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Know Your Character Actor – Elisha Cook, Jr.
3July 8, 2017 by smumcounty
Elisha Vanslyck Cook, Jr. was born into a theatrical family on December 26th, 1903 in San Francisco to Elisha Vanslyck …
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Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)
Leave a commentMarch 26, 2017 by smumcounty
Every Sunday I go through the Turner Classic Movies listings for the next week (that’s about as far ahead as …
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Know Your Character Actor – Joseph Schildkraut
Leave a commentJanuary 28, 2017 by smumcounty
Joseph Schildkraut was born in Vienna, Austria on March 22nd, 1896, the son of Erna and Rudolph Schildkraut. Rudolph was …
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The Gay Divorcee (1934)
Leave a commentDecember 30, 2016 by smumcounty
With the recent release of “La La Land” (2016) in theaters, the first big budget musical in many moons, it …
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Turner Classic Movies Classic Cruise 2016
3November 25, 2016 by smumcounty
I just got back from taking the TCM Classic Cruise with my wife and daughter (hereafter referred to as Mrs. …
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Know Your Character Actor – James Gleason
Leave a commentSeptember 25, 2016 by smumcounty
James Austin Gleason was born in New York City on May 23rd 1882 to William Gleason and Mina Crolius who …
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Know Your Character Actor – Hattie McDaniel
Leave a commentAugust 14, 2016 by smumcounty
Hattie McDaniel was born on June 10th, 1895 in Wichita Kansas. The youngest of thirteen children, her mother and father …
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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Leave a commentJune 27, 2016 by smumcounty
Few film sequels can claim to be better than their originals. Now that I think of it, almost none can …
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Know Your Character Actor – Nat Pendleton
Leave a commentMay 21, 2016 by smumcounty
Nathaniel Greene Pendleton was born on August 9th, 1895 in Davenport Iowa but his family soon after moved to New …
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Men Must Fight (1933)
Leave a commentApril 17, 2016 by smumcounty
Political movies are not a real genre these days. In our politically divided environment, studios can’t risk alienating large swaths …
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