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Night Moves (1975) - Film Locations
Night Moves (1975), is a 70s era detective story starring Gene Hackman as a detective hired by an aging movie starlet to find her daughter. What at first appears to be a straight forward missing...
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Champagne For Caesar (1950) - Film Locations
In Champagne For Caesar (1950), Vincent Price, the "Master of Horror," shows that not only can he be sinister, but uproariously funny as well. I'm actually quite surprised that after this film that...
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Tyrone Power Centennial Celebration Exhibit Now Open
Tyrone PowerA new exhibit celebrating the centennial birthday year of Golden Hollywood film star Tyrone Power debuts this weekend at The Hollywood Museum in the historic Max Factor building in...
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Talking Old Hollywood: John Bengtson, Silent Filming Locations Historian
Author and Historian, John BengtsonI'm back with another installment of Talking Old Hollywood and this time I had the chance to ask silent filming locations expert and historian John Bengtson a few...
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Talking Old Hollywood: Steven Berger, Producer
Steven Berger, Producer of The Pretty One (2014)To be honest, when I first learned of actress Zoe Kazan, I probably wouldn't have been as curious about her work if I had not known that her grandfather...
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2014 Dear Old Hollywood Holiday Gift Guide
'Tis the time of year to start making lists and shopping for holiday gifts. For the first time here on Dear Old Hollywood, I've decided to help by putting together a few items that might make a perfect...
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The Rockford Files - Film Locations - Donut Prince in Burbank
While watching the Season 2 episode of THE ROCKFORD FILES, The Girl in The Bay City Boys Club (1975), I was surprised to spot the Donut Prince, in Burbank, California. I knew the Donut Prince sign was...
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tick...tick...tick... (1970) - Film Locations
Jim Brown, a football star turned actor, is the lead in ...tick...tick...tick (1970), a drama about racial relations in a small town in Mississippi. The film is similar in some ways to, In the Heat of...
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Happy Cinco de Mayo.
It's been a little quiet here on the blog, I know, but that's because offline I've been very busy. I've moved into a new place, my wife gave birth to another daughter, and I picked up some new...
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Jim Rockford and the "Paramount House"
In The Rockford Files season 2 episode, "In Hazard," Jim Rockford (James Garner) discovers a body inside the garage of a suburban house. The home just happens to be the former "Paramount House" which...
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What Would You Do With a Check Signed by a Celebrity?
In his memoir, The Garner Files, actor James Garner mentions how when he got famous he couldn't go anywhere without someone approaching him for an autograph. Garner explains that he usually would just...
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City of Fear (1959) - Film Locations
I first learned of the film City of Fear (1959) from reading a review over at Laura's Miscellaneous Musings and I'm glad she put it on my radar. This little B film has a lot of things going for it; a...
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Cary Grant Walks His Siamese Cat
Cary Grant with his Siamese Cat. Beverly Hills 1955.Film scholar and writer Farran Nehme, a.k.a. the "Self-Styled Siren," posted the above picture taken in 1955 of Cary Grant walking his Siamese cat...
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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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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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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 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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