Jimmy Stewart

Jimmy Stewart: Don’t Mess With Him

[…] as the Eiffel Tower and the Woolworth Building.   The entrepreneurial Jim also constructed crystal radios, which he then sold as a side business.  As best friend Henry Fonda confirmed : Jim and Henry Fonda build a model airplane. “Jim was no slouch.  He had a talent for technical things.  Never was much good academically, […]

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Uncorrupted: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington & Jimmy Stewart

[…] of the time. During Jim’s tedious climb to stardom, he enjoyed a full social life in Hollywood, dating the most desirable starlets, and rooming with best friend Henry Fonda.  The bachelorhood adventures of Hank and Jim were such that the boys’ neighbor, the reclusive Greta Garbo, was inspired to move far, far away. Though Mr. […]

It's a Wonderful Life

Give it to God: Jimmy Stewart Bomber Pilot & It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

[…] rare chance to juxtapose his boyish charm against his great emotional depth; a depth his years as a bomber pilot overseas only heightened.   Jim’s best friend Henry Fonda would go so far as to say that It’s a Wonderful Life  offers viewers a glimpse of the real Jimmy Stewart: “If you want to see […]

Don’t Mess With Him: A James Stewart Birthday Tribute

[…] interested in chemistry and mechanical drawing as a boy, so to both Jim and his father Alex, a career in architecture seemed the logical path. Jim and Henry Fonda build a model airplane. In fact, even after Jimmy Stewart was an established film star, with a Best Actor Academy Award and several nominations to his […]

barbara stanwyck

Great Oscar Injustices: Barbara Stanwyck (Part II)

[…] 1937, was a good year for Barbara Stanwyck. As Barbara finished out the 1930s strong, the next decade of her career would prove even more remarkable. With Henry Fonda in The Mad Miss Manton (1938) Barbara Stanwyck in the 1940s Between 1940-1949, Barbara Stanwyck’s career was on fire.  To name just a few of the […]

Was Jimmy Stewart Racist

Jimmy Stewart Was Not Racist. Here’s Why.

[…] Here’s more evidence that refutes it: Hank and Jim in 1947. According to Peter Fonda, the sheer fact that Jimmy Stewart was best friends with Peter’s father, Henry Fonda, proves that Jim was not racist.  As Peter shared: “Dad would never have abided a racist.” Jim’s daughter, Kelly Stewart Harcourt, also knew her father was […]

Tony Curtis Could Act: The Boston Strangler (1968)

[…] Stones to help him through this difficult time in his career.  You can rent or purchase the film here on Amazon . Let’s get to the plot. Henry Fonda as John Bottomly, the man tasked with creating a “Strangler Bureau” to find and bring The Boston Strangler to Justice. The Plot It’s the early 1960s, […]