The Art of the Stage #1
Black Crook
(Kiralfy Bros.; 1879)
for the series:
Art of the Stage
July 31, 2008
Artists and Animals #8
Alfred Hitchcock gives direction to his terrier Sarah.
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Artists and Animals
When Legends Gather #428
Liz Taylor drops by the set of Where Eagles Dare to hang out with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood.
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When Legends Gather
The Friends of Milt Hinton #15
Coleman Hawkins bides his time in a New York City TV studio in 1957.
for the series:
The Friends of Milt Hinton
The City: Reno #2
Original Caption:
At Air Force "Escape And Survival" School
Reno -- The controversial "Escape And Survival" School operated by the U. S. Air Force at Stead Air Force Base near Reno, was opened to the press yesterday, and here is one of the realistic tableaux observed. The men with their hands on their heads are "prisoners" being herded by "enemy" captors into a compound under the menacing guns of a tank. The school teaches air Force men in a 17 day course how to take care of themselves if captured, ways and means of escape and methods of survival in enemy-held territory. It also teaches how to resist "brainwashing" techniques of their captors. (1955)
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The City: Reno
Seminal Image #848
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
(Karel Reisz; 1961)
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Seminal Images
July 30, 2008
Artists in Action #398
George Brent is fingerprinted by a U.S. Justice Dept. official
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Artists in Action
Seminal Image #847
In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden
(In a Year of 13 Moons)
(Rainer Werner Fassbinder; 1978)
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Seminal Images
July 29, 2008
The Cool Hall of Fame #134
They Were Collaborators #487
Philip and Daniel Berrigan
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The Cool Hall of Fame,
They Were Collaborators
July 28, 2008
The Hitchcock/Truffaut Tapes #23
Part Twenty-Three: Psycho (1960)
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The Hitchcock/Truffaut Tapes
The Art of Jazz #64
The Revelation
(The Roosevelt Wardell Trio)
(Riverside Records; 1960)
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Art of Jazz
July 27, 2008
The Art of the Centerfold #41
Lynne Turner (Miss January; 1956)
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Art of the Centerfold
Before and After #140: Abraham Lincoln
Before
After
(fourscore thanks to Tommie Hicks for these images)
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Before and After
The Art of Cinema #321
Desiderio
(Desire)
(Roberto Rossellini, Marcello Pagliero; 1946)
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Art of Cinema
July 26, 2008
July 25, 2008
Artists in Action #397
Robert Mitchum encouters another generation of admirers
for the series:
Artists in Action
Politicians in Action #22
Sen. Stuart Symington (D-MO) demonstrates that he can tell left from right
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Politicians in Action
E.O. Hoppé's Greatest Hits #2
Boiler Shop at Vickers Armstrong Factory (1928)
for the series:
E.O. Hoppé's Greatest Hits
July 24, 2008
Adventures in the Fight Racket #21
Original Caption:
Titleless But not Undecorated.
New York -- Arturo Godoy, the Chilean challenger, walks to his dressing room after a futile fight to lift Joe Louis' heavyweight title. Arturo weathered almost seven rounds at Yankee Stadium without much damage; using the same crouch and cling tactics which carried him through 15 rounds of his first fight with the Brown Bomber. But Joe caught him right as the seventh round was ending. Arturo dropped. From then on it was a question of time, and not much time either. Arturo was dropped twice in the next round and referee Billy Cavanaugh stopped the bout to award Joe Louis technical knockout victory in one minute 24 seconds of the eighth round. Arturo may not have a title-but he is not entirely undecorated-notice his battered face. (1940)
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Adventures in the Fight Racket
Artists in Action #396
Harold Robbins presents Irving Wallace with his very own Torah
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Artists in Action
July 23, 2008
When Legends Gather #423
Lauren Bacall, David O. Selznick and David Niven
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When Legends Gather
July 22, 2008
They Were Collaborators #484
Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney
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They Were Collaborators
Collect 'Em All #52
Esther Ralston
No. 37 in a series of 50 from Player's Navy Cut Cigarettes
Born on September 17th, 1902, in Bar Harbor, Maine, Esther Ralston comes of a theatrical family, for her parents were well known on the vaudeville stage, and she made her first appearance with them while still a child. In her early teens she turned to film work, and won a great success in silent films, one of her earliest roles being that of Mrs. Darling in Peter Pan. After two years in vaudeville, she returned to films in the British production, Rome Express. Her recent American talkies include To the Last Man, By Candlelight, Sadie McKee and Romance in the Rain.
for the series:
Collect 'em All
A Is For Arbus #48
Please Don't Feed Us (1968)
Campers at Camp Lakecrest for overweight girls in Dutchess County, NY.
for the series:
A is for Arbus
Welcome to Show Business! #1
Original Caption:
New York -- Billy Rose, impresario and owner of the Diamond Horseshoe nightclub, escorts 17-year old Ethel Ferezy to her Senior Prom. The teenager did not have a date for the event and asked Mr. Rose, who happily obliged. (1947)
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Welcome to Show Business
July 21, 2008
The Hitchcock/Truffaut Tapes #22
Up to bat for in-depth discussion in Part Twenty-Two: 1959's North By Northwest and . . . Les Quatres cents coups
(no, I'm not kidding)
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The Hitchcock/Truffaut Tapes
July 20, 2008
Signs and Meaning in Cinema #3
Signs: Porky in Wackyland
(Robert Clampett; 1938)
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Signs and Meaning in Cinema
Tricky: Scenes from a Life #58
Tricky reads the room (1968)
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Tricky: Scenes from a Life
The Art of Wellness #11
(immense thanks to Tommie Hicks for this image)
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Art of Wellness
Adventures in the Fight Racket #20
Today's Adventure: Former Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey relives a moment of humiliation on the canvas (1965)
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Adventures in the Fight Racket
July 19, 2008
Artists & Animals #7
Well-known dog lover Sonja Henie kicks back with a couple of her pooches.
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Artists and Animals
The Ink & Paint Set #36
Will Hays in Mickey's Gala Premier
(Burt Gillett; Disney; 1933)
for the series:
The Ink and Paint Set
Adventures in American Filmmaking #105
Today's Adventure: Director Clarence Brown and cinematographer William Daniels dolly in on Greta Garbo and Fredric March while filming Anna Karenina (1935).
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Adventures in American Filmmaking
They Were Collaborators #481
Charles Laughton and Lillian Gish
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They Were Collaborators
The Native-Americana of Edward S. Curtis #12
Wishram Girl (1910)
for the series:
The Native-Americana of Edward S. Curtis
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! #32
Dylan Thomas
for the series:
Poets are both clean and warm
July 18, 2008
They Were Collaborators #480
Paul Schrader, Martin Scorsese, Jodie Foster, Robert DeNiro and Harvey Keitel
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They Were Collaborators
Friends and Family #35
Original Caption:
Chicago -- The body of Charles "Cherry Nose" Gioe, notorious gangster and movie extortionist, lies slumped over in the front seat of an auto near the Chicago restaurant he owned with two partners. Gioe, found by police late August 18th, had been shot through the head. Police said he had been slain shortly before he was found. (1954)
for the series:
Friends and Family
Signs and Meaning in Cinema #2
Meaning: Faces
(John Cassavetes; 1968)
for the series:
Signs and Meaning in Cinema
When Legends Gather #421
Michelangelo Antonioni and Clint Eastwood
(I think Monica Vitti is in the background, on the right, but I'm not completely certain)
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When Legends Gather
American Dance Orchestras of the 1920s #14
The Casa Loma Orchestra
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American Dance Orchestras of the 1920s
July 17, 2008
Tricky: Scenes from a Life #57
Tricky is introduced at a rally by the star of The Singing Marine (1950)
for the series:
Tricky: Scenes from a Life
The Art of Cinema #318
La Cina è vicina
(China is Near)
(Marco Bellocchio; 1967)
for the series:
Art of Cinema
July 16, 2008
July 15, 2008
The Art of Jazz #62
Gone With the Wind
(The Dave Brubeck Quartet)
(Columbia Records; 1959)
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Art of Jazz
Annals of Crime #27
Original Caption:
Maniac Slays Family of Six.
Detroit -- The entire police force of Detroit was called out today to search for the fiend who slashed the head of Bennie Evangelista, 43, erstwhile carpenter, herb doctor and healer, then hacked Evangelista's wife and four children to death, leaving a crimson trail smeared over their small home after the murders has been discovered. (1929)
for the series:
Annals of Crime
July 14, 2008
When Legends Gather #420
Telly Savalas, Christopher Walken and Dyan Cannon share an Oscar moment.
for the series:
When Legends Gather
The Hitchcock/Truffaut Tapes #21
The principal topic of Part Twenty-One: Vertigo (1958)
for the series:
The Hitchcock/Truffaut Tapes
July 13, 2008
Artists in Action #391
George Jones gets fitted for a Nudie jacket, while Tammy Wynette looks on
for the series:
Artists in Action
Seminal Image #836
Scarface: The Shame of the Nation
(Howard Hawks; 1932)
for the series:
Seminal Images
Politicians in Action #22
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (D-NY) asks for the next question
for the series:
Politicians in Action
July 12, 2008
The Native-Americana of Edward S. Curtis #11
Chief Garfield (1907)
for the series:
The Native-Americana of Edward S. Curtis
July 11, 2008
They Were Collaborators #477
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas
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They Were Collaborators
When Legends Gather #418
Glen Matlock, Nancy Spungen, Sid Vicious and Rat Scabies
for the series:
When Legends Gather
July 10, 2008
Artists & Animals #6
Rita Hayworth's springer spaniel holds on for dear life.
for the series:
Artists and Animals
Adventures in American Filmmaking #104
Today's Adventure: Cameraman G.W. Bitzer ponders his career direction while filming the 1922 Johnny Hines vehicle Sure-Fire Flint for director Dell Henderson.
for the series:
Adventures in American Filmmaking
Artists in Action #390
Colleen Moore interviews a soldier for the folks out there in Radioland.
for the series:
Artists in Action
Great Moments in Moxie #16
Two tykes pose beneath the eternal gaze of the Moxie Man.
for the series:
Great Moments in Moxie
They Were Collaborators #476
Ahmet Ertegun, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Felix Pappalardi
for the series:
They Were Collaborators
Dickens Art #8
Traddles and I Visit Mr. Micawber
from The Personal History of David Copperfield
(Frank Reynolds; 1917)
for the series:
Dickens Art
The Civil War: Dramatis Personae #2
Gen. Benjamin Butler
for the series:
The Civil War: Dramatis Personae
July 09, 2008
The Golden Age of Publicity #16
Original Caption:
This color photo of Dick Powell and Lizabeth Scott shows the players as they appear in their co-starring roles in Samuel Bischoff's Regal Films production, Pitfall, a screen adaptation of the best-selling novel by Jay Dratler. Powell enacts the role of an investigator for an insurance comapny, while Miss Scott plays a dress model. (1948)
for the series:
The Golden Age of Publicity
July 08, 2008
E.O. Hoppé's Greatest Hits #1
Hands Holding a Pitcher (1921)
for the series:
E.O. Hoppé's Greatest Hits
Friends and Family #34
Original Caption:
Phoenix -- Bess Greenbaum, wife of Las Vegas gambling power and hotel owner Gus Greenbaum, lies trussed on the couch of their home. The body of her husband was found in a bedroom of the house. Both had their throats cut. The murder weapon, a butcher knife, lies at Mrs.Greenbaum's feet, with blade resting against the pillow. Phoenix police called the tragedy a double murder, but declined to say whether it was considered a possible gangland slaying. Greenbaum had a reputation for being a "square gambler". (1958)
for the series:
Friends and Family
Seminal Image #833
La Maschera del demonio
(Black Sunday)
(Mario Bava; 1960)
for the series:
Seminal Images
Artists in Action #388
Big Jay McNeely shows them how it's done
(Big, honking thanks to Jeff Duncanson for this image)
for the series:
Artists in Action
July 07, 2008
The Hitchcock/Truffaut Tapes #20
The Hitchcock/Truffaut Tapes enters its home stretch with Part Twenty, and a discussion of 1954's Rear Window
for the series:
The Hitchcock/Truffaut Tapes
Politicians in Action #21
Senator-elect Strom Thurmond (D-SC) rides a horse
for the series:
Politicians in Action
July 06, 2008
Adventures in the National Pastime #5
Original Caption:
Atlanta -- Braves star Hank Aaron shakes hands with former New York Yankee slugger Roger Maris prior to the Mets-Braves game. Maris set a Major League record in 1961 with 61 home runs. Aaron is 17 homers from tying Babe Ruth's home run record of 714. (1974)
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Adventures in the National Pastime
July 05, 2008
Signs and Meaning in Cinema #1
Signs: Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder; 1951)
for the series:
Signs and Meaning in Cinema
July 04, 2008
The Civil War: Dramatis Personae #1
William Lloyd Garrison
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The Civil War: Dramatis Personae
The Art of the Piano #17
Fig Leaf Rag
(by Scott Joplin)
(Stark Music Co.; 1908)
for the series:
Art of the Piano
When Legends Gather #415
Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Lillian Gish and John Gielgud
for the series:
When Legends Gather
July 03, 2008
A Momentary Indulgence, sil vous plait
In light of today's news (reported below) about the Metropolis discovery, I thought the occasion auspicious enough to start something I've been thinking of starting for awhile, and that is this:
Illusion Travels By Streetcar
If'n you're in the area, stop by and say Hello.
for the series:
Announcements
Unwanted Image #14
A Yoshiwara showgirl gets her lips done in a scene cut from Metropolis after its Berlin premiere, and believed lost...until now.
(Fritz Lang; 1927)
for the series:
Unwanted Images
When Legends Gather #414
Max Fleischer confers with Walt Disney.
for the series:
When Legends Gather
Collect 'Em All #51
Pat Paterson
No. 36 in a series of 50 from Player's Navy Cut Cigarettes
Pat Paterson was born in Scotland on April 7th, 1911, and made her first stage appearance during her Christmas holidays in a pantomime. This was at ten years of age; when she was fifteen she ran away to London, arriving with £5, and plenty of optimism. After securing a role in a touring company, she appeared in Andre Charlot's cabaret shows, and later won fame as one of 'The Two Pairs' who became popular on the wireless. She had appeared in more than a dozen British films when Hollywood took her, and she made a great hit in her first American film, Bottoms Up. She has also appeared in Call It Luck.
for the series:
Collect 'em All
The Friends of Milt Hinton #14
Ben Webster relaxes at Beefsteak Charlie's.
for the series:
The Friends of Milt Hinton
The Ink & Paint Set #35
Fred Astaire and Stan Laurel in Merry Mutineers.
(Charles Mintz/Screen Gems/1936)
for the series:
The Ink and Paint Set
Artists in Action #386
Roman Polanski returns to the scene of the crime
for the series:
Artists in Action
When Legends Gather #413
Jackie Gleason, Salvador Dali, El Morocco owner John Peronna and Johnny Ray
for the series:
When Legends Gather
July 02, 2008
The Art of the Leaf #5
(an immense cloud of thanks to Tommie Hicks for this image)
for the series:
Art of the Leaf
Jesters of the Republic #5
They Were Collaborators #472
Joe Weber and Lew Fields
for the series:
Jesters of the Republic,
They Were Collaborators
Artists in Action #385
On a visit to Washington, Sophia Loren cheerfully waves a Confederate battle flag
for the series:
Artists in Action
July 01, 2008
When Legends Gather #412
Charles 'Sonny' Liston and Richard Chamberlain
for the series:
When Legends Gather
The Art of Pop #22
Swing Me an Old Song
(Julie London)
(Liberty Records; 1959)
for the series:
Art of Pop
The City: Miami #2
Original Caption:
Miami -- A scene typical of any spot in the Florida Keys these days, as rescue workers search the hurricane devastated ground for more victims of last Monday's 100-mile-an-hour hurricane, in which an estimated 250 persons were killed. (1935)
for the series:
The City: Miami
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