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Category Archives: K
Eddie Cantor in “Kid Millions” (1934) – reviewed by George
Dot Clark (Ethel Merman) is singing “Who Could Ever Be Blue” with a chorus of cuties at the Body Shop (Don’t ask. I don’t know), and when the number ends she is angry to see that Louie the Lug (Warren … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Sothern, Arthur Sheekman, Burton Churchill, Burton Lane, Doris Davenport, Eddie Cantor, Ethel Merman, Eva Sully, George Murphy, Gus Kahn, Harold Adamson, Irving Berlin, Kid Millions, Nat Perrin, Nunnally Johnson, Paul Harvey, Roy del Ruth, The Nicholas Brothers, Walter Donaldson, Warren Hymer
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Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1987) – reviewed by George
A title like that is awfully hard to live up to, but they come really, really close. There haven’t been any pictures in the paper or even ads, but a circus has come to the woods just out of town, … Continue reading
Eddie Cantor in “The Kid from Spain” (1932) – reviewed by George
Once again an entertaining movie gives me a bad taste in my mouth because of a blackface number. Well, I can review the film and talk about its good points, but there is still that whiff of racism that is … Continue reading
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Tagged Bert Kalmar, Busby Berkeley, Eddie Cantor, Harry Ruby, Leo McCarey, Robert Young, The Kid From Spain, William Anthony McGuire
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Eddie Cantor in “Kid Boots” (1926) – reviewed by George
I really like silent movies. I like the way the actors have to substitute facial expressions and body motion for speech. It’s really a challenge and the best are so good at it, it’s a pleasure just to watch them, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Siegel, Billie Dove, Clara Bow, Eddie Cantor, Frank Tuttle, George Marion Jr., Kid Boots, Lawrence Gray, Luther Reed, Malcolm Waites, Natalie Kingston, Tom Gibson
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Kiss Me Kate (1953) – reviewed by George
In the New York apartment of Broadway star Fred Graham (Howard Keel) the doorbell rings and Fred welcomes Cole Porter (Ron Randell). They are waiting to meet with Broadway star (and Fred’s former wife) Lilli Vanessi (Kathryn Grayson) to talk … Continue reading
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Tagged Andre Previn, Ann Miller, Bella Spewack, Bob Fosse, Bobby Van, Carol Haney, Cole Porter, Dorothy Kingsley, George Sidney, Hermes Pan, Howard Keel, James Whitmore, Jeanne Coyne, Kathryn Grayson, Keenan Wynn, Kiss Me Kate, Kurt Kasznar, Ron Randell, Samuel Spewack, Saul Chaplin, Tommy Rall, Willard Parker
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Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak in “Kolchak: The Night Stalker”, Season 1, Episodes 19 and 20 (1975) – reviewed by George
Episode 19: The Youth Killer An attractive, but clearly middle-aged, woman, Helen Surtees (Cathy Lee Crosby) is praying to the Greek goddess Hecate as she looks at the moon through a skylight. She goes outside and sees a jogger go … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Paulsen, Cathy Lee Crosby, Chris Carter, Darren McGavin, Demosthenes, Don McDougall, Dwayne Hickman, Jack Grinnage, John Fiedler, John Hoyt, John Huff, Kathie Browne, Kathleen Freeman, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, L. Ford Neale, Rudolph Borchert, Ruth McDevitt, Seymour Robbie, Simon Oakland, Stuart Townsend, The X-Files, Tom Bosley
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Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak in “Kolchak: The Night Stalker”, Season 1, Episodes 17 and 18 (1975) – reviewed by George
Episode 17: Legacy of Terror A big star of the NFL has his heart cut out with a dull knife. Then a decorated Green Beret, who proved himself in the Vietnam War, is attacked by a bunch of Aztecs and … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Rowe, Bryan O'Byrne, Darren McGavin, David Chase, Erik Estrada, Hans Conreid, Jack Grinnage, Jeff Donnell, John Dehner, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Lieux Dressler, Michael Kozoll, Paul Magistretti, Pippa Scott, Ramon Bieri, Robert Emhardt, Ron McDougall, Simon Oakland, Victor Campos, Vincent McEveety
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Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak in “Kolchak: The Night Stalker”, Season 1, Episodes 15 and 16, (1975) – reviewed by George
Episode 15: Chopper In Chicago in April a developer bought a cemetery “The Hills of Lethe” to put up condominiums. The occupants of Lethe had to be moved. Care was taken, but there were still mistakes and oversights. One of … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Prine, Art Metrano, Bob Gale, Bruce Kessler, Carolyn Jones, Darren McGavin, David Chase, Don Weis, Frank Aletter, Jack Grinnage, Jackie Vernon, Jay Robinson, Jesse White, Jim Backus, Keenan Wynn, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Larry Linville, Michael Kozoll, Robert Zemeckis, Ruth McDevitt, Sharon Farrell, Simon Oakland, Stephen Lord, Steve Fisher, Steve Franken
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Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak in “Kolchak: the Night Stalker”, Season One, Episodes 13 and 14 (1975) – reviewed by George
Episode 13: Primal Scream Oceanic International Oil Corporation’s Dr. Jules Copenik comes back to the Chicago lab after a month in Helsinki, so eager to see the lab that he heads there straight from the airport. He seems to have … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie Kopell, Beverly Gill, Bill S. Ballinger, Darren McGavin, David Chase, Diana Quick, Don Weis, Douglas Fowley, Henry Brandon, Henry Slate, John Marley, Katharine Woodville, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Lara Parker, Marvin Miller, Nina Foch, Pat Harrington, Peter Leeds, Priscilla Morrill, Richard Bakalyan, Robert Scheerer, Rudolph Borchert
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