Tag Archives: Deborah Kerr

In Praise of a Handsome Man, Part 2

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Hollywood has always exploited beauty, be it feminine or masculine.  The really good looking performer had a hard time being taken seriously.  He or she couldn’t possibly be both beautiful and bright.  Robert Taylor was no exception.  It’s a shame … Continue reading

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Quo Vadis, 1951, Is Playing on TCM on February 16 (USA)

Note:  This blog has reached 150,000 views as of today.  It was created in February 2012 and reached 100,000 last July.  Thank you so much to everyone who visits.  It is so rewarding to know that so many people still … Continue reading

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Animals, Too, Are Movie Stars: the “Quo Vadis” Menagerie

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Animals, Too, Are Movie Stars Billboard Magazine April 7, 1951 by Sam Abbott Quo Vadis Teems with Lions, Horses, Other Rare Stock Scouted by George W. Emerson thru Europe Quo Vadis means “Whither goest thou?” and George W. Emerson, of … Continue reading

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The Epic “Quo Vadis,” 1951, Is Playing on TCM on August 26 (USA)

“Quo Vadis” (1951) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at 10:45 a.m..  Closed captioned.  If you haven’t seen this, you’ve missed something truly special. The 1st century Roman Empire, the fire of Rome, early Christianity, … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor in the 1950s

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Audrey Meadows is expressing a widely held view about Robert Taylor.  She said this in the 1950s.  To my mind, Mr. Taylor never looked better than he did in the fifties.  Robert Taylor had become a sophisticate, socializing everywhere from … Continue reading

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