Copacabana
Copacabana (1947) starring Groucho Marx, Carmen Miranda, Steve Cochran, Andy Russell, Gloria Jean In Copacabana, a zany agent (Groucho Marx) double-books a Brazilian bombshell (Carmen […]
1947
Mr. Chaplin Against his Deportation
Mr. Chaplin Against his Deportation – originally published in the Manchester Guardian, June 14, 1947 “Usual Fascist Technique” Hollywood, June 13 Mr. Charles Chaplin to-day […]
Merton of the Movies [Red Skelton]
Movie review of Merton of the Movies (1947), starring Red Skelton, Virginia O’Brien Merton of the Movies is set in the silent movie era of […]
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) starring Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) – not James Thurber’s […]
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947) starring Harold Lloyd, Synopsis of The Sin of Harold Diddlebock In The Sin of Harold Diddlebock, Harold Diddlebock is a bank […]
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux (1947), starring Charlie Chaplin, Martha Raye Monsieur Verdoux is one of Charlie Chaplin’s most unusual films. One of his talking films, Charlie […]
Red Skelton, father of 7-pound daughter
(the birth announcement of Red Skelton’s daughter, Valentina, originally published in The Meriden Daily Journal on May 6, 1947)