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Archive: September 2016 (8 Posts)

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Mystery Photos #8: Mysterious Silents

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

This week, in our ongoing series of unknown movie stills, we go way back to the silent days of filmmaking.  We hope you can help us identify these performers or the productions they are in.  As always, “clicking” on the images below will increase their size.  Please put any suggestions you have in the “comments” …

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Now Playing at the Packard Campus Theater (Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2016)

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Friday, September 30 (7:30 p.m.) How to Marry a Millionaire (20th Century-Fox, 1953) Resourceful Schatze Page (Lauren Bacall), spunky Loco Dempsey (Betty Grable), and ditzy Pola Debevoise (Marilyn Monroe) pool their resources to rent a luxurious New York penthouse for a month …

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Mystery Photos #7: International Unknowns

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

It is week number seven for the Library of Congress’s collection of “mystery stills.”  This week we focus on six stills that seem to belong to productions made outside of–but probably shown in–the US As always, please feel free to post thoughts or guesses in the “Comments” section below.  As images are positively ID’ed, we’ll update this blog …

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Now Playing at the Packard Campus Theater (September 22-24, 2016)

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus Theater. Thursday, September 22 (7:30 p.m.) “Rafter Romance” (RKO, 1933) William Seiter directed this romantic comedy that stars Ginger Rogers as Mary, an underpaid New York working girl who is having trouble paying the rent on her Greenwich Village apartment. Her landlord …

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Mystery Photos #6: Small Screen Obscurities

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

This week, in the Library’s ongoing series of unknown publicity stills, we look at a set of photps that seem to be television-related, perhaps local or national.  As always, clicking on any of the photos below will increase their size.  We welcome any information on program or performers in the comments section below.  If a particular still …

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Now Playing at the Packard Campus Theater (Sept. 16-18, 2016)

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Friday, September 16 (7:30 p.m.) Videodrome (Universal, 1983 – R-rated *) David Cronenberg wrote and directed this science fiction horror thriller starring James Woods as Max Renn, the president of a Toronto UHF television station that specializes in sensationalistic …

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Mystery Photo #5: Unknown Horrors

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

Since the Library launched this photo ID blog four weeks ago, we have had tremendous success in positively identifying many previously unknown individuals and film titles.  THANK YOU to all who have looked and contributed! In previous weeks, we have posted blogs looking at unknown women, unknown men, unknown films and, most recently, unknown musicians and singers.  This …

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Now Playing at the Packard Campus Theater (September 9-10, 2016)

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Friday, September 9 (7:30 p.m.)—SOLD OUT!!! The Malpass Brothers Live in Concert Christopher and Taylor Malpass’s smooth vocal blend and skillful musicianship layer infectiously into the deep respect they pay to legends who have paved the way. The Malpass …