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Gene Tierney and Randolph Scott: Belle Starr (1941)

May 6, 2022 By Joi

Gene Tierney, Belle Starr

Gene Tierney

The Western Belle Starr: The Bandit Queen (1941) was directed by Irving Cummings. The cast includes Gene Tierney, Randolph Scott, Dana Andrews, Louise Beavers, Chill Wills, Elizabeth Patterson, and Shepperd Strudwick.

Gene Tierney and Randolph Scott, Belle Starr

Gene Tierney and Randolph Scott

You can find Belle Starr: The Bandit Queen on dvd (Amazon link) or watch the movie on Prime Video.

Filed Under: Gene Tierney, Picture of the Day, Randolph Scott, Westerns Tagged With: Gene Tierney, Randolph Scott, Westerns

Anne Jeffreys and George Murphy, Step Lively Publicity Photo

March 21, 2021 By Joi

Anne Jeffreys and George Murphy, Step Lively

Anne Jeffreys and George Murphy

One of the things that fascinates me most about being an old Hollywood fanatic is the fact that you can watch these delightful films for well over half your life and STILL come across “new to you” stars – new stars who you fall hook, line, and sinker for!

Somehow I had spent my entire life without seeing any of Anne Jeffreys’ movies. I had loved her back in the day on General Hospital. I always loved to see her character show up because she was so regal, feminine, strong, and beautiful. She had an air of royalty about her that mesmerized me. Another General Hospital star, Constance Towers had a very, very similar air about her. I loved seeing them show up, not only because of these traits but also because trouble almost always followed or preceded them!

Flash forward a few years (okay, let’s be honest… many years) to 2021. I caught the beautiful Anne Jeffreys in a Randolph Scott movie I was watching. At the risk of getting off-topic and having to scamper back… a sport I excel at… Randolph Scott is also a star who recently bolted into my “absolute favorites” tier. Sometimes (like Anne Jeffreys) the star is completely new to you on film and other times (like Randolph Scott), you simply have to see enough of their work to become a huge fan.

Any way, back to lovely Anne. I was watching Randolph Scott’s Return of the Bad Men for the first time and hadn’t even glanced at the other stars in the film. Sometimes I love to do this wiht a ” “new to me” movie…. sort of, you know, see who shows up! Anne’s character (Cheyenne) rode up on a horse and, while I knew it wasn’t Ginger Rogers (because I know all of her films and have seen most of them), I thought it had to be her long-lost twin. Same beautiful confident charisma, same beautiful hair, and a pretty darn similar lovely face.

Then I leaned in closer and realized I knew this particular actress from somewhere. Funny how the mind works, but when I put pause on the movie with her loveliness on the screen, I knew it was from a television show.

I even suspected it was from one in color, and that she was a little bit of a snob! I allowed the scene to play out and when she turned her head, I knew exactly who it was. I literally said, “Anne Jeffreys! Fancy meeting you here.”

Return of the Bad Men

As I watched the movie, I kept wondering…

  • How in the world have her movies escaped me until now?!
  • Why was she not used in more films in old Hollywood?!
  • How is she not a household name along with other stars from the era?!
  • How fast can I find, watch, and collect all of the movies she was in?!

Fortunately my  second Anne Jeffreys movie (Step Lively, 1944) wasn’t difficult to find. I loved that it also starred a few who I already loved, George Murphy, Frank Sinatra,  Adolphe Menjou, Gloria DeHaven, and Walther Slezak.

I’ve also begun “collecting” Anne Jeffreys along with my other favorites. In fact, the first photograph is on the way as I type these words and subsequent ones won’t be far behind. She has such a special screen presence and so much charisma that she commands every scene she’s in. There’s a certain magic some stars from classic Hollywood had and she’s one of them. I am honestly mystified why she wasn’t cast in more lead roles.

Suffice to say, you’ll be seeing a lot more of Anne Jeffreys on Hollywood Yesterday right away. I’m having a little trouble finding many photos of her, but trust me, I’m on the job!

You can find Step Lively (Amazon link) on dvd or watch on Prime Video.

I was pleasantly surprised that you can also find Return of the Bad Men (Amazon link) on dvd and on Prime Video. What a great time to be alive!

Filed Under: Anne Jeffreys, Picture of the Day, Randolph Scott Tagged With: Anne Jeffreys, George Murphy, Randolph Scott

When the Daltons Rode with Kay Francis, Randolph Scott, Frank Albertson, and Andy Devine

February 27, 2021 By Joi

When the Daltons Rode

When the Daltons Rode

Kay Francis, Randolph Scott, Andy Devine, Frank Albertson, Mary Gordon, Brian Donlevy, George Bancroft, Broderick Crawford, and Stuart Erwin star in the underrated 1940 western When the Daltons Rode.

Talk about an outstanding cast! Actually, I’m not sure outstanding even covers it. Kay Francis (while not nearly as well-known to the average person as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, or Barbara Stanwyck) was second to no one when it came to talent and screen presence. I’m afraid I don’t, yet, have a lot of Kay Francis photos or information on Hollywood Yesterday. Her photos (like the popularity she deserves) are difficult to come by.

I have recently added to my Kay Francis collection, so expect to see much more of her beautiful face around these parts. Sigh, I watch so many westerns, I even talk like I live in one now. “… around these parts..” – who even says that? Apparently me and deputies, I guess.

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When the Daltons Rode

Randolph Scott, Broderick Crawford, and Kay Francis

When the Daltons Rode is a fictionalized story of the famous outlaw brothers, the Daltons. The story, more or less, leaves the viewer sympathizing with the Daltons and believing they were left with no choice… they HAD to become outlaws!

Needless to say, like MANY films based on real life, the story takes a LOT of liberties and, in the end, pretty much tells the story it wants to tell. Frankly, that’s all fine and well with me – fiction is often a lot more entertaining and easier to wrap your mind around.

Kay Francis and Mary Gordon, When the Daltons Rode

Kay Francis and Mary Gordon

I hope you’ll seek out this western and visit with the Daltons and the women who loved them soon. This is an exceptional cast and the film is very enjoyable (I’m convinced that anything involving Frank Albertson and Andy Devine can’t help but be fun!).

You can find the dvd  When the Daltons Rode on Amazon or you MAY be able to watch the movie on Prime Video – I say “MAY” because I, personally, get a message that it’s unable to be seen in my location. What the what? I mean, what does that even mean?

Oh well, I’d rather have the dvd for my Kay Francis collection anyway!

Randolph Scott and Kay Francis, When the Daltons Rode

*** You can find many lobby cards on Amazon.

Filed Under: Andy Devine, Broderick Crawford, Frank Albertson, George Bancroft, Kay Francis, Mary Gordon, Picture of the Day, Randolph Scott, Stuart Erwin, Westerns Tagged With: Broderick Crawford, Frank Albertson, George Bancroft, Kay Francis, Mary Gordon, Randolph Scott, Stuart Erwin, Westerns

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