Hi Mr Rode! Nice to have you here! I have seen Charles McGraw in various films noirs ( The Killers , His Kind of Woman ) and western (like Saddle the Wind ), but, I must admit I didn't notice him that much.... :oops: Next time, I'll pay attention when I watch these. I am very much a Film Noir fan. T...

Yesterday I watched a DVD of a French comedy: Un Mauvais Garçon (1936) with Danielle Darrieux and Henri Garat. I am a huge fan of Darrieux and I feel she is the only French actress who came close to the best American screwball actresses. In this film (while only 19), she plays a young woman who just...

Moira is right to mention WWI as turning point in Colman's life. When he came back, he was a changed man. Though, it's important to point out, he NEVER wanted to be taken for a great war hero. He always downplays considerably his part in the war: a simple soldier who spent only 2 months at the front...

Dear Moira, you're really a fan after my heart! :D Let me tell you a few things regarding the films you mention. The Masquerader (1933) is truly a nice film thanks to Colman's double role (the alcoholic & drug addicted MP versus the nice sober journalist) and also thanks to Gregg Toland's superb...

Judith, I am glad you're enjoying my Blog! All the pictures come from various sources: books, magazines, Internet or screen captures.
I'll start writing some new messages soon.

Interesting profile of Celeste Holm, Mongo! :D I like her very much in All About Eve . Her quote about Davis is hilarious!!! :lol: I also enjoyed her 'corn-fed Mata Hari' (as described by Vincent Price!) in Champagne for Caesar ! She always looked older than her real age, but, I like her sharp wit a...

OMG! Mae Clarke's life story sound terrible like that Frances Farmer.... :( I'll certainly purchase that book one of these days! :) I am glad I managed to see Big Time , her first film: she was superb in it! 8) The print I saw was from the MOMA, a reasonnable 16 mm slightly grainy. I'd like too see ...

I saw Big Time at the French Cinémathèque in Paris. They are running a Howard Hawks retrospective at the moment. As a supplement, they included two films by his brother Kenneth. I would had never guessed that Mae Clarke was that young in the film! :o So far, I've seen her only in Waterloo Bridge , B...

Yesterday, I went to see a 16mm print of Kenneth Hawks' Big Time (1929) with Mae Clarke, Lee Tracy and Daphne Pollard. I was very curious to see this early talkie by Howard Hawks' younger brother. His career was very short as he died in a plane crash in 1930. Another interesting aspect is the presen...

Oh My God! Jezebel, you are very lucky! A lot of great stuff there.
I saw a gorgeous print of City Streets in Paris recently: Lee Garmes' cinematography is incredible. Do not miss it!!!

Thanks Jezebel for your comments on silents! :) This is the least well known part of Colman's career. On top, as I discussed it with Mr Shepard, nearly all the Goldwyn silents have disappeared. :cry: Trashed by Frances Goldwyn to get more shelving spaces in vaults.... Among the silents, I have seen:...

Thanks for your answer Mr Shepard. The Goldwyn silents are still very much a mystery. I really hope that, one day, somebody will get an interest in The Magic Flame . I have a piece of news for you regarding Feyder's Gribiche (1925). It was shown last year at the Paris Cinémathèque. I couldn't go, bu...

Thanks for your answer regarding the Paramount silents and the Talmadge films. I have been doing some research on various Goldwyn silents with Ronald Colman. I found some conflicting stories regarding the surviving status of some of them. Particularly, The Magic Flame (1927) by Henry King. This is o...

Yesterday, I went to see Nick Ray's Born To Be Bad (1950) with Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan & Zachary Scott. I had not seen the film for 20 years. This is certainly not a major Ray picture, but, nevertheless, it offers an interesting view of a 50s gold digger. Christabel Caine (J. Fontaine) looks ...

Thanks Mr Shepard for all these great news! :D I am particularly thrilled to hear about the Borzage silents on DVD. I am an avid fan of this director. So far, Seventh Heaven has only been released on DVD in Spain. But, I can't wait for an even better edition. Regarding Bardelys , I heard about the d...