This Week in Classic Movies on the Radio, Nov 28 - Dec 4

11/30  - Ball of Fire   - Screen Guild Theater (click here to listen   or download at the Internet Archive) Year: 1942 Starring: Paulet...

Sunday, November 28, 2010
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The Clock (1945) - Judy Garland's Intense Boy-Meets-Girl Drama

  Spoilers ahead. STORY Judy Garland Database Lonesome soldier Joe ( Robert Walker) is on leave for the weekend in New York City an...

Thursday, November 25, 2010
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This Week in Classic Movies on the Radio, Nov 21-27

11/21 - No, No Nanette - The Railroad Hour ( click here to listen ) Year: 1949 Starring: Gordan MacRae and Doris Day Genre: Musical S...

Sunday, November 21, 2010
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Judy Garland without Oz vs. Deanna Durbin

“[Judy Garland] ran second to Deanna [Durbin] then, but not now. The Wizard Of Oz took care of that. If we removed Oz from the equation, I...

Thursday, November 18, 2010
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This Week in Classic Movies on the Radio, Nov 14 -20

11/15   - Remember The Day - Screen Guild Theater (click here to listen) Year: 1943 Starring: Olivia de Havilland and Walter Pidgeon ...

Sunday, November 14, 2010
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A Writer's Life: Mary Astor and Rosiland Russell

While at the public library book sale today, Java ran across a well preserved copy of Mary Astor ’s last novel A Place Called Saturday , wh...

Sunday, November 14, 2010
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Gracie Allen and the Veteran I Never Really Knew

I can still recall the corners of his mouth slowly fighting gravity, stretching into a smile, as he laid splayed on the couch like a rag dol...

Thursday, November 11, 2010
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Pin Up Girl (1944) - starring Betty Grable

Pin Up Girl (1944) is the movie where alluring movie star Betty Grable makes like Clark Kent and becomes unrecognizable in glasses. Miss...

Thursday, November 11, 2010
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This Week in Classic Movies on the Radio - Nov 7-13

To listen to these radio plays , click the names of the theaters to go to the broadcast page at the Internet Archive 11/12 -  My Favorite...

Wednesday, November 10, 2010
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Quote of the Day: Leslie Caron

Even now I feel furious with myself because whenever there's a camera pointed towards me my MGM training makes me smile. I don't lik...

Sunday, November 07, 2010
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Doris Day's Recent Interview

This must be Java's week for studying reclusive stars with double D initials. Actress, singer, activist, entrepreneur Doris Day graci...

Saturday, November 06, 2010
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For the Love of Mary (1948) - Deanna Durbin's Swan Song

Love Deanna Durbin . Never really got into that Judy Garland vs.Winnipeg's Sweetheart routine; I like them both. They are highly talente...

Saturday, November 06, 2010
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Quote of the Day: George Burns

In what other business can a guy my age drink martinis, smoke cigars and sing? I think all people who retire ought to go into show business....

Friday, November 05, 2010
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Deanna Durbin - The Last Interview

Deanna Durbin David in 1981. Click for more info about the photo. Image Copyright: NYC Cinema Studies The following is a 1983 interv...

Friday, November 05, 2010
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Theater Guild on the Air

Searching for more versions of The Importance of Being Earnest to collect, I stumbled across the John Gieldgud production of Oscar's Wi...

Monday, November 01, 2010
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