Howard Keel MGM musicals: Texas Carnival publicity shot with Esther Williams. In his MGM musicals of the 1950s, Howard Keel was almost always paired with small, girl-like leading ladies –…
Canadian-born actress Alexis Smith (born 1921) would have turned 96 years old on June 8. Turner Classic Movies is celebrating her birthday by presenting nine of her movies, mostly during…
Olivia de Havilland in ‘The Heiress.’ Olivia de Havilland vs. Warner Bros. (See previous post: “Olivia de Havilland Turns 99: Warner Bros. Legal Fight Changed U.S. Labor Law.”) In 1942,…
Ben-Hur 1959 with Stephen Boyd and Charlton Heston: TCM’s ’31 Days of Oscar.’ ’31 Days of Oscar’: ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ and ‘Ben-Hur’ in, Paramount stars out Today, Feb. 1, Turner…
Doris Day in Calamity Jane: Gay or straight? In David Butler’s enjoyable musical Western, Day is equally intrigued by chorus girl Allyn McLerie and macho Westerner Howard Keel. She also…
Tony Martin movies Actor-singer Tony Martin, once married to 20th Century Fox singing star Alice Faye and the widower of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer dancer-actress Cyd Charisse, died of “natural causes” at his…
Bob Hope isn’t my idea of a funny guy, but those who do enjoy his comedy style are can go on a Turner Classic Movies binge on Sunday, Aug. 8. TCM…
Doris Day DVD Collection Includes Sexually Ambiguous Calamity Jane + Unusual Labor Relations Musical
Warner’s Doris Day DVD Collection box set musicals include torch singer Ruth Etting biopic Love Me or Leave Me + the Western Calamity Jane.
Hattie McDaniel. Hattie McDaniel: First black performer to win an Academy Award One of the best and, despite nearly 100 film appearances, most poorly utilized actresses of the studio era…
Errol Flynn, Roman Bohnen, Ann Sheridan are anti-Nazi fighters in Lewis Milestone’s World War II drama Edge of Darkness (1943) Eleven Errol Flynn movies and a 2005 documentary about the…