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Wednesday, 9 August 2017

Snapshot # 8 - The Savage Girl (1932)

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What is it about?: An eccentric millionaire hires an intrepid jungle explorer to go to Africa to catch him some wild animals for his ...
Friday, 17 February 2017

Mary Brian - The Real Talent of "The Sweetest Girl in Pictures"

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Given the moniker of “The Sweetest Girl in Pictures”, lovely Mary Brian was the perfect 20s ingénue with her long dark hair, adorab...
Wednesday, 18 January 2017

The Look of Oliver Hardy - Happy 125th Birthday Babe!

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A couple of years ago I wrote a short piece on the occasion of Stan Laurel's 120th birthday. I mentioned my eternal gratitude to ...
Sunday, 20 November 2016

Snapshot # 7 - Hell's Highway (1932)

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What is it about?: Confined to a prison camp and forced to do the back breaking work of construction for the ‘Liberty Highway’, co...
Friday, 11 November 2016

Remembering "Mary's Six Hundred" - Mary Pickford Helps the War Effort

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The oldest movie magazine I own is a copy of Motion Picture Classic dated December 1917 and the other day I decided to give it a read (wh...
Saturday, 20 August 2016

The Mask of Diijon (1946) - Erich von Stroheim is No Longer Interested in Hollywood's Gags, Tricks and Illusions

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The Mask of Diijon was Erich von Stroheim’s last American film before departing for France in 1946, where he would spend the rest of his...
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Saturday, 30 July 2016

Ladies of Leisure (1930) - Fat Shaming Marie Prevost

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Hollywood can be a cruel place. One minute you are the toast of the town, the next you are out on your ear. You’ve doubtless heard all the...
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