THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER (1938)

THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER (1938)

March 10, 2022 Alan Royle 2

  THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER (1938) I recently purchased a copy of this charming 1938 film and was surprised to find it had been shot in colour. Having only seen it once before (on television in 1960), I had expected it to be in black and white. In 1960 […]

My 30 Favorite Movie Villains: PT1

April 8, 2018 Alan Royle 6

  Here is part one of my list of the 30 performances by movie villains I have enjoyed the most down the decades. That does not mean I have chosen the scariest or even the best-acted roles; just the ones I have enjoyed watching the most. I have seen every […]

Notable Character Actresses – PT4

January 28, 2018 Alan Royle 0

MARGARET HAMILTON (1902 – 85) The Wizard of Oz (1939)                     State of the Union (1948)                    These Three (1936) As the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz (1939) Margaret Hamilton became so identified with her role as the witch in the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz, that throughout […]

More old TV shows trivia.

December 20, 2015 admin 2

  To baby-boomers the name Honor Blackman conjures up two distinct and memorable images – Cathy Gale in all of the first 43 episodes of the hit TV series The Avengers –  and Pussy Galore in the 1964 James Bond classic Goldfinger. In August 2015, the wonderful Honor Blackman turned ninety […]