Before and After: Agnes Moorehead

Agnes Moorehead.

1900-1974

I adore the young picture of her, she was simply stunning! I first became aware of her through the popular TV series Betwitched. She enchanted me then and I was pleasantly surprised to see her in classic film. A wonderful character actress, I simply must see more of her work!

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Howard Keel! Here's my chance Agnes- Showboat!

Before & After: Robert Taylor

Known as the man with the "perfect profile" Robert Taylor, a very capable actor in my opinion, had to prove he was worth more than his looks. Whether he was the valiant hero, the redeemable boyish screw up, or the angry man bent on destruction, he played his parts convincingly and with seamless ease. So, here's to Robert Taylor Tuesday!

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Personal Property (1937) Love it!
The bailiff charged with disposing of a financially strapped widow's estate pretends to be her butler.Cast: Jean Harlow, Robert Taylor, Reginald Owen, Una O'Connor Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II

Quo Vadis (1951) A Roman commander falls for a Christian slave girl as Nero intensifies persecution of the new religion. Cast: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov Dir: Mervyn LeRoy

Ivanhoe (1952)
Sir Walter Scott's classic tale of the noble knight torn between his fair lady and a beautiful Jew.
Cast: Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders Dir: Jack Martin

Knights Of The Round Table (1953) Queen Guinevere is torn between love for her husband and Sir Lancelot. Cast: Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer, Anne Crawford Dir: Richard Thorpe

All The Brothers Were Valiant (1953) Brothers on a whaling schooner become romantic rivals.
Cast: Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, Ann Blyth, Betta St. John Dir: Richard Thorpe

Before & After: George Sanders

"I know, in my own case, that the kind of actor I have become has been determined to a large extent by the weakness of my character. On the screen I am usually suave and cynical, cruel to women and immune to their slights and caprices. This is my mask, and it has served me faithfully for 25 years. But in reality I am a sentimentalist, especially about myself -- readily moved to tears by cheap emotions and invariably the victim of woman's inhumanity to man."


George Sanders A Mitigated Cad

George Sanders on the Kind of Thing to Give the Public

An Appreciation of George Sanders

Before & After: Groucho Marx

Humor is reason gone mad. - Groucho Marx

A Night at the Opera (1935)

Monkey Business (1931)

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Summer Under the Stars: Peter Sellers

Before & After: Joan Blondell

“I don't know what the secret to longevity as an actress is. It's more than talent and beauty. Maybe it's the audience seeing itself in you.”

The Public Enemy (1931)
The Crowd Roars (1932)
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Footlight Parade (1933)
Desk Set (1957)
Grease (1978)

Before & After: Ruby Keeler

Ruby Keeler was best known for her on-screen coupling with Dick Powell in several musicals in the thirties.

Before & After: Cary Grant

"There's no point in being unhappy about growing older. Just think of the millions who have been denied the privilege."

Before & After: Constance Collier

Stage Door (1937)
Rope (1948)

Before & After: Franchot Tone

Bombshell (1933)
Dancing Lady (1933)
In Harm's Way (1965)

Before & After: Louise Brooks

Before & After: Claudette Colbert

It Happened One Night (1934) ****

Before & After: Mary Pickford

Ramona (1910) ***

Secrets (1933) ***

Before & After: Alice Brady

When Ladies Meet (1933) ***

The Gay Divorcee (1934) ****

My Man Godfrey (1936) ***

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) ***

Before & After: Mary Astor

Before & After: Joan Crawford

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The Outlaw Josey Wales(1976) ****
A peaceful farmer turns vigilante when soldiers murder his family.
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke, Bill McKinney Dir: Clint Eastwood
10:30pm Rio Bravo (1959) ****
A sheriff enlists a drunk, a kid and an old man to help him fight off a ruthless cattle baron.
Cast: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson Dir: Howard Hawks