Today’s viewing: One Touch of Venus (Seiter, 1948) released by Universal in August this is an entertaining fantasy musical comedy madcap romance about what happens when a statue of Venus comes to life in a department store after being kissed by a store dresser. #ClassicalHollywood #AvaGardner

Today’s viewing: Miss Tatlock’s Millions (Haydn, 1948) released by Paramount in November this is a hilarious screwball comedy about a greedy family whose hopes for millions are dashed when their parents wills are read leaving the fortune to the mentally challenged grandson. #ClassicalHollywood

Second viewing of day: Good Sam (McCarey, 1948) released by RKO in September this comedy/drama about doing good deeds is quite uneven and was a misfire even with Gary Cooper who made a career of playing Everyman and Ann Sheridan. #ClassicalHollywood

Today’s viewing: Let’s Live Again (Leeds, 1948) released by 20th Century Fox in February this funny B fantasy comedy fits within the cycle of Hollywood films that feature stories of the afterlife, in this case a story centered around reincarnation and a dog. #ClassicalHollywood

Today’s viewing: Island of Lost Men (Neumann, 1939) released by Paramount in August this Chinese set crime drama was star Anna May Wong’s last picture at the studio. #ClassicalHollywood

Today’s viewing: Appointment with Danger (Allen, 1951) released by Paramount in May this is an iconic film noir/heist film about robbing the US mail. #ClassicalHollywood #noir

Tonight’s viewing: Anything Goes (Milestone,1936) released by Paramount in January this zany musical is very entertaining with great performances from Bing Crosby, Charlie Ruggles, and Ida Lupino. #ClassicalHollywood

Second viewing of day: Crashout (Foster, 1955) released by Republic to capitalize on the prison cycle this is one of the darkest of them with a story of six desperate men looking for riches at all costs. #noirvember #crimefilms #ClassicalHollywood

Today’s viewing: Black Tuesday (Fregonese, 1954)released by United Artists in December the film blends noir with the gangster genre as Robinson plays a snarling killer who busts out of prison. #classicalHollywood #noirvember

Today’s viewing: Vice Squad (Laven, 1953) released by United Artists in July the film mixed noir style with the police procedural that was becoming popular thanks to Dragnet. #ClassicalHollywood #noirvember