Super Bowl Blues: The Patriot is Lost

While my country was celebrating Super Bowl Sunday, the New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks, I wanted to learn about two movies I have never seen, The Patriot (1928) starring Emil Jannings and… Continue reading

1930s child actor Layne Tom, Jr. dies (1927-2015)

Layne Tom, Jr, born in Los Angeles, was a child actor during the 1930s and 40s. You may remember him as Mako in The Hurricane (1937) with Dorothy Lamour and Jon Hall. He… Continue reading

Touching Clark Gable’s door knob

My flight back to the States wasn’t until midnight but I arrived in Lima, Peru at 7 am very sleepy after the long bus ride from the northern coast. I had to get… Continue reading