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Remembering Audrey Totter

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Audrey Totter was under contract to MGM from 1944 to 1951. Her specialty was playing hard edged, fast talking women in various films noir.  When the genre went out of favor, she tried to expand into other parts but had … Continue reading

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Remembering Eleanor Parker

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Eleanor Parker, a star of film, television and the Broadway stage died on December 9, 2013 of complications from pneumonia.  Born on June 26, 1922, she was ninety one years old.  Ms. Parker had appeared in roughly 80 films, TV … Continue reading

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Quo Vadis: The Spectacle of Ancient Rome

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Left: the arena set; it’s only one story high; the other two stories were paintings. Right: Filming the triumphal procession. The following is from the program book published in 1951. The more spectacular scenes of the film including the triumphal … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor in “The Hangman” 1959

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The Hangman was Robert Taylor’s first independent film after leaving MGM. In later years, he would describe it as one of his failures. Like many Taylor movies, it’s an unusual twist on a familiar subject. Mackenzie Bovard, a Deputy Marshal, … Continue reading

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Johnny Eager Is Playing on TCM on Sunday November 17 (USA)

Johnny Eager (1942) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Sunday November 17 at 8:00 PM est.  Closed captioned. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Cast: Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Edward Arnold, Van Heflin, Robert Sterling, Patricia Dane, Glenda Farrell, Barry Nelson. … Continue reading

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