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On the Set of "Fantastic Voyage" ( 1966 )
"Four men and one woman on the most fantastic, spectacular and terrifying journey of their lives!" Director Richard Fleischer helmed this classic 1966 sci-fi film about five intrepid individuals who...
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Eugene Loring - Choreographer
It has been quite a while since we have profiled someone for our Behind-the-Screen: The Hidden Masters of the Golden Age of Filmmaking series, so as a special treat the spotlight will be put on an...
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Down Argentine Way ( 1940 )
Betty Grable and Don Ameche head south of the border in one of the most delightful Fox musicals of the 1940s - Down Argentine Way. Sparkling Technicolor, musical melodies to tickle your fancy, an...
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Three Cheers for the Irish ( 1940 )
Peter Casey ( Thomas Mitchell ) is proud to have served 25 years with Chicago's police force. He loves his job so much he never gave retirement a thought, but his superiors did, and, on the day of his...
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The Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game
Happy St. Patrick's Day, dear readers! 'Tis a grand day to be celebrating your Irish heritage, even if ye blood not be running green. This screenshot may be a wee bit difficult for some, but for fans...
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From the Archives: Night Without Stars ( 1951 )
David Farrar and Nadia Gray are pictured in this dramatic publicity photo from the British thriller Night Without Stars released in 1951. This engaging picture tells the story of a blind man who...
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The Railway Vicar ( 1967 ) - Reverend Teddy Boston
Alexander Pope so aptly wrote, "One master passion in the breast like Aaron's serpent swallows up the rest." Evidently, Reverand Edwin Richard "Teddy" Boston had a passion for model trains that could...
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The Gnome-Mobile ( 1967 )
"Hunting for gnomes in the Gnome-Mobile...."Jaspar ( Tom Lowell ) and his grandfather Knobby ( Walter Brennan ) fear that they may be the last of the gnomes residing in the giant redwoods of...
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From the Archives: Twilight for the Gods ( 1958 )
Rock Hudson and Cyd Charisse in a scene from Twilight for the Gods ( 1958 ). Don't let the black-and-white photograph fool you, this Universal picture was filmed in eye-popping Eastman Colour. Hudson...
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Wings of Mystery ( 1963 )
The Children's Film Foundation made a number of good little mysteries in the 1960s, one of which was Wings of Mystery, released in 1963. This British film tells the story of a brother and sister (...
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Charlie Chan in Panama ( 1940 )
Detective Charlie Chan finds himself once again in the midst of treachery and danger when he heads down to Panama in this 22nd installment of 20th Century Fox's Charlie Chan film series.A sinister...
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The Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game
Hot Diggity! Onion soup on Friday! My favorite! And you can be sure that this fellow will give you a generous portion. Don't mind the flies in the soup, they only add to the flavor. If you can guess...
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Heimweh....dort wo die Blumen Blüh'n ( 1957 )
Somewhere I read that if you watch one Heimatfilm you've seen them all. That is a bit of a stretch, but it is true that after seeing twenty or so, they begin to blur together. In Hollywood pictures you...
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Adrienne Corri and The Search for Gainsborough
It is always interesting to discover the hobbies that actors have outside of their film and theatrical work. Adrienne Corri, who is perhaps best known for portraying the sensuous red-haired Valerie in...
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From the Archives: The Chalk Garden ( 1964 )
At the dinner table, "Puppy" ( Felix Alymer ) relates a juicy tale to Laurel ( Hayley Mills ) about one of the criminal cases he had to judge years ago. Maitland ( John Mills ) looks on in this lobby...
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Me and the Colonel ( 1958 )
"In life, there are always two possibilities...."It is quite common to find a film that begins terrifically, loses a bit of its appeal midway through and then flounders at the end. But it is rare to...
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Five Favorite Films of the 1950s
Today is National Classic Movie Day and to celebrate Rick of The Classic Film and TV Cafe is hosting the Five Favorite Films of the 1950s Blogathon, an event that is sure to perplex all of its...
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The Impossibly Difficult Name that Movie Game
Memorial Day Weekend is here and for many children, it marks the completion ( or near completion ) of the school year. "No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher's dirty looks..." If there was...
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Le Voyage en ballon ( 1960 ) aka Stowaway in the Sky
After the success of the award-winning short film The Red Balloon ( Le Ballon Rouge, 1956 ), French director Albert Lamorisse embarked on creating a feature-length film with a similar visual emphasis...
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The Happy Road ( 1957 )
Gene Kelly was at the peak of his career in the early 1950s, making such memorable musicals as Summer Stock, An American in Paris, Singin' in the Rain and Brigadoon. One side adventure he took away...
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