RetroClassic Movies

Tallulah Bankhead pauses between takes during the filming of LIFEBOAT (1944), directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

James Stewart, Vera Miles, and John Wayne enjoy a lighthearted moment with director John Ford on the set of THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962).

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Carole Landis in a studio portrait, 1942.

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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello at a Los Angeles war bond rally during World War II, 1943.

Maureen O’Hara and John Payne grace the cover of the March 1942 issue of Movie Story Magazine in support of their new film, 20th Century-Fox’s TO THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI.

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Edward G. Robinson and Joan Blondell in a publicity photo for Warner Bros.’ BULLETS OR BALLOTS (1936).

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Melvyn Douglas and Myrna Loy being filmed in studio with a projected background for RKO’s MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE (1948).

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John Garfield in a publicity photo as his character John 'Kit' McKittrick for the 1943 RKO film THE FALLEN SPARROW, signed in fountain pen.

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Hal Ashby and David Carradine riding the rails on the set of BOUND FOR GLORY (1976).

Ashby's very loose biopic of Woody Guthrie was nominated for six Oscars and won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, largely due to being the first film to use the newly-invented Steadicam.

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No worries, buddy! At least they have the same initials!

“Director James Cameron”??? Don’t you mean “Director John Carpenter”? Because John Carpenter was the director of HALLOWEEN (1978), and James Cameron was still working as a trucker in 1978 and wasn’t directing films yet.

Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, and director Alfred Hitchcock take a breather during the filming of NOTORIOUS (1946).

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James Cagney photographed by Scotty Welbourne, 1938.

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Fair enough. Do you like it though? Which one of theirs is your favorite?

The ballpark was later closed & torn down after the 1957 season, along with neighboring Gilmore Stadium, becoming part of CBS’s massive new Television City complex.

Humphrey Bogart chows down on a couple of hot dogs at L.A.’s Gilmore Field, home of the minor league Hollywood Stars baseball team, 1939.

“A hotdog at the ballgame beats a steak at the Ritz.” — Humphrey Bogart

Director Howard Hawks discusses the scene with the cast of THE BIG SLEEP (1945).

From left to right: Hawks, actress Sonia Darrin, unidentified (likely Hawks’ assistant), actress Lauren Bacall, actor Humphrey Bogart, & actor Louis Jean Heydt.

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Absolutely. I used to be a real fan of both companies, and then we found out that he’s not just an obnoxious megalomaniac but quite literally insane. But maybe it’s for the best.

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It’s really kind of a shame, because he didn’t create the company or the technology from the ground up, he just bought into it and invested in it. Now that he’s made himself a serious liability to the company, it would be wise to divest itself from him, if at all possible. Otherwise it’s curtains.

Elizabeth Taylor in a publicity portrait issued by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (1958), directed by Richard Brooks.

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Maureen O’Hara hopes you all have a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day today!

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Director Billy Wilder confers with Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray on the set of DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944).

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Absolutely!

But of course! I’m always happy to get us fans connected!

Just created my own Classic Film Starter Pack! Boy, I sure love these things.

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Who’s On First — Abbott & Costello Bud Abbott and Lou Costello performed “Who's on First?” hundreds of times.

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Austrian-born actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr photographed by Laszlo Willinger, October 6, 1943.

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Sometimes much more than just a minute. A parody could easily be made of this phenomenon, with literally an hour of studio & production company logos and an actual movie of less than 10 minutes, followed by a half hour of end credits, interspersed with end credit scenes.