Joan Davis

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09.08.20 | Chris Cummins | Tags: Alfred Hitchcock, Alia Shawkat, Allison Janney, Burt Lancaster, Criterion Collection, Doctor Who, Dr. Who, Elias Koteas, Hugh Jackman, Jason Beghe, Jesse Lee Soffer, Joan Davis, Jon Seda, Kelly Reichardt, Lenora Crichlow, Lucy Hale, Malcolm McDowell, Melissa Benoist, Men in Black, Mindy Cohn, Neil Simon, Orlando Bloom, Peter Cushing, Psycho, Ray Romano, René Auberjonois, Ron Perlman, Sophia Bush, Supergirl, Tommy Lee Jones, Vinnie Jones, Warner Archive, Will Smith | no comments

Good evening. Or good morning. Or good afternoon, really. Whatever time of day it is where you are reading this is the perfect time to check out all of our new releases. This week, a collection of Alfred Hitchcock masterworks…

The Films of Joan Davis: A Slapstick Sensation

03.14.20 | Constance Metzinger | Tags: 1940s Films, Abbott and Costello, Alice Faye, Eddie Cantor, Jim Backus, Joan Davis, Shirley Temple, Sonja Henie | 1 comment

Joan Davis was a master of zany comedy. She was the feminine variant of Danny Kaye, Oscar Levant and Billy de Wolfe all rolled into one. But mostly she was uniquely Joan Davis: Rubber-faced, loose-limbed and shamelessly outrageous. A lost…

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