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DEFIANT DESERT DUKE - John Wayne hung up his spurs in 1936 for a
DEFIANT DESERT DUKE - John Wayne hung up his spurs in 1936 for a series of six non-western action films for independent producer Trem Carr. The films,...

Soon after making A Blonde Dream, Lilian Harvey went to Hollywood
Soon after making A Blonde Dream, Lilian Harvey went to Hollywood for real. This YouTube clip from her first film there, I Am Suzanne, is a big produc...

A poster for Die Drei von der Tankstelle (The Three of the Filling
A poster for Die Drei von der Tankstelle (The Three of the Filling Station; 1930). Lilian Harvey starred in both the German and French versions of thi...

For those who might enjoy seeing and hearing it for themselves,
For those who might enjoy seeing and hearing it for themselves, here from YouTube is over a minutes worth of blooper outtakes from My Man Godfrey (193...

Here is another lovely and early recording from 1936 of These
Here is another lovely and early recording from 1936 of These Foolish Things, the lyrics for which were written by Eric Maschwitz in honor of Anna May...

Regarding the issue of Anna May Wong and The Good Earth that came
Regarding the issue of Anna May Wong and The Good Earth that came up here recently, I am continuing to research this subject for Kevin Brownlow who is...

Born 97 years ago on December 4, 1917, Movita Castaneda, the
Born 97 years ago on December 4, 1917, Movita Castaneda, the talented young actress who had prominent roles in a number of 30s films, including the fe...

In a syndicated column from the middle of May 1937, Jack Stinnett,
In a syndicated column from the middle of May 1937, Jack Stinnett, who regularly recounted theatrical matters in his Manhattan Vignettes, described An...

Rita, are you aware of the fact that Luise Rainer was in Hollywood
Rita, are you aware of the fact that Luise Rainer was in Hollywood in large part because in her own country she was forbidden from acting on the scree...