Here are 10 things you should know about Edward Everett Horton, born 139 years ago today. His name in the credits is enough to convince us to watch just about any picture. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV #CharacterActors #Vaudeville

Here are 10 things you should know about Rockliffe Fellowes, born 142 years ago today. He began his career on the stage and made more than 60 movies over a 20-year film career. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #CharacterActors

"D.O.A." (1949)
– on @internetarchive

'Frank Bigelow, told he's been poisoned and has only a few days to live, tries to find out who killed him and why.'

Until now, I only knew D.O.A. as the name of a old @punk band, but there was already a movie (the first one) with that title back then.

https://archive.org/details/thoseguysontheradio_gmail_Doa
https://libremdb.iket.me/title/tt0042369

Here are 10 things you should know about Marguerite Chapman, born 107 years ago today. She enjoyed success in modeling, motion pictures, radio and television. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV

Here are 10 things you should know about Henry Travers, born 151 years ago today. The actor best remembered as Clarence the Guardian Angel enjoyed a 40-year stage career before turning to pictures. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #ClassicBroadway #CharacterActors

Robin & the 7 Hoods is a very strange movie. There’s no character development to speak of. The plot is only vaguely alluded to & is more of a framework to hand the musical numbers from. It’s really a movie to watch to see the Rat Pack (most of it) doing their thing.

The musical numbers aren’t even very good.

TCM 31 Days of #Oscar
5 #BestPicture noms
5 #movies re: #alcoholics

https://www.altfg.com/tcm-schedule-best-picture-alcoholics/

#Films inc

Edward Dmytryk's CROSSFIRE w Robert Young, Robert Ryan

Morton DaCosta's THE MUSIC MAN w Robert Preston, Shirley Jones

Billy Wilder's THE LOST WEEKEND w Ray Milland, Jane Wyman

Daniel Mann's I'LL CRY TOMORROW w Susan Hayward

Mike Figgis' LEAVING LAS VEGAS w Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue

I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!

TCM's social is on point of late.

Peter Finch Is Mad as Hell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M96UAUJWW3Y

Here are 10 things you should know about Thelma Ritter, born 123 years ago today. She specialized in portrayals of a very particular type of wise—and wisecracking—New Yorker. We couldn't be more fond of her. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #FilmNoir #ClassicBroadway #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV #CharacterActors #OscarNominees

Here are 10 things you should know about Clark Gable, born 124 years ago today. He worked in the theatre for a time before becoming one of Hollywood's biggest stars of the 1930s and '40s. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #ClarkGable #OscarWinners

"Kind Hearts & Coronets" teableau for 01/30/25

In the satire, Kind Hearts & Coronets, Alec Guinness plays 8 repulsive aristocrats standing between Louis (Dennis Price) & a dukedom. Louis removes each in turn as revenge for his mother being disowned by them for marrying a mere opera singer.

Here are 10 things you should know about Franklin Pangborn, born 136 years ago today. One of the busiest—and most memorable—character actors of the 1930s and ’40s, he’s a favorite of ours. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV #CharacterActors

Watched "Casablanca" last night. Seemed perilously relevant to modern times.

It has aged pretty well. It shows a lot of horrible human behavior and biases. But then, it's pretty much about that. The film is very aware of the nasty truths about the society it depicts, so the fact we see sexism, misogyny, sexual harassment, racism, police violence, and corruption is just par for the course.

A few subtle things stand out more than they did then: Ilsa refers to Sam as a "boy" at one point, which does grate on my modern ears, but that was entirely accurate to the era and setting, even if she's one of the "good ones" (no one is a saint in this film, except maybe Lazlo).

The climax of the film is about cynical people overcoming their immobility in order to fight back, after all.

A couple of things do require me to remember the film was made in 1942. For example, the usage of the phrase "concentration camp" seems curious to anyone viewing the film after the 1950s, because at that time, Nazi concentration camps were mostly a dark rumor in the West.

In 1942, it probably seemed only clear that the Germans had done what the USA had in fact, also done, in detaining Japanese Americans.

Their true horror would not be revealed until after the war, when the camps were liberated by Allied Forces.

Perhaps it would be good to remember this. The world went to war with Nazi Germany BEFORE it knew they were systematically exterminating people. It was enough to know that they were discriminating and deporting them, and invading their neighboring nations.

And also to remember that things may be happening even now that we are not aware of. Many war crimes do not become clear until after the wars they occurred in. And we already know of many.

So many lines in this film have become memes! It's like Shakespeare, that way! #ClassicMovies #Film

Here are 10 things you should know about Vilma Bánky, born 124 years ago today. She enjoyed great success in her brief screen career. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #silentmovies

Sterling Holloway was born 120 years ago in Cedartown, Georgia. #oldmovies #characteractors #winniethepooh #classicmovies #classichollywood

Here are 10 things you should know about Ray Milland, born 118 years ago today. He enjoyed success in the theatre, pictures, radio and television. #OldMovies #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #FilmNoir #PrecodeMovies #ClassicBroadway #OldTimeRadio #ClassicTV