Still Surviving Your Stay at Home Orders?

Yesterday was not a good day.  Absolutely nothing went right.  For example, we had received a notice from Spectrum that the internet would be down for about 20 mins. sometime between midnight and 6:00 a.m.  Well, it went down at about 7:00 p.m and was still down when I finally gave up and went to bed at 2:00 a.m.  Twas not a good evening.  Frustrating.  And no way of doing my Thursday post in time.  So this is all I could come up with as late as it is.  Sorry.  Next week will be better.

Suave, Debonair, Handsome, etc., etc., etc.

We must be talking about William Powell ... born on July 29, 1892 in Pittsburgh, PA.   Happy Birthday, Mr. Powell.  I need to watch one of his movies for his birthday.  Mister Roberts (1955) is being shown by TCM on demand until Aug. 1st.  Yeah, that sounds good.  It's always great to see a performer end his career with a good role, and that's the character Doc in Roberts. 

Country Sunshine & Year Round Flowers

Had this postcard for some time before I noticed what was written on the back.  The mother of Mrs. D. Maple of N. J. sent it on Jan. 26, 1938, out of Glendale, CA.  I can imagine her not wanting to return to a January in New Jersey.  Nifty.

3 Bobs to help with the Summer Doldrums

TCM is showing three Bob movies this week ... very good.  The three are good studies of the growth of Mr. Montgomery as a movie actor.  In Love in the Rough (1930) Bob is still inexperienced.  By No More Ladies (1935), he is a very accomplished performer, the playboy role is definitely mastered.  To top it off, Bob is superb in They Were Expendable (1945).  Just superb.
 


           Wed. 22nd at 10:30 a.m. EST - Love in the Rough (1930)
           Thurs. 23rd at 12:15 p.m. EST - No More Ladies (1935)
           Fri. 24th at 3:30 p.m. EST - They Were Expendable (1945) 
                         

Where's Cagney?

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) (L to R):  Hugh Herbert, Frank McHugh, Arthur Treacher, Otis Harlan, Dewey Robinson, 'Bottom' and Joe E. Brown.

James Francis Cagney, born July 17, 1899 in New York City, New York.  Happy Birthday thoughts to you.