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Favourite quotes in Old Hollywood movies (13)
Sources : moviequotes, IMDb and Pinterest
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“MY NAME IS ORSON WELLES” exhibition at Cinémathèque Française in Paris
On the 40th anniversary of his death, the Cinémathèque Française organizes a retrospective exhibition on Orson Welles, entitled “My name is Orson Welles”. It takes place in Paris from October 8, 2025, to January 11, 2026. “In 1938, television didn’t exist: series were broadcast on the radio. On October 30th, Welles and his actors produced…
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The Old Hollywood actress Rita Hayworth
My favourite movies of Rita Hayworth (1918-1987) : Gilda, You’ll never get rich, You were never lovelier, Cover girl, Down to earth, My gal Sal, Tonight and every night, Music in my heart, Only angels have wings, The Lady in question, Affectionately yours and The lady of Shanghai. Sources : Pinterest, IMDB and YouTube
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Favourite male characters in Old Hollywood movies
Sources : Pinterest, IMDB and https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-1938-loretta-young-portraits-1107683653
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The Old Hollywood actor Cary Grant
My favourite movies of Cary Grant : Charade, The Friday lady, The awful truth, Bringing up Baby, Holiday, Notorious, The Philadelphia story, An affair to remember, Walk don’t run, Father goose, Arsenic and old lace, My favourite wife, To catch a thief, Only angels have wings, That touch of mink, Every girl should be married,…
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The Old Hollywood actor Gary Cooper
I loved him in the movies “Mr. Deeds goes to town“, “Meet John Doe“, “Ball of fire“, “Love in the afternoon“, “Bluebeard eighth wife” and “The fountainhead“. Photo of Gary Cooper and my geometric pattern.
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Favourite quotes in old Hollywood movies (2) (Film noir movies)
Marion Parsonnet and Ben Hecht : Gilda’s screenwriters Anthony Veiller : The killers’ screenwriter Billy wilder, Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain : Double indemnity’ screenwriters Sources : IMDB and Pinterest
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The magnificent Carole Lombard
Photo of Carole Lombard by Otto Dyar, photo of the Galeries Lafayette in Berlin and Ilgiz Fazulzyanov earrings (art deco inspired). Carole Lombard was a famous actress who often played in screwball comedy movies (Launched in the mid-1930s, screwball comedies were characterized by “satire of American society, romantic conflicts , battles of the sexes, sight…
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The Old Hollywood costume designer Travis Banton
Travis Banton (1894-1958) was an American costume designer at the Paramount. He dressed hollywood stars such as Carole Lombard, Rita Hayworth, Jean Arthur, Claudette Colbert and Marlene Dietrich. He worked with Carole Lombard and Marlene Dietrich for many movies. He designed glamorous (exquisite fabrics) and sophisticated dresses (ornaments), following feminine curves.
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Favourite 1930s movies
My top : You can’t take it with you, Mr Deeds goes to town, It happened one night, Stage door, The thin man, Platinum blonde, Gold diggers of 1933, The gay divorcee, Easy living, The Wizard of Oz and The bachelor father “M” directed by Fritz Lang in 1931 and starring Peter Lorre. “When the…
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The Old Hollywood costume designer Irene Sharaff
Irene Sharaff (1910-1993) was an American costume designer who was nominated for 15 Academy Awards. She worked mainly as a free-lance ; she worked only 4 years for studios. From 1943 to 1945, she worked under contract at MGM, and from 1946-1948, she was at RKO. She is mainly known for her work for “An…
