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Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in One of the Great Ones: Roman Holiday (1953)

December 30, 2021 By Joi

Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck

The wonderful Roman Holiday (1953) was directed by William Wyler and stars two of old Hollywood’s best and most loved stars, Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. It also stars Eddie Albert (best known for Green Acres) with a performance that makes you wish he had been featured in more films! I love him in this movie and his character’s friendship with Gregory Peck’s character is one of the best things about the film.

Without giving anything away, I have to say this: If there were one thing I’d change about this movie it would be something in particular about the ending. I should have prefaced that by saying that I am incredibly particular about movie endings. I honestly am the worst when it comes to movie endings and expectations. Somewhere along the way in every movie, my mind decides how it very much wants the film to end… then, when the ending deviates from my mind’s game plan… well, suffice to say it’s a letdown!

The movie is perfectly wonderful and its stars shine so brightly in each scene it takes your breath away. In spite of ending slightly different than the direction my brain was headed, I absolutely love this movie and would rank it a 10 each and every time I watch it.

Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck

You can find Roman Holiday on dvd or Blu-ray (Amazon link) – I certainly cherish my copy – or watch the wonderful movie on Prime Video.

Gorgeous Roman Holiday Art Print on Amazon:

Roman Holiday Poster

Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn: My Fair Lady (1964)

September 6, 2021 By Joi

Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison

I don’t just love My Fair Lady with Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison… I ADORE My Fair Lady with Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. Every word spoken, every note hit, every thread of every costume, every… oh, you get the idea. I’m completely infatuated with it and with the performance of each star.

The wonderful George Cukor directed this iconic musical. The cast also includes Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Jeremy Brett, and Gladys Cooper.

If it’s been a while since you’ve watched this absolute masterpiece, I hope you’ll revisit it soon. It’s even better than you remember.

You can find My Fair Lady on dvd (Amazon link) or watch on Prime Video.

Audrey Hepburn, Exquisite My Fair Lady Promotional Photo

August 22, 2021 By Joi

Audrey Hepburn, My Fair Lady

Audrey Hepburn looks like a beautiful, exquisite princess in the photo above… then again, she looked that way all of her life – in photos and out! She was simply one in a billion and, boy, did they ever break the mold.

This stunningly beautiful picture of Audrey was for the 1964 musical My Fair Lady. This movie wasn’t just a wonderful film, it produced some of the most amazing promotional pictures of Audrey.

Audrey Hepburn

Think the camera loved her? I’m pretty sure it was obsessed with her!

You can find My Fair Lady on dvd (Amazon link) or watch on Prime Video. Few things I can think of that compare with spending a few hours with the always delightful and deliriously de-loverly Audrey Hepburn!

Audrey Hepburn, Gorgeous My Fair Lady Promotional Pictures

August 12, 2021 By Joi

Audrey Hepburn

One of the most delightful movies ever made (musical or otherwise) and two of the finest performances (Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison) involve the same legendary film… My Fair Lady. It’s absolutely remarkable and, in my opinion, seems to get better with each subsequent viewing.

I’ve seen it at least 8 times and love it EVEN more after each revisit.

Audrey Hepburn

You can find My Fair Lady on dvd (Amazon link) or watch on Prime Video. Either way, it’s a sure fire way to brighten your entire day… possibly even your week!

Audrey Hepburn, My Fair Lady

Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s (There’s Iconic, then There’s ICONIC)

November 12, 2020 By Joi

Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Audrey Hepburn’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s isn’t just a highly entertaining film, it’s absolutely iconic. It may be the Audrey fanatic in me speaking, but I don’t (for a minute) think the film would be as iconic and legendary as it is with any other actress in the role.

It and Audrey were a match made in cinematic Heaven.

The 1961 film was directed by Blake Edwards and co-starred George Peppard, Patricia Neal, and Buddy Ebsen.

You can find Breakfast at Tiffany’s on DVD (Amazon link to the dvd) or watch on Prime Video.

Audrey Hepburn and Peter O’Toole, How to Steal a Million

August 10, 2020 By Joi

Audrey Hepburn and Peter O’Toole, How to Steal a Million

I love a great comedy – I mean, really, there’s nothing quite like sitting back and and losing yourself in fun and laughter. How to Steal a Million definitely qualifies as a great comedy. Peter O’Toole, Audrey Hepburn, and Eli Wallach embraced their roles and the laughs just come one after the other.

It’s what I call “smart comedy,” as opposed to “mindless comedy.” Mindless comedy, to me, is when a film is basically comprised of funny bits and funny moments – kind of like a patchwork quilt. Whether or not they lead to a cohesive picture isn’t their aim… lots of laughs is their only goal.

A “smart comedy,” on the other hand, is one where there are lots of laughs, but they’re woven into the story… part of the fabric that makes the bigger picture. How to Steal a Million has a wonderful plot, great dialogue, and something else “mindless comedies” usually don’t worry about…. interesting, multi-layered characters. When a film allows you to get to know the characters and actually care about what they like and dislike, you’re game to follow them wherever they want to take you.

Audrey Hepburn and Peter O’Toole make you want to follow them to the ends of the earth and back!

If you’ve never seen How to Steal a Million, I hope you’ll watch it really soon. I know that a lot of Old Hollywood fans have a certain date is their cut-off – kind of a film watching expiration date! In fact, I know many who simply don’t watch anything past 1950… and a few who use color as their cut off. If a movie is in color, they aren’t interested!

To each their own, of course, but the 50s and 60s sure have a lot of wonderful movies they’re missing out on and this is definitely one of them.

You can buy How to Steal a Million (link to the dvd on Amazon) or watch it on Prime. This is one of those delicious movies that’s even better than you’d dared to expect.

Audrey Hepburn and Peter O’Toole

Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s Promotional Pictures

April 24, 2020 By Joi

Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Whenever I’ve had an exceptionally busy or hectic day or feel a bit under the weather, I try to pop in a dvd of a favorite movie (or a film with a favorite star). Sometimes, I only have time to play a few favorite scenes.

This was the case, today. I was feeling MISERABLE from seasonal allergies… along with the zombie effect of the allergy medicine…. and just needed a little pick me up. My brain (even heavily numbed by all the Benadryl I’ve been consuming) knew exactly what I needed… Audrey Hepburn!

I didn’t have time for a full movie, so I just watched a few of my favorite scenes from Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Amazon DVD link). She acts like a tonic for me and I immediately felt better.

Sigh. She really was something special, wasn’t she?

Audrey Hepburn and Peter O’Toole: How to Steal a Million (1966)

March 16, 2020 By Joi

Audrey Hepburn and Peter O’Toole: How to Steal a Million

One of the cutest, funnest movies I’ve ever seen (and loved) is How to Steal a Million starring the incomparable stars Audrey Hepburn and Peter O’Toole. They are so vibrant and colorful in this wonderful film that I wish everyone in the world would watch it all together in a giant movie-watching party.

What a party it’d be… and we’d all be better off for it!

(Continued Below the Greatness….)

Audrey Hepburn and Peter O’Toole

How to Steal a Million also stars Hugh Griffith, Charles Boyer, and Eli Wallach. It was directed by the wonderful William Wyler who also directed Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday.

If you’ve never seen How to Steal a Million (Amazon dvd link) – or you’ve seen it but it’s been a while… you have to watch this exceptional film as soon as possible. For the entire duration of the film, all will be right in your world.

Who couldn’t use more of that right now?

Audrey Hepburn, “Sabrina” Behind the Scenes Photos

February 23, 2020 By Joi

Audrey Hepburn, Behind the Scenes of Sabrina

I’m sure I’ve mentioned it on Hollywood Yesterday before, but Behind the Scenes photos are something of an obsession of mine. I can’t put my finger on it, but there is just something about them that sends me over the moon and all around the galaxy.

(Continued below Audrey Hepburn’s loveliness)

Audrey Hepburn, Behind the Scenes of Sabrina

These behind the scenes photos are from one of my absolute favorite movies ever, 1954’s Sabrina (Amazon link) further drive home just how lovely and graceful Audrey Hepburn was.

As if any of us needed a reminder!

Audrey Hepburn: Audrey Always Makes a Beautiful Picture of the Day

January 17, 2020 By Joi

Audrey Hepburn

Every now and then I like to remind my readers that the pictures of the day on Hollywood Yesterday don’t come with a lot of content – as in, I don’t blab on and on and on about a picture you can clearly see for yourself!

Whether it’s food blogs or Old Hollywood blogs, a lot of the writers will talk incessantly (while “keyword stuffing”) to rank higher in search engines. While this is all fine and good – I tend to think of my readers and guests first and foremost (on my food blog, Old Hollywood blog… in fact, ALL of my blogs). I want your visit to be fun, so I try to keep things plain and simple…. short and sweet.

All I have to say about the picture above is this: She was gifted with one of the most beautiful and fascinating faces EVER! What an absolute doll.