TV Sitcoms PT8

TV Sitcoms PT8

June 4, 2023 Alan Royle 1

  THE BOB CUMMINGS SHOW (1955-9) 166 EPISODES                                  Cummings portrays Bob Collins, a bachelor/photographer devoted to the pursuit of beautiful young models in Hollywood, California. The surprising aspect of this un-memorable show lies in its longevity (166 episodes over five years), given the complete lack of charisma of its star, […]

TV SITCOMS – PT 3

TV SITCOMS – PT 3

February 28, 2023 Alan Royle 0

  THE ABBOTT & COSTELLO SHOW (1952-4) 52 EPISODES               Still capitalizing on their enormous success as a movie comedy team, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello starred in their own TV series in which they play a couple of unemployed actors residing at the boarding house run by Mr. Fields […]

MOVIE TRIVIA – PT194.

MOVIE TRIVIA – PT194.

April 27, 2022 Alan Royle 4

  Tallulah Bankhead The outrageous Tallulah Bankhead sent the Stork Club into an uproar one evening when she encountered director Otto Preminger and actress Marlene Dietrich there, and decided to have a little fun with them. ‘Daaahlings, I haven’t seen you in a long time’, she gushed. ‘Do you like […]

MOVIE TRIVIA – PT138

August 30, 2019 Alan Royle 0

  Judy Garland & her mother Judy Garland spoke about her abominable mother’s handling of money – Judy’s money. ‘When I was put under stock contract at Metro and I had a steady income for the first time, we lived in a four-unit apartment building. I suggested to Mother that […]

MOVIE TRIVIA – PT125

June 1, 2019 Alan Royle 0

      Greer Garson & Ronald Colman in Random Harvest (1942)                                                                  Ronald Colman portrayed a man suffering from shell […]

MARLON BRANDO – A flawed legend?

March 22, 2015 admin 0

  Michael Caine hit the nail right on the head when asked about his feelings on Brando’s protest at the 45th Academy Awards in 1973 in support of the American Indians Movement (AIM). ‘I think if the man wants to make a gesture, I agree entirely with what he did. […]