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Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
After a decade of marriage, Robert Gordon (Thomas Meighan) begins to realize that his wife Beth (Gloria Swanson) just isn’t the same woman he married. She’s dowdy (yes, Gloria Swanson is the dowdy one...
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The Real Hollywood Tough Guys (And Ladies)
In the 100+ year history of film, a lot of actors have wound up with tough guy images. Mention tough guys to classic film fans, you’re probably going to hear a lot of James Cagney, Bogart, and Edward...
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Live Post: The Debbie Reynolds Auction
Even though I’m broke and can’t afford to actually bid on anything in today’s auction, there’s so much amazing stuff up for sale today that I can’t resist trying to follow the auction as best I can....
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Fashion in Film: My 10 Favorite Costumes
10. Rita Hayworth’s “Put the Blame on Mame” dress from Gilda On a lot of other women, that gown would have been pretty unremarkable. But Rita Hayworth had so much charisma in that movie and had such...
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What’s on TCM: March 2012
Happy March, everybody! There are plenty of things I’m looking forward to on TCM this month! First of all, there’s the tail end of 31 Days of Oscars. The end of 31 Days of Oscars means the return of...
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Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film (1980)
If you have an interest in silent film, Kevin Brownlow and David Gill’s thirteen-part documentary series Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film is essential viewing. This series truly...
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Paramount in the 1950′s
Paramount in the 50′s just wouldn’t have been the same without Billy Wilder. He made two of his most, in my opinion, under-appreciated movies at Paramount: 1953′s Stalag 17 and 1951′s Ace in the...
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Sadie Thompson (1928)
When prostitute Sadie Thompson (Gloria Swanson) arrives on the island of Tutuila, she expects to only be making a brief stopover before going on to Apia. But then her boat needs to be quarantined for...
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Father Takes a Wife (1941)
When Frederic Osborne Senior (Adolphe Menjou), a man who has a reputation for never missing a day at the office, suddenly seems to have lost all interest in his business, his son, Junior (John Howard)...
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Male and Female (1919)
Lady Mary Lasenby (Gloria Swanson) comes from a very wealthy, socially important family. She’s never had to work a day in her life and is used to having other people do everything for her. Her...
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