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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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Robert Taylor on “What’s My Line?”

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Robert Taylor appeared on the television program “What’s My Line” on February 26, 1956. John Daly was (as always) the host and the panelists were Arlene Francis, Dorothy Kilgallen, Bennett Cerf and Fred Allen. When he signed in there was … 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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A Happy Man (Updated)

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In the summer of 1961 LIFE Magazine sent well-known photographer Dmitri Kessel to photograph the Taylor family at their cabin in Wyoming.  The photos are an extraordinarily charming look at a man at peace with himself.  After a turbulent marriage … Continue reading

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