Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Glass slides kick off 2012!
As I did in 2011, I'll start off the New Year of 2012 with some glass slides from my collection. I hope this year I will have more time to write for the blog and get to do more research on El. Happy New Year everyone!
Friday, December 30, 2011
Happy New Year!!
Baby New Year, Marjorie White, tells old man Brendel to get the 'El out!
Best wishes to all the readers of this blog for a super fantastic New Year. I will do my best to have more posts than I did in 2011 so keep checking back in every once in a while.
All the best, Louie
Monday, November 14, 2011
El Brendel's "Destry" episode now out on DVD!
Thanks to the Timeless Media Group (and a HUGE hat tip to reader John Hall for giving me the heads-up!), El Brendel's television appearance on "Destry" is now out on DVD! I blogged about El's performance as a barber in the episode "Deputy for A Day" HERE and although I can't give a review of how the quality is, it's nice to have all the episodes of this TV series in one place.
Some screen grabs to refresh your memory:
"Destry" star John Gavin
El showing some gun toting skills
El in the barber shop
supporting actor with a long career, Charlie Ruggles
Friday, September 30, 2011
Guest blogger time - Unreleased El Brendel film
The good people over at the Capitol Theater in Rome, New York recently started a new blog, The Capitol Letter, and they asked me to contribute a guest article for them. I chose to write about the unreleased 1932 El Brendel film, "Born to Fight". So head on over to their site and check it out!
El Brendel in a scene from the unreleased "Born to Fight"
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Joan Blondell - photoblog celebrates her b-day!
One of my favorite actresses was born 105 years ago today and what better way to celebrate the life and career of Joan Blondell then a photoblog, right? HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOANIE!!
with Helen Twelvetrees and Lilyan Tashman in 1931's "Millie"
backstage candid probably during the mid to late 30's at Warner Brothers
on the radio with Warren William
publicity still with Stuart Erwin for "Make Me A Star" (1932)
looking as GREAT as ever!
someone help me, I know I've seen the film before but I'm drawing a blank!
with real-life best pal Glenda Farrell in "Traveling Saleslady" (1935)
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Sexy time Saturday - unknowns, you name 'em
While I wait out hurricane Irene during it's SLOW trip up the Eastern seaboard, I thought what a great diversion would be to have another round of sexy vintage pictures. This time I have absolutely no idea who these women are so it's up to the readers to clue me in to their identity. If there were clues on the back of the pictures, I will post then under the images:
appearing in George White's Scandals
Carrie Liz clued us in that this maybe Andrea Leeds.
Carrie Liz let us know that the starlet is Phyllis Stanley in "The Next of Kin" (1942)
(Hat tip to Rich Finegan!)
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
El Brendel & I get some press
Yup, word is getting out on our favorite Swede. Just look at this article in the Syracuse New Times about the upcoming Capitolfest film show this weekend:
Cinema Paradiso in Syracuse New Times
I even get a mention! Don't forget, CAPITOLFEST THIS WEEKEND! Tickets can still be purchased, even right at the box office on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, and even on line. See you there and don't forget to say hello!
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