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The Wonderful Boris Karloff as The Grinch…. CHEF’S KISS!

December 14, 2022 By Joi

Boris Karloff, How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff was the narrator as well as the voice of the Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) and I cannot possibly imagine anyone else doing either.

Was there anything this man couldn’t do?

You can find How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) on dvd or Blu-ray (Amazon link) or watch the timeless classic on Prime Video.

I love the photo of Boris Karloff behind the scenes of How the Grinch Stole Christmas (below). I’m afraid I don’t know who the woman working with Boris is. If I ever find out, I will certainly come back here and credit her!

Boris Karloff behind the scenes of How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Boris Karloff Behind the Scenes of How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Filed Under: Boris Karloff, Christmas Movies & Specials Tagged With: Boris Karloff, Christmas movies, Christmas specials, How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Welcome Christmas, Bring Your Cheer….

December 13, 2022 By Joi

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

“Welcome, Christmas, bring your cheer. Cheer to all Whos far and near. Christmas Day is in our grasp, so long as we have hands to clasp. Christmas Day will always be just as long as we have we. Welcome Christmas while we stand, heart to heart, and hand in hand.”

How the Grinch Stole Christmas first aired on December 18, 1966 and I am pretty sure I’ve seen every episode since (I say pretty sure because I’m a little doubtful that the 2-4 year old versions of me ever sat still long enough to watch anything!)

You can find How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) on dvd or Blu-ray (Amazon link) or watch the timeless classic on Prime Video.

Filed Under: Christmas Movies & Specials Tagged With: Christmas movies, Christmas specials, How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Scene from It’s a Wonderful Life: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Carol Coombs, Jimmy Hawkins, and Larry Simms

December 1, 2022 By Joi

It's a Wonderful Life Scene with James Stewart, Donna Reed, Carol Coombs, Jimmy Hawkins, and Larry Simms

James Stewart, Donna Reed, Carol Coombs, Jimmy Hawkins, and Larry Simms

Today happens to be my oldest grandbaby’s 5th birthday, so I don’t have much time… after all, birthday cakes don’t bake themselves and Sonic the Hedgehog decorations don’t put themselves up!.. but it also happens to be the first day of December (or, as it’s known in my world, it’s the first day of Christmas… which happens to last 25 days in this house!).

That means there’s NO WAY I’m not going to carve a few minutes out for an It’s a Wonderful Life post.

The picture of the day today is a beautiful, heart-touching scene from the film. George Bailey thinks he’s on the brink of losing it ALL when, in fact, he has ALL a man could ever hope for. Beautiful movie with the absolute perfect director and cast.

You can buy It’s a Wonderful Life on dvd (Amazon link) or watch the magic on Prime Video.

Now to bake that cake, make that icing, and color it blue… Sonic the Hedgehog blue!


Filed Under: Donna Reed, It's a Wonderful Life, James Stewart, Picture of the Day Tagged With: Carol Coombs, Christmas movies, Donna Reed, It's a Wonderful Life, It's a Wonderful Life Scene with James Stewart, Jimmy Hawkins, Larry Simms

Merry Christmas from My Family to You and to Everyone You Love!

December 18, 2021 By Joi

It's a Wonderful Life

It’s a Wonderful Life

This week is going to be a beautiful whirlwind of wrapping presents, baking cookies, making candy, and running around like the overcaffeinated elf that I am! So, needless to say the Pictures of the Day will not be regular whatsoever. Truth be told, this may well be the last blog post until the day after Christmas.

In that event, I very much want it to be devoted to two things…

  • One of the most beautiful, special, and greatest films ever made, It’s a Wonderful Life.
  • Wishing you a healthy, happy, joyful, and peaceful Christmas!

You honor me by visiting Hollywood Yesterday and I wish you and yours the best wishes from the bottom  of my heart. ~ Joi (“Joy”)

You can buy It’s a Wonderful Life on dvd (Amazon link) or watch on Prime Video. It’s funny, even though I’ve owned the movie on dvd for many, many years, I still watch it every single time it’s shown on television. I am simply wildly in love with this movie and with everything about it.

Filed Under: Donna Reed, James Stewart Tagged With: Christmas movies, Donna Reed, It's a Wonderful Life, James Stewart

Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O’Hara, and John Payne in the Wonderful Miracle on 34th Street

December 16, 2021 By Joi

Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara, and John Payne in a promotional picture for Miracle on 34th Street

Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O’Hara, and John Payne 

There are presents to wrap, presents to buy, candy to make, and candy to eat… so I am literally sharing today’s picture of the day and running back to the kitchen! This is a wonderful publicity photo for one of the best movies ever made, Miracle on 34th Street. Directed to perfection by George Seaton, this is one of my favorite viewings of the Christmas season.

I hope you’re enjoying every last drop of the holiday season this year and (even when busy) smiling and maybe even humming a Christmas carol or two!

You can find the iconic 1947 Miracle on 34th Street (Amazon link) on Amazon… and you really, really should!

Filed Under: Edmund Gwenn, John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, Miracle on 34th Street, Perfect Movies, Picture of the Day Tagged With: Christmas movies, Edmund Gwenn, John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, Miracle on 34th Street

John Payne and Maureen O’Hara – Miracle on 34th Street

December 13, 2021 By Joi

John Payne and Maureen O'Hara - Miracle on 34th Street

John Payne and Maureen O’Hara

As I said yesterday, one of the films that launched me into a lifetime of being obsessed with classic movies was It’s a Wonderful Life. Another film and another star that participated in this launch was Miracle on 34th Street (1947) and Maureen O’Hara. I’ve loved the film AND the actress for what seems like my entire life.

George Seaton directed the wonderful Christmas classic and was given a first rate cast to work with: Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood, Edmund Gwenn, William Frawley, and Gene Lockhart.

I love Maureen’s sweet, natural chemistry with John Payne in this film and the magic between Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn is palpable. It’s just a beautiful, beautiful story very beautifully told.

John Payne and Maureen O'Hara

John Payne and Maureen O’Hara

You can find the wonderful 1947 Miracle on 34th Street (Amazon link) on Amazon.

Filed Under: John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, Miracle on 34th Street, Perfect Movies, Picture of the Day Tagged With: Christmas movies, John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, Miracle on 34th Street

It’s a Wonderful Life Lobby Cards (So Colorful and Lovely!)

December 11, 2021 By Joi

It's a Wonderful Life Lobby Card

It’s a Wonderful Life Lobby Card

Sorry for the lack of posts (the Pictures of the Day ceased to be of the day completely!) this week – I have been battling the worst case of bronchitis I’ve ever had. Very, very difficult to work at the computer when you can’t stop coughing and your body seems to have completely forgotten how to breathe!

Saw the doctor, got several medicines, and a shot that… shall we say… bruised the backside!… so I am on the mend. Pictures of the day and mayhem will now resume. And what better way to resume than with one of my favorite all-time films and two of my all-time favorite stars… It’s a Wonderful Life with James Stewart and Donna Reed?!

It's a Wonderful Life Lobby Card

It’s a Wonderful Life Lobby Card

You can buy It’s a Wonderful Life on dvd (Amazon link) or watch on Prime Video. It’s funny, even though I’ve owned the movie on dvd for many, many years, I still watch it every single time it’s shown on television. I am simply wildly in love with this movie and with everything about it.


Filed Under: Beulah Bondi, Donna Reed, It's a Wonderful Life, James Stewart, Picture of the Day, Thomas Mitchell Tagged With: Christmas movies, Donna Reed, It's a Wonderful Life, James Stewart, Thomas Mitchell

Remember the Night: One of the Best Christmas Films (Deserves So Much More Love!)

December 1, 2021 By Joi

Remember the Night Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Beulah Bondi, Fred MacMurray, Elizabeth Patterson

Remember the Night, One of the BEST Christmas Films

Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi, & Elizabeth Patterson star in the WONDERFUL 1940 film Remember the Night (directed by Mitchell Leisen).

A shoplifter (played deliciously by Barbara Stanwyck) goes home with the assistant DA (the always lovable Fred MacMurray) to spend Christmas with his family. Few stars consistently captured the “lovability” level Fred MacMurray hit with his good guy characters. There’s just something about him that makes you feel like he’s a friend.

Barbara Stanwyck, Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson, and Sterling Holloway are absolutely wonderful as well. This is one of the absolute best Christmas movies – in fact, I put it right up there with It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, and Christmas in Connecticut (three films I’m admittedly completely in love with). I have no idea why this one isn’t shown often on television – it isn’t even on Prime Video (hopefully that’ll change one day). Until then… I’d suggest doing what I did – buy the dvd (Amazon link)!

Remember the Night

Remember the Night


Filed Under: Barbara Stanwyck, Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson, Fred MacMurray, Picture of the Day Tagged With: Barbara Stanwyck, Beulah Bondi, Christmas movies, Elizabeth Patterson, Fred MacMurray

Christmas in Connecticut: One of the Best Christmas Classics of All Time

December 5, 2020 By Joi

Christmas in Connecticut Lobby Card

Christmas in Connecticut 

Those of us who love old movies and classic television, each, often have our own personal missions – stars, films, genres, music, and/or television shows we’d love to help become more popular and more celebrated. I have quite a few stars, genres, music, and movies that fall under my own personal missions heading, including Westerns, Jazz, Dorothy Dandridge, Maureen O’Hara, etc.

One of the movies I desperately want to see become better known and more celebrated is Christmas in Connecticut. It’s so fun, festive, beautiful, and boasts such an extraordinary cast – it deserves to be mentioned alongside other greats such as It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, and White Christmas.

I believe that if it were shown on television as frequently as the others, it’d soon become a household name as well.

The wonderful movie stars Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Godfrey, and one of my favorite character actors ever, the always delightful S.Z. “Cuddles” Sakall.

You can find Christmas in Connecticut (link to the dvd) on Amazon or watch it on Prime Video.

Speaking of Christmas… please forgive me for not having as many updates during the time from Thanksgiving to Christmas as usual. I stay so crazy busy during this time (online shopping, wrapping, baking, cooking, baking, baking, baking…) that it doesn’t leave me much time for anything else!

 

Filed Under: Barbara Stanwyck, Christmas in Connecticut, Dennis Morgan, Picture of the Day, Sydney Greenstreet, SZ Sakall Tagged With: Barbara Stanwyck, Christmas in Connecticut, Christmas movies

Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, and Natalie Wood in the Wonderful Classic, Miracle on 34th Street

November 3, 2020 By Joi

Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, and Natalie Wood in Miracle on 34th Street

Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, and Natalie Wood in Miracle on 34th Street

Halloween has come and gone, so my heart and eyes are fully on Thanksgiving and Christmas! Actually, I’ll let you in on a little secret… my eyes and heart are on them year-round. I experiment with recipes I’ll use at Thanksgiving and Christmas throughout the year and buy gifts and decorations 12 months a year and keep them safely hidden in totes until it’s time to wrap them.

When you have a large family, it might just be the only way from having a mental breakdown when December 1st rolls around!

Since I can finally own up to my all-consuming love of Christmas now, without looking like a complete fruitcake, I decided to go with a scene from one of my absolute favorite movies ever – Miracle on 34th Street. I’ll soon be in my den… visiting Susan, Fred, Doris, and of course Kris Kringle for the first time in 2020.

For as long as I can remember, I kick off the “official” Christmas season with this film, followed by It’s a Wonderful Life and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. I’m so anal about it all that I also “end” the official season with the same three.

Yes, as a matter of fact, I do know that I’m as mad as a hatter… but I see no reason to change at this stage of the game!

You can find the wonderful, black and white 1947 Miracle on 34th Street (link to the dvd on Amazon) on Amazon for less than $10. Much easier than waiting for it to show up on television.

Filed Under: John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, Miracle on 34th Street, Natalie Wood, Picture of the Day Tagged With: Christmas movies, John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, Miracle on 34th Street, Natalie Wood

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