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Tag Archives: Claudette Colbert
Movie Clip Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Miriam Hopkins and Claudette Colbert sing “Jazz Up Your Lingerie” from Ernst Lubitsch’s THE SMILING LIEUTENANT (1931).
Posted in Movies, Music, Sex, The Good Life, Women men and fashion
Tagged Claudette Colbert, Ernst Lubitsch, Miriam Hopkins
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Nothin’ Beats a Noir Dame: Hazel Brooks in “Sleep, My Love”
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Considered a failure by director Douglas Sirk, SLEEP, MY LOVE is a decent enough noir for fans of the genre. The film concerns a brittle New York blueblood, played by Claudette Colbert, who is being gaslighted by her … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Performers, Sex
Tagged Alberto Vargas, Billy Gibbons, Cedric Gibbons, Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, Douglas Sirk, Film Noir, glamour, Hazel Brooks, Hollywood, Pin-Ups
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Movie Poster Du Jour: “The Palm Beach Story”
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:
Posted in Commercial art, Movies
Tagged Claudette Colbert, Film, joel mccrea, Movie Posters, movies, Preston Sturges, Romantic Comedy, screwball comedy, The Palm Beach Story
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Every Man for Himself
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The world the movie shows us is a world waiting to be transformed. It’s a peculiarly American landscape: what it shows us isn’t exactly what it means — or values. Like the heart-stirring, oddly affecting plainness … Continue reading
Movie Still Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in Frank Capra’s IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT Click on the image to enlarge.
Posted in Movies
Tagged Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Columbia Pictures, Frank Capra, screwball comedy
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“Since You Went Away,” a Culture’s Dreams, and the Agee-DOS Dosado
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Since You Went Away” doesn’t have a great reputation among filmbuffs, and it’s not hard to see why: it’s broad, sentimental, and downright propagandistic in its treatment of small-town American life (at nearly three hours, it’s also looooonnnngggg). … Continue reading
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