Originally posted on Once upon a screen…:
Born in Brooklyn, New York on St. Valentine’s Day in 1905, Thelma Ritter was doing stock company bit parts around New York even before finishing high school. Thelma later trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and worked for 14 years on stage, mostly in New England stock companies. She worked on radio for much of the… Continue reading
Category: Classic Film, Biography
Eve Arden: What a Character!
When my fellow cinephiles Aurora of Once Upon a Screen and Paula of Paula’s Cinema Club and I decided to create a blogathon event based on the unsung heroes of cinema, What A Character! was formed. The inherent challenge in such a blogathon is narrowing down to just one character actor in which to write upon. Despite the numerous scene-stealing talents over the … Continue reading Eve Arden: What a Character!
Saturday’s WHAT A CHARACTER!s
Today marks the kick-off to the first-ever WHAT A CHARACTER! blogathon. Created by the three amigos trio of Aurora @citizenscreen of Once Upon A Screen, Paula @Paula_Guthat of Paula’s Cinema Club and myself, Kellee @Irishjayhawk66 of Outspoken & Freckled, this blogathon is to celebrate those delightful character actors with their scene-stealing signature looks or their hilarious antics. Although not the leading role, we find ourselves … Continue reading Saturday’s WHAT A CHARACTER!s
Originally posted on cinematically insane:
Every Thursday in September, Turner Classic Movies pays tribute to silent comedy pioneer Mack Sennett, screening 83 short subjects and 4 feature films, most of which have undergone (or are still undergoing, as of this writing) extensive restoration and musical scoring by Paul Gierucki and his team at CineMuseum. The first two of the four evenings devoted to Sennett this month were… Continue reading
Originally posted on Ticklish Business:
The final day of the blogathon! Before I start with the final set of links can I just say thank you to everyone who has visited my site and the participants and left comments for me or them! The traffic on the site has been great this weekend and hopefully readers, both new and old, have discovered a love for… Continue reading
UPDATE: WHAT A CHARACTER! Blogathon
Hello Film Loving Characters! It’s almost time for the first-ever WHAT A CHARACTER! Blogathon! Hosted by Aurora of Once Upon A Screen, Kellee of Outspoken and Freckled and Paula of Paula’s Cinema Club, we are excited to host this fun inaugural blogging event. We have set up a schedule (see below) for the bloggers who have signed up thus far for next weekend: Sept. 22-24th. … Continue reading UPDATE: WHAT A CHARACTER! Blogathon
Universal’s Tour De Force: To Kill A Mockingbird
Kristen of Journeys in Classic Film has created a splendid blogathon concept: write upon a film or topic surrounding the Universal Studios films created on the infamous Hollywood backlot. Considering the enormous variety of films produced across the decades, it was a tough call. But one film that is arguably one of the most well-known films ever made at Universal stands out for me…Robert Mulligan’s … Continue reading Universal’s Tour De Force: To Kill A Mockingbird
Originally posted on Once upon a screen…:
When I saw that Kristen of Journeys in Classic Film was hosting the Universal BackLot blogathon to coincide with the centennial celebration of Universal Studios not only did I have to take part, but could make no other choice than to dedicate a post to Charles Barton’s 1948 classic, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. I love Universal and the… Continue reading
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