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Wednesday, 20 February 2013

City For Conquest: Cagney gets some angst

Posted on 17:26 by Unknown
This is my contribution to the Classic Movie Blog Association's Fabulous Films of the 1940s Blogathon. Who doesn't love the films of the '40s? Click HERE and check out all of the wonderful entries about some of the greatest (and best loved) films ever madeCITY FOR CONQUEST (1940)For my money, the James Cagney of the 1930s is one of the greatest movie stars of all time. It's hard to find anyone who comes close to his personal charisma, charm, danger,...
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Monday, 11 February 2013

A Lover's Scandal! Ingrid Bergman: Influence of Evil

Posted on 09:22 by Unknown
Welcome to 2013 - a year of scandals at A Person in the Dark. Yes, I love movies, but I confess I am a sucker for those juicy Hollywood scandals of old.February's Scandal: Ingrid Bergman - from Saint to WhoreWTF?It is hard to believe that this woman was once denounced on the US Senate floor as an "influence of evil." Her sin: falling in love and running off with a man not her husband. Now, this is Hollywood we are talking about. Let's look...
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Saturday, 2 February 2013

Garbo vs. Gable: The Talkies Have Won

Posted on 17:52 by Unknown
Susan Lenox (Her fall and Rise)....the fall of silence, the rise of soundGarbo and Gable: what a pair! MGM was notoriously dense when providing Garbo with a suitable leading man, but here they nailed it.They walk in beautyIn 1931, Greta Garbo was more than a queen of the movies. Like the empress of some remote, exotic land, she retained her air of mystery and wonder as talking pictures smashed, as Norma Desmond said, “the idols of the world.” Garbo...
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