Jan. 2006
Updates

February 2006 Updates
 

Mar. 2006
Updates

A new face today:  veteran actor Pat O'Brien.

Nick also sent us:

• a picture of Gregory Peck from Duel in the Sun, by photographer Madison Lacy―plus a film clip (with sultry Jennifer Jones and a recalcitrant horsy)

• a nice W.C. Fields scan (photographer Paul Hesse)

Jane prepared an additional pair of Gregory Peck photos from Gentleman's Agreement.

Sever has sent us scans of:

• Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in Billy Wilder's popular film Some Like It Hot

• James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life

• Claudette Colbert in The Sign of the Cross

We added new movie summaries for these films.

Thanks to our guest contributors for these fine additions to the site.

February 28, 2006

Here are seven more photos of Ziegfeld Girl Dorothy Flood, sent in by Wendy.

Next, Nick and Jane have sent us nine additional Ziegfeld Girls by photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston.  Enjoy!

Thanks to our guest contributors for today's selections. 

February 27, 2006

A perky Marie Dressler?  You betcha!  Here are two scans of her from about 1909, in The Annex, by Jane.  She also prepared a super scan of Louise Brooks.

Next, check out the new Mae West picture from Nick and Jane, followed by another Ziegfeld cutie pie.

Sever also joins the fray with photos of:

• Charlton Heston from Ben Hur

• Bette Davis and Paul Henreid from Now, Voyager, with a new film clip of their burgeoning romance (look for Franklin Pangborn and Claude Rains too)

• Edward G. Robinson in Lux Video Theater's 1953 television production of Witness for the Prosecution.  He's shown with Andrea King.

Thanks to all our guest contributors for these great shots!

February 26, 2006

We open with a scintillating scan of Claudette Colbert from Cleopatra, prepared by Nick.  The photographer was Paul Hesse.

Nick and Jane also sent in a series of five Marlene Dietrich pictures from Shanghai Express (photographer Don English).  There's a new movie summary and an exotic film clip of Ms. Dietrich with Clive Brook.

Mal also submitted scans of David Niven (with Merle Oberon), Gary Cooper (with Lupe Velez), and Lauren Bacall.

Thanks to all our guest contributors!

February 25, 2006

Let's start off today with three nice Jack Benny pictures in The Annex, sent in by Chris.

Jane also sent us some new scans:

• The Dolly Sisters

• Sally Rand

• Lillian Russell, circa 1895

And Sever comes through once again with two photos of Greer Garson in Mrs. Miniver (one with Henry Travers and one with Walter Pidgeon), and Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep.  We've also prepared new movie summaries.

There's also a new film clip for The Big Sleep―Bacall and Bogey are jawboning with blonde bombshell Peggy Knudsen.

Finally, we identified two Ziegfeld Girls and moved them to their dedicated pages:  Muriel Finley and Peggy Shannon.

Thanks to all our guest contributors today for these great pictures!

February 24, 2006

The Big
 Sleep

We offer several terrific stills from Sever:

• Errol Flynn in Captain Blood (3 pictures)

• Gloria Grahame

• Charlton Heston (pictured with Katharine Elfstrom) in his screen debut in 1941's Peer Gynt.

Next, CJ provided some spiffy color photos of Bette Davis during ski season (2 pictures) and Loretta Young.

Nick and Jane sent us two new Ziegfeld Girls, and a picture of Ruth Etting, all taken by Alfred Cheney Johnston.  Thanks to Jorge for identifying Ms. Etting.

Thanks to all our guest contributors today for these marvelous pictures!

Finally, we've added several radio programs and songs for Bing Crosby.  Check 'em out!

February 23, 2006

Here's a picture of Bing Crosby in a posed shot from Pennies From Heaven (with Edith Fellows).  A new movie summary is included.

We also have three more pictures from Jane by photographer Eric Carpenter:  Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, and Robert Taylor.

And enjoy three more scans of Audrey Hepburn in The Annex, from Fashion Victim (with artistic input from William on #27). 

Sever sent us a neat movie still of Charlton Heston in Touch of Evil.  Yes, the character on the far left is (gulp!) Orson Welles!  There's also a new movie summary.

Nick prepared a panoramic scan of Bing Crosby relaxing in regal splendor.

Sever pointed out that we needed a movie summary for our Audrey Hepburn picture from Breakfast at Tiffany's, so we added one.

Thanks to all our guest contributors today!

February 22, 2006

Jane submitted some nice photos for The Annex today:

• Cyd Charisse (by photographer Eric Carpenter)

• Joan Crawford

• Judy Garland - one picture with Orrey Kelley and one with Mickey Rooney (by photographer Eric Carpenter)

Nick and Jane also sent in three more Ziegfeld Girls (photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston).

Thanks to Nick and Jane for today's photos.

Finally, here's a photo of Marlene Dietrich and Emil Jannings in the seminal early talking film, The Blue Angel.  We have an extensive movie summary by Bosley Crowther, the noted New York Times film critic, and two film clips (Rath and Lola in her dressing room, and the famous sequence of Lola singing Falling in Love Again).  Enjoy!

February 21, 2006

Here are six Audrey Hepburn scans for The Annex, from Fashion Victim.

Sever came through with more Bette Davis, this time a scene with Franchot Tone in Dangerous.

And Mal provided Bette Davis and George Brent in our final picture from Jezebel.

Jane prepared scans of Fred Astaire, Natalie Kingston, and Una Merkel (with William Brunk).

Jane identified two existing Greta Garbo scans in The Annex as being from As You Desire Me and Romance.

February 20, 2006

Let's kick off Sunday with some more Ziegfeld Girls from Nick and Jane:  a nice shot of Vivian Porter and two identified girls.

Jane also sent in scans of Mary Astor and Rita Hayworth (2 pictures) by photographer A.L. "Whitey" Schaefer, and one of Gary Cooper by photographer Clarence Sinclair Bull.

Sever sent in several pleasant Bette Davis pictures for us to enjoy.

Peter and Alexis sent in some great songs by Marlene Dietrich, including German and English versions of Lili Marleen.

We have an hour-long Academy Award Theater radio program, featuring Irene Dunne from 1946.

Thanks to all our guest contributors for their great submissions today!

February 19, 2006

Chris sent us new pictures of Dorothy Lamour and Kim Novak for The Annex.

Jane prepared a Gloria Swanson scan from Sunset Boulevard.  She's pictured with William Holden.

We added a few small pictures of Fay Wray at the bottom of the movie summary for King Kong, where she's reacting to seeing the big ape.

Sever has sent us a super picture of Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse from The Band Wagon.  Check out the new movie summary too.

We have a half hour radio show featuring Veronica Lake as a guest star on the Abbott and Costello program.

We also improved the navigation among the pages of Previous Updates, acting on a suggestion by Sever.

Thanks to all our guest contributors today!

February 18, 2006

Here's a nice portrait of William Powell.

Nick and Jane have also sent us three more Ziegfeld Girls, photographed by Alfred Cheney Johnston.  Thank you very much for these!

Sever weighs in with two beautiful scans of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn from 1949's Adam's Rib (we have a new movie summary), and a great scan of William Powell and Nat Pendleton from The Great Ziegfeld.  We appreciate these, Sever!

We also have two film clips from Arsenic and Old Lace that accompany the two pictures we posted on February 8.  The first has Cary Grant and Priscilla Lane trying to get a marriage license unobtrusively.  The second clip contains all the elements of our photo of Priscilla Lane with the two aunts (which didn't occur in the movie), with everyone romping about (notice the lace curtains, the chest under the window containing the body, and the apparel the characters are wearing)―close enough.  Enjoy!

February 17, 2006

Marriage
Bureau

Una Merkel bows in today.  Her career spanned nearly 50 years:  silents, stage, talking pictures, and television.

Jane sent us two nice pictures today:  Judy Garland (photographer Virgil Apger) and a shot of Marlon Brando with his father, on the set of Sayonara.  Thanks, Jane!

We also have two pictures of Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer from the enduring classic, Gaslight, submitted by Mal.  Enjoy the movie summary and film clip (from the dramatic ending in the attic).  We appreciate it, Mal!