"Murder in the Red Barn" began with the actors being introduced to the audience just as you described. You're right. I had forgotten about that. There's also a movie called The Villain Still Persued Her that's a spoof of Victorian melodramas. If I recall right, it begins with a similar in...

Tod Slaughter's real name was Norman Carter Slaughter, and he was born on 19 March, 1885, in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. He joined a theater company at age 16, and worked his way from assistant stage manager to actor. He eventually wound up managing his own company. He became a member of th...

I grew up watching the Blondie movies, too. I chose Arthur Lake for my avatar because Dagwood is one of my favorite characters, plus, there are a few things about myself that remind me of him, such as my taste in sandwiches. Fortunately, I don't have his tendency of running into mailmen.

Yes. I'm a fan of Blondie, Torchy Blane, The Thin Man, Ma and Pa Kettle, and quite a few other movie series.

Is that Arthur Lake in your avatar? (I hope I get this one right)

Don't worry, you got that one right. It's Arthur Lake.

The one on the right is Patricia Ellis, and on the left is her mother, Mrs. Alexander Leftwich. The original caption for the photo reads: "A Trio of Leopard Corsages: Mrs. Alexander Leftwich, Glenda Farrell, Patricia Ellis (Daughter of Mrs. Leftwich) pose with three pets on the Warner 'lot.' Ma...

I haven't seen those last two before. I agree about the one with the well. It's a very nice one. Here are a few more I'm particularly fond of: http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r665/hbenthow/Glenda%20Farrell%20Resized/10646913-1_zps5b900df3.jpg http://i1361.photobucket.com/albums/r665/hbenthow/Gle...

She is terrific in I Love Trouble . Marco and I were fortunate to see this nifty little thriller at one of Dewey's film festivals last year and we really enjoyed it! As Hazel Bixby, wisecracking and long-suffering secretary (aren't all movie secretaries long suffering?) to Franchot Tone's private d...

Do you have a favorite role played by Farrell other than the Torchy Blane series? Other than Torchy Blane, which is my very favorite, my second-favorite is Florence Dempsey in Mystery of the Wax Museum . It was in Mystery of the Wax Museum that I first saw Glenda Farrell, and it was her performance...

I apologize in advance for the length of this post. I got a little carried away, and didn't quite realize how long it was turning out to be as I was writing it. I'm sorry if it's too long, but I feel that unlike many of the more famous classic stars, the facts of whose lives are more well-known, Gle...