The Vintage Cameo » Film In Depth

Last year, I wrote a paper on the unproduced Arthur Freed musicals—that is, the films that the Freed unit had started or planned to make, but, for various reasons, never actually finished or, i...

https://thevintagecameo.com/2018/05/silk-stockings-1957-and-the-end-of-the-freed-unit/

I’ll admit I felt a little cheeky snagging An American in Paris for Serendipitous Anachronism‘s “France on Film” blogathon, despite what might seem like an obvious choice given the ti...

https://thevintagecameo.com/2016/01/an-american-in-paris/

This post is part of the Classic Movie Blog’s Assocation’s fall blogathon: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Visit CMBA to see all the entries. The wide open expanse and often harsh climate o...

https://thevintagecameo.com/2015/10/horses-trains-and-carriages-duel-in-the-sun-1946/

World War Two set off a ripple effect that touched nearly every facet of American life, including that highest of cultural traditions: the Hollywood musical. Musicals had developed at an astoundi...

https://thevintagecameo.com/2015/06/classic-movie-history-wartime-musicals/

Some classic movies sound good in theory, yet tend to wallow on Must See lists and Netflix queues rather than actual screens, as the timing may just never feel quite right to sit down and watch�...

https://thevintagecameo.com/2015/04/it-happened-one-night-blueprint-of-romantic-comedy/

Ahem. Imagine, if you will, the following scenario: You’re an actress in the early, rough-and-tumble days of silent film, a pioneer on the forefront of a burgeoning industry. You’re already p...

https://thevintagecameo.com/2015/04/in-defense-of-lina-lamont/

This post is a (belated!) entry to the Pre-Code Blogathon, hosted by Pre-Code.com and Shadows & Satin! Check this post for links to all the punctual entries. A lot of times when I’m thinking ab...

https://thevintagecameo.com/2015/04/busby-berkeley-before-and-after-the-code/

This post is part of the Cinemascope Blogathon, hosted by Wide Screen World and Classic Becky Brain Food. More widescreen goodness continues through March 16th—check out the whole schedule here...

https://thevintagecameo.com/2015/03/the-long-hot-summer/

This post is part of the 31 Days of Oscar Blogathon, hosted by Paula’s Cinema Club, Outspoken & Freckled, and Once Upon A Screen. Check out all the posts here! Women have been a part of the ...

https://thevintagecameo.com/2015/02/31-days-oscar-women-director-snubs/

Although the legend of Wyatt Earp and his gunfight at the O.K. Corral seem like a familiar piece of American folklore to us now, the story wasn't actually common knowledge until decades after it ...

https://thevintagecameo.com/2014/07/john-fords-my-darling-clementine/