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Films of 1948: Act of Violence
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Films of 1948: Act of Violence

Posted by Stokes November 11, 2024
With just 21 feature-length credits, director Fred Zinnemann’s batting average was awfully high, thanks to…
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Films of 1948: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
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Films of 1948: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Posted by Stokes November 11, 2024
Let me admit upfront that this Cary Grant comedy isn’t Philadelphia Story-great, nor did it…
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The “Perfect” Couple
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The “Perfect” Couple

Posted by Stokes November 11, 2024
They called her “The Perfect Wife.” Best known for playing William Powell’s partner in crime-busting…
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Some Don’t Like “Some Like It Hot…”
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Some Don’t Like “Some Like It Hot…”

Posted by Stokes November 11, 2024
...and by “some,” I mean “me.” I know, I know. I should be crazy about…
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Holden & Stanwyck
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Holden & Stanwyck

Posted by Stokes November 11, 2024
Without Barbara Stanwyck, there would be no William Holden. He admitted as much at the…
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Big-Screen Screwball Queen
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Big-Screen Screwball Queen

Posted by Stokes November 11, 2024
Screwball comedies ignited movie screens in the depths of the Depression – and the star…
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What a Character!
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What a Character!

Posted by Stokes November 11, 2024
So there you are, watching a classic movie, when suddenly, a familiar man or woman…
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Oscar’s “Maine” Man
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Oscar’s “Maine” Man

Posted by Stokes November 11, 2024
Decades before Cambridge whiz kids Ben Affleck and Matt Damon went Hollywood, another New Englander…
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Cary, Cary, Cary
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Cary, Cary, Cary

Posted by Stokes November 11, 2024
Let’s bust two Cary Grant myths and confirm another, shall we? He never said “Judy,…
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The Idols of March: Jean Harlow
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The Idols of March: Jean Harlow

Posted by Stokes November 11, 2024
Most articles about her open with some variation on “Before Marilyn Monroe, there was Jean…
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