Monthly Archives: October 2010

Extravagance (1930)

Posted on October 31, 2010 by vintage45

After breaking off numerous engagements, socialite Alice (June Collyer) finally marries poor ol’ Fred. At the wedding are their friends Jim and Esther. It’s making Jim amorous. Esther says, “Not in public.” She runs upstairs to help Alice. It’s actually a chance … Continue reading →

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The Flaming Urge (1953)

Posted on October 30, 2010 by vintage45

This is just awful. Tom Smith (Harold Lloyd, Jr.) gets off the bus in Monroe, Michigan. While walking down the street with his suitcases, he’s approached by ditzy Mrs.Binger. At first she thinks he’s someone she knows. Then in her … Continue reading →

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Riverside History Of Classic Jazz (3 CD’s)

Posted on October 29, 2010 by vintage45

This really is a history of Jazz. Any Jazz fan should add this to their collection. Sixty tracks from the innovators. CD#1 highlights include: “The Cascades”-Scott Joplin (1904), “At A Georgia Camp Meeting”-James P. Johnson (1922)  and “Blue Grass Blues”-Louis Armstrong & … Continue reading →

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Stolen Woman-Wade Miller (Robert Wade & Bill Miller) (1950)

Posted on October 29, 2010 by vintage45

Gallard Burke is a drifter and piano player. He’s currently working in Mexico at the La Mujer Robada nightclub. The name means Stolen Woman. The owner’s wife Gretchen does the books. She also does Burke while hubby Frank is away. One night he … Continue reading →

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Camel Comedy Caravan with Ed Wynn (1950)

Posted on October 29, 2010 by vintage45

Comedy variety show with Ed as host. A typical episode: Ed opens with some comedy. He gets a phone call telling him three CBS executives are on their way to inspect the studio. It’s Moe, Larry and Shemp. They’re there to … Continue reading →

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Hard Guy (1941)

Posted on October 29, 2010 by vintage45

Vic Monroe (Jack La Rue) owns a nightclub. Along with associate Ben  Sherwood they run a marriage annulment racket. The club girls marry rich guys. They’re counting on cash from the groom’s fathers to make the girls agree to an … Continue reading →

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The Walter Winchell Show (1950’s)

Posted on October 28, 2010 by vintage45

It’s  fifteen minutes of Walter reading news and gossip items. On this show from 1953 he did an editorial about cigarettes and lung cancer. He says he’s on the side of scientists who say there is a relationship between constant smoking and … Continue reading →

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Passion Play-Sean Stewart (1992)

Posted on October 28, 2010 by vintage45

Diane Fletcher is a hunter, a P.I. She can read people’s emotions and that means she’s a shaper. The book takes place in a Christian Fundamentalist America. headed by the Redemption Presidency. Executions are televised and adulterers are stoned to … Continue reading →

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The Twelve Clouds Of Joy-Andy Kirk with Mary Lou Williams

Posted on October 28, 2010 by vintage45

A great intro to another great swing band from Kansas City. It covers Kirk’s career from 1929-1940. There are also a lot of pianist Mary Lou William’s compositions. Twenty-five tracks including these highlights: “Froggy Bottom”, “Walkin’ And Swingin’”, “Little Joe From Chicago”, … Continue reading →

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Crimes At The Dark House (1940)

Posted on October 28, 2010 by vintage45

If you want to see one of the screen’s great portrayers of villians, don’t miss this one. Tod Slaughter gives a great performance. A gold prospector in Australia is murdered by a mallet driven into his ear while sleeping. The … Continue reading →

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