, 1934: “Convention City” opens at the Warner Bros. Hollywood and Downtown. Note: This is an encore post from 2012. The early days of the talkie film industry saw plenty of life situations covered realistically and explicitly on celluloid, … Continue reading
Posted in 1934, Film, Hollywood, Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory, Religion
Tagged #Dick Powell, #Guy Kibbee, #Hugh Herbert, #Joan Blondell, #Mary Astor, #Production Code, Adolphe Menjou
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Mary Astor’s Lost Film ‘New Year’s Eve’
Note: This is an encore from January 2020. Since TCM is featuring Mary Astor, here’s a brief post on her lost movie “New Year’s Eve.” (A tip of the hat to Lou Lumenick, who tweeted about the movie on — … Continue reading
Posted in 1929, Film, Hollywood
Tagged #lost films, #Mary Astor, 1929, Charles Morton, film, Fox, hollywood, silent movies
1 Comment
Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)
This week’s mystery movie was the 1934 Warner Bros. film “I Am a Thief,” with Mary Astor, Ricardo Cortez, Dudley Digges, Robert Barrat, Irving Pichel, Hobart Cavanaugh, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Arthur Aylesworth, Florence Fair, Frank Reicher, John Wray and Oscar Apfel. … Continue reading
Posted in 1934, Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo
Tagged #Mary Astor, 1934, film, hollywood, mystery photo, Orry-Kelly, Ricardo Cortez, Robert Florey, Warner Bros.
33 Comments
Pearl Harbor Survivor Kills Himself
Can’t draw? You too can be a famous cartoonist. Note: This is an encore post from 2012. Jan. 10, 1942: Pearl Harbor survivor William Parks kills himself in San Francisco after going AWOL. “His note to his wife indicated that … Continue reading
Posted in 1942, Art & Artists, Columnists, Comics, Film, Hollywood, Immigration, Religion, Tom Treanor
Tagged #Jean Arthur, #Jim Tully, #Kathryn Grayson, #Mary Astor, #Peggy Drake, #Victor Mature
2 Comments
Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)
This week’s mystery movie was the 1931 Warner Bros. picture “Other Men’s Women,” with Grant Withers, Mary Astor, Regis Toomey, James Cagney, Fred Kohler, J. Farrell MacDonald, Joan Blondell, Lillian Worth and Walter Long. By Maude Fulton, dialogue by William … Continue reading
Posted in 1931, City Hall, Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Transportation
Tagged #James Cagney, #Joan Blondell, #Mary Astor, 1931, City Hall, film, Grant Withers, hollywood, mystery photo, railroads, Regis Toomey, Warner Bros.
46 Comments
Mary Astor’s Lost Film ‘New Year’s Eve’
Since TCM is featuring Mary Astor, here’s a brief post on her lost movie “New Year’s Eve.” (A tip of the hat to Lou Lumenick, who tweeted about the movie on — New Year’s Eve.) I also uploaded a version … Continue reading
Posted in 1929, Film, Hollywood
Tagged #lost films, #Mary Astor, 1929, Charles Morton, film, Fox, hollywood, silent movies
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‘Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor’ Premieres on TCM
Note: “Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor” will air at 8 p.m. Monday on TCM. This is a post from 2018. Alexa Foreman, who was TCM’s head researcher for many years, will be featured in a Q&A session on her … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, Coming Attractions, Film
Tagged #Mary Astor, 2018, Alexa Foreman, Larry Edmunds Bookshop, TCM Classic Film Festival
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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)
This week’s mystery movie was the 1927 United Artists picture “Two Arabian Knights,” with William Boyd, Mary Astor, Louis Wolheim, Ian Keith, Michael Vavitch, M. Visaroff, Boris Karloff, De Witt Jennings, Nicholas Dunaev, Jean Vachon and Denis D’Auburn. Screenplay by … Continue reading
Alexa Foreman and ‘Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor’ Premieres at the TCM Classic Film Festival
Alexa Foreman, who was TCM’s head researcher for many years, will be featured in a Q&A session on her new movie, “Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor,” at Larry Edmunds Bookshop, 6644 Hollywood Blvd., on Wednesday at 11 a.m. The … Continue reading
Posted in 2018, Coming Attractions, Film
Tagged #Mary Astor, 2018, Alexa Foreman, Larry Edmunds Bookshop, TCM Classic Film Festival
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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: 9th Annual TCM Classic Film Festival Salutes the Written Word
For the ninth consecutive year, the TCM Classic Film Festival returns to Hollywood, April 26 through 29, 2018, as it salutes “Powerful Words: The Page Onscreen.” The festival showcases classic films and stars on the big screen as they were … Continue reading
Pearl Harbor Survivor Kills Himself
Can’t draw? You too can be a famous cartoonist. Jan. 10, 1942: Pearl Harbor survivor William Parks kills himself in San Francisco after going AWOL. “His note to his wife indicated that the bombardment he underwent had upset him,” … Continue reading
Posted in 1942, Art & Artists, Columnists, Comics, Film, Hollywood, Immigration, Religion, Tom Treanor
Tagged #Jean Arthur, #Jim Tully, #Kathryn Grayson, #Mary Astor, #Peggy Drake, #Victor Mature
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