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An Unexpected Farewell: Leslie Howard’s Spitfire (1942)

Dec 10, 2016 Jill Blake 0

With World War II ramping up in his native Britain, Leslie Howard felt compelled to redirect the focus of his film career to the war effort. He also wanted to expand into producer and directorial […]

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A Call to Arms: 49th Parallel (1941)

Dec 3, 2016 Jill Blake 0

In 1940, the British government asked director Michael Powell to make a film supporting the ongoing war effort against Nazi Germany. Along with his partner, Emeric Pressburger, Powell wanted to use the sanctioned platform to […]

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Love in Enunciation: Leslie Howard in Pygmalion (1938)

Nov 26, 2016 Jill Blake 0

Aside from George Cukor’s visually stunning musical masterpiece My Fair Lady (1964), Pygmalion (1938), directed by Anthony Asquith (with Leslie Howard receiving co-director credits), is the only other significant film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s […]

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More Than Ashley Wilkes: Leslie Howard in The Scarlet Pimpernel

Nov 19, 2016 Jill Blake 0

Many of us know the story: Leslie Howard negotiated with David O. Selznick for co-producer credits on the 1939 film Intermezzo: A Love Story (Ingrid Bergman’s Hollywood debut and remake of the 1936 Swedish film Intermezzo, […]

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A Queen Too Many: MARY OF SCOTLAND (1936)

Nov 12, 2016 Jill Blake 0

  Mary of Scotland (1936), released by RKO, is an interesting historical drama with a touch of romance directed by John Ford. In 1936, Ford was hardly a novice; he had directed over eighty productions, […]

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Beatlemania: A Family Tradition

Nov 5, 2016 Jill Blake 0

  My mom’s first experience with The Beatles was like most people of her generation; her first glimpse of the mop-topped foursome was on February 9, 1964, on America’s favorite Sunday night pastime, The Ed […]

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