Author: Gary | The Midnight Palace

They Won’t Believe Me (1947)

August 2, 2017Gary

Film Title: They Won’t Believe Me Year: 1947 Studio: RKO Silent or Talkie: Talkie Genre: Film Noir Starring: Robert Young Jane Greer Susan Hayward Review This little known film noir contains a cracker of a story about a husband who… Continue Reading →

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Eddie Green: A Pioneer’s Contribution

July 22, 2017Gary

Special thanks to Eddie’s daughter, Elva Diane Green, for this article. Edward (Eddie) Green was born in 1891 to William and Janie Green in East Baltimore, Maryland, in a poverty-stricken neighborhood to which Blacks were relegated. Through talent and determination… Continue Reading →

Max Linder, Father of Film Comedy

July 7, 2017Gary

Once upon a time, a little more than a century ago, the graceful silhouette of Max Linder reigned the silver screens, his top-hatted charmer held as the very symbol of mirth to millions across the continents. Tragic though his life… Continue Reading →

A Trip to the Moon (Le voyage dans la lune) (1902)

June 11, 2015Gary

Film Title: A Trip to the Moon (Le voyage dans la lune) Year: 1902 Studio: Star Film Company Silent or Talkie: Silent Genre: Science Fiction Starring: Georges Méliès Bleuette Bernon François Lallement Henri Delannoy Review It would be fairly easy,… Continue Reading →

Try and Get Me! (1950)

October 21, 2014Gary

Film Title: Try and Get Me! Year: 1950 Studio: Robert Stillman Productions/United Artists Silent or Talkie: Talkie Genre: Film Noir Starring: Frank Lovejoy Lloyd Bridges Kathleen Ryan Richard Carlson Review Try and Get Me (aka The Sound of Fury) is… Continue Reading →

The O Canada Blogathon: Michael Sarrazin’s Reincarnation

October 7, 2014Gary

Canadian actor Michael Sarrazin began his career in the 1960s, taking small television roles in Toronto before scoring a contract with Universal midway through the decade. His first bit of work found him in a variety of westerns, though he… Continue Reading →

Dear Murderer (1947)

October 4, 2014Gary

Film Title: Dear Murderer Year: 1947 Studio: Gainsborough Pictures Silent or Talkie: Talkie Genre: Drama Starring: Eric Portman Greta Gynt Dennis Price Maxwell Reed Jack Warner Hazel Court Review There are scores of tense films about husbands discovering their wives… Continue Reading →

The Mugger (1958)

October 1, 2014Gary

Film Title: The Mugger Year: 1958 Studio: United Artists Silent or Talkie: Talkie Genre: Film Noir Starring: Kent Smith Nan Martin James Franciscus Leonard Stone Review Right away, the title of this film jumps out as something dark and ominous… Continue Reading →

For You I Die (1947)

May 10, 2014Gary

Film Title: For You I Die Year: 1947 Studio: Arpi Productions Silent or Talkie: Talkie Genre: Film Noir Starring: Paul Langton Cathy Downs Jane Weeks Don C. Harvey Review As much as I love Film Noir top to bottom, the… Continue Reading →

Uranium Boom (1956)

April 28, 2014Gary

Film Title: Uranium Boom Year: 1956 Studio: Columbia Pictures Silent or Talkie: Talkie Genre: Drama Starring: Dennis Morgan William Talman Patricia Medina Philip Van Zandt Review The history of the Atomic Age is fairly well-known. To summarize, the United States… Continue Reading →