Old Hollywood
Cinema
1900-1979
Nostalgia is a seductive liar - George Wildman Ball
Ann Blyth & Zachary Scott in Mildred Pierce (1945, dir. Michael Curtiz)

Ann Blyth & Zachary Scott in Mildred Pierce (1945, dir. Michael Curtiz)

The parting of the Red Sea in The Moon of Israel (1924, dir. Michael Curtiz) The parting effect was achieved by dumping 25,000 gallons of water down the plaster walls built on either side of the path and running the film in reverse.

The parting of the Red Sea in The Moon of Israel (1924, dir. Michael Curtiz)

The parting effect was achieved by dumping 25,000 gallons of water down the plaster walls built on either side of the path and running the film in reverse.

Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca (1942, dir. Michael Curtiz)

Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca (1942, dir. Michael Curtiz)