HeyJaredThe Film Around the Corner
Old Hollywood reviews, history, and recommendations from a young film historian with a passion for weird and wild world of the Hollywood of yesteryear.
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Three Ginger Rogers (opens the original)
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Before we begin, a disclaimer: I love Ginger Rogers. I grew up on the Fred and Ginger films. I had a rabbit stuffed animal I named Ginger. My American Girl doll was named Ginger. I still adore Ginger Rogers. That being said, the girl was crazy. I’ve read her autobiography (well, most of it) and she’s interesting, to say the least. She was a big ole Christian Scientist and her relationship with her mother was at the very least toxic and controlling. In her autobiography, she really doesn’t know w
The Kid from Spain (1932) (opens the original)
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It’s been two years since I began The Film Around the Corner! I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who has supported this Substack the past two years. If you’ve only read my most recent post (which did very well—thank you!!!) or you’ve been with me since the beginning, thank you so much. As some of you may know, I studied film theory in college and my thesis was on Eddie Cantor pre-code musicals. Needless to say, I am probably now the youngest expert on Eddie Cantor in the world. I end
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