it was a lovely day... for a little while.
king creole (1958) // dir. michael curtiz
fred astaire & ginger rogers in roberta (1935)
judy garland in in the good old summertime (1949)
lucille ball in ziegfeld follies (1945)
#filmedit#oldhollywoodedit#classicfilmedit#classicfilmsource#classicfilmblr#filmgifs#cinemaspast#uservintage#lucille ball#old hollywood#ziegfeld follies#1945#1940s#george sidney#here's to the girls#costumes#m: ziegfeld follies (1945)#*#*gifs#c#surely one of the greatest pieces of cinema ever committed to celluloid
musical films leading men [pt. 1]
christopher plummer, the sound of music fred astaire, you were never lovelier danny kaye, on the riviera gene kelly, for me and my gal donald o’connor, call me madam bing crosby, here is my heart
#filmedit#oldhollywoodedit#classicfilmedit#classicfilmsource#classicfilmblr#filmgifs#fyeahmovies#christopher plummer#the sound of music#fred astaire#danny kaye#gene kelly#donald o'connor#bing crosby#1930s#1940s#1950s#1960s#m: the sound of music (1965)#m: you were never lovelier (1942)#m: on the riviera (1951)#m: for me and my gal (1942)#m: call me madam (1953)#m: here is my heart (1934)#*#*gifs#bw#c#don't mind me i'm just procrastinating#i may or may not have been inspired by that poll a few days ago
moira shearer as “olympia” in the tales of hoffmann (1951)
also related to my other poll
ok really interested to see how this one works out.
Hhm not to be controversial but I can't see this without weighing in... so I'll say this: Bing Crosby is criminally underrated because people mostly know him as an old guy. He's adorable and handsome in his early 1930s movies! With and without his ears glued back (ouch). The magazines ragged on him because he was a little chubby but y'all. He was hot. I'll die on that hill. Plus his voice and jazzy/romantic singing (exhibit [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]) during that time were just 🤌💋 Frankly, I'm not even sure that I've ever heard a more pleasant speaking voice and cadence in my life.
People need to check out Here is My Heart (1934). That's just peak stuff. Very cute movie.
Ok and he was also peaking in Going Hollywood (1933) but beware that this movie has a scene of Marion Davies in blackface and is just generally somewhat bizarre.
I rest my case.
#bing crosby#can't believe i went to the trouble of creating gifs for this txt post when it's such a hassle rn on my laptop 😭#maybe it's bc i just recently became obsessed#and i'm not american so i completely lack the frame of reference of thinking of him as a christmas grandpa or whatever#(i knew the song white christmas obviously but hadn't even seen the movie until last year)#so yeah i'm late to the party but i could write essays about early bing crosby at this point#and i can't even pretend anymore that i'm not opinionated af about this 😭#love all the others too ofc tho (well most of them anyway)#honorable mention: howard keel#harry belafonte too if christopher plummer made it on there with one (admittedly strong) musical film to back him up#frank sinatra i mostly prefer in his early movie roles where he plays the nerd to kelly's 'alpha' male#starting to see a pattern here of earlier roles being the more appealing ones (same goes for fred imo)#actually also goes for gene mostly imo#maybe it's because these guys tended to be paired with ever younger female partners in the 1950s and i'm not about that age gap life#ok i'll stop here lol
R.I.P. Harry Belafonte (March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023)
Anonymous asked:
Love your blog!
Thanks ❤️
I'll use this to also address the anons who made requests: I got them and I've added them to my list of requested movies! (Which is currently The Tales of Hoffmann, In the Good Old Summertime, The Glass Slipper, King Creole, Bye Bye Birdie.)
Also, my computer broke down yesterday so I can't make any gifs on there until that's fixed (seems like either the GPU or RAM need replacing). I still have a couple of sets in my drafts, so I hope that'll tide me over but just saying, the latest requests might take a while 😅
original & remake:
viktor und viktoria (1933), starring renate müller & anton walbrook victor/victoria (1982), starring julie andrews & james garner
In between there’s First a Girl (1935), starring Jessie Matthews and Sonnie Hale
Excellent, thanks for pointing this out!
original & remake:
viktor und viktoria (1933), starring renate müller & anton walbrook victor/victoria (1982), starring julie andrews & james garner
#filmedit#perioddramaedit#periodedit#classicfilmedit#filmgifs#classicfilmsource#classicfilmblr#uservintage#victor/victoria#viktor und viktoria#1930s#1933#1980s#1982#julie andrews#james garner#anton walbrook#renate müller#reinhold schünzel#blake edwards#original & remake#german cinema#m: viktor und viktoria (1933)#m: victor/victoria (1982)#*#*gifs#c#bw#cw: smoking#1k
my rival is a baby blue racing car.
viva las vegas (1964) // dir. george sidney
for the civilized world accepts as unforgivable sin any talking out loud with any librarian
marian the librarian // the music man (1962)
update re: requests
I’m receiving quite a lot of anon requests at the moment. I won’t be replying individually to them anymore. Generally, requests are semi-open. Please check my request policy page before making a request (and please also read my replies if I do post them).
Currently working on: The Music Man, Viva Las Vegas, In the Good Old Summertime, The Glass Slipper, Victor/Victoria, The Tales of Hoffmann. I’ll mix these requests in between sets I do of other movies of my own accord, so it can take a while. I’m open for suggestions but limited in time, hence semi-open. Thanks @ everyone for understanding!
septembersghost replied to your post:
chiming in to say i love both of these suggestions, those are two of my faves always, and it makes me so glad to see your blog active again 🥰
aww thanks! me coming back to make gifs as if i have any clue what i’m doing:
Anonymous asked:
When you get a chance, I'd love to see more gifs from Summer Stock! Particularly of Joe and Jane's relationship (I love them). Also if you could do The Music Man, too, that'd be awesome!
Oh yes I need to make more sets of Summer Stock, good call. Maybe I can do something later. And I have The Music Man though I haven't watched it yet but maybe I can also do a few gifs of that, thanks for the suggestion!