retro movies that never were 41
What if Bogey’s Betty was a threat?
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inktober52: waves
DCS: jim steinman
By the time I was a junior in high school, I had amassed a pretty sizeable record collection. I began my collection way back in elementary school, when I purchased my first album with my own money. As an eleven year-old, I proudly selected a copy of Carole King’s “Tapestry” from the “Best Sellers” section …
DCS: mae busch
Born in Australia to vaudeville performer parents, Mae Busch traveled to the United States in 1896. As a child, she stayed in a New Jersey convent while her parents toured the country. But, at the age of 12, Mae joined the act. Soon she was getting roles on her own, including a spot in Over …
retro movies that never were 40
What if Hollywood discovered Roald Dahl in the 1940s?
inktober52: stand
DCS: nita pike
At eighteen, pretty blond Nita Pike made her acting debut in the “Goldwyn Girls” chorus of the 1931 Eddie Cantor musical romp Palmy Days. This kicked off a succession of non-credited roles that ran throughout the 1930s and 1940s. In 1940, film comic and impresario Charles Chaplin cast Nita in the role of a secretary …
retro movies that never were 39
What if Joe E. Brown really played the goof?
inktober52: star
This is for my wife — a long-time Dead Head, a sometime twirler and a good sport about my playful ribbing over the last 39 years.
DCS: neil nephew
Neil Nephew struggled. He struggled with his career. He struggled with his marriage… and he struggled with his demons. In 1961, the young Neil Bernstein — using the stage name “Neil Nephew” — landed his first film role as part of an ensemble cast in the gangster tale Mad Dog Coll. He starred alongside future …