July 2012 Archives
Tommy and Jimmy Dorsery star in the 1947 fictionalized biography of their lives. The film also stars Janet Blair, William Lundigan, and Sara Allgood.
Fred MacMurray, Claire Trevor, and Raymond Burr star in the 1950 film about two undercover cops infiltrating a drug-smuggling ring from Mexico.
Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, and Helen Walker star in the 1949 noir film "Impact."
'My Dear Secretary' in Classic Cool Context
July 27, 2012 6:39 PM
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This week's Classic Cool Theater movie is 1948's "My Dear Secretary," starring a freshfaced upstart named Kirk Douglas. Read more about the film -- and the Los Angeles that received it back when it first hit theaters.
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This 1941 Jimmy Stewart musical also happens to be the last movie to feature him singing on screen. Click through to find out why!
'Nothing Sacred' In Classic Cool Context
July 13, 2012 10:33 PM
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A look back into what L.A. was like back when this classic Carole Lombard screwball comedy first hit theaters.
Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott and a young Kirk Douglas star in the 1946 film, "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers."
Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, and Dan Duryea star in the Frtiz Lang's noir film "Scarlet Street."
Frank Sinatra and Sterling Hayden star in the Lewis Allen directed 1954 film "Suddenly." A family living in a quiet town find themselves in the middle of a presidential assassination plot.
Rudolph Maté directs the 1950 film noir classic "D.O.A." starring Edmond O'Brien as Frank Bigelow. Bigelow arrives at a police station and starts recounting his story of trying to find his own murderer!
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