Pre-Code Films with Film Noir Flavor
Next to film noir, my favorite type of classic movie is
pre-Code ? films released roughly between 1929 and July 1934, before the strict
enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code (also known as the Hays
Code). The Hays Code represented a set of censorsh......
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Top 1930’s Movies (see all)
- Bringing up Baby (1938)
- It Happened One Night (1934)
- Top Hat (1935)
- After the Thin Man (1936)
- Swing Time (1936)
- The Gay Divorcee (1934)
- The Awful Truth (1937)
- The Thin Man (1934)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Fan Top Adventure Movies (see all)
- North by Northwest (1959)
- The African Queen (1951)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- Father Goose (1964)
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- Batman (1966)
- Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Fan Top Disney Movies (see all)
- Alice in Wonderland (1951)
- Bambi (1942)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- Pinocchio (1940)
- The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
- Cinderella (1950)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
- The Parent Trap (1961)
- Dumbo (1941)
- The Jungle Book (1967)
Today's Classic Movie Birthdays:
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Natalie Wood
Jul 20, 1938
Muriel Evans
Jul 20, 1910
Bud Osborne
Jul 20, 1884
Verna Felton
Jul 20, 1890
Noir Nook
Silver Screen Standards
Man Hunt (1941)
I
discovered the existence of Man Hunt (1941) while searching for classic
movies about close encounters with Nazis, and as soon as I learned about it, I
knew I needed to see it for myself. Adapted from Geoffrey Household?s 1939
novel, Rogue Male, Man Hunt is one of several anti-Na......
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Read Jennifer’s article
Silents are Golden
The American Revolution On The Silent Screen
America (1924)
It?s fascinating to see how American
silent filmmakers portrayed events from U.S. history. Just think how much
closer they were in time to events that are practically mythical to us today.
In 1915, the Civil War had taken place only 5......
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Classic Movie Travels
Classic Movie Travels: Rosalind Byrne
Rosalind Byrne
Rosalind Loretta Mooney, later know as Rosalind Byrne, was
born on February 19, 1904, in St Marys, Ohio, to William and Mary Mooney. Her
parents were prominent members of the community and her father worked as a
judge. Tragically, he passed ......
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Western RoundUp
Bend of the River (1952)
Bend of the River (1952), starring James Stewart and
directed by Anthony Mann, is not just one of my favorite Westerns, it?s one of
my very favorite films.
Readers with long memories may recall I wrote about Bend
of the River here way back in 2018,
in my introducto......
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Silents are Golden
A Closer Look At Wings (1927)
Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers, Clara Bow, and Richard Arlen
References to Wings (1927) are most
commonly trotted out during awards seasons, as a bit of obligatory trivia
answering the question: ?What was the first movie to be given the Oscar for
Best Picture?......
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Monsters and Matinees
Call me a cephalophile. Or an octo-enthusiast. Either one
speaks to my obsession with the octopus in film.
It is such a dramatic creature with those eight elongated tentacles
that even a brief appearance can jolt a movie awake. An octopus lurking in a
cave is like a killer in a closet. ?Run!? you......
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Read Toni’s article
Legend Tribute: James Cagney
Happy Birthday to Classic Movie Legend, James Cagney, born today, July 17 in 1899! Triple threat: Singer. Dancer. Actor. Once a staple in the Hollywood lexicon of classic stars — the ability to sing, dance, and act is sadly no longer pivotal for Blockbuster stars of today. Our birthday boy, James... Read more...
Mini Tribute Verna Felton
Born July 20, 1890 Verna Felton! Verna Felton was a veteran character actress on stage, radio, film and TV! On the big screen, Felton is probably best remembered for her voiceover work on some of Walt Disney’s most beloved animated feature films: Dumbo (as Dumbo’s mother, Mrs. Jumbo),?Cinderella... Read more...
Humans, robots clash in remarkably relevant �Creation of the Humanoids�
Modern technology is crazy, isn?t it? It feels like it can take over the world – perhaps not right away but we can see it coming. We welcomed advancements that helped us, but is it going too far? I recently had to jump out of the way of a robotic floor cleaner at a grocery store. Don’t......Read more
Ahead of its time, John Carpenter�s ‘The Thing’ honored by the National Film Registry
At an isolated Antarctic research station, scientists battle
a deadly alien with such extraordinary shape-shifting capabilities that the men
don?t know if the person next to them is still human. The truth is only revealed
when the alien is threatened and violently abandons its current inhabitant.
......Read more
Tracking Vera Miles – Exclusive Guest Post by Christopher McKittrick, author of Vera Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away
I’m very happy to share this exclusive guest post by Christopher McKittrick, author of Very Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away. A Big Thank You to Christopher for this article! –Annmarie at Classic Movie Hub
Tracking Vera Miles:Clarifying a Golden Age Hollywood Star?s ......Read more
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Classic Movie Travel Sites
Did you know that there is a Clark Gable Birthplace & Museum in Cadiz, OH?
Authentic reconstructed home in Cadiz, where "The King of Hollywood" was born on February 1, 1901. T... .. read more
National Film Registry
The Ox-Bow Incident, starring the legendary Henry Fonda, was released in 1943. In 1998, 55 years later, it was inducted into The National Film Registry. Thank you National Film Registry!see more National Film Registry inductees...
Grauman's Chinese Theater
John Wayne's, Footprints & Handprints were "set in stone" in Grauman's famous forecourt in 1950. So were Lana Turner, Bette Davis, William Lundigan... see more
