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Furs on Film – Broadway Melody of 1936
Broadway’s been around longer than the movies, and Hollywood really liked movies about Broadway. Not quite so much today, but in the 30′s, it was “sure-fire hit” material, it seems. Or it was a really...
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Ginger Rogers Wearing a Red Fox Cape
Ginger Rogers wearing a red fox cape Originally uploaded by Silverbluestar Housekeeping weekend, so Miss Rogers and her rather full red fox fur cape will have to keep everyone company. I updated the...
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Furs on Film – The Great Race
I’m posting a film from 1965… about events in 1908. This will join previous time shifting entries like City Heat and the Dr. Phibes films. Still, it’s a film from 1965, and it will neatly fill the gap...
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Furs on Film – Manhattan Melodrama
Words evolve, and to a certain extent the term “melodrama” no longer carries with it a particularly positive connotation. Certainly when used in the sentence “don’t be so melodramatic” or in connection...
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Furs on Film – Success at Any Price
Let’s stay in the year 1934, and stick with high handed melodrama, while we’re at it. Success at Any Price illustrates a point that I’d illustrate with Shanghai Express if TCM would just show it again…...
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Stanwyck In Fur – The Minor Films
A change of pace this week with a long overdue update to the Fur Stars gallery, focusing on the third leg of the 30′s triumvirate of most-famous fur wearers: Barbara Stanwyck. One could easily focus on...
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Furs on Film – Dance, Girl, Dance
Finally, a full on, legit single film update post. Been a while, TCM, thanks for finally ponying up a good one. This one fits into a few of my favorite categories. Foremost, it’s another entry from...
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Furs on Film – Fools for Scandal
A small gem of a box office bomb from that most magic of years, 1938, that features what could have been a bit of a Mad Miss Manton moment, but misses the mark a bit. Still, decent selection of good...
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Furs on Film – Lady with a Past
This week we have an entry from 1932 that, considering the ratio it racks up, I’d have preferred it be shot in 1938. That’s a bit of a quibble, as it has some good furs, and the viewer is certainly...
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Furs on Film – Snapshot
How bout that Ozploitation flick? This one is fun for a few reasons (not to actually watch, mind you). It’s one of the first I’ve posted with a unique combination of multiple release titles and a...
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