Guest blogger Allen Hefner presents this overview of the career of character actor great Neil Hamilton: I happened to be watching a 1932 Constance Bennett movie the other day. You remember her…Joan’s sister? The movie was called What Price Hollywood? and…
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The Bit Actors of Double Indemnity
Guest blogger Allen Hefner recently contacted MovieFanFare with this article he wrote about the various actors of Double Indemnity: No one can argue that Double Indemnity (1944) is not a wonderful film noir classic. It is the very definition of the genre….
Read more →A Guest Blogger Shares His Thoughts on Buster Keaton
There are many names that shine when you think of silent movies. Buster Keaton (1895 – 1966) is certainly one of them. But he was not always a star. In fact, his star shown brightest for only a few years in…
Read more →Hattie McDaniel: More Than a Bit Part Player
Here is a Bit Actress who needs to be recognized on my blog. Her accomplishments were amazing, yet she never really became more than a Bit Part player in most of her movies. Hattie McDaniel (1892 – 1952) was born…
Read more →Laurel & Hardy: A Perfect Day to Be Blotto
Guest blogger Allen Hefner writes: Here’s a look at two classic Laurel and Hardy shorts that illustrate why the pair are timeless masters of mirth! Perfect Day (1929) – Only Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy can turn a Sunday picnic into a disaster movie. Uncle…
Read more →Robby the Robot
I have always liked sci-fi, even the early stuff. Or maybe, especially the early stuff. I was talking with a friend and he mentioned Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet (1956). The movie is a classic of early sci-fi, with effects…
Read more →Blondie: A Look Back At The Actors of the Film Series
Let’s go back to the beginning. The first real Blondie movie was made in 1938. (The name “Blondie” appears in various forms from Blondie of the Follies in 1932 to Bye Bye Blondie in 2010, neither of which had anything to do with…
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