Picture Of The Day

Cecil B. hard at work.

A Night Under The Stars

Summer is here and for me that means digging out the projector and having a movie screening party. Flick of the night: recently blogged North By Northwest.

The essentials.

Dinner before previews.

Becky over at www.tomsmomsmomblog.blogspot.com and fam.

Let the fun begin!

The End.

How You Know You Are An Oldie Film Nerd

You get excited when you notice the back of the Rice Krispies has a classic movie challenge. And you do it.

I missed three.

Foreign Film Poster Friday

June Bride, 1948

Quote Of The Day

"I don't know what the secret to longevity as an actress is. It's more than talent and beauty. Maybe it's the audience 

seeing itself in you."

-Joan Blondell

The Cocoanut Grove

Back in the day, when it was time to go out in Hollywood, folks went to The Cocoanut Grove. Seated in the Ambassador Hotel, The Cocoanut Grove was the hot spot for celebrities and the like. 

The Cocoanut Grove was filled with fake palm trees that came from Rudolph Valentino's 1921 film, "The Sheik". The 2nd and 12th Academy Awards were held here as well as the 1st Golden Globe Awards.

Joan Crawford was rumored to hit The Cocoanut Grove weekly to dance and won over 100 dancing awards.

June Allyson and Dick Powell

Ava Gardner and Mickey Rooney

Desi and Lucy

Norma Shearer and Irving Thalberg

Lena Horne singing.

In 2005 Los Angeles did what it does best (Ruin history and replace it with crap. Schwabs Drugstore anyone?) and decided to tear down the Ambassador Hotel so it could build a school. They auctioned off the goods and it was bye bye.

They just don't make napkins like this anymore!

I'll take some Deep Sea Food for $2.75!

You can still go visit the remaining entry way that Los Angles was gracious enough to preserve.

Howard Hughes and Kat Hepburn would be sad.

Happy B-Day America

Happy Fourth of July Everyone!! Here are some of our favorite oldies hanging with the troops...

Bob Hope cracking jokes.

Betty Grable enjoying some dinner.

Raquel Welch shakin it.

Marilyn and her men.

Jane Russell, Toni Seven, and Martha Tilton giving the boys their phone numbers.

Loretta Young visiting bedside.

Cary Grant - Stand up comic.

Mickey Rooney goofing around.

Judy Garland singing away.