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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

Call Me Mrs. Miracle: Lisa’s Home Bijou

November 18, 2020 by Lisa Grable 6 Comments

Mrs. Miracle visits a little boy who lives with his aunt while his father serves overseas. Romance and a happy ending in this Debbie Macomber Christmas story. Lisa's Home Bijou: Call Me Mrs. Miracle (2010)

Film Festival: Christmas Fantasy Call Me Mrs. Miracle (2010) is based on a novel by Debbie Macomber. It’s a sweet, romantic fantasy story of how a little boy’s Christmas wish comes true. It’s Christmas in New York City. Gabe is a ten year old who lives with his Aunt Holly (Jewel Staite). His widowed father…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 2010, Call Me Mrs. Miracle, Christmas movies, classic films, Debbie Macomber, Doris Roberts, Eric Johnson, Hallmark movies, holiday films, Jewel Staite, Lauren Holly, Lisa's Home Bijou

In the Good Old Summertime: Lisa’s Home Bijou

November 12, 2020 by Lisa Grable 3 Comments

Judy Garland and Van Johnson fight at work but fall in love as pen pals. Lisa's Home Bijou: In the Good Old Summertime (1949)

Film Festival: Christmas classics In the Good Old Summertime is named for the old song from 1902. It’s actually a Christmas story, with Judy Garland and Van Johnson competing at the music store where they work, while they are getting to know each other as pen pals. The story begins in Chicago in the early…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1949, Buster Keaton, Christmas movies, classic films, holiday films, in the good old summertime, Judy Garland, Lisa's Home Bijou, SZ Sakall, Van Johnson

You Were Never Lovelier: Lisa’s Home Bijou

May 15, 2020 by Lisa Grable 5 Comments

Rita Hayworth is a Latina tame-able shrew resisting Fred Astaire in Buenos Aires. Music and dancing with Xavier Cugat. Lisa's Home Bijou: You Were Never Lovelier (1942)

Film Festival: Latin Flavor In You Were Never Lovelier (1942), Rita Hayworth plays a Buenos Aires princess in the style of “Taming of the Shrew.” Margarita Cansino was a dark-haired beauty who first was noticed as her father Eduardo’s ballroom dance partner. In her late teens she made a few movie appearances (Charlie Chan in Egypt). Then…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1942, Adolphe Menjou, Buenos Aires, classic films, Fred Astaire, Irene, Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, Latin America, Latin music, Lisa's Home Bijou, Rita Hayworth, wedding, Xavier Cougat, You Were Never Lovelier

Zou Zou Josephine Baker musical: Lisa’s Home Bijou

January 3, 2020 by Lisa Grable 1 Comment

Divine Diva Josephine Baker goes from circus girl to laundress to the toast of Paris. With Jean Gabin. Lisa's Home Bijou: Zou Zou (1934)

Film Festival: Divine Divas Zou Zou, made in 1934, is one of the few performances of the woman lovingly known as “La Baker” preserved on film; a showcase for Josephine Baker’s comedic persona and her emotional singing. A child of the streets of St. Louis, she made her way to New York and into show…

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Filed Under: Culture, Movies Tagged With: 1934, black actors, black films, black history, classic films, French films, Jean Gabin, Josephine Baker, Lisa's Home Bijou, Zou Zou

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Lisa Grable, Casa BouquetI’m an educator, grandmother, classic movie fan, sewer and crafter, and I love Hawaii. Read more about me …

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