He was one of Hollywood’s top leading men in the 1920s and early ’30s, but his life was clouded with controversy and ended in a brutal murder. Guest writer Marsha Collock remembers Mexican-born actor Ramon Novarro, star of Scaramouche and Ben Hur.
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Six decades after its debut, Sunset Boulevard remains one of the most biting big-screen looks at Hollywood. Guest writer Marsha Collock offers her list of 10 key moments, performances and lines from Billy Wilder’s acerbic dark comedy.
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Her beauty and on-screen innocence earned silent film actress Olive Borden the nickname “The Joy Girl,” but her private life was anything but a happy experience. Guest writer Marsha Collock looks back at Borden’s all-too-brief career.
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Ever have one of those days when life gets you down and everything feels like you’re being overwhelmed? Guest writer Marsha Collock is here to offer her two-part remedy: good, comforting food and a good, comforting film.
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In today’s guest post, Marsha Collock examines the 1923 Hollywood tale Souls for Sale. Read on to learn about how it portrays life in early Tinseltown!
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MGM took a song-filled, nostalgic look back at the birth of talking films with its 1952 musical Singin’ in the Rain. Guest blogger Marsha Collock talks about the timeless Gene Kelly/Debbie Reynolds/Jean Hagen classic, and “what a glorious feeling” watching it gives her.
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The brief love affair between “It girl” Clara Bow and actor Gilbert Roland is the focus of today’s guest post by writer Marsha Collock. Will their brief romance pull on your heartstrings? Read on and find out for yourself!
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In today’s guest post, Marsha Collock shares her admiration for Tony Randall, one of the greatest character actors ever.
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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.
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Along with his iconic gangster roles, James Cagney’s early ’30s Warner Bros. tenure included turns as a cabbie, a race car driver, and–as Marsha Collock discusses here–a tabloid newspaper photographer, in 1933’s Picture Snatcher.
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