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📷: #LenaHorne during filming on M-G-M's #musical revue ZIEGFELD FOLLIES (1945)—1st photo shows Lena with #designer #HelenRose, followed by Lena Horne in a publicity portrait alongside actor/singer Avon Long, in a deleted scene from ZIEGFELD FOLLIES.

For those unfamiliar with #AvonLong, here's Avon as Sportin' Life, a role most associated with Cab Calloway (or Sammy Davis, Jr.) when PORGY AND BESS comes to mind, who played the character in the 1942 (and 1951) revival. Long and Lena worked together in COTTON CLUB PARADE, 1934.

I hate that the scene was deleted and never seen outside "studio insiders," but I am so glad the stills of Lena Horne with Avon Long from ZIEGFELD FOLLIES (1945) exist. It's inspiring to see. The elegance. You get a glimpse into the scene, almost creating the number in your imagination.
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"Only studio insiders ever saw her other scene... the Gershwin song "Liza"... The cutting of "Liza" devastated [Avon] Long, who had helped give Horne her first big break at the Cotton Club but who couldn't get far in Hollywood."

—STORMY WEATHER: The Life of Lena Horne
James Gavin

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No reason . . . Joan Blondell and then hubs, Dick Powell, photographed by George Hurrell, 1935.

Credit: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

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TO CATCH A THIEF (1955) is an oil-painted canvas come to life. That's all.

ICYM my write-up for Hitchcocktober, HITCHCOCKTOBER FROM A HITCHCOCKIAN FAN:
https://dominiquerevue.weebly.com/cinema-coffee-hitchcocktober.html

TO CATCH A THIEF
1955

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cinematography by: Robert Burks
Costumes: Edith Head

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"You know how to stay young? Go with the flow."

—Eva Marie Saint
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(1924—2026)

What a treasure. What a contribution to life and movies

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"My mom lived to be 91, and her advice was, 'Honey, just keep moving.'"

—Eva Marie Saint

Ms. Saint has been on my mind constantly for the past few years. In my view, she remained youthful, fresh, and energetic, proving that age is *only* a number, not a condition. And I was just telling my friend that I realize she was 102, but . . . You never want to hear this.

I loved her spirit and personality. She seemed so eternal. Ms. Saint will be deeply missed.

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When it's Hitchcocktober *and* autumn . . . It all makes sense.

Stop by DOMINIQUE REVUE—where there’s always a show or showcase—as I spotlight Hitchcocktober with my new write-up: HITCHCOCKTOBER FROM A HITCHCOCKIAN FAN!

🔗: https://dominiquerevue.weebly.com/cinema-coffee-hitchcocktober.html

#alfredhitchcock

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It’s the first of October . . . HITCHCOCKTOBER. So, your favorite Hitchcock film? Go.

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For National Silent Movie Day, I place a spotlight on the all-Black cast silent film, THE SCAR OF SHAME (1929) | Directed by Frank Perugini

“quite possibly the best independent black film of the silent era”
—Donald Bogle

Despite the recognition this silent film receives amongst institutions, preserved by The Library of Congress, beautifully mastered (35mm film elements via American Film Institute Collection and 16mm film elements via Pearl Bowser Collection), THE SCAR OF SHAME is a film that gets less recognition than other Black silent films or silent films in general.

The look and feel of the film—the style, the storyline, and the setting—is fresh and contemporary. You recognize these characters; you have seen a version of them in person.

A race film not about race, THE SCAR OF SHAME exhibits issues faced today. Abuse, social class division, deception.

It may be a silent film, but it reads like a television/streaming serial. Which may not be what you think of when you hear silent film, but through its sophisticated delivery, THE SCAR OF SHAME speaks vividly to the viewer.

To watch the film in its entirety: https://dn600205.us.archive.org/0/items/the.-scar.-of.-shame.-1929./The.Scar.Of.Shame.1929..mp4

For my video edit: youtube.com/shorts/35_Yujf5DpI

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#nw . . . NINE TO FIVE (1980) 💅🏾

Happy #DollyDay to ALL! 💋.

9.25

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“The most important thing is to enjoy your life. To be happy. It’s all that matters.”

—Audrey Hepburn

📷: Dennis Stock
(During the filming of SABRINA, New York, New York, 1954)

© Dennis Stock | Magnum Photos

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