The most interesting aspect of this week's Musical Monday is seeing future model Peggy Moffitt slink on and off the screen in a small role. Otherwise, the characters are hard to root for, and the songs don’t leave much of an impression. Full review here: cometoverhollywood.com/2025/09/29/m...

Musical Monday: Senior Prom (1958) cometoverhollywood.com/2025/09/29/m...

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Musical Monday: Hold That Co-Ed (1938) cometoverhollywood.com/2025/09/22/m...

Now watching Lighthouse (1947)

Revisiting Raffles (1930)

Deanna Durbin on the September 1943 issue of Motion Picture

Before her acting career, Ali McGraw was a model. One of her first modeling jobs was at age 19 when she was attending Wellesley College. She was selected to be on the cover of the Aug. 1958 College issue of Mademoiselle Magazine.

Remembering actor Robert Redford, who has passed away at age 89. www.bbc.com/news/live/c0...

1983 re-release poster for Alfred Hitchcock's THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (1955).

This week's Musical Monday was specifically made for college students with a closing message encouraging them to complete their education before enlisting in the military. Full review here: cometoverhollywood.com/2025/09/15/m...

Musical Monday: Youth on Parade (1942) cometoverhollywood.com/2025/09/15/m...

On September 14, 1964, the Kellogg’s Company began selling the Pop-Tart.

I always love to see Guinn Big Boy Williams in a movie ❤️ (Pictured with Nancy Kelly)

Now Watching Kelly the Second (1936)

Revisiting The Clown (1953) Preparing myself to be depressed. All the posters make it look like this is a funny movie

Revisiting Mata Hari (1931)

Now Watching Passport to Destiny (1944)

Annette Funicello Friday: Annette at school on the Disney studio lot in 1956.

Now Watching Twirl (1981)

Married comedians and actors, Gracie Allen and George Burns in a publicity photo for COLLEGE SWING (1938)

Actress Nancy Carroll in a publicity photo for the film, SWEETIE (1929), which is this week's Musical Monday. Full review here: cometoverhollywood.com/2025/09/08/m...

Musical Monday: Sweetie (1929) cometoverhollywood.com/2025/09/08/m...

Annette in 1960 taking her high school exams at Radio City Music Hall while being observed by a State Board of Education representative.

Kim Novak photographed for Alfred Hitchcock’s VERTIGO (1958).

Actress Colleen Moore with Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne (left) and the team's captain, Adam Walsh. Rockne and Walsh were visiting the set of Moore's film, SALLY (1925).

Japanese actress Toshia Mori outside her dressing room for the filming of "The Bitter Tea of General Yen" in 1933

This week's Musical Monday is a brief musical that felt longer than its 62 minutes. It's interesting to see Mel Tormé play the drums and not sing at all. Full review here: cometoverhollywood.com/2025/09/01/musical-monday-pardon-my-rhythm-1944/

Favorite first-time watches of Aug. 2025: Johnny Holiday (1949) French Cancan (1955) Alive and Kicking (1958) Beauty's Worth (1922) Evenings for Sale (1932) Cattle Town (1952) I'm Still Alive (1940)

Musical Monday: Pardon My Rhythm (1944) cometoverhollywood.com/2025/09/01/m...

Now Watching A Dispatch from Reuters (1940) Directed by William Dieterle

Now Watching Daybreak (1931)

Joan Blondell behind the scenes of Wellman’s NIGHT NURSE (1931)

Revisiting A Foreign Affair (1948) Directed by Billy Wilder

Now Watching Cattle Town (1952) Watching for Dennis Morgan, of course.

"A broken heart is cumbersome baggage" Kipp Hamilton and Jennifer Jones in GOOD MORNING, MISS DOVE (1955)

Alexis Smith in 1945

Revisiting Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955) It would make a good double feature with Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)

Annette Funicello Friday: Annette watches Donald O'Connor perform in 1963.

Comedian and dancer Donald O'Connor photographed by Terry Fincher as he jumps on a London rooftop in 1955. O'Connor was born 100 years ago today on Aug. 28, 1925. Donald O'Connor was a child actor with his first film role at age 12 and appeared in his final role at age 72.

Joan Crawford poses at home with her pet dachshund. My favorite classic actor photos often feature dachshunds.

Actor Tom Courtenay in a dressing room backstage at the Globe Theatre in London in March 1963.

This week's Musical Monday was originally supposed to feature a more robust role for Mitzi Gaynor. But her role was whittled down to make room for another rising star's character. Read more on this and the film here: cometoverhollywood.com/2025/08/25/m...

Happy birthday to one of my all-time favorite stars, Van Johnson, born on Aug. 25, 1916

CAROUSEL (1956) airs tonight (8/25) on @TCM at 8 p.m. ET for Shirley Jones's Summer Under the Stars spotlight. My full review of this musical can be found here: cometoverhollywood.com/2025/08/18/m...

Actress Shirley Jones and her 2-year-old son Shaun Cassidy walking through Central Park in New York City in 1960.

Musical Monday: There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954) cometoverhollywood.com/2025/08/25/m...

Revisiting Please Believe Me (1950) Though I've seen this, I don't remember a thing about it. Produced by Val Lewton, which is interesting

Actor Henry Fonda was an amateur photographer, who had his own darkroom and developed his own photographs at home, which he's doing here.

Revisiting The Big Land (1957)