Extra Late Edition of The Retro Set Minutes: Who Ya Gonna call?
Hi all! It’s late. It’s Friday. It’s time for the Retro Set Minutes. Let’s do this.
old Hollywood
Movies
Love at First Sight: Jean Harlow
If you’ve followed the Retro Set over the past few years, you’re probably aware of the individual (and mutual) obsessions that consume our editorial team. Aside from a shared love of all things classic Hollywood, […]
Books
“Ronald Colman Can’t Dance The Charleston”: Adventures of a Hollywood Secretary
[pullquote cite=”Valeria Belleti” type=”center”]Dear Irma: …Ronald Colman was trying to do the Charleston and couldn’t—he looked awfully funny…”[/pullquote] So reads an excerpt from one of the more permanent fixtures on my bookshelf: a sweet little […]
Opinion
Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, & Hitchcock’s REBECCA
Today is Sir Laurence Olivier’s birthday, and The Retro Set would be remiss in not paying tribute to one of the 20th century’s finest actors. We love you, Larry! Early in the summer of 1939, when […]