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Classic Movie Drinking Game
Tyrone Power plans his next move.In the film Love Is News (1937), Tyrone Power demonstrates how to play checkers using mugs of beer, shot glasses, and the tiles of the barroom floor.Will this be one of...
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San Francisco, Walt Disney Family Museum
Like many people I grew up watching everything Disney. I'm part of a generation that grew up with the Disney Channel on cable. I visited the theme parks growing up. I even worked in the Disney theme...
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Santa Rosa, California - Train Depot Film Locations
Santa Rosa Visitors Center inside the old Train Depot.With as much of a hassle it has become to travel anywhere these days, with long lines, tough security, and fewer and fewer amenities, I always...
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Macdonald Carey Childhood Home
Macdonald CareyFor many, Macdonald Carey is best remembered as Dr. Tom Horton on NBC's soap opera Days of Our Lives, a role he had played for nearly three decades beginning with the shows inception in...
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The Betty Ford Story (1987) - Film Locations
Gena Rowlands won an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Betty Ford in the Made-for-TV movie, The Betty Ford Story (1987). The real Betty Ford was an interesting woman. As the First Lady...
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The Music Man (1962) - Film Locations
On Wednesday, August 28, Turner Classic Movies will be playing films starring actress Shirley Jones as part of their Summer Under the Stars series. One of my personal favorites, The Music Man (1962),...
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Brainstorm (1965) - Film Locations
Many times I've watched movies where the story is dull, or the film is ridiculous, but because of some interesting film locations, I'll continue watching. That's not the case with Brainstorm (1965)...
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Hollywood and Beer - Vintage Blatz Beer Ads
In honor of the 16 day German beer celebration known as Oktoberfest, which kicks off today, here is a post combining two of my favorite things: classic Hollywood and beer.During the 1940s and 1950s the...
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The Racket (1951) - Film Locations
Robert Mitchum and Robert Ryan, two classic Hollywood heavyweights, go head to head in the noir The Racket (1951). Ryan is a violent crime boss trying to elect a crooked prosecutor to a judgeship by...
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) - Film Locations
As far fetched as the story may be, the film The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) is nevertheless an interesting twist on the popular gangster pictures Warner Bros. was pumping out during the 1930s. The...
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Talking Old Hollywood: Christina Rice, Ann Dvorak Biographer
Ann Dvorak biographer, Christina RiceAs much as I love stars like Cary Grant or Marilyn Monroe I am not on the edge of my seat waiting for the next biography to be written on their lives. Especially...
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Happy Land (1943) - Film Locations
Happy Land (1943) is a sentimental story about a father struggling with grief after learning that his only son was killed during World War II. The subject of the story is still relevant. Parents still...
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The Jimmy Stewart Show (1971-1972) - Film Locations
The Jimmy Stewart Show wasn't a hit when it originally aired during the 1971-1972 television season and likely wouldn't perform well today, but classic film fans may enjoy watching this sitcom that...
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The Source Restaurant/Annie Hall Film Location - Plus a New Documentary
The Source Restaurant, TheSourceDoc.comThe Source was a 1970s restaurant located on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip that was run by a group of healthy living, rock'n'rollers part of a hippie cult. Their...
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Miceli's: Hollywood's Oldest Italian Restaurant
The great thing about Los Angeles is that there is always something new to see or do. Even if that something new is actually really old. I don't know how many times I've passed Miceli's, the oldest...
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Touring Liberace's Homes and Other News
Liberace in his piano themed pool.The blog Curbed Los Angeles added an awesome post the other day mapping out some of Liberace's "Razzle-Dazzle" homes in Los Angeles, Palm Springs and Las Vegas....
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The Natalie Wood Record Booth From The Film Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
The Record Booth from Inside Daisy Clover (1965)One of the things I've enjoyed about posting on Dear Old Hollywood the past few years has been learning new tidbits about Hollywood and classic films...
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Talking Old Hollywood: Producer Andy Gunn
Andy Gunn on set of LOVE IN THE TIME OF MONSTERS.Talking Old Hollywood is a new series I plan to feature on Dear Old Hollywood where writers, filmmakers, fellow bloggers, artists, historians, or pretty...
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The Cycle Savages (1969) - Film Locations
Now that the end of the year is upon us the studios have been releasing to theaters all of their award worthy films and campaigning for Oscar nominations. One film getting some Oscar buzz is Alexander...
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Celebrating 5 Years of Blogging!
Sound the trumpets, it's been five years!This month marks the five year anniversary of Dear Old Hollywood. I can hardly believe that much time has already passed. This blog started with two purposes in...
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