Dec. 2005
Updates

January 2006 Updates
 

Feb. 2006
Updates

More great pictures for The Annex:

• From Jane, here's Buster Keaton (does anyone know which movie this is from?), Frances Langford (by photographer Clarence Sinclair Bull), Kim Novak, and Loretta Young;

• Mal sent in some spiffy stills of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca (with a new movie summary), and Charlie Chaplin in Modern Times.

Thank you for these great photos, Jane and Mal!

We also have a film clip of from Casablanca.  This is the famous "As Time Goes By" scene.  Also look for Dooley Wilson, Claude Rains and Paul Henreid.

January 31, 2006

Some new scans for The Annex today:

• From Jane, we have Alice Brady, Claudette Colbert (by photographer George Hurrell), Jean Howard (by photographer Russell Ball), and Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. and Mary Pickford on a trip; and

• From Mark, here are two Ann Sheridan pictures (the second one is a George Hurrell photo).

Thanks, kids!

January 30, 2006

Character actor Keye Luke joins the fray today.

Additions in The Annex include:

• Charlie Chaplin clowning with Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. ―this might have been taken around 1919 when they created United Artists with D.W. Griffith;

• Betty Field from the mid 1930's, just before the start of her long screen career;

• Ziegfeld Girl Evelyn Laye by an unknown photographer;

• Buckaroo Harold Lloyd in a pose from The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (thanks to Jorge for identifying this photo); and

• Child star and Our Gang scamp, Dickie Moore.

Thanks to Mal and Jane for these scans!

Sylvie sent in a new wallpaper featuring Pola Negri.  Thanks, Sylvie!

We've fixed the poor sound quality on the two film clips for I Maried a Witch.

Finally here's a brand new clip for Maytime, starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy at their best.  It's an extended sequence, but well worth it for the famous Sweethearts duet.  Enjoy!

January 29, 2006

Maytime

Here's the latest in The Annex:

• Hedy Lamarr all decked out in her finest, and Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy in a scene from from Maytime―both from Mal;

• Jeanette MacDonald, by George Hurrell, sent in by Jane;

• Alfred Cheney Johnston (at far right), photographer, and a new anonymous Ziegfeld Girl, submitted by Nick and Jane; and

• scans of Marlon Brando from The Young Lions (movie summary added), Marilyn Monroe, and Mary Pickford (in front of the camera for a change)―all from Alexis.

Thanks to our guest contributors for sending us these wonderful images!

Mark has also identified one of our anonymous Ziegfeld Girls as Ann Pennington, so we've moved her to her dedicated page.  Thanks, Mark!

January 28, 2006

Thanks, Nick and Jane, for another gaggle of Ziegfeld Girls.

Jane also sent us a George Hurrell photo of Norma Shearer, and a scan of Molly O'Day for The Annex.

We have a film clip of Joan Crawford in No More Ladies.  Appearing with her in this scene are (count 'em) Robert Montgomery, Franchot Tone, Edna May Oliver, Vivenne Osborne, and Arthur Treacher (at his stuffy best).

Then, there are two half-hour My Favorite Husband radio shows from the 1940's, starring Lucille Ball.  This show was a precursor to the I Love Lucy television show and, in fact, was canceled once I Love Lucy premiered.  The radio show co-starred Richard Denning who, many years later, would play Governor Paul Jameson in the Hawaii Five-0 television series.

Sever has identified our Henry Fonda picture as being from Fort Apache, and we've added a movie summary.  Thanks, Sever!

Finally, here's a great new Peter Lorre link:  The Lost One:  A Life of Peter Lorre.  Check it out!

January 27, 2006

No More
Ladies

My Favorite Husband 11/13/1948

My Favorite Husband 3/4/1949

Elsa Lanchester debuts today.  Here she is in Naughty Marietta.  We also have a film clip for this still―look for Nelson Eddy, Jeanette MacDonald and Frank Morgan as well.

Take a gander at these scans in The Annex:

• From Jane, we have Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall,  Italian singer and actress Nella Regini, and Jane Russell (by photographer George Hurrell); and

• From Mal, here's a nice picture of little-known Martha Scott, who won an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Emily in 1940's Our Town.

Thanks, Jane and Mal!

Sever identified two more photos and their movies in The Annex:  Ann Sheridan in Dodge City, and Barbara Stanwyck in Lady of Burlesque.  Thank you, Sever, for your eagle eye!

To finish off, try these two half-hour Abbott and Costello radio shows from the 1940's, including one about baseball that contains their famous Who's on First skit (22 minutes, 10 seconds into the show).  Enjoy!

January 26, 2006

Naughty Marietta

A & C Show 6/7/1945

A & C Show 4/17/1947

A new face today:  Barbara Bel Geddes, long before she appeared in Dallas on television.

Also check out these nice photos in The Annex:

• Another Barbara Bel Geddes scan, sent in by Chris―Thanks!

• Marlon Brando submitted by Alexis.  We appreciate it, Alexis!

• Tommy Bupp (little-known child actor from the 1930's and 1940's) and a duo shot of George Burns and Gracie Allen from 1937, sent in by Jane―what a gal!

And we've got five more delectable Ziegfeld Girls from Nick and Jane.  Thanks again!

Then, check out our new film clip from National Velvet, with Elizabeth Taylor.

Lastly, we have two half-hour Boston Blackie radio shows from the 1940's, starring Chester Morris.

January 25, 2006

Boston Blackie
7/21/1944

Boston
Blackie
11/12/1946

Here's a spiffy still of Ruth Chatterton, from 1929's Madame X.  She's shown with Raymond Hackett.  We also added a movie summary.  This was a monster cleanup job:  an original 1929 photograph with creases, scratches, fingerprints, spots, and many other blemishes.  We've also provided the original uncleaned scan on Ms. Chatterton's page for your reference.

And we've got more Ziegfeld Girls from Nick and Jane.  Thanks, kids, for this continuing series!

Jane has sent us three nice pictures for The Annex:  Veronica Lake, Carole Lombard, and Norma Shearer (by photographer George Hurrell).

We also have an extended film clip of Bette Davis with James Stephenson, in a dramatic scene from The Letter.

Finally, enjoy this hour-long Lux Radio Theater broadcast of The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland, from 1950.

January 24, 2006

The Letter

Wizard of Oz 12/251950

H-a-a-a-y-y!  It's Joe E. Brown.  Here's a nice studio shot of the popular 1930's screen comedian.

Jane has sent us two more George Hurrell pictures for The Annex:  Jean Harlow (from Dinner at Eight) and Norma Shearer.  Thanks, Jane!

Peter sent us a nice scan of Grace Kelly.  Thank you!

We conclude with a film clip of Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart from To Have and Have Not.  Of course it's the famous "put your lips together" scene...enjoy!

January 23, 2006

To Have and Have Not

Here's another shot of Leo Gorcey and the Dead End Kids, for Chelsea.  There's one more to come in this series.  Pictured (L to R) are Huntz Hall, Leo Gorcey, Gabe Dell, David Gorcey, somebody (anyone know him?), and Billy Benedict.

Mal sent us some beautiful new scans for The Annex:

• Dolores Del Rio;

• Elegant Kay Francis; and

• Two pictures of pretty Jeanette MacDonald―the first from San Francisco (with Clark Gable), and then a shot with frequent co-star Nelson Eddy from Maytime (thanks to Sever for identifying the film for this one―we added a movie summary).

Thanks very much, Mal, for these great pictures!

We end with a film clip from 1933's The Mayor of Hell, starring James Cagney.  In this scene, Frankie Darro attempts escape from reform school.  Gorgeous Madge Evans is there as the kind-hearted prison nurse, and Dudley Digges plays the mean old warden.  The scene ends with Cagney making goo goo eyes at Madge from afar.  Don't miss the fun, kids!

January 22, 2006

The Mayor
 of Hell

Action in The Annex:

• Mal sent us a rare photo of Charlie Chaplin with ballerina Anna Pavlova.  We appreciate it, Mal!

• Here are two more Maureen O'Hara scans and a George Hurrell Carole Lombard picture from Jane.  Thanks, kiddo!

• KC submitted two great Ziegfeld Girls:  Bernice Ackerman and Jean Ackerman.  Thank you, KC!

KC also identified two more of our Ziegfeld Girls:  #28 is Annette Bade and #35 is Eileen Perry.  We've moved the pictures to their dedicated pages.  Thanks again, KC!

Enjoy these two film clips from Strangers May Kiss.  The first one features Norma Shearer trying to forget her past by carousing in Europe.  Also in the clip are Robert Montgomery and a very young Ray Milland (at the gambling table).  The second clip showcases Conchita Montenegro performing an exotic Spanish dance for Robert Montgomery.

We reorganized the Film Clips page to make it more readable.

We also added some brief biographical details for Ziegfeld Girl Dorothy Flood, kindly supplied by her daughter.

Finally, sever identified two of our photos and their movies for The Annex:  Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief; and Lauren Bacall in To Have and Have Not (new movie summary added).  Thanks, Sever!

January 21, 2006

We have a very unusual scan today.  It's a scene with three characters from an unknown movie.  We can identify Spec O'Donnell (carrying the old radio) and Alice White (we think) on the right.  Who's the lady on the left, and what is the name of the movie?  Could it be Show Girl in Hollywood?  We're stumped!

Jane sent in new George Hurrell scans of Greta Garbo from Romance (see the new movie summary) and Norma Shearer (2 pictures), for The Annex.  Thanks, Jane!

Here's a neat film clip from The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse, starring Humphrey Bogart.  It's the fur heist scene with Edward G. Robinson and Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom.

Finally, we have two new half-hour Jack Benny radio shows from 1938 and 1943.

January 20, 2006

Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

Jack Benny
02/28/1943

Enjoy this new scan of Claudette Colbert as Cleopatra.

We have two new pictures of Maureen O'Hara.  There are also images of Lon Chaney, Sr. and William Powell, photographed by George Hurrell.  All of these are from Jane for The Annex.  Thank you, Jane!

Also check out this film clip of Lon Chaney, Sr. in action as Echo the ventriloquist early on in The Unholy Three.  Look for sweet Lila Lee (as a pickpocket!) in the closing moments of the clip; we'll be featuring pictures of her later on.

January 19, 2006