Saturday, September 6, 2014
Today is the birthday of the great comic actor Jane Curtin (b. 1947). Believe it or not, despite the fact that she has continued to work steadily and prominently down to the present day, my …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:50AM[SHARE]Today is the anniversary of the release of The Laurel and Hardy Murder Case (1930), directed by James Parrott.  This is not the team’s best work, and I don't think it's just …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:07AM[SHARE]Today is the anniversary of the New York City premiere of the Universal horror classic The Phantom of the Opera (1925). This handily one of the first silent movies I was ever exposed to and …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:08AM[SHARE]Friday, September 5, 2014
Today is anniversary of the release date of the Laurel and Hardy silent comedy short Should Married Men Go Home? (1928), co-directed by James Parrott and Leo McCarey. Like so many …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:50PM[SHARE]Today is the anniversary of the release date of the D.W. Griffith film, Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916). Perhaps the most spectacular motion picture ev…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:15PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 4, 2014
Today is the birthday of the once ubiquitous comedy professional Howard Morris (1919-2005). I find it a little crazy (and surely incorrect) that his Wikipedia entry and his official page bot…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:01PM[SHARE]Today is the anniversary of the release date of the Charlie Chaplin comedy The Count (1916). This movie shows Chaplin at the top of his game as a straight up comedian, chock full o…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:17AM[SHARE]Today is the anniversary of the release date of the Harold Lloyd comedy Luke Joins the Navy (1916). This short dates from the time when Lloyd was still performing as “Lonesome Lu…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:50AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 3, 2014
As we noted earlier, today is the birthday of African American character actor Mantan Moreland. A fitting time for a shout-out for the first movie I ever saw him in, Spider Baby (made …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:34PM[SHARE]We’re about ten days out from the closing of the NYC Fringe edition of I’ll Say She Is. As any theatre person will tell you, it takes days and days to mop up in the afterma…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:45AM[SHARE]Filed under: Indie Theatre, Irish, Jews/ Show Biz, LEGIT, EXPERIMENTAL & MUSICAL THEATRE, PLUGS Tagged: Allan Lewis Rickman, origin, Samuel Beckett, Shane Baker, Waiting for Godot, Yiddi…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:18AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Well, you might not be surprised to learn after all yesterdays hoopla that we were rather disappointed in the History Channel’s new bio-pic of Houdini starring Adrien Brody. “Jun…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 01:31PM[SHARE]Today marks the anniversary of the release date of the silent classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923). The film, starring Lon Chaney in one of his tour de force roles, is often said to ha…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:24PM[SHARE]Today is the anniversary of the US premiere of the Harold Lloyd comedy feature Why Worry? (1923), directed by Sam Taylor. I often ask myself the question, “Why Called This?” But …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:21AM[SHARE]Monday, September 1, 2014
Today is the birthday of the late Yvonne De Carlo (Margaret Yvonne Middleton, 1922-2007). Now,there are many posts I’d love to write about her: * She was a beauty queen, pin-up, dancer…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 05:53PM[SHARE]Today is the anniversary of the release date of that mysterious classic Lost Horizon (1937). This film is (like the best-selling 1933 James Hilton novel it is based on) is a sui generi…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:45PM[SHARE]Today is the anniversary of the release date of the Douglas Fairbanks feature His Majesty, the American (1919). His Majesty, the American was the first film ever to be released by U…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:31PM[SHARE]Today is the anniversary of the release date of the Buster Keaton short One Week (1920), co-directed by Eddie Cline. This film (the first of Keaton’s solo shorts to get a public …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:39AM[SHARE]We are very excited here at Travalanche. Part one of the two-part Houdini special starring Adrien Brody in the title role airs tonight at 9pm Eastern. Houdini is one of our favorite repeat t…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:08AM[SHARE]Today is the birthday of Glenn Anders (1889-1981). If you’re like me, he’s one of your favorite things about Orson Welles’ The Lady from Shanghai (1947) . Then com…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:08AM[SHARE]Filed under: Music, PLUGS, Singers, Uncategorized, Women Tagged: Birdland, Mae West, Molly Ryan
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:02AM[SHARE]Today is the birthday of Al G. Barnes (Alpheus George Barnes Stonehouse, 1862-1931). Originally from an Ontario Canada farm, legend has it that Barnes started his first show in 1895 with jus…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:23AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 31, 2014
Today is Frederic March’s birthday. Rather than crow about his dozens of well-known and award winning roles today (including one of my personal favorites since childhood, the semina…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:38PM[SHARE]Today is the 100th anniversary of the release date of the Charlie Chaplin comedy short His New Profession. This film is quite distinct from His New Job, Chaplin’s first film for …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:43AM[SHARE]Saturday, August 30, 2014
Today is the anniversary of the release date of the Buster Keaton talkie Doughboys (1930), directed by Eddie Sedgwick. Doughboys is Keaton's Shoulder Arms. It's probably his best t…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:15AM[SHARE]Friday, August 29, 2014
Today is the birthday of actor George Macready (1899-1973). While a relatively minor stage and screen star, I have two special reasons (besides his talent) for including him. One is that he …
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:18PM[SHARE]Filed under: PLUGS, SOCIAL EVENTS Tagged: Cafe Loup, mark York, Summer Soiree, Ziegfeld Society
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 09:46AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 28, 2014
Today is the birthday of the late great character actress Nancy Kulp (1921-1991). Best known of course for her role as “Miss Jane” Hathaway, the love-starved spinster secretar…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:14PM[SHARE]Today is the anniversary of the release date of Buster Keaton’s short The Frozen North (1922), co-directed by Eddie Cline. The film is a parody of westerns, specifically those of Wi…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 12:26PM[SHARE]Today is the release date of the Harry Langdon feature Three’s Crowd (1927). Most critics are hard on the films Langdon self-directed, beginning with this one, though I don’t hap…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:36AM[SHARE]Today is the birthday of the lovable Babe London (Jean Glover, 1901-1980). Overweight since youth, she was a natural as a comedy bit player, and over her long career she worked with most …
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