After bumping into the 1976 biopic W.C. Fields and Me I wanted to learn more and so I read James Curtis’ Fields biography. Page includes a clip of Fields juggling in The Old Fashioned Way (1934).
Continue reading about W.C. Fields juggling; The Great Man born 130-ish years ago today
A look at the career of Mary Boland from her 1907 Broadway debut through her teamings with Charlie Ruggles and beyond. Illustrated with vintage movie cards and collectibles.
Continue reading about The long career of character actress Mary Boland
… love her pre-code work, especially Heroes for Sale, Man’s Castle (1933) opposite Spencer Tracy and, of course, Employee’s Entrance (1933) starring Warren …
Continue reading about Loretta Young birthday bash on TCM all day Wednesday, January 6
Elinor Fair is yet another actress who came to the screen in her teens during the teens. Appeared in The Miracle Man starring Lon Chaney but Fair’s main …
Continue reading about Elinor Fair, briefly married to Hoppy, shown on a Cuban tobacco card
1926 Gallaher “Cinema Stars” Tobacco Cards issued by Gallaher Ltd. out of Belfast & London. 100 card set. Measures 1-1/2″ x 2-1/2″.
1948 Dinkie Grips card from Series 3 covering MGM films. Full cards with unpunctured “grips” area at bottom measure approximately 2-1/8″ X 4-1/4″. Issued out of Birmingham, England by Dinkie Products with ad on back for Dinkie Grips as well as other Dinkie Products (Dinkie Curlers and Wavesetters).
1939 Gallaher “My Favourite Part” Tobacco Cards issued out of London, measuring approximately 1-1/2″ X 2-1/2″.
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