Tag Archives: The 1940s

Lifetime Network: Ava Gardner 2000 Intimate Portrait

Source:The Daily Review I don’t know of another actress other than maybe Lana Turner, (speaking of drama queens) who lived her real-life as close to many characters she played on the big screen than Ava Gardner. She was a real-life … Continue reading

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Aaron Schwartz: Danny Schwartz & Alison Martino- Rita Hayworth: Mysteries & Scandals

Source:Donald Zamora– Not sure who’s wedding this is, but it’s not The Love Goddess Rita Hayworth. Source:The Daily Review  “Rita Hayworth Mysteries & Scandals Produced by Danny Schwartz & Alison Martino.” Originally from Alison Martino, but this video has since … Continue reading

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Mysteries & Scandals: Bugsy Siegel

Source:IMDB– Mysteries and Scandals. You can also see this post at The FreeState, on Blogger. “Susan Berman (author), Ralph Saierno (NYC mob investigator), Frank Ragano (lawyer), Frank Wright (curator Vegas), W.R. Wilkerson III (author), Rose Marie (entertainer) and Michael Druxman (author) … Continue reading

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Michael B. Druxman: ‘Lana & Johnny Were Lovers’

“LANA & JOHNNY WERE LOVERS, a play in two acts by Michael B. Druxman, dramatizes the story of screen superstar Lana Turner and her relationship with mobster Johnny Stompanato.” From Michael B. Druxman There really needs to be a bio pic … Continue reading

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Peyton Place (1957) Life is Not So Swell in Pleasantville

Source:Muir Maiden I don’t know any other movie that perfectly represents its time and is better timed and has a better plot than Peyton Place. I mean think about, think about what Peyton Place is about and when it comes … Continue reading

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Bob Parker: ABC News 45-85- Communism on The March

“”45/85 Part 3 an ABC News television documentary. It aired on September 18, 1985. The three-hour program combined archive film and television footage with new interviews to document post-World War II history, focusing especially on the Cold War. Hosted by … Continue reading

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Bob Parker: ABC News 45-85- Start of The Cold War

What British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was talking about when he called for the need for a North Atlantic Alliance that would fight against the spread of communism in Europe, became NATO in 1949. The North Atlantic Alliance between North … Continue reading

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Daniel J.B. Mitchell: ‘Ronald Reagan Campaigns For Harry Truman in 1948’

Source:Daniel J.B. Mitchell– Ronald W. Reagan, campaigning for President Harry S. Truman, in 1948. “Ronald Reagan – then a liberal Democrat – campaigns on the radio for President Truman in 1948. He also supports Hubert Humphrey for Senator from Minnesota … Continue reading

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The Hollywood Reporter: Victims of Hollywood’s Blacklist

Source:The Hollywood Reporter I don’t think there’s anything more Un-American and Un-liberal democratic as punishing people simply because of what they believe and their politics. But that is what the U.S. House of Representatives decided to do in 1946-47 and … Continue reading

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Weirdo: Don’t Be a Sucker (1947)

. What you see in this film with the bigot in the beginning unfortunately has a long history in America. But I’m only going to go back to the 1890s or so and talk about bigotry toward non-English immigrants in … Continue reading

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