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Annie Oakley 20th century icon: Lisa’ Home Bijou

March 10, 2021 by Lisa Grable 6 Comments

Annie Oakley was the show business image of the West and Southwest. Barbara Stanwyck plays a scrappy, loving Annie in George Stevens’ film. Lisa's Home Bijou: Annie Oakley (1935)

Film Festival: The West and Southwest Annie Oakley, whose career extended into the early decades of the 20th century, represented an icon for early 20th century women. As an independent, talented female celebrity, she traveled with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show and brought the culture, legends and romanticism of the West to people all over…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1935, Annie Oakley, Barbara Stanwyck, Buffalo Bill, classic films, George Stevens, Lisa's Home Bijou, Sitting Bull, Western films, Western heroes

Christmas in Connecticut: Lisaʻs Home Bijou

November 25, 2020 by Lisa Grable 5 Comments

Barbara Stanwyck hosts a Navy veteran and finds love, all while faking it as America's Best Cook. From Lisa's Home Bijou: Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

Film Festival: The Holidays DURING WORLD WAR II, citizens tightened their belts by raising vegetables in Victory Gardens. And because of war rationing, it was difficult to get staples such as sugar and butter. With all this self-denial, vicarious pleasure could be had by reading about scrumptious gourmet meals home-cooked in cozy settings. Barbara Stanwyck’s…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1945, Barbara Stanwyck, Christmas in Connecticut, classic films, holiday films, Lisa's Home Bijou

The Lady Eve comedy con game: Lisa’s Home Bijou

March 8, 2019 by Lisa Grable 2 Comments

The Lady Eve (1941) is a cruise ship story with Barbara Stanwyck as a con artist and Henry Fonda as a snake enthusiast. Preston Sturges gem! Lisa's Home Bijou

Film Festival: Cruise Ship Romance The Lady Eve (1941) is a sparkling romance on a cruise ship and a revenge plot in high society Connecticut. Barbara Stanwyck plays dual roles with Henry Fonda as the young heir of a brewing fortune. I’ve always loved the fantasy life of people cruising on ships in the old…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: Barbara Stanwyck, classic films, cruise ship films, Henry Fonda, Lisa's Home Bijou, Preston Sturges, screwball comedy, The Lady Eve

Stella Dallas ever-giving mom: Lisa’s Home Bijou

February 26, 2018 by Lisa Grable Leave a Comment

Barbara Stanwyck is the ultimate sacrificing mother in this Olive Higgins Prouty three-hankie drama. Alan Hale and Anne Shirley are great too! Lisa's Home Bijou: Stella Dallas (1937)

Film Festival: Three Hankies In the 1937 version of Stella Dallas, Barbara Stanwyck turns in an Academy award-nominated performance as a devoted mother. Get out those handkerchiefs! The tearjerker has long been a staple of storytelling in the 20th century, with novelists such as Olive Higgins Prouty, Lloyd C. Douglas and Fannie Hurst combining elements…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1937, Alan Hale, Anne Shirley, Barbara Stanwyck, classic films, King Vidor, Lisa's Home Bijou, Olive Higgins Prouty, Stella Dallas, tearjerkers

Lisa’s Home Bijou: Remember the Night

November 9, 2015 by Lisa Grable 1 Comment

Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray travel cross country in a Preston Sturges holiday romantic comedy. From Lisa's Home Bijou: Remember the Night (1940)

Film Festival: The Holidays CAN A THIEF AND a prosecutor find happiness together at Christmas? That’s the situation Preston Sturges creates for Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in Remember the Night (1940). Though not as well known as other holiday classic films, this romantic comedy is a great demonstration of an old-fashioned loving family celebration….

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1940, Barbara Stanwyck, Christmas, classic films, Fred MacMurray, holiday films, holidays, Lisa's Home Bijou, Preston Sturges, Remember the Night

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