Edward G. Robinson: The Screen’s Cultured Gangster
Edward G. Robinson Epitomizes the American Dream, Loves Cigars, Overcomes the Blacklist, and is Nothing Like His Gangster Screen Image.
Little Caesar (1931) and Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson Fights for the Lead, Has Trouble with a Machine Gun, Becomes a Superstar Overnight, and Buys a Renoir.
Double Indemnity, Edward G. Robinson, & HUAC
Barbara Stanwyck is George Washington, Billy Wilder Defines Film Noir, Fred MacMurray Doesn’t Murder Husbands, & Edward G. Robinson Is Not a Communist. From 1944, it’s Double Indemnity.
Kid Galahad (1937), Bette Davis, Bogie, & Eddie G.!
Bette Davis Battles It Out with Jack Warner in London, Edward G. Robinson Gets Script Approval, and Humphrey Bogart Almost Leaves Hollywood.
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
Edward G. Robinson Receives Death Threats from Nazis, Almost Joins the French Army, Is the First Movie Star in Normandy After D-Day, and Inspires the German Underground
Bullets or Ballots, Eddie G., Bogie, and Blondell!
Edward G. Robinson is A Good Guy, Bogie Plays the Gangster, and Joan Blondell Gets a Chance at Stardom. From 1936, it’s Bullets or Ballots.
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot (1959) is one of the greatest comedies of all time. This classic has just about everything going for it: a perfectly crafted screenplay, the genius director Billy Wilder, and a star-studded cast, including Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, George Raft, and our Star of the Month, Joe E. Brown. But […]
Star of the Month: Joan Blondell
Joan Blondell. Have you heard of her? Maybe her name sounds familiar, but you can’t place her in a film. Not surprising. Joan Blondell is one of the most underrated actresses in Hollywood history. Ever. Joan’s Hollywood career started in the 1930s at Warner Bros. She appeared in many classic films, such as gangster flick […]
Jimmy Stewart Was Not Racist. Here’s Why.
A recently posed question casts a shadow on the otherwise pristine legacy of Jimmy Stewart. Was Jimmy Stewart racist? The answer is no. Jimmy Stewart and jazz legend Duke Ellington jam together in Anatomy of a Murder (1959). Jimmy Stewart Was Not Racist Let’s go behind the origin of the rumor that Jimmy Stewart was […]
John Garfield, HUAC, and He Ran All the Way (1951)
He Ran All the Way (1951) was John Garfield’s last film. Just a few years earlier, Julie rocked Hollywood by turning down a lucrative long-term contract to take his chances as an independent actor and producer. John Garfield and HUAC Initially, Julie’s daring was rewarded. For his company’s first film, Body and Soul (1947), Julie […]
