It was 90 years ago this week–long before he became a Broadway star–that The Phantom of the Opera made his screen debut, with the legndary Lon Chaney behind his own make-up as the cellar-dwelling madman. More fascinating film facts are ready to be unmasked inside.
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This Week in Film History: 8/30/15
Bogey plus Bacall added up to one of the all-time great film noir thriller in Howard Hawks’ adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep, which opened 69 years ago this week. Don’t sleep after clicking this box, or you’ll miss out on more fascinating bits of movie trivia.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 8/23/15
Before they were Bowery Boys or East Side Kids, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall and company made their Hollywood debut as the Dead End Kids 78 years ago this week, in the Humphrey Bogart crime drama Dead End. Spread out, you mugs, for more movie trivia by clicking here.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 8/16/15
Has it really been 20 years since audiences first asked the question “Who is Keyzer Soze?” with the premiere of the hit caper film The Usual Suspects? No need to interrogate us for more Hollywood facts; we’ve got a week’s worth of trivia inside.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 8/9/15
Her appearance would change over the decades, but cartoon flapper Betty Boop made her screen debut (as a canine singer!) 85 years ago this week in the short Dizzy Dishes. You can bet your boop we’ve got more fun Hollywood trivia waiting inside.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 8/2/15
With the release of The Learning Tree 46 years ago this week, Gordon Parks became the first African-American director of a major Hollywood film. If you’re looking to learn more interesting facts from cinema’s past, we’ve got them for you inside.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 7/26/15
“Be vewwy, vewwy quiet. I’m hunting wabbits.” Yes, the first true Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd cartoon–Tex Avery’s A Wild Hare–debuted 75 years ago this week. If you’re searching for even more cinema twivia…er, trivia, we’ve got plenty lurking inside.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 7/19/15
After making a name for himself on the Broadway stage, Marlon Brando hit movie theaters for the first time, playing a paraplegic WWII veteran in director Fred Zinnemann’s The Men, 60 years ago this week. More memorable moments from Hollywood’s past are waiting inside.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 7/12/15
Creator/stars Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda set out in search of America and opened Hollywood’s eyes to the rising youth culture with their indie drama Easy Rider, which opened 46 years ago this week. You’ll find more far-out film facts inside.
Read more →This Week in Film History: 7/5/15
After years of playing heroes and lawmen, Ronald Reagan made his final screen appearance as a hard-hearted crime boss in Don Siegel’s The Killers, which opened 51 years ago this week. Here we go again with more fascinating film facts inside.
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