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Thursday, October 31, 2019

Listen to THE WAR OF THE WORLDS - 1938

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Have a listen to my favorite Halloween tradition -- "The War of the Worlds" as heard on October 30, 1938 on the Mercury Theater ra...
Thursday, October 24, 2019

90th Anniversary of the 1929 Stock Market Crash

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James Stewart's dazed expression at the panicked customers demanding all their deposits in the aftermath of the 1929 stock market c...
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Monday, September 16, 2019

Bertha Kirk - a Studio "Extra" Mystery

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In September 1928, a gentleman named H. J. Pepper, 60 years old, retired hotelkeeper from Manitoba, Canada, and now eager silent movie ...
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Thursday, August 29, 2019

Fred MacMurray sings "I'm in the Market for You"

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Before he was a Hollywood actor, Fred MacMurray was a saxophonist and a singer who entertains us here with the timely tune from 1930:  ...
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Thursday, August 15, 2019

Wretched Refuse of Your Teeming Shore - Since You Went Away (1944)

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Since You Went Away (1944) is a tribute to the American home front during World War II, its cozy, meandering plot glowing with quiet mome...
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Thursday, July 18, 2019

One Small Step - The Moon Landing and the Movies of the Day

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"Today's Headlines!" the ad above for 2001: A Space Odyssey announces, referring to the first moon walk by astronauts in J...
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Thursday, June 27, 2019

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941) and Spring Reunion (1956)

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Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary (1941) celebrates the high school graduation of Mikey Rooney as Andy Hardy, a member of the class ...
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Thursday, June 6, 2019

D-Day 75th anniversary - Earn This.

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Marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day today, Turner Classic Movies is showing a roster of films related to this monumental event.  Proba...
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