We’re helping turn November into “Noirvember” with this classic post, as writer Brian Sieck offers his thoughts after seeing Billy Wilder’s 1944 suspense gem Double Indemnity, with Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray, for the first time.
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Barbara Stanwyck can’t convince police that she saw a woman being strangled to death, but killer George Sanders is out to silence her for good. Guest writer Kristen Lopez peeks in on the 1954 thriller (and Rear Window precursor) Witness to Murder.
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New York City D.A. Fred MacMurray heads home to Indiana for the holidays–with shoplifter Barbara Stanwyck in tow–in the charming Yuletide tale Remember the Night. As this classic review explains, the 1940 comedy is truly a year-round treat.
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She was the toughest cookie of ’em all, and with an exhaustive new print biography making the rounds, we’re offering up our favorites from the enduring screen legacy of Barbara Stanwyck.
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One of the best-loved Yuletide-themed comedies, 1945’s Christmas in Connecticut–starring Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan and Sydney Greenstreet–is the focus of Marsha Collock’s review.
Read more →Whether she was playing a shopgirl, a showgirl, a cowgirl, or anything in between, Barbara Stanwyck was a favorite with movie and TV audiences for over 50 years. Movie FanFare looks at the life and career of the Brooklyn-born actress who, surprisingly, never won a competitive Academy Award.
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With a 60 year career making films, Barbra Stanwyck was know a versatile actress and a favorite with many directors including Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang and Frank Capra. This week we would like to know What’s Your Favorite Barbara Stanwyck Film Performance?
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Sorry, Wrong Number. USA 1948, 89 minutes, black & white, Paramount Pictures. Director: Anatole Litvak. Written by Lucille Fletcher. Based on the radio play “Sorry, Wrong Number” by Fletcher. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Ann Richards, Wendell Corey, Harold Vermilyea, Ed…
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Guest blogger Courtney Small writes about a movie he has a blind spot for, 1944’s Double Indemnity: Despite being heralded by many as one of the greatest directors of all time, the majority of the works by director Billy Wilder…
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Breakfast for Two (1937) “Butch,” the loyal valet of playboy shipping heir Jonathan Blair, enters his employer’s bathroom one morning, chattering away about the bright, beautiful day. He asks Jonathan what he would like to wear, only to have the…
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