I keep looking at Doris Day films in hopes I will catch a glimpse of myself and then I can't stop watching this great singer/actress and the fluid flow of the stories she bought to life on the screen. Even more so, for me, it's an endless connection with the 1950s sets at the studios and my fellow e...

Now that I've surfed some pages in this forum, I have a renewed obsession to watch or re-watch Doris Day in the 50s era. This one enchanted me to where I have to make a comment or two. I always enjoy the David and Goliath theme when it is well done as is the case in this movie. In fact it is really ...

Ralph, I was wondering if you ever encountered Bess Flowers who was dubbed "queen of the extras." She's the dignified woman who congratulates Eve Harrington / Anne Baxter at the end of "All About Eve" by saying: "I'm so happy for you, Eve." I've become obsessed with spotting her in many films from ...

and did you ever work with Deborah Kerr? (Next film for classfilmsreloaded.com is "The Innoncents") I checked her filmography and don't recognize any of the films that stand out in my mind of having been booked on them. Of course it's very likely I worked on one of them. In the 50s, extra work was ...

This bit of trivia about Lauren Bacall was just a personal moment and has nothing to do with the studios. During my 10 years as an extra in 1953 to 1963 I lived at 1919 N. Beachwood Dr. in Hollywood. It's OK to mention the address as it has become a part of the Van Ness Recovery system and is public...

Enjoyed browsing a bit on your classic film website. I can see immediately you've invested an uncountable amount of time in developing and researching this well thought out interesting recap of the movies of yesteryear that have survived the ages. I noticed Written On The Wind which I happened to wo...

Wow. Of all the singers mentioned above, only a small handful would not fall into my favorites column. I'm surprised no one mentioned Bing Crosby. I must be the old fuddy duddy to place Bing Crosby into one of my all time favorites. May I deviate for a moment and suggest a peek at a current female J...

Welcome to the forum, Ralph, and thanks for sharing that. I know from reading your website/blog and a quick email chat, that you've met many stars such as Robert Taylor, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Ann Blyth, James Dean etc, etc - I imagine you haven't met Doris or you would have mentioned that? Ralp...

I stumbled on this site a few days ago while surfing for news about Doris Day. I've been a fan of Doris Day since I was in High School... oops... yes I do go back to those days of the 40s and 50s.... in fact I was born in 1931. Doris Day was big in the 50s. While I was in the Air Force (1949-1953) s...