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Advocating Greater Appreciation of Classic Films, especially when seen on the big screen! My Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/9jR3 My Social Media: https://linktr.ee/jvp3.0

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RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · 14h

James Cagney in a publicity photo for PICTURE SNATCHER (1933).

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Veronica Lake, 1941.

Photo © George Hurrell / Courtesy of the Kobal Collection.

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RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · 3d

Groucho Marx in his old neighborhood supermarket on the Upper East Side, 1963.

Photographed by Henri Dauman.

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RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · 4d

Buster Keaton was born 130 years ago today, on October 4, 1895.

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RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · 5d

Behind the scenes shots from the making of MILDRED PIERCE (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Joan Crawford.

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Boom chicky boom.

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Barbara Stanwyck, 1939.

Photographed by Otto Dyar.

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RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · 7d

THE ROARING TWENTIES (1939, Warner Bros.), directed by Raoul Walsh. Starring James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, Gladys George, Frank McHugh, & Paul Kelly.

Theatrical Release Date: October 28, 1939
Running time: 107 minutes

RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · 9d

Muhammad Ali visits with Lee Marvin on the set of THE DIRTY DOZEN (1967).

RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · 10d

That was the day that Ed noticed that Gable had rather large feet. “Say, Clark,” Sullivan inquired, “what size are those wingtips? That’s a really big shoe!”

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During World War II, Marlene Dietrich entertained American troops, and in 1944, the OSS enlisted her to record songs for broadcast, deliberately selecting somber tunes to undermine German soldiers’ morale.

In recognition of her courage, she received the U.S. Medal of Freedom.

RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · 11d

Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

Photo by John Engstead.

RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · Jul 14

Tallulah Bankhead pauses between takes during the filming of LIFEBOAT (1944), directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

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RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · Jun 17

James Stewart, Vera Miles, and John Wayne enjoy a lighthearted moment with director John Ford on the set of THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962).

#FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars#ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood#ClassicHollywoodStars #ClassicMovieActors #ClassicFilmActors #ClassicFilmDirectors

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RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · Jun 13

Carole Landis in a studio portrait, 1942.

#FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicCelebrities #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood

RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · Jun 11

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello at a Los Angeles war bond rally during World War II, 1943.

RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · May 14

Maureen O’Hara and John Payne grace the cover of the March 1942 issue of Movie Story Magazine in support of their new film, 20th Century-Fox’s TO THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI.

#FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicCelebrities #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood

RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · May 10

Edward G. Robinson and Joan Blondell in a publicity photo for Warner Bros.’ BULLETS OR BALLOTS (1936).

#ClassicHollywood #ClassicHollywoodStars #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicMovieActors #ClassicFilmActors

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RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · May 3

Melvyn Douglas and Myrna Loy being filmed in studio with a projected background for RKO’s MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE (1948).

#ClassicHollywood #ClassicHollywoodStars #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicMovieActors #ClassicFilmActors

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RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · Apr 23

John Garfield in a publicity photo as his character John 'Kit' McKittrick for the 1943 RKO film THE FALLEN SPARROW, signed in fountain pen.

#FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicCelebrities #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood

RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · Apr 15

Hal Ashby and David Carradine riding the rails on the set of BOUND FOR GLORY (1976).

Ashby's very loose biopic of Woody Guthrie was nominated for six Oscars and won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, largely due to being the first film to use the newly-invented Steadicam.

#FilmSky

RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · Apr 11

No worries, buddy! At least they have the same initials!

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RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · Apr 11

“Director James Cameron”??? Don’t you mean “Director John Carpenter”? Because John Carpenter was the director of HALLOWEEN (1978), and James Cameron was still working as a trucker in 1978 and wasn’t directing films yet.

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RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · Apr 10

Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, and director Alfred Hitchcock take a breather during the filming of NOTORIOUS (1946).

#FilmSky #ClassicHollywood #ClassicFilmDirectors #ClassicHollywoodStars #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicMovieActors #ClassicFilmActors

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RetroClassic Movies @retroclassic.bsky.social · Apr 3

James Cagney photographed by Scotty Welbourne, 1938.

#FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicCelebrities #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood