1. In his book Inside Gilligan’s Island, series creator Sherwood Schwartz wrote: “Actually, we were fortunate to sign Tina Louise in that role (of Ginger). I had remembered her from God’s Little Acre. She had a face and figure that…
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Joan Crawford probably didn’t envision her film career ending with a notoriously bad, low-budget drive-in picture about the Missing Link. Yet, Trog (1970) was the cinematic swan song for the actress that graced the silver screen in classics like Mildred…
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In this guest post, Rick 29 presents some fascinating facts about the legendary Raymond Burr: 1. According to John Beltran’s book Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, the famed director gave Raymond Burr’s villain gray, curly hair and glasses to look like…
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In today’s guest post, Rick Armstrong shares some fascinating trivia tidbits about the great Anne Baxter! 1. Producer David Selznick considered Anne Baxter for the title role in Rebecca. He allegedly deemed her too young for the part and it…
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It’s not uncommon for a television performer to use the popularity of his or her TV series as the springboard for a music career. Ricky Nelson may be the most famous, but there have been numerous others. Lorne Greene scored…
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My young friends Joel and Jonah recently completed a Planet of the Apes marathon with their father, so this seemed like an appropriate time to reflect on the five films comprising the original Apes series. It’s impossible to discuss these…
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Big, splashy Broadway-style musicals had peaked in popularity when MGM released Hit the Deck in 1955. So, kudos to the studio for putting together an incredibly talented cast headlined by Jane Powell, Debbie Reynolds, and Ann Miller. Their male co-stars,…
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For today’s guest post, Rick29 looks back at a colorful collage of song and dance that is a musical favorite: The Oregon Territory in 1850 provides the setting for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, a high-energy, colorful musical based on…
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For today’s guest post, Rick29 returns to share his views on the Abbott and Costello favorite Who Done It?: In one of their best films, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello play Chick and Mervyn, a couple of soda jerks who aspire…
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Here’s a look at one of the most unexpected film spin-offs ever made…which also happens to be an early example of the “cinematic universe” idea that is so in vogue today. The surprising popularity of 1942’s The Ghost of Frankenstein…
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