Today is the birthday of my all time favorite actor, Michael York. Over a career that has spanned several decades, the British icon starred in numerous memorable films, including Cabaret, The Three Musketeers and its sequel, Murder on the Orient Express, The Island of Doctor Moreau, the zany Austin Powers movies, The Last Remake of… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Michael York as Sexy Viking 1969
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Vintage Friday: Douglass Montgomery 1933
If you’ve seen the 1933 Little Women movie version with Katherine Hepburn as Jo, you have seen Douglass Montgomery as her beloved friend Laurie. He reminds me a little of Leslie Howard, Ashley in Gone With the Wind, but with a different style about him. Whereas Leslie Howard comes across as older and more worldly,… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Douglass Montgomery 1933
Torchy Tuesday: Johnny Mack Brown
One of my mother’s favorite Hollywood stars, Johnny Mack Brown appeared in over 160 movies, including 127 westerns. He was the ultimate handsome, dashing cowboy. Prior to his stardom in B grade cowboy westerns, Brown appeared in numerous more elevated films with the likes of Jean Harlow, John Wayne, and Clark Gable. In 1931 Brown… Continue reading Torchy Tuesday: Johnny Mack Brown