Tag Archives: Navy

Stand By for Action, 1940, Is Playing on TCM on April 26 (USA)

Posted on April 20, 2021 by giraffe44

Stand by for Action (1943) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Monday, April 26 at 4:00 p,m, est. Aside from the obvious encouragement to enlist this film has a good story line and contains truth, compassion and heroism. Stand … Continue reading →

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Good To Be Back? Ask Bob

Posted on January 31, 2021 by giraffe44

From a movie magazine ca. 1946. The magazine seems to have been wet at some time. By FREDDA DUDLEY ROBERT TAYLOR, erstwhile Naval Lieutenant, became a civilian at 2 p.m. one November day. At 2: 30 of the same afternoon … Continue reading →

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Farewell To Hollywood

Posted on July 27, 2020 by giraffe44

This is from a movie magazine, 1943. Caption R:  By the  time this reaches print, Bob Taylor will be wearing the uniform of a Lieutenant (j.g.) in the U.S. Navy.  An expert civilian flier, he’s in the Ferry Command. Caption … Continue reading →

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They Shot the Works that Night

Posted on August 9, 2018 by giraffe44

This is from an unknown movie magazine from about 1943. They shot the works that night, he and Barb.  Flung a big, gorgeous, noisy party.  Got mellow and made speeches.  Yard-long speeches that ended in a toast.  Then glasses clinked … Continue reading →

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