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2023-03-24 00:42
June and Cherry Preisser(1935)
June Preisser and her sister, Cherry Blossom were discovered on a street corner in New Orleans. The Preisser sisters would become Vaudeville and Broadway st… Read More
2023-03-21 10:11
June Preisser was an unusual dancer.
June was born on June 26, 1918, in New Orleans, Louisiana to Thomas Edward and Victorine Preisser. She was the youngest of six kids. She had four… Read More
2023-03-20 12:44
This week I look at the film Bombshell (1933). This classic was directed by Victor Fleming and stars Jean Harlow, Lee Tracy, Frank Morgan, Franchot Tone, Pat O’Brien, Una Merkel, a… Read More
2022-10-25 12:54
In this episode of Celluloid Days, we look at the 2019 film The by Sandra Sciberras, The Dustwalker. This film is the tale of a small Australian town in which strange things begin happen… Read More
2022-10-22 12:10
The Hanford SentinelJuly 28, 1942
I am working on a new video about Gail Russell. Gail’s story is a tragic one. She had no desire to be a Hollywood actress but was ‘discovered… Read More
2022-10-21 12:54
In this episode, we talk about the 1966 film El Dorado, an American Technicolor Western film produced and directed by Howard Hawks, starring John Wayne and Robert Mitchum, and writ… Read More
2022-07-12 11:59
Adriana StastnyWerewolf (1996)In the opinion of Celluloid Days, one of the best episodes ever on Mystery Science Theater 3000 was the 1996 film, Werewolf. It was featured on MST3k only two s… Read More
2022-07-11 12:37
Hot MotherOctober 19, 1973
So, I am researching actor/comedian Wally Cox for a new video. I came across this ad for a film called Hot Mother. According to the advertisement, it stars Juli… Read More
2022-07-09 19:44
Beauty and the Beast Poster(1946)
Deep in the woods, a man wanders, on a foggy night. Lost and hungry, the forest wondrously parts to a mysterious castle. Magically, the doors open by the… Read More
2022-07-09 18:29
Madge Meredith
Madge Meredith had a fairly successful acting career, mostly in television between the years 1952 and 1964. Before that, she had a career in films from 1944 to 1947. Betwee… Read More
2022-07-05 10:04
This episode of Celluloid Days is all about, Tremors, from 1990. This American monster horror comedy film was directed by Ron Underwood and stars Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Mic… Read More
2022-07-04 16:13
The new England girl, just out of High School, Eleanor Dorothy Lovegren (Jean Rogers), was literally discovered while stepping off a boat. She was picked out of over 2000 other girls to… Read More
2022-07-03 13:03
Louis Le PrinceRoundhay Garden Scene (1888)
This week I talk about Louis Le Prince, a man who shot and filmed a motion picture long before anyone else, including Thomas Edison and the Lum… Read More
2022-07-03 12:22
Marianne Gaba You Bet Your LIfe (1958)
If you ever watch the 1961 film, The Choppers, you might notice a very beautiful and sexy actress, Marianne Gaba. She was the best part of this low… Read More
2022-07-02 21:11
The Crawling Eye (1958)
In this episode of Celluloid Days, we look at the first film riffed on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (not counting the KTMA-TV days). It was The Crawling Eye (AKA T… Read More
2022-07-02 20:11
Jean Roger
In 1936, the first Flash Gordon Serial appeared in theaters. It starred Buster Crabbe as Flash and Jean Rogers as the beautiful and sexy, Dale Arden! It wasn’t much of a… Read More
2022-02-13 16:43
In this episode of Celluloid Days, I look at Twentieth Century Oz, the Australian film written, directed, and co-produced by Chris Löfvén. It was recommended by a listener na… Read More
2022-02-13 16:23
I saw Sirry Steffen in the film The Crawling Hand (1963) and I wondered, Who is she? After a lot of research, I learned a lot about this woman whose real name was Sigríður Gei… Read More
2022-02-12 17:22
In the second episode of my new podcast, I talk about one of my favorite Films. This show is all about “The Third Man”. This 1949 British film noir classic was directed by Carol… Read More
2022-02-12 17:14
The Mangum Daily StarMay 4, 1034
CITY VIEWThelma Pickering
Coleman Francis was tried and convicted on a charge of murder Monday. However, we will not lose one of the most popular membe… Read More
2022-01-28 02:37
In the late 19th century, a man accidentally learned to create the illusion of movement by projecting a series of images onto a screen. His name was Eadweard Muybridge whose discovery began… Read More
2022-01-22 17:22
A machine was created in the early 1960s, that for a few coins, could create a toy right before a child’s eyes. They were coin-operated machines that would mold out of plastic, things… Read More
2021-12-03 02:35
S.D.’s Girl to Hollywood
A Hollywood studio, apparently deciding there’s magic in the name of Mamie, has re-named the shapely young starlet. from now on Zaba (Joan) Olande… Read More
2021-11-29 13:27
Ken Kesey was part of a secret government experiment that involved mind-altering drugs. He wrote two classic novels before he was thirty years old. But of all the things he did, he said… Read More
2021-11-27 19:43
The Following was from a newspaper article from November 18, 1966, in the Las Cruces Sun-News about Stephanie Nielson and Joyce Molleur
Movies can be fun — but they can also be… Read More
2021-11-27 14:18
Kitty Genovese
Two stories in this episode. The main story is the brutal murder of 28-year-old Kitty Genovese, who was stabbed in New York City on her way home from work. It is a murder r… Read More
2021-11-27 14:07
Jean Moorhead – The Violent Years
Jean Moorhead – Age 11Form the film Banjo (1947)
I saw Jean Moorhead in the film The Violent Years (1956) and I wondered, Who is she? Afte… Read More
2021-11-27 02:41
The Los Angeles TimesJune 30, 1953
CORONATION—Miss Jean Moorhead of Santa Monica is crowned as Miss Hollywood at Palladium by Orchestra Leader Les Brown. Winning over nine other… Read More
2021-11-27 02:25
Scotty Becket
There once was a talented 4-year-old that became a star in the movies. He could sing and act and looked cute as a button. But as he grew into adulthood, he has issues with r… Read More
2021-09-26 14:15
In this episode, I have three stories of incredible women. Story one is about Susanna M. Salter, the first Mayor in the USA, the second, Helen Hulick, a lady who defied a court order for her… Read More
2021-09-26 00:54
Scotty Beckett was an actor who began as a child actor in the Our Gang shorts and later co-starred as “Winky” on Rocky Jones, Space Ranger. He acting in many roles as well, but S… Read More
2021-09-26 00:45
Have you ever heard of Alexander Selkirk?
There once was a man who was strained on a deserted island for a long, long, time. Every day his beard grew longer, and his clothes deteriorated… Read More
2021-08-29 18:31
Ella Mae Evans
There once was a man who became The King of Western Swing. He was a fiddle player with his own band who was starring in movies, had his own radio and television shows, had… Read More
2021-08-29 18:21
Sealand
There is a small nation about 7 and a half miles off the coast of England that has survived for more than 50 years. It has a normal population of around 2, about sometimes as many… Read More
2021-07-18 15:06
1966 Westall UFO Encounter!
This episode 225, I talk about the 1966 Westall UFO Encounter!, a possible alien visitation witnessed by 100s of Australian students and a few teachers bac… Read More
2021-07-11 12:39
According to ads in newspapers back in the early twentieth century, Mrs. Margaret Anderson of Hillburn N.Y. thought she found the “cure” for alcoholism. Or maybe she didn’t… Read More
2021-07-09 12:43
It’s Friday, so I created and added some more GIFs for your pleasure. These are for you to use and you would like. Making them is just something I do when I am bored.
You’ll f… Read More
2021-07-05 10:39
I continue with my fascination with the wonderful Yvette Vickers! This is a newspaper article that I found from December 20, 1959.
Broadway Role Lured Yvette Out of Trees
By Robert Wah… Read More
2021-07-04 14:20
Today I bring you the astonishing story of the great diamond hoax!
Our story begins sometime in the fall of 1871. Two dirty, trail-worn prospectors walked into the Bank of California… Read More
2021-07-03 15:35
Some Forgotten but Amazing films from 1967
1967 was a great year for movies. Released were films such as Bonnie and Clyde, The Graduate, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Cool Hand Luke… Read More
2021-06-27 12:50
American burlesque
The CalifornianJanuary 1, 1954
I have to admit I don’t know much about American burlesque or Lili St. Cyr. Now I start a quest to learn more. You see, American… Read More
2021-06-13 15:54
El Paso Herald-PostNovember 11, 1965
‘Black Sheep’ Gives Up Stage (Almost)
Harold P. Warren calls himself the “Black sheep of the family” because he no longer a… Read More
2021-06-06 14:17
Yes, it is all about Coleman Francis!
Coleman Francis – Bible Series
This is episode 223 and, on this show, I talk about an experienced actor of both stage and screen, as well as… Read More
2021-06-04 23:14
In the first addition of It’s About the Boobs, we look at a newspaper article from over 130 years ago!
The biological function of the female breasts is for the female to feed the ne… Read More
2021-05-30 01:43
The_Desert SunMay 6, 1949
Joan Lucille Olander!
Long before she was a star in such films as Untamed Youth, High School Confidential, Girls Town and Sex Kittens Go to College, before sh… Read More
2021-05-29 01:29
Yvette Vedder was born on August 26, 1928, in Kansas City, Missouri. Before she was a year old she was living in Malibu, California. It was while attending UCLA for theater arts that she… Read More
2021-05-28 11:30
There have been some great con artists throughout history. There was George C. Parker, who successful sold the Brooklyn Bridge even though he didn’t own it. Victor Lustig did the same… Read More
2021-05-25 11:18
The Electrical ExperimenterMay 1915
Novel Wireless Telephone Microphone!
A little over 100 years ago, this is what a wireless telephone microphone looked like. Now, the microphone in y… Read More
2021-05-18 12:01
Coleman Francis returned to his home town in April of 1949, While visiting his family, he took the time to act in a local stage production, “The Light Eternal”. It was presented… Read More
2021-05-14 11:33
FIGHT OVER KEG OF BEER.
Two Men Stabbed in Disagreement Over Who Should Pay for Liquor.
As a social beer drinker, the term “I’ve got this one,” is an important phrase… Read More
2021-05-10 11:39
On May 30, 1899, Pearl Hart, a small lady, and a man named Joe Boot robbed a stagecoach that traveled between Globe and Florence, Arizona. However, they were caught about five days later. Be… Read More
2021-05-09 12:52
Pearl Hart (1899)
She is known as Pearl Hart. With the help of a friend, she attempted to rob a stagecoach in 1899. It was one of the last stage robberies of the old west. It was the only… Read More
2021-05-07 23:19
The Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Company! This is a newspaper ad from 1899. I love these old ads. The thing is, Fig Syrup never really took off. I don’t think it did… Read More
2021-05-01 11:34
This is the third part of a newspaper article from On May 8, 1921, that appeared in the Kansas City Star about 16-year-old Gene Dennis. The folks of Atchison, Kansas believe she should read… Read More
2021-04-30 11:56
I found this ad for the Jantzen Girdle and Panty Girdle in The Indianapolis Star from February 23, 1954. I thought it was amusing and the drawing of the young woman on the swing was nice. Ho… Read More
2021-04-26 12:36
Coleman Francis T-Bird Gang (1959)
I am sure that many of you out there will find my obsession with researching filmmaker Coleman Francis a waste of time. The thing is, I don’t thin… Read More
2021-04-25 18:05
Meet the “Seeress” of Atchison
This is the second part of a newspaper article from On May 8, 1921, that appeared in the Kansas City Star about 16-year-old Gene Dennis. The fol… Read More
2021-04-25 15:40
Herk Harvey
On the Coffee with Jeff Podcast episode 221, I tell the take of Herk Harvey and the Making of Carnival Of Souls (1962). It began when Herk Harvey saw a strange sight in Salt L… Read More
2021-04-19 12:20
Ruth Gordon married Gregory Kelly sometime in late 1918.
The ChatJanuary 7, 1928
The amazing Ruth Gordon began her career in 1915 but real success wouldn’t come until Booth Tarki… Read More
2021-04-17 14:00
While looking through Newspapers.com, I came across the name Gene Dennis, She was born in Topeka, Kansas in around 1905 as Eugenie Dennis. She grew up in Atchison, Kansas and at a young… Read More
2021-04-13 13:01
The troubled life of the beautiful solent film actress finally came to a painful end on December 28, 1938 with the sad death of Florence Lawrence. She was only 52 years old when she took her… Read More
2021-04-11 16:13
You know, it occurred to me not too long ago that I know very little about the Salem Witch Trials. When I started looking into it a couple of things caught my interest. First, what was going… Read More
2021-04-11 16:00
In my mission to document and review my 25 favorite movies for viewing over and over, I talk about the 1998 classic, Run Lola Run.
It was written and directed by Tom Tykwer. It stars Fran… Read More
2021-04-06 11:32
In 1957, a series of short films were made called The Book of Acts Series. Each episode was about 18 minutes long. It was a 10-part series that dramatizes the Acts of the Apostles. They… Read More
2021-04-02 13:07
That day when I walked out of the chief’s office at City Hall I didn’t feel so good. You see, I’m a reporter. Jim Bradford is my name. I broadcast on radio and televi… Read More
2021-04-01 09:58
Ed Wood enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1942,
not long after the attack on Pearl Harbor. While Ed always claimed to have faced
strenuous combat, including having his front… Read More
2021-03-31 09:51
In 1957, a series of short, 18 minutes or so, films were made called The Book of Acts Series. It was a 10-part series that dramatizes the Acts of the Apostles. In one episode called &ldq… Read More
2021-03-30 09:41
By 1932, Florence Lawrence, once the biggest name in movies
had lost it all. Her money was gone, her cosmetics business had failed and now
she was attempting to return to films. Unfortunatel… Read More
2021-03-29 09:30
In the year 1927, Ruth Gordon was in her most successful play, Saturday’s Children. It was also the year her husband, Gregory Kelly, passed away from a heart condition. Through all th… Read More
2021-03-29 09:30
In the year 1927, Ruth Gordon was in her most successful play, Saturday’s Children. It was also the year her husband, Gregory Kelly, passed away from a heart condition. Through all th… Read More
2021-03-28 11:53
Daily NewsFebruary 7, 1921
This is a short video I put together after much research about the early days of Ruth Gordon. It was the story of why she had both her legs broke. Ruth Gord… Read More
2021-03-28 11:53
This is a short video I put together after much research about the early days of Ruth Gordon and what led to her having her legs broken. Ruth Gordon was an amazing person!
You can… Read More
2021-03-27 11:41
Prohibition went into effect on January 17, 1920. It prevented the manufacture, transportation, and sale of intoxicating liquors. One of the reasons for prohibition was married women we… Read More
2021-03-26 11:39
Everyone has to start somewhere, and this is where Phil Tucker started. OK, so Phil’s directing career never really took off. The same year as Robot Monster, he made Dance Hall Racket… Read More
2021-03-25 10:17
Tag ‘Casual Company’ as Ho-Hum ProductionBy HENRY ARNSTEN
The Valley TimesOctober 26, 1946
There should be a Be-Kind-to-Plays-week so that dramas like “Casual
Company… Read More
2021-03-24 10:43
HEAD CAST — Judy Kettner (center), Coleman Francis, winner of the John Golden award in New York, and Claudia Bryar, soon to be seen in the film “Giant,” head the all star c… Read More
2021-03-23 09:29
“Moving Picture Idol” Alive and Has Big Contract with Independent Film Company.
St. Louis Globe DemocratFebruary 22, 1910
Miss Florence Lawrence, “The Moving Picture… Read More
2021-03-22 11:26
A 1944 ad for Ruth Gordon’s over 21
In 1942, the wonderful Ruth Gordon wrote and starred in the play Over 21. This was Ruth’s play she had written. Apparently, the title came… Read More
2021-03-19 09:26
I FORBID ANYONE from giving work of shelter to my grandson, Curtis Coleman. Mr. Francis Field, Lumberton, N.C. A-5-6-7-p
SO, I found this while searching through all newspapers. This… Read More
2021-03-18 12:34
In 1966, Harold P. Warren released his classic, Manos: The Hands of Fate. But looking at this newspaper article from the El Paso Herald-Post from August 16, 1966, it seemed that Mr. Warren w… Read More
2021-03-17 09:20
SCREEN : DRAMA : MUSIC by Jerry Pam, Editor
Valley Times TODAY Tue., Dec. 27, 1960
Valley Residents Cast in Picture
Six San Fernando Valley residents have been cast in leading
a… Read More
2021-03-16 10:29
YOU’VE SEEN HER FACE SO OFTEN NOW YOU KNOW WHO THIS GIRL IS
April 6, 2010Evansville Press
FLORENCE LAWRENCE
This is the girl of the wonderous faces, Whom you meet is a hundred… Read More
2021-03-15 12:27
Iowa City Pres Dec 14, 1920
SANTA CLAUS BRINGS RUTH GORDON A NEW PAIR OF LEGS
CHICAGO. Dec 24—Santa Claus has filled Ruth Gordon’s stockings with a stage pair of legs. Mrs… Read More
2021-03-14 16:03
In episode 219 and today I bring you the story of the Amazing Ruth Gordon. Most know were from the films she was in in the late 60s and 1970s. The thing is, Ruthie had an over 50-year actin… Read More
2021-03-14 15:59
Began something new, called 25 Groovy Flicks! In the first episode, I talk about Darren Aronofsky’s Pi. This is one of these films I watch again and again. That is why it is groovy!… Read More
2021-03-14 15:55
In episode 218 and today I bring you the story of the Amazing Texas Guinan, a woman born in 1884 that was a stage and film star but really became known as a highly popular nightclub hostess… Read More
2021-03-14 15:51
I came across Yvette Vickers with the films Attack of the 50-foot Woman, Reform School Girl, and Attack of the Giant Leeches. I became fascinated. I began my research and this video is what… Read More
2021-03-14 15:48
In this episode, I bring you two older shows, both from 2015. The shows were a lot shorter back then. The first part is the tale of Elsie Wright, Frances Griffiths, and the Cottingley Fairie… Read More
2021-03-14 15:42
A tribute to the one and only Mamie Van Doren, who had a 50-year acting career, both on the stage and screen, has written books and recorded music. She won Ms. Palm Springs in 1949 and thing… Read More
2021-03-14 15:36
In episode 216 of the podcast, I talk about The legend of the death of Paul McCartney. Yes, there are people even today that believe the man died back in 1966 or 1967. They say he was replac… Read More
2021-01-17 14:36
Today I have the story of a day in which dozens of dangerous, man-eating animals, including a polar bear, a panther, a Numidian lion, several hyenas, a rhinoceros, and a Bengal tiger, that e… Read More
2021-01-17 14:33
I’m still on vacation! So, in this episode, Nancy and Gordon Frye talk about their Favorite Historical Films!
We could do a deep dive on any of these six films, but we want to give… Read More
2021-01-17 14:25
While I took the month of December off, Nancy and Gordon Frye filled in for me. In this episode, they chat about questionable elections in United States history.
Links to the sources… Read More
2020-11-29 12:07
Once upon a time, most of the world was a mystery to the majority of Americans. In the late 19th century, most of what was known of how the rest of the world looked came from a popular devic… Read More
2020-11-15 13:50
This is the story of a young, pretty woman in the latter half of the nineteenth century who oddly had no desire to get married, have kids, or run a household. She wanted to have a career of… Read More
2020-11-01 12:26
You never know who you can trust, be it, nurse, landlord, mother, or wife! On this special Halloween edition of CWJ I present two true stories of Serial killer. First, in 1880, Catherine and… Read More
2020-10-18 14:19
This episode is the second part of the story of Daniel Sickle, a very unusual man that lived in the ninetieth century. Dan was disgraced for forgiving his wife for having an affair, so he th… Read More
2020-10-04 13:33
This episode is the first part of the story of Daniel Sickle, a very unusual man that lived in the ninetieth century. In 1859 he shot and killed a man in front of the White House in Washingt… Read More
2020-09-27 14:39
She Shoulda Said No came out in 1949, and it was another in a long line of “anti-Marijuana” exploitation films in the vane of Reefer Madness and Marihuana. It is the tale of an i… Read More
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