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Furs in Film – The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
While the Thin Man series of films is ripe for inclusion on this site, the genre of “gentleman detective” was certainly not the lone province of William Powell and crew. The Lone Wolf was another, this...
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Furs on Film – Baby Face
Today we look at one of the more famous films I’ve profiled, while mostly ignoring everything that made it famous. We’re going to look at (the furs in) the 1933 film Baby Face, staring Barbara...
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Furs on Film – Broadway Melody of 1936
Broadway’s been around longer than the movies, and Hollywood really liked movies about Broadway. Not quite so much today, but in the 30′s, it was “sure-fire hit” material, it seems. Or it was a really...
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Furs on Film – Break of Hearts
Back to a film that can support an update all by itself. This is another early Katharine Hepburn flick. While I’m not quite so big a fan of young Hepburn as I am of young Crawford, she doesn’t do much...
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Furs on Television – Deceptions
When TCM gives you lemons, you find an alternate source of lemonade. Thanks to an associate of mine for providing the “raw material” for this one. In my defense, I actually have a copy of Deceptions...
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Furs on Film – Shanghai Express
So, everything is back to “normal,” which is to say all the reviews have been updated to replace the example shots and all the galleries have been returned. Wanted to get that out of the way before I...
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Furs on Film – Snapshot
How bout that Ozploitation flick? This one is fun for a few reasons (not to actually watch, mind you). It’s one of the first I’ve posted with a unique combination of multiple release titles and a...
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Elizabeth Taylor in Fur
A brief detour into “current events” for this blog. Elizabeth Taylor’s recent passing gives us a reason to take a look back. Unfortunately, her most high profile roles occurred in the most low profile...
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Deitrich’s Fox Fur Trim
Imagine my surprise when a commenter suggested that one of my favorite fur film moments was not, in fact, fur at all. I speak of Shanghai Express. This Is Not The Sable You Are Looking For The fringe...
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Furs on Film – Funny Lady
More color. 70′s color! 70′s color about the 20′s and 30′s! The 70′s don’t get enough credit for some nice furs, because, well, it’s hard to see anything in the shadow of the blinding brilliance of the...
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