The Magnificent Ambersons  (1942) is often considered Orson Welles' second masterpiece,  even if it's not the film Welles had en...

In January 1956, Humphrey Bogart was diagnosed with esophageal cancer and a few months later underwent surgery to have his esophagus re...

Prior to my visit to the 2016 Marilyn Monroe exhibition in my old home town Amsterdam (The Netherlands), I had never heard of the conn...

After reading John Steinbeck's novel  East of Eden  (1952), director Elia Kazan immediately wanted to turn it into a film. Admittedly,...

Here is a very cryptic letter from Cary Grant to Tony Curtis, written on 25  October 1963.  I have no idea what the letter is about, ...

Not long ago I discovered that the great Mary Astor was not only an actress but also an author. Apart from having written two autobiograp...

With his first American film  Swamp Water  (1941), renowned French director Jean Renoir quickly discovered that Hollywood production method...

When natural blonde Joan Bennett became a brunette in  Trade Winds  (1938), her new sultry look caught the attention of producer David O....