The Hitchcock/Truffaut Tapes #19
Part Nineteen entails a general discussion of technique
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June 30, 2008
Adventures in the Fight Racket #19
Today's Adventure: Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali holds a press conference, flanked by his recently acquired strategist, Lincoln Perry (1965)
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Adventures in the Fight Racket
June 29, 2008
Annals of Crime #26
Original Caption:
Cleveland -- This is the general view of the court room in the Cuyahoga County Criminal Courts building as the first degree murder trial of Dr. Samuel Sheppard (arrow) gets under way. Prosecution attorneys are seated in the foreground at the table with defense attorneys on the opposite side. The 30-year-old osteopath is accused of the bludgeon slaying of his pregnant wife, Marilyn, who was found murdered in the Sheppard lakeside home in suburban Bay Village last July 4th. Dr. Sheppard has testified that an intruder killed his wife and assaulted him. (1954)
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Artists in Action #383
Paul Desmond overshadows
(vast thanks to the inimitable Jeff Duncanson of Filmscreed for this image)
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Artists in Action
Politicians in Action #20
Pres. Lyndon Baines Johnson makes Abe Fortas laugh
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Politicians in Action
June 28, 2008
Intervista #5
When Legends Gather #410
Well, here's a strange bit of audio I've had hanging around for a while: An interview (I think) conducted in November of 1961 for (get this) Redbook magazine. The principals are playwright/composer/actor/diarist/Vegas headliner Noel Coward, and Vincente Minnelli's ex, Judy Garland. Now, whom is supposed to be interviewing whom is not entirely clear to this reporter. If any of our visitors have the backstory on this lively exchange, feel free to drop me an email; or, better still, t'row it in the Comment section. We'll be glad you did.
Update (07/01/08)
Lloyd Fonvielle of the frequently amazing and highly-recommended blog Mar de Cortes Baja, makes the following case:
"I'm guessing this was recorded in Boston during the out-of-town tryouts for Coward's musical Sail Away, which ended up running for 167 performances on Broadway. Could the Kay who sometimes moderates be Kay Thompson, vocal arranger and vocal coach to Judy when she was at MGM, later a nightclub chanteuse and author of the "Eloise" books?"
Pursuing that line of (good) speculation, Lloyd continues:
"There seems to be some guy from the magazine there, in addition to 'Kay'. At one point, 'Kay' offers to moderate the discussion -- 'You can cut me out later,' she says. Then Coward says to Kay and Judy that the last time they came over to his apartment his neighbors almost asked him to leave the building.
"Kay Thompson was known as something of a character -- it's said that Auntie Mame was based on her -- and she and Garland remained friends after both had left Metro. Thompson did the vocal arrangements for a TV special Garland appeared on a year after this conversation.
"So this 'Kay' could very well be her."
I'll buy that. Well reasoned and well done, monsieur.
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Intervista,
When Legends Gather
June 27, 2008
The City: Reno #1
Original Caption:
Gambling in Reno, and It's Legal.
Reno -- A game of Faro is in progress at the Bank Club here which is one of the centers to be affected by the signing of the wide open gambling bill. Mayor E. E. Roberts of Reno has been a supporter of the drive for legalized gambling. (1931)
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The City: Reno
When Legends Gather #409
Harry Belafonte, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Sammy Davis, Jr.
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When Legends Gather
June 26, 2008
Seminal Image #829
Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers!
(Russ Meyer; 1968)
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Seminal Images
Friends and Family #33
Original caption:
New York -- Penetrating TV interviewer Mike Wallace is shown talking to former gambler Mickey Cohen on his show this evening. Cohen, now a Sunday School teacher and a florist, lambasted the Los Angeles police for their conduct since he took the road to reform. (1957)
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Friends and Family
The Golden Age of Prurience #50
La Baie du desir
(The Erotic Touch of Hot Skin)
(Max Pecas; 1964)
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The Golden Age of Prurience
June 25, 2008
They Were Collaborators #470
Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
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They Were Collaborators
June 24, 2008
An Illustrated History of American Labor #8
Original Caption:
Sixteen women textile strike pickets, imprisoned with 112 men by Georgia National Guardsmen on charges of trying to keep workers from entering a cotton mill at Newnan, GA, are shown eating their dinner at their prison camp near Atlanta. They were members of the strikers' "Flying Squadrons" which traveled from mill to mill urging workers to leave their machines. (1934)
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An Illustrated History of American Labor
June 23, 2008
The Hitchcock/Truffaut Tapes #18
Part Eighteen: I Confess (1953)
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Artists in Action #380
Peggy Lee watches a repair crew work on a broken gas main outside of Ciro's
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Artists in Action
June 21, 2008
The City: Miami #1
Original Caption:
Spectators watch the 'World's Largest Santa,' 65 feet in height, and a 70-foot Christmas tree during the formal lighting ceremony in Miami on the night of Thanksgiving Day. Sychronized to music, the display is lighted by more than a mile of multi-colored neon tubes. The tribute to the forthcoming Holiday, erected on the pedestrian bridge over Miami Avenue, was witnessed by a crowd estimated at 10,000 (1950)
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The City: Miami
They Were Collaborators #468
Jean Seberg and Jean-Paul Belmondo
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They Were Collaborators
They Were an Item #46
When Legends Gather #407
Sen. Wayne Morse (D-OR), Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
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They Were an Item,
When Legends Gather
June 20, 2008
Friends and Family #32
Original Caption:
Brooklyn -- Father Benny Calleja, of Our Lady of Peace, gives last rites to man identified as Joseph Magnasco at 4th Avenue and Union Street. Magnasco was shot and dumped on the Brooklyn street corner in what police said was an apparent gangland slaying. Magnasco, between 30 and 35 years old, was pronounced dead on arrival at Holy Family Hospital. Magnasco is believed to have been closely associated with the Gallo brothers. (1961)
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Friends and Family
June 19, 2008
Cyd Charisse dies at 86
She danced with--and stole the scenes from--Astaire and Kelly, she acted for Minnelli and Ray (and Karlson), and she moved across the screen with the fluidity of liquid satin. We hear at If Charlie Parker deeply mourn the loss of the former Ms. Tula Ellice Finklea.
The Los Angeles Times obituary for Cyd Charisse can be read here.
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Obits
Artists in Action #378
Dorothy Malone has a pillow fight with an unseen party
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Artists in Action
Tricky: Scenes from a Life #55
Tricky looks to the heavens (1968)
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Tricky: Scenes from a Life
June 18, 2008
Annals of Crime #25
Original Caption:
Queens -- Malcolm X gets out of his car at his home, which had been firebomed the night before; almost certainly by former colleagues in the Nation of Islam (1965)
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Annals of Crime
When Legends Gather #406
Lawyer to the Stars Jerry Geisler and Lili St. Cyr
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When Legends Gather
June 17, 2008
Artists in Action #377
Willie Dixon proudly displays his latest release on the Chess label
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Artists in Action
They Were Collaborators #466
Catherine Deneuve and Jacques Demy
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They Were Collaborators
June 16, 2008
The Hitchcock/Truffaut Tapes #17
Up for discussion in Part 17: Strangers on a Train (1951)
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The Hitchcock/Truffaut Tapes
Adventures in the National Pastime #4
Today's Adventure: Los Angeles Dodgers' ace left-hander Sandy Koufax soaks his elbow (1965)
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Adventures in the National Pastime
June 15, 2008
They Were Collaborators #465
Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery
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They Were Collaborators
Great Moments in Moxie #15
Quincy, Mass. shows off its Moxie.
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Great Moments in Moxie
Adventures in American Filmmaking #103
Today's Adventure: Howard Hawks is momentarily distracted on the set
of Rio Bravo (1958)
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Adventures in American Filmmaking
When Legends Gather #405
Tony Richardson, Rita Tushingham and John Osborne
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When Legends Gather
June 14, 2008
Tricky: Scenes from a Life #54
Tricky kicks back, with Checkers and a stuffed lion (1964)
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Tricky: Scenes from a Life
June 13, 2008
Annals of Crime #24
Original Caption:
Accused Murderers With Their Attorney
New York -- Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez look as happy here as if they were merely attempting to induce the man in center to accompany them on a picnic. Actually the chap in center is their attorney, Herbert S. Rosenberg. He is defending the two, known as the "Lonely Hearts" killers in their trial for murder in Bronx County Court. Mr. Rosenberg is particular about jury selection, dropping frequent hints that part of the testimony may bear a distinct resemblance to excerpts from the Kinsey Report. (1949)
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Annals of Crime
Artists in Action #374
Cole Porter plays a mean game of Backgammon
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Artists in Action
June 12, 2008
The Art of Jazz #60
Inventions and Dimensions
(Herbie Hancock)
(Blue Note Records; 1963)
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Art of Jazz
June 11, 2008
Friends and Family #31
Original Caption:
Los Angeles -- The toes of bullet-riddled corpses Tony Trombino and Tony Brancato, both underworld figures, are shown after they were found in a parked car near the famed Sunset Strip. Both had been shot through the head and neck by person or persons who occupied the backseat of the car. Both men were Kansas City gangsters. Brancato, recently listed by the FBI as one of its 'Ten Most Wanted Men,' was released from jail in San Francisco last Friday on $10,000 bail as the suspect in the $35,000 holdup at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both Trombino and Brancato were questioned in the slaying of Bugsy Siegel four years ago. (1951)
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Friends and Family
June 10, 2008
Adventures in the National Pastime #3
Today's Adventure: Draped in a Nehru jacket, St. Louis Cardinals' pitching
maestro Bob Gibson stands on a Manhattan street (1968)
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Adventures in the National Pastime
Annals of Crime #23
Original Caption:
Police Suspect Murder and Suicide in Central Park.
New York -- General views of death scene in Central Park at 106th Street East early this evening. Bodies are those of Juanita Rivera and Luis Rizarry. Police suspect the man murdered the woman and then committed suicide. Time of death set at 4 p.m. A forty-five caliber pistol was the death weapon and can be seen in some of the pix near the man's right foot. (1952)
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Annals of Crime
June 09, 2008
The Hitchcock/Truffaut Tapes #16
Under discussion in Part 16: 1949's Under Capricorn
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The Hitchcock/Truffaut Tapes
Artists in Action #372
In Paris, Jerry Lewis throws a rose to a delighted Jane Birkin
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Artists in Action
Poets are both clean and warm
And most are far above the norm
Whether here or on the roam
Have a poet in every home! #31
Gary Snyder
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Poets are both clean and warm
June 08, 2008
Seminal Image #821
4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile (4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days)
(Cristian Mungiu; 2007)
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Seminal Images
Through the Lens of Cyril Arapoff #18
Hanbury Buildings; 1939
This small child's brother was killed when the fire-place, which was defective collapsed.
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Through the Lens of Cyril Arapoff
in the art deco style #7
Willy Herzig, Standard Tanzalbum, band 2; 1935
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in the art deco style
The Golden Age of Publicity #15
Six accusing fingers point at a tormented Peter Lorre in this publicity still
for the Columbia Pictures release, Crime and Punishment (1935)
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The Golden Age of Publicity
June 07, 2008
Seminal Image #820
Gimme Shelter
(Albert Maysles, David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin; 1969)
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Seminal Images
June 06, 2008
When Legends Gather #401
Buster Keaton and Charles Chaplin meet with executives of the Balboa Film Studio.
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When Legends Gather
Collect 'Em All #50
Merle Oberon
No. 35 in a series of 50 from Players' Navy Cut Cigarettes
Born in Tasmania in 1911 and christened Estelle Thompson, Merle Oberon is of Irish descent. She came to England in 1931 on holiday, and was seen by Alexander Korda while he was directing Service for Ladies. Her work in his film Wedding Rehearsal convinced him that she had much promise as an actress, and when he formed his own company, he gave her a five-year contract. Since then she has appeared in Men of Tomorrow, The Private Life of Henry VIII, The Private Life of Don Juan and The Scarlet Pimpernel.
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Collect 'em All
The Ink & Paint Set #34
Ben Turpin in Felix in Hollywood
(Otto Messmer; 1923)
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The Ink and Paint Set
They Were Collaborators #460
Fritz Lang, Brigitte Helm and Thea von Harbou strike up the band.
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They Were Collaborators
Great Madmen of the 20th Century #30
Screaming Lord Sutch
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Great Madmen of the 20th Century
June 05, 2008
Artists in Action #370
Jean-Luc Godard does a hand-stand for Jacques Doinol-Valcroze
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Artists in Action
June 04, 2008
Annals of Crime #22
Original Caption:
Gail Fails to Convince Cops.
Hollywood -- Actress Gail Russell shows her wing spread to a critical cop as she failed to pass a sobriety test given her by the police after her new convertible crashed through the front of a Hollywood restaurant. A night porter was seriously injured and Miss Russell suffered a slight cut on the bridge of her nose. The actress was booked on a misdemeanor drunken driving charge. (1957)
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Annals of Crime
When Legends Gather #400
Peter Lawford, John Lennon, May Pang and Harry Nilsson
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When Legends Gather
They Were Collaborators #459
Charles Lang and Ernst Lubitsch
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They Were Collaborators
June 03, 2008
Artists in Action #369
Andy Warhol is helped into an awaiting ambulance after a bad day at the
office; forty years ago today
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Artists in Action
Adventures in the Fight Racket #18
Today's Adventure: Aboard the SS Aquitania, Heavyweight Jack Dempsey sports a monocle (1922)
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Adventures in the Fight Racket
June 02, 2008
Bo Diddley Dead at 79
Bo Diddley, perhaps the last great Rhythm & Blues sorcerer to walk among us,
has passed away at the age of 79.
Here is the Associated Press account
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Obits
Great Canadians of the 20th Century #14
Stan Rogers
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Great Canadians of the 20th Century
The Hitchcock/Truffaut Tapes #15
Under discussion in Part Fifteen: Rope (1948)
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The Hitchcock/Truffaut Tapes
Annals of Crime #21
Original Caption:
Peoria -- Evidence from the Richard Speck murder trial is carted from the Peoria County Courtroom by Chicago Detective Jack Wallenda. An armed police convoy returned Speck to Chicago on April 17, where he will remain for the duration of the legal proceedings planned to save him from the electric chair. Speck, 25, was convicted of murdering eight student nurses. (1967)
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Annals of Crime
June 01, 2008
Adventures in American Filmmaking #102
Today's Adventure: On the set of Two Mules for Sister Sara, Don Siegel and Clint Eastwood listen patiently to Shirley MacLaine (1970)
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Adventures in American Filmmaking
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