Classic Movies Articles

Vitameatavegamin

I think I need some vitameatavegamin. I grew up watching episodes of I Love Lucy. My best friend, Mary Lee, lived two houses down the street, and I remember being at her house when this show was on TV. Her mom had a great sense of humor, and she would make dinner, and...

Bob Hope in “Boy Did I Get a Wrong Number”

I grew up with Bob Hope movies, golf tournaments, and the Bob Hope Christmas Special -- often recorded from someplace in Viet Nam during the war. His comedy would not be funny to Millennials today. And you can't get away with calling a woman "a dame." Funny word. His...

Spanky’s soap sandwich swap

I remember watching The Little Rascals when I was young. Back when television was free as long as you had an antenna. It's a great flashback for me, and  I like to escape in my film; I like humor.  I have enough drama in my life that sometimes I need a change.  The...

More proof of the visual man

My humor for the day is a clip from this 1961 Doris Day movie, called "Lover Come Back." It's the VIP movie. Doris Day plays Miss Carol Templeton, an ad executive for a New York advertising agency. Rock Hudson is an ad exec for a competing Agency, where he wines and...
The Lemon Drop Kid

The Lemon Drop Kid

Sometimes a musical score from a movie becomes bigger than the movie. The Christmas song, "Silver Bells" was written...

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Call me Chubsy Ubsy

Call me Chubsy Ubsy

When I heard about the 9 year-old boy suspended from school for saying his teacher was cute, I immediately remembered...

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Ma and Pa Kettle

  If you've thought about moving to the country and raising chickens, you better see this 1947 film, starring...

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