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Here: "Hurray for Hollywood"
| Charly Lagosti (Maven's Cousin) |
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MAGIC IN MOVIES . . .
There has been magic in the movies since
George Melies made his seminal
A Trip to the Moon (1902)
. . . But what of . . . magic . . .
the illusions of Magicians . . . as they have practiced it over the millenium?!
Maven has been very lucky to get
an interview with a couple who know . . . and inspired this page in Maven's website (MAGIC IN MOVIES).
Rich and Karen Rogers have not only
practiced that fine art but strive to spread the tradition of Houdini and Harry Blackstone in their website at www.moviesandmagic.com.
Please enjoy their interview!
Rick and Karen Rogers
To hear the Three Tenors (Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti) sing Jose Feliciano's Feliz Navidad
. . . just click on
And two great holiday stories from the pages of
American History!
A CHRISTMAS STORY by Barbara Bush
THANKSGIVING AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH THE TRUMANS
Be sure to check out Maven's tribute to Pearl Harbor
at A DAY WHICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMY: December 7, 1941 . . . Maven has added reviews of wartime movies
that are pertinent to the times.
And just a taste of what's coming . . . something that is as
applicable now as then . . . .:
[From Since
You Went Away (1944), with Lionel Barrymore as the clergyman giving the sermon:]
In these troublous times when many of our loved
ones are making the supreme sacrifice, I have searched the holy scriptures and my heart for some message of comfort and inspiration
to you. On other occasions I have quoted from St. John
and the prophet Zachariah. I’ve reminded you of the 23rd Psalm, “Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort
me.”
Today I offer you the words of a Maryland lawyer [Francis Scott Key], from another day when Americans were fighting to preserve
their sacred heritage of liberty:
“Oh, just be it ever when free men stand shall stand
Between their loved home and the war’s desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav’n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just.
And this be our Motto: “In God is our trust.”
Those words have become the last stanza of our
national anthem.
NOTE:
This doesn’t include the last two lines of the last stanza:
“And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!”
For those who want to check this, it’s just over one hour
and forty-five minutes into the movie.
Now you’ll know the rest of the story.
| Carole Lombard and George Raft |
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| Bolero (1934) |
| Carole Lombard and George Raft |
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| Bolero (1934) |
George Raft's character
had been warned not to do this dance at the end of the movie because his heart wouldn't handle the stress.
Heck, how could any man's
heart survive dancing with the incomparable Lombard?!
Bolero stars George Raft as Raoul de Barre, an arrogant dancer
who rises to fame in the years prior to, during, and after WW I. Raoul is helped along the way by his promoter brother Mike
(William
Frawley) and scores of willing females, matriculating from
two-bit gigolo to the greatest ballroom dancer in Paris. Determining that nothing will stand in his way to the top, he regularly
fires any female dancing partner who has the misfortune to fall in love with him -- until the last of his partners, the beautiful
Helen (Carole Lombard) beats him to the punch by walking out on him. His heart weakened during the war, Raoul aspires to open
his own nightclub, despite warnings that if he ever dances again the consequences will be fatal. On opening night of his new
establishment, Raoul dances Maurice
Ravel's "Bolero" with Helen, now the wife of a British nobleman.
Having reached his emotional and professional pinnacle, Raoul collapses and dies in his dressing room -- as the nightclub
patrons, oblivious to his fate, loudly demand an encore. Surprisingly, George Raft and Carole Lombard's dancing is doubled
by others, but the same cannot be said of the inimitable Sally Rand, whose famous fan dance is tastefully re-created here.
Raft and Lombard later reteamed in 1935's Rumba. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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An
extra gem is a clip of Torvill & Dean in their last performance in the 1984 Olympics, using Ravel's Bolero: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2zbbN4OL98
And
their 1984 Paso Doble OSP European Championships http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaJtKHeis_g&feature=related
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Don't know who Sally Rand is?! Check out her clip here at WHAT'S MY LINE?
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Maven would like to keep up some of the haunts
here in Texas . . . they're too good not to!
Thistle Hill
Thistle Hill - Oh, My!
Thistle Hill, a Little Extra
The Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells, Texas
Seguin's Headless Walker, Seguin, Texas
Perry Mason and the Haunting of the Black Swan Inn, San Antonio, TX
The Munsters Gone Texas
Not to mention additions on these
pages!
- an article by Dominick Dunne
- a WHOLE bunch of new things!
- As Always . . . Recipes! Recipes!
Recipes!
And don't forget
Don't forget that Maven has LOTS of
other pages too for you to check out! Like MUSIC: Dancers!
Maven's newest link there is a little
different.
The girls in this clip may
be dancers in the broadest sense of the world since they're jumping rope but . . . they're absolutely incredible!
| Soundies |
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| An Early Form of Music Videos! |
Here are some interesting links about the history
of soundies and a bunch of the songs available there:
Soundies
SOUNDIES:
'Soundies' were an early version of
the music video, displayed on a Panoram (a coin-operated film jukebox) in nightclubs, bars, restaurants, factory lounges and
amusement centers during the early-mid 1940's.
For Charlie Chan Fans . . .
Dorothy Lamour - The Moon Of Manakoora,
1943
[This is from The Hurricane
[1937] that also had Layne Tom, Jr., as Mako]:
A Hawaiin Hula Song:
Tony Pastor and Henry "Riggs" Guidotti
on
drums doing the "Hawaiian War Song":
And for Everybody!
Lullaby of Broadway:
Here is Thelma White & Her All-Girl
Orchestra.
| Warner Oland |
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| In "Charlie Chan's Courage" (1934) |
HOTCHA!!
Maven has scored another one!
Check out a synopsis
with Warner Oland
in the new
Charlie Chan film!
Charlie Chan at Paramount
Here is Maven's tribute to the First
Ladies of horror . . .
rerun and revised, yes but still worth
reading!
The First Ladies of Horror
Back in the day of the
Tonight Show . . . before Jan Leno . . . even before Johnny Carson . . . there was Jack Paar. . . .
Paar's "W.C." monologue was the crux of his leaving the Tonight Show.
What's a "W.C." and why was it so scandalous?!
The "what"
can be answered with this audio link at
MAVEN: It's hard to imagine
that this joke
could tick off people fifty years
ago!
And be sure to check out Maven's
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Dated? Certainly but the song
itself is cute.
For lovers of vintage mysteries and
those made into movies:
"A Bizarre Musical Number From
1934" is the title of a clip on Youtube.com that has "Philo Holmes" (played by Charles Jubels) and Watkins (Franklyn Pangborn).
It's from a film called My Grandfather's Clock (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025538/fullcredits#cast).
Another
clip is at:
Maven is pleased to announce that she has an interview with
Oden Fong, # 1 son of Benson and Gloria Fong! He is a pastor at the Cavalry Chapel out in California. Read
more right here!
Oden Fong
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