A Reading Break with Olivia, The Immortal Count and Lou’s on First
I often lament that I can’t read fast enough despite enjoying a good book be it non-fiction or a good old fashioned story from someone’s imagination. Generally I rotate my […]
Clown Prince of Hollywood … By Bob Thomas
The Antic Life and Times of Jack L. Warner Having recently enjoyed Stanley Tucci’s wonderful S.O.B. styled turn as Jack Warner on the TV miniseries Feud, the story of Joan […]
James Cagney on the Marquee Poster
Surely you have a favorite Cagney film. I know I do and while I’ll admit to loving his Oscar winning turn in Yankee Doodle Dandy, I’ll have to go with White Heat. […]
Looking Back at 2016 and The Road to Hollywood
Another year come and gone and I’m still having fun with this extension of my movie crazed collecting and knowledge so I hope those of you who drop in are finding […]
The Badlanders (1958)
This article on The Badlanders was published in The Dark Pages celebration on the film The Asphalt Jungle. Read on to find out……. In 1941 Humphrey Bogart starred as gangster […]
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
Ali Baba takes us into the beautiful world of Technicolor joined with the on screen adventures and romantic escapades of Jon Hall and Maria Montez. All brought to us in a splendid […]
The Heiress (1949) Miss Olivia …. Day 5
As the 1940’s came to a close, Olivia de Havilland delivered what surely must be considered her finest dramatic role if not her best performance period in this William Wyler […]
The Strawberry Blonde (1941) Miss Olivia … Day 4
“I’ll bet she’s a crow.” Far from it as James Cagney recounts his early days and how he met and married Olivia de Havilland in this wonderfully delightful Warner Brother’s […]
To Each His Own (1946) Miss Olivia …. Day 3
With this heavy weeper from director Mitchell Leisen, Olivia de Havilland sealed her date with the Academy winning the Oscar for Best Actress. Rightly so as it’s a wonderful role […]
The Dark Mirror (1946) Miss Olivia … Day 2
Can the gentleness that Olivia de Havilland constantly brings to the screen really have gone bad? …. Sort of. In the same year that director Robert Siodmak directed the Noir […]
Princess O’Rourke (1943) Miss Olivia … Day 1
“I’ll remember it the rest of my life.” What else can a lonely European princess say to a passionate marriage proposal from an everyday American working man while she ventures […]
Olivia de Havilland in the 1940’s
Alongside Maureen O’Hara, Olivia de Havilland may very well be my first screen crush. And why not? Her Maid Marion in The Adventures of Robin Hood has to be one […]
Anthony Caruso : More Than The Henchman
This article on Mr. Caruso was kindly featured in the September 2014 issue of The Dark Pages put forth by Karen of Shadows and Satin. My first recollection of Anthony […]
It’s Love I’m After (1937)
Even after numbering over 8000 movies as seen I still make the mistake of pigeon holing certain films based on a quick glance of who is in them. Guilty as […]
The Proud Rebel (1958) Alan Ladd Day 5
While I will concede that Shane is accepted as the greatest film Alan Ladd probably ever appeared in, it still stands as my second favorite. The Proud Rebel has always […]
They Died With Their Boots On (1941) Errol Flynn Day 5
I decided to save this film to the end of my Errol Flynn salute because there is a scene in this film that I must admit makes it hard for […]
