Sunday, June 5, 2011

Shadow of a Doubt (1942)





Starring Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright, Macdonald Carey, Hume Cronyn, Wallace Ford, and Henry Travers. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Shadow of a Doubt was Hitchcock's favorite film. A small-town high-school student comes to the realization that her beloved uncle is a mass murderer, preying upon wealthy old women.

Gaslight (1944)

Starring Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Angela Lansbury, Joseph Cotten, and Dame Mae Whitty. Directed by George Cukor.

Leave Her to Heaven (1945)

Starring Gene Tierney, Jeanne Crain, Cornel Wilde, Vincent Price, Darryl Hickman, Gene Lockhart, Ray Collins, and Chill Wills. Directed by John M. Stahl.

Laura (1944)

Starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Vincent Price, Clifton Webb, and Dame Judith Anderson. Directed by Otto Preminger.

The Night of the Hunter (1955)



Starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Peter Graves, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, and Billy Chapin. Directed by Charles Laughton. A man who has committed murder for $10,000 hides the money and makes his daughter and son promise not to tell anyone where it is hidden. In prison awaiting hanging, the man meets his cellmate, the Preacher, who tries unsuccessfully to learn where the money is hidden. When the Preacher is released from prison he heads for the man's home, intent on finding the money.

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

Starring Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, and Marjorie Bennett. Directed by Robert Aldrich.

Sunday Funnies





Why Not Me - The Judds (1984)

The Door is Always Open - Dave & Sugar (1976)

Statues Without Hearts - Larry Gatlin (1977)

I've Got a Winner in You - Don Williams (1978)

Keep Me in Mind - Lynn Anderson (1973)

Crackers - Barbara Mandrell (1980)

The Midnight Oil - Barbara Mandrell (1973)

(There's) No Gettin' Over Me - Ronnie Milsap (1981)

Andrew Gold

Singer-songwriter Andrew Gold died of a heart attack at age 50 on Friday, June 3, 2011. He had two hits in the late 70s: "Lonely Boy" in 1977 and "Thank You For Being a Friend" in 1978. That song was used as the theme song for "The Golden Girls". Andrew Gold also wrote the theme song "Final Frontier" for the series "Mad About You".






Saturday, June 4, 2011

77 Sunset Strip

Dell Comics issue No. 1066, January - March 1960

The Big Valley

Dell Comics issue No. 6, October 1969

Bonanza

Dell Comics issue No. 1221, September - November 1961

Gidget

Dell Comics issue No. 1, April 1966

The Wild, Wild West

Gold Key Comics issue No. 3, copyright 1968

I Love Lucy

Dell Comics, Vol. 1 No. 13, November - December 1956

Wagon Train

Dell Comics issue No. 10, July - September 1961

Petticoat Junction

Dell Comics No. 5, October - December 1965

The High Chaparral

Gold Key Comics issue No. 1, copyright 1968

Bewitched

Dell Comics issue No. 8, March 1967

Zorro

Gold Key Comics issue No. 9, March 1968

The Jetsons

Gold Key Comics issue No. 25, January 1968

Gunsmoke

Dell Comics issue No. 26, April - May 1961

Hogan's Heroes

Dell Comics issue No. 1, June 1966

Gomer Pyle

Gold Key Comics issue No. 3, copyright 1967

The Munsters

Gold Key Comic No. 11, February 1967

The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Gold Key Comics issue No. 8, September 1966

My Favorite Martian

Gold Key Comics issue No. 6, November 1965

Star Trek

Gold Key Comics issue No. 9, February 1971

The Beverly Hillbillies

Dell Comics issue No. 7, October - December 1964

McHale's Navy

Dell Comics issue No. 2, August - October 1963

The Monkees

Dell Comics issue No. 5, October 1967

F-Troop

Dell Comics issue No. 1, August 1966

Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin (1960)

Judy's Turn to Cry - Lesley Gore (1963)

It's My Party & She's a Fool - Lesley Gore (1963-64)

Please Mr. Postman - The Carpenters (1975)

(They Long to Be) Close to You - The Carpenters (1970)

Rainy Days and Mondays - The Carpenters (1971)

Dance With Me - Orleans (1975)

Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips (1973)

Take Me Home Country Roads - John Denver (1971)

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Joan Baez (1971)

Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton-John (1974)

Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy (1973)

Georgy Girl - The Seekers (1967)

You Don't Have to Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield (1966)

Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann (1964)

Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter - Herman's Hermits (1965)

Friday on My Mind - The Easybeats (1967)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . MICHELLE PHILLIPS

Michelle Phillips turns 67 today, June 4. She is the only surviving member of original Mamas & Papas.









James Arness

Actor James Arness died yesterday, June 3, at age 88. For twenty years he played Marshall Matt Dillion on TV's long running Western series Gunsmoke.










Thursday, June 2, 2011

Pekin Theatre - Pekin, Illinois

The Pekin Theatre on South Capitol Street in downtown Pekin, Illinois, was built in 1928. The interior decor was Oriental, including ancient Chinese pagodas and Chinese goddess figures. Similar to other theaters of the late 1920s, the ceiling stars delivered the atmosphere to compliment the decor. The Pekin Theatre closed in 1980 and was demolished in 1987 to make way for the new police station. The statue was in the lobby of the theatre for years and is now in a museum in Pekin.

Palace Theater - Peoria, Illinois

The Palace Theatre was built by William Hull and opened in Peoria, Illinois, on January 6, 1921. It was at one time the best known of the many theaters which once stood in downtown Peoria. Originally a vaudeville house, The Palace was remodeled in 1929 into a movie theatre. It was remodeled again in 1936. The Palace played host to some of the biggest names in entertainment of the era, including Burns & Allen, Duke Ellington, and Ozzie & Harriet. The theatre was sold in 1963 and the exterior was given a face-lift and in 1974, Plitt Theatres took over. The theater closed in 1980, and was soon demolished to make way for the Twin Towers.


This photo was taken in 1922 about one year after the Palace Theatre first opened

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . SALLY KELLERMAN




Today, June 2, is actress Sally Kellerman's 74th birthday. She is best known for her role as Hotlips Houlihan in the 1970 movie M*A*S*H



Wednesday, June 1, 2011

The Music Box - Laurel & Hardy (1932)

How to Be a Detective - Robert Benchley (1936)

Benny Hill





Toy Tinkers (1949)

Donald Duck with Chip & Dale

Beep Prepared (1961)

The Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote

It's Too Late - Carole King (1971)

Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison (1964)

Lies - The Knickerbockers (1966)

These Boots Are Made For Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra (1966)

Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool For You) - Lulu (1970)

Elenore - The Turtles (1968)

Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa - Gene Pitney (1963)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. . . . . . . . ANDY GRIFFITH

Today, June 1, is Andy Griffith's 85th Birthday.



NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS (1958)



THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW (1961)



MATLOCK (1995) episode #191 The Assault aired February 16, 1995.




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