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Witness for the Prosecution: Jury of the Peerless!

This revised version of Witness for the Prosecution is hosted by the Diamond & Gold Blogathon, hostedby Caftan Woman and Wide Screen World.  Enjoy!Witness for the Prosecution(WftP), another one of...

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It’s A Wonderful World: The Original Colbert Report!

This revised version of It's A Wonderful World (1939)comes from The James Stewart Blogathon!  Hosted by The Classic Film & TV Café from April 14th to April 17, 2014!  Welcome to Edwina Corday's...

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Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960): They’ll Need A Crane

This post is hosted by the Great Villain Blogathon, hosted by Ruth of Silver Screenings; Karen of Shadows and Satin; and Kristina of Speakeasy, from April 20th through April 26th, 2014.  It’s...

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There’s Always a Woman: Blondell Ambition

The First Romantic Comedy Blogathon is hosted by Backlots and Carole & Co. from May 1st through May 4th, 2014.  Thanks for letting us play in your garden!I’ve always enjoyed screwball comedies that...

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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956): Que Sera Scare-a!

This blog post is hosted by the Fabulous Films of the 1950s Blogathon, hostedby the Classic Movie Blog Association (CMBA), running from May 22 through May 26,2014.  We hope you’ll enjoy this blast from...

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Arabesque: Burnoose Notice

This post has been revised and republished as part of theSnoopathon: A Blogathon of Spies, hosted by Fritzi Kramer!  The Blogathon will run fromJune 1stthrough June 3rd, 2014. (Quick, what’s the...

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One, Two, Three (1961) - "Setzen machen!"

This blog post is hosted by the Billy Wilder Blogathon, hostedby the talented IrishJayhawk66 of Outspoken & Freckledand Aurora of @CitizenScreen of Once Upon a Screen. (By the way, ladies, we...

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And Then There Were None (1945) Ten...Nine...Eight...

Produced by brothers Leo C. Popkin and Harry H. Popkin, The Popkin Brothers  (Impact; D.O.A.; The Well) produced the film adaptation of Dame Agatha Christie’s 1945 film version of her thriller And Then...

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Ten Little Indians (1965) - Six (-ty) Five, Four, Three...

There is Nothing Like a Dame!  We mean Dame Agatha Christie, of course!  Here in our latest series of blog posts saluting the talented and prolific films based on the novels of  Mrs. Christie, this...

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Our Fourth Anniversary - I WANT MY CAKE!

It was four years ago today(-ish) on August 22, 2010 -  that I began my blog post, Tales of the Easily Distracted, often with my witty and delightful hubby Vinnie Bartilucci as Team Bartilucci!  We're...

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The O Canada Blogathon - Of Hacks and Hoseheads

This blog is sponsored  byThe O Canada  Blogathon, running through Saturday, October Fourth, through October Ninth, 2014,  hosted byRuth from Silver Screenings and Kristina fromSpeakeasy, hosted by...

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Oh, Kay! A Double-Feature about Kay Francis

This is posted  for The CMBA Forgotten Stars Blogathon, in this case, Kay Francis!  Check out the other fabulous stars who deserve a comeback!“My life?  Well, I get up at a quarter to six in the...

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Gunga Din - Go Blow Your Horn!

This is the British Empire Blogathon, hosted by The Stalking Moon and Phantom Empires, from November 14 through November 19, 2014.  Enjoy the other bloggers’ posts, as well, eh what?RKO’s 1939...

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Agnes Moorehead - What a Character!

Agnes Robertson Moorehead was born on December 6, 1900 Always a bright child, Agnes was a talented youngster, so it was no surprise that she became a brilliant character actress.  Indeed, Agnes enjoyed...

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Presenting The Madeleine Carroll Blogathon!

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You Shall Have Fun, Hey? A Beatles double-feature by Team Bartilucci

Growing up in the Bronx, I watched late-night movies in my elementary school days, but only on weekends, and even then only when my very favorite films were on TV.  In those days, the only movies I...

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My Favorite Blonde - Where There's Spies, There's Hope!

This post is for the Madeleine Carroll Blogathon, hosted by Tales of the Easily Distracted and Silver Screenings, from February 26th through 27th! Enjoy!I get a kick out of Bob Hope’s comedy-mysteries...

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HIS KIND OF WOMAN (1961): Face the Music!

This post is forThe Great Villain Blogathon, Hosted by Speakeasy;Shadows & Satin; and Silver Screenings, from April 13 through April 17, 2015, revised for 2015!Have you ever seen a movie that seems...

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A Night At The Opera – Here comes Sanity Clause!

This post is for The Fabulous Films of the 30s Blogathon, Hosted by CMBA, from April 27 through May 1, 2015!Starring The Marx Brothers: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx.Co-starring Margaret...

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The Sharks vs The Rats - Team Bartilucci's Summer Movies post!

This post is for The Beach Party Blogathon, Hosted by Speakeasy and Silver Screenings, from June 8th - 12th, 2015!Dori's pickJaws (1975): “We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Post!”In case you haven't heard,...

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The Big Clock (1948): Beware the Boss from HELL!

This post is part of the Sleuthathon,  hosted by Fritzi Kramer of Movies, Silently, from March 16th through March 17th, 2014.  Don your deerstalkers and have a great time!Ironically, this is NOT a...

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CHARADE: The tale of four men and the woman that loves him.

This TotED classic remix is brought to you for the Anti-Damsel Blogathon,hosted by Movies Silently and The Last Drive-In!"Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these... 'it might have...

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NORTH BY NORTHWEST - "PAY the Two Dollars!"

This post is part of the CMBA Trains Plane and Automobiles Blogathon, running from October 19th - 24th. Click below for a list of the other weary travelers on the filmic highways and byways!Anyone who...

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Lloyd Corrigan – What a Character!

This blog post is part of the What A Character! Blogathon hosted by Kellee at Outspoken & Freckled, Paula at Paula’s Cinema Club and Aurora at Once Upon a Screen One of the selling points of a...

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MY FAVORITE BRUNETTE - Sarong, it's been good to know ya!

Dorothy Lamour did for the sarong what Jane Russell did for the cross-your heart bra.  Since her first film, The Jungle Princess, she became inextricably tied to those flower-printed wraps, and there...

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