Are the Stooges Brothers?

Ain't It The Truth - Or Is It?


All three of the Three Stooges are brothers

Maybe I Should Be a Film Extra?

So you'd like to be a movie extra? Well, the average amount per extra in 1941 was:

A. $1,000 a year

B. $316 a year

C. Peanuts

D. $510 a year

Preston Foster's Debut

Preston Foster made his movie debut:

A. As the lead in The Last Mile

B. As Dick in Moby Dick

C. As Gabriel in Hell's Angels

D. As a bellhop in Grand Hotel

Which Star's Name Sounds Like a State?

This star is enjoying a swim. I could use one in this toasty weather. Hate the humidity. So for today, here's the tough question from Film Fun 1941:

What star's first name sounds like the last part of a Midwestern state?

Who am I? - A Monday Quiz

Can anyone guess this who this fabulous actress is?


"I was born May 16, 1911, and my parents were not vaudeville performers and I did not see the world through the keyhole of a trunk. My native city is Norfolk, Virginia, but I began my theatrical career in Boston, where I suppose I ate beans occasionally like all good Bostonians. While in Boston, I met a chap who was with a rival stock company and later married him. He's doing all right in pictures now, too, but we were divorced less than a year after the wedding."



"Determined on a theatrical career, I appeared in a couple of terrific flops but the critics said I was okay. So I didn't eat an arsenic salad to end it all. While playing in the stage version of Dinner at Eight, a Universal scout saw me and I landed my first movie role in Only Yesterday. Later I married the director of another picture I was in, but we parted in 1936 and I'm now married to an agent. I am five feet 2 1/2 inches tall, weigh 108 pounds and have never hunted antelopes in Patagonia."


"Who am I?" Hint - This is from 1941

Hollywood Quiz 1

Thought I'd post some Hollywood trivia. I will give the answers next week. No prizes unfortunately since I'm broke :( but pride is on the line. These questions come from the April 1940 issue of Photoplay. Remember, the were current as of 1940, so if they had more wives or something later, it doesn't count. Unless noted, pick only 1 of the 4 choices as your answer. If you want the bragging rights, leave your answers in a comment. I will highlight the winner's blog in a future post.

1. Samuel Goldwyn, after seeing this star's screen test, told him to go home and gain weight: instead he signed with MGM:

Henry Fonda Jimmy Stewart David Niven Robert Taylor

2. One of this shy star's favorite hobbies is playing the ukulele:

Ronald Colman Jane Bryan Greta Garbo Paul Muni

3. He was once a member of the King of England's personal bodyguard:

Ray Milland Errol Flynn Basil Rathbone Edward Arnold

4. Two of these directors are famous for the way they murder the English language:

Michael Curtis Frank Capra Woody Van Dyke Gregory Ratoff

5. Irene Dunne is married to:

Arthur Hornblow Dr Francis Griffin Bob Howard J.Walter Ruben

6, This studio uses the trademark of Leo the Lion on its pictures:

Warner Brothers RKO-Radio Columbia Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

7. Two of these stars have just recently secured divorces:

Brenda Joyce Ann Sothern Penny Singleton Madeleine Carroll

8. This film beauty is considered the best cook in Hollywood:

Priscilla Lane Marlene Dietrich Rosalind Russell Ginger Rogers

9. This actress made the song, "My Heart Belongs to Daddy," famous:

Ethel Merman Mary Healy Mary Martin Gloria Jean

10. Noted for his gangster roles, this actor is famous for his art collection:

George Raft James Cagney Humphrey Bogart Edward G. Robinson