Post by Freddy Peterson on Aug 11, 2014 12:42:49 GMT
I've always enjoyed films from the "Golden Age of Hollywood" - the 1940s-1960s or so.
Yesterday I saw the film "Spencer's Mountain," with Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara. It was based on a book by Earl Hamner, Jr., and the start of what would become the TV classic "The Waltons." It was a good film, but the story wasn't nearly as enjoyable as the television series.
I am a big fan of Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy films, and anything with Jimmy Stewart (except Westerns - not my scene at all). Tremendous talent in these three actors, for sure.
Here's a great picture from 1943, celebrating 20 years of MGM stars. Do you recognize a few here?
Front Row: James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Lucille Ball, Hedy Lamarr, Katharine Hepburn, Louis B Mayer, Greer Garson, Irene Dunne, Susan Peters, Ginny Simms, Lionel Barrymore
Second Row: Harry James, Brian Donlevy, Red Skelton, Mickey Rooney, William Powell, Wallace Beery, Spencer Tracy, Walter Pidgeon, Robert Taylor, Pierre Aumont, Lewis Stone, Gene Kelly, Jackie Jenkins
Third Row: Tommy Dorsey, George Murphy, Jean Rogers, James Craig, Donna Reed, Van Johnson, Fay Bainter, Marsha Hunt, Ruth Hussey, Marjorie Main, Robert Benchley
Fourth Row: Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Keenan Wynn, Diana Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, Esther Williams, Ann Richards, Marta Linden, Lee Bowman, Richard Carlson, Mary Astor
Fifth Row: Blanche Ring, Sara Haden, Fay Holden, Bert Lahr, Frances Gifford, June Allyson, Richard Whorf, Frances Rafferty, Spring Byington, Connie Gilchrist, Gladys Cooper
Sixth Row:
Ben Blue, Chill Wills, Keye Luke, Barry Nelson, Desi Arnaz, Henry O'Neill, Bob Crosby, Rags Ragland
Do you have a favorite old Hollywood film or star?
Yesterday I saw the film "Spencer's Mountain," with Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara. It was based on a book by Earl Hamner, Jr., and the start of what would become the TV classic "The Waltons." It was a good film, but the story wasn't nearly as enjoyable as the television series.
I am a big fan of Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy films, and anything with Jimmy Stewart (except Westerns - not my scene at all). Tremendous talent in these three actors, for sure.
Here's a great picture from 1943, celebrating 20 years of MGM stars. Do you recognize a few here?
Front Row: James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Lucille Ball, Hedy Lamarr, Katharine Hepburn, Louis B Mayer, Greer Garson, Irene Dunne, Susan Peters, Ginny Simms, Lionel Barrymore
Second Row: Harry James, Brian Donlevy, Red Skelton, Mickey Rooney, William Powell, Wallace Beery, Spencer Tracy, Walter Pidgeon, Robert Taylor, Pierre Aumont, Lewis Stone, Gene Kelly, Jackie Jenkins
Third Row: Tommy Dorsey, George Murphy, Jean Rogers, James Craig, Donna Reed, Van Johnson, Fay Bainter, Marsha Hunt, Ruth Hussey, Marjorie Main, Robert Benchley
Fourth Row: Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Keenan Wynn, Diana Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, Esther Williams, Ann Richards, Marta Linden, Lee Bowman, Richard Carlson, Mary Astor
Fifth Row: Blanche Ring, Sara Haden, Fay Holden, Bert Lahr, Frances Gifford, June Allyson, Richard Whorf, Frances Rafferty, Spring Byington, Connie Gilchrist, Gladys Cooper
Sixth Row:
Ben Blue, Chill Wills, Keye Luke, Barry Nelson, Desi Arnaz, Henry O'Neill, Bob Crosby, Rags Ragland
Do you have a favorite old Hollywood film or star?
