Discussion of the actors, directors and film-makers who 'made it all happen'
Henry Fonda
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by
movieman1957 »
September 29th, 2007, 5:17 pm
I saw the SOTM promo for him lovingly done by Peter and Jane. (It's a rather long promo and available on the TCM media section.) It covered a wide...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
June 26th, 2011, 11:21 am
Joan Crawford
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by
Guest »
August 4th, 2007, 5:38 pm
Love her or hate her, Joan Crawford gave her all, in every single performance. It didn't matter if the film was Mildred Pierce or Trog , she gave it...
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Last post by Libertine
June 20th, 2011, 2:04 pm
Are they part British actresses
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stuart.uk »
April 4th, 2008, 11:57 am
sometimes i have difficulty in picking my top British actresses. i would have top of my list Olivia De Havilland, who along with sister Joan Fontaine...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
June 19th, 2011, 11:10 am
Marylin and Diana
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stuart.uk »
April 13th, 2008, 1:15 pm
Certainly in the UK comparisons have been made between blonde sex symbols Marilyn Monroe and Diana Dors. though i believe Marilyn was the more...
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Last post by Libertine
June 18th, 2011, 6:43 am
Funny Ladies
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by
ken123 »
May 11th, 2007, 8:01 pm
It seems that back in the good old days films had many ladies who could really play comedy, Joan Blondell, Irene Dunne, Carole Lombard, Eve Arden,...
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Last post by Libertine
June 18th, 2011, 5:11 am
Deanna Durbin PHOTOS & Movie Men
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by
Uncle Stevie »
June 13th, 2011, 8:36 pm
Here is a nice picture review of Deanna Durbin with all of her movie men. Born in 1921 she is still with us and maybe living in France.
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Last post by Uncle Stevie
June 14th, 2011, 9:39 pm
MGM: Hollywood's Greatest Backlot
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Lzcutter »
June 11th, 2011, 12:37 pm
Hey SSOers!
If you haven't gotten your copy of this wonderful book, MGM: Hollywood's Greatest Backlot , stop reading this thread and go buy your...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
June 14th, 2011, 12:38 pm
Ladies with great legs!
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stuart.uk »
March 21st, 2008, 11:16 am
hope folk see this as a fun post
here's my list
Marlene Dietrich
Barbara Stanwyck
Ellie Powell
Ginger Rogers
Cyd Charisse
Greer Garson
Ann Miller...
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Last post by Libertine
June 12th, 2011, 4:28 pm
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Last post by Libertine
June 11th, 2011, 6:29 am
The Columbia Ranch and More!
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by
Lzcutter »
June 8th, 2011, 8:42 pm
As strange as it sounds, Columbia Studios back in the hey-day of classic films was located in Hollywood at the intersection of Sunset Blvd. and Gower...
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Last post by Lzcutter
June 9th, 2011, 9:26 pm
Maureen O'Hara Film Festival
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by
MissGoddess »
June 8th, 2011, 10:01 am
Maureen O'Hara Film Festival
Glengarriff, Ireland June 17 - 26, 2011
Inaugurating an annual festival of classic film (that I'd give anything to...
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Last post by movieman1957
June 8th, 2011, 11:27 am
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Last post by Gary J.
June 3rd, 2011, 6:57 pm
Rouben Mamoulian interview
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Ann Harding »
May 29th, 2011, 7:12 am
Rouben Mamoulian (unedited rushes from 1965) interview by André S. Labarthe for French TV
Yesterday I saw this fascinating interview of Rouben...
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Last post by feaito
May 31st, 2011, 8:44 am
The Debbie Reynolds Auction
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by
Lzcutter »
May 26th, 2011, 12:52 am
It's sad that Debbie's finances force her to sell her beloved Hollywood costume/prop/equipment collection but it sounds like bad financial decisions...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
May 28th, 2011, 5:20 pm
Bond actress has died
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stuart.uk »
May 27th, 2011, 2:57 pm
Actress and Impressionist Janet Brown, who played Margaret Thatcher in Bond film For Your Eyes Only has died. She was married to the late Carry On...
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
May 27th, 2011, 11:01 pm
CLAIRE BLOOM
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by
CineMaven »
May 25th, 2011, 12:48 am
I shook the hand of an actress who worked with Chaplin. Yeah...me.
Last night here in NYC, The Film Forum hosted an evening with actress CLAIRE...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
May 27th, 2011, 1:38 pm
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Last post by CineMaven
May 22nd, 2011, 12:24 pm
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Last post by stuart.uk
May 22nd, 2011, 12:22 pm
Chester Morris
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moira finnie »
October 24th, 2009, 12:28 pm
Do you like Chester Morris? If so, you really ought to check out this beautifully designed and well researched website that has just premiered:
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Last post by feaito
May 15th, 2011, 9:10 pm
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Last post by stuart.uk
May 14th, 2011, 8:52 am
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
May 12th, 2011, 1:04 pm
Fernandel: a photo-interview
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by
Ann Harding »
May 5th, 2011, 10:39 am
Recently TCM showed a French classic, the comedy Le Schpountz with the great French comedian, Fernandel. He was a star of the screen from 1930 until...
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
May 9th, 2011, 2:23 pm
Paul Kelly
by
moira finnie »
May 9th, 2011, 12:00 pm
Paul Kelly (1899-1956), a good supporting actor, and an occasional leading man in B movies, specialized in tough guys over his long career, which...
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Last post by moira finnie
May 9th, 2011, 12:00 pm
Dana Wynter RIP
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stuart.uk »
May 8th, 2011, 9:49 am
German born British actress Dana Wynter has died.
Best known for Sink The Bismark with Kenneth More and D-Day 6th Of June with Robert Taylor, Dana...
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Last post by stuart.uk
May 8th, 2011, 10:37 am
Charles Farrell
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by
pvitari »
October 3rd, 2010, 1:26 pm
Here we go with the Charles Farrell thread suggested in the Janet Gaynor thread. :)
Has anyone here watched My Little Margie? He was great in...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
May 7th, 2011, 1:03 pm
Breaking News: Yvette Vickers . . found ?!!!
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by klondike » May 3rd, 2011, 11:32 am
Mummified body may belong to actress, Playboy Playmate Yvette Vickers
May 3, 2011, 1:02 PM EST
WENN
A mummified body believed to be the remains of...
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Last post by mongoII
May 3rd, 2011, 11:56 am
New Voice on a Traditional Subject
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by klondike » May 1st, 2011, 9:37 pm
Cary Grant's daughter releasing memoir
Hollywood icon Cary Grant's daughter has laughed off long-running rumors about her father's sexuality in a...
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Last post by srowley75
May 2nd, 2011, 6:41 pm
Kay Francis
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by
rudyfan »
January 13th, 2010, 11:41 am
Wow, unless I've missed it, I can't belive there is not a thread dedicated to one of my favorites, Kay Francis. Today, January 13th is Kay's...
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Last post by feaito
May 1st, 2011, 9:12 pm
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Last post by JackFavell
April 29th, 2011, 3:20 pm
Fess Up, Moira!
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by klondike » April 29th, 2011, 1:04 pm
Where did you get that 2-kool-4-skool avatar of Sterling Holloway?
Did it come from a film?
Which one?
Can we hire Holloway for a post @ Classic...
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Last post by JackFavell
April 29th, 2011, 2:32 pm
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
April 27th, 2011, 2:09 pm
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Last post by stuart.uk
April 26th, 2011, 9:51 am
Bond actress Shirley Eaton was dubbed
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stuart.uk »
April 24th, 2011, 1:25 pm
I was shocked to discover Bond actress Shirley Eaton was dubbed in Goldfinger. This must have been insulting to an actress, who had appeared in many...
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Last post by movieman1957
April 25th, 2011, 9:38 am
Gunga Din at the Academy
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Lzcutter »
June 13th, 2009, 2:13 pm
Last night I had the opportunity to see Gunga Din at the Academy last evening. It was a great evening.
It started with another chapter of Buck...
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Last post by Lzcutter
April 24th, 2011, 12:21 am
Myrna Dell Gallery
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by
JackFavell »
August 7th, 2010, 9:16 am
with Barbara Hale
with Glenn Ford
with Bob Livingston in Raiders of Red Gap
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Last post by Rita Hayworth
April 22nd, 2011, 10:32 am
Trevor Bannister;Mr. Lucas R.I.P
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by
stuart.uk »
April 16th, 2011, 12:05 pm
I just heard Trever Bannister has died at age 76 of a heart attack on his allotment. Trevor is best known for his role of Mr. Lucas in the sit com,...
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Last post by srowley75
April 16th, 2011, 9:09 pm
Rosemary Decamp and Shirley Jones
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stuart.uk »
April 9th, 2011, 6:11 am
I think character actress Rosemarry DeCamp would have been a great leading lady. Though she had a small role as Mrs, Charles Howard in The Story Of...
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Last post by pvitari
April 15th, 2011, 6:22 pm
Elizabeth Taylor hospitalized
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by
Lzcutter »
February 11th, 2011, 10:51 pm
I've been reading Furious Love about the great love story between Elizabeth and her one true love, Richard Burton. The LA Times just announced that...
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Last post by stuart.uk
April 10th, 2011, 12:17 pm
4 Actors not given their due
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by
dickson »
April 9th, 2011, 4:37 pm
Thomas Beck
David Manners
Bramwell Fletcher
Douglass Montgomery
They always seem to play second leads but in my mind were very good actors. Maybe,...
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Last post by intothenitrate
April 10th, 2011, 4:44 am
Academy Awards
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by
dickson »
April 9th, 2011, 7:57 am
I have a big collection of pictures of actors/actresses with their awards. With all the searching I have done, I can't come up with any for the...
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Last post by mongoII
April 9th, 2011, 4:58 pm
A Hot Dog Made Her Lose Control, But Now . . .
by klondike » April 8th, 2011, 6:03 pm
Benefits Online
April 8, 2011
Actress Patty Duke and other cast members from her iconic '60s television show have reunited for a public service...
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Last post by klondike
April 8th, 2011, 6:03 pm
David Lean British or Hollywood
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by
stuart.uk »
June 25th, 2009, 2:15 pm
It's my own personal opinion that David Lean's early British movie's edge his more famous lavish Hollywood epics. Lean also liked to have his wives,...
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Last post by charliechaplinfan
April 7th, 2011, 1:52 pm
They grew on me....
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JackFavell »
March 8th, 2011, 2:43 pm
In the last few years, since I have started getting TCM on my cable system, something strange is happening to me. Actors and actresses that I thought...
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Last post by intothenitrate
April 7th, 2011, 3:50 am
Geraldine James=Arthur co-star
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stuart.uk »
April 2nd, 2011, 11:04 am
I was watching the trailor of the new Athur movie with Brit stars Russell Brand and Helen Mirren and discovered another British heavy wait actress...
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Last post by stuart.uk
April 4th, 2011, 8:23 am
Powell and Pressburger
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pvitari »
May 30th, 2010, 7:05 am
What, no thread for The Archers (Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger)? Surely there are many fans here of their unique brand of drama and romance....
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Last post by feaito
April 1st, 2011, 11:37 am
The Sad Saga of the Mickster Continues
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by klondike » March 29th, 2011, 12:27 pm
Actor Mickey Rooney hands affairs to conservator
LOS ANGELES —
A Los Angeles lawyer was given permanent control of 90-year-old actor Mickey...
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Last post by pvitari
March 29th, 2011, 8:21 pm
Richard Conte
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by
moira finnie »
March 4th, 2011, 2:01 pm
Imogen Sara Smith has written a long overdue homage to Richard Conte in a recent Noir City Sentinel , the wonderfully researched and well written...
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Last post by mongoII
March 29th, 2011, 2:25 pm
John Alton: Painting with Light
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by
ChiO »
February 12th, 2008, 1:16 pm
It’s not what you light – it’s what you DON’T light. – John Alton
Orson Welles contended that every film has an auteur – sometimes it is the...
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Last post by movieman1957
March 28th, 2011, 2:05 pm
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Last post by JackFavell
March 27th, 2011, 1:55 pm
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Last post by JackFavell
March 23rd, 2011, 10:51 am
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