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Review: Radio City Revels (1938)

Review: Radio City Revels (1938)

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 9th 2014

Aspiring songwriter Harry Miller (Jack Oakie) is long on ambition…and short on talent. With his piano-playing partner Tedd
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Review: Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)

Review: Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 23rd 2014

Though the title of the fourth entry in Columbia’s Boston Blackie series—which stars Chester Morris as reformed safecracker
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Happy Birthday, Hans Conried!

Happy Birthday, Hans Conried!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 15th 2014

The man born Hans Georg Conried, Jr. on this date in 1917 in Baltimore, Maryland is described by author Leonard Maltin in h
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Review: Radio Stars on Parade (1945)

Review: Radio Stars on Parade (1945)

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Apr 10th 2014

Effervescent chanteuse Sally Baker (Frances Langford) is a success at a nightclub owned by racketeer Lucky Maddox (Sheldon
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Happy Birthday, Andy Clyde!

Happy Birthday, Andy Clyde!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 25th 2014

The actor who entertained fans on radio, television and in the movies as Hopalong Cassidy’s sidekick California Carlson was
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Happy Birthday, Jack Kruschen!

Happy Birthday, Jack Kruschen!

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Mar 20th 2014

Character great Jack Joseph Kruschen was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on this date in 1922. A dues-paying member of the “Hey
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