For the second year in a row, there was no in-person TCM Classic Film Festival this spring. No drinks with old friends at the Pig ‘n Whistle, no charming anecdotes from well-seasoned celebrities, no nitrate at the Egyptian. And I...
As evidenced by the name change from the stage play’s The Gay Divorce to The Gay Divorcee–reportedly because it was too immoral to treat divorce itself as happy–Mark Sandrich’s 1934 musical comedy is clearly not a true pre-Code Hollywood offering....
In this episode, West plays songs by Irving Berlin from the 1935 Fred Astaire / Ginger Rogers musical Top Hat. Music in this episode includes: “No Strings (I’m Fancy Free)” “Isn’t This A Lovely Day” “Top Hat, White Tie And...