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 –…
Howard Keel musicals at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer: Box office roller-coaster ride. Brought to Hollywood in 1948 to star in MGM’s then popular musicals, stage performer Howard Keel seemed poised to reach major…
A history of sound in film: Hal Roach looks on as technicians install Vitaphone equipment in his studio screening room, ca. 1928. (Click on the image to enlarge it.) A…
Little Caesar with Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, and Glenda Farrell. ‘Little Caesar’: Dated gangster classic Little Caesar is a good example of a film that is historically important,…
Greer Garson in Random Harvest with Ronald Colman. Greer Garson, one of the most underrated actresses of the studio era, will have her day – and I mean “day” as in morning…
Robert Taylor is April 2010’s Star of the Month on Turner Classic Movies. The Robert Taylor Tuesday evening has already begun: Camille (1937), in which he co-stars with Greta Garbo,…
June Havoc, best known as the younger sister of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, died Sunday of natural causes at her home in Stamford, Conn. She was believed to be 97.…
Vivien Leigh in Waterloo Bridge with Robert Taylor. Who is Vivien Leigh? If you don’t know and has access to Turner Classic Movies in the U.S. or Canada, you can…
Leonardo DiCaprio: Will the Titanic, Gangs of New York, and The Aviator actor next be seen on the big-screen as a 1930s gangster or as a Federal Bureau of Investigation…