Old Books and Movies

 I am writing this post for Fashion Monday (You can read where I talk about it here: Fashion Monday ), were I post pics. of clothes from around the time period of when the book was written.  The book for this post is Joyous Peggy by Lillian Grace Copp published in 1931.  You can read my review for this book here: Joyous Peggy.    

 I am writing this post for Fashion Monday (You can read where I talk about it here: Fashion Monday ), were I post pics. of some of the hats they wear in the movie.  The movie for this post is Road to Rio (1947).   You can read my review for this movie here: Road to Rio .    

 I am writing this post for Fashion Monday (You can read where I talk about it here: Fashion Monday ), were I post pics. of clothes from around the time period of when the book was written.  The book for this post is Love Insurance by Earl Derr Biggers published in 1914. You can read my review for this book here: Love Insurance .   

 I have always been interested in fashion (especially vintage fashion), and I thought it would be fun to make a couple different blog posts each Monday, one to do with fashion in books, and the other on movies. I will probably just post pictures.  The one on books I will post pictures of clothes from around the time period of when the book was written.    The one on movies I will post pictures of the hats they wear in the movie.    

   This is a very fun Bing Crosby film.  Denny Martin (Bing Crosby), his roommate Nicky (Mischa Auer), and his fiancée, Mary Wilson (Joan Blondell) must care for a baby after an old friend of Denny's leaves her baby with him when she goes looking for her husband who went to a health farm.   Bing Crosby sings "Sing a Song of Sunbeams."  Bing and the cast preform a fun version of "Hang Your Heart on a Hickory Limb."  Bing croons the baby to sleep with "That Sly Old Gentleman." Bing sings "East Side of Heaven" to Joan Blondell and Baby Sandy.  East Side of Heaven is a very good romantic comedy movie. I wrote this post for the Odd or Even Blogathon .  

  I am writing this post for The Umpteenth Blogathon Hosted by Essays from the Couch.   Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is classic musical about towns girl Millie (Jane Powell) who marries backwoodsman Adam Pontipee (Howard Keel) after a whirlwind courtship and goes to live with him and his six brothers on his farm.  Howard Keel sings "Bless Yore Beutiful Hide." Jane Powell sings "Wonderful, Wonderful Day."  Jane Powell sings "Goin' Co'tin'" and preform a fun dance number with the brothers.  The barn-raising dance is one of highlights of the movie.  The Brothers sing "Lonesome Polecat" and preform a ballet type number.  Howard Keel and the brothers sing "Sobbin' Women."  The girls sing "June Bride."  The brothers and the girls sing "Spring, Spring, Spring."  I  have seen this movie so many times so I thought it would be perfect for this blogathon; it is also the first musical I remember liking. Even ...

  Hamlette's Soliloquy made this Christmas tag back in 2019, but I just saw it a few months ago, and thought it looked liked a lot of fun to do.   The rules are: #1 Use a different movie for each prompt #2 Add photos and/or explanations of how your choices fit the prompts #3 Tag a few friends to play along  I don't know anybody in particular to tag, so I'm just tagging anybody who wants to play.     1. A Partridge in a Pear Tree -- movie that involves agriculture   Tammy and the Bacholor (1957) Peter Brent (Leslie Nielsen) tries to grow a tomato that will make Brentwood Hall self-sustaining. 2.  Turtledoves -- movie about a long-lasting relationship   The Glenn Miller Story (1953) Biopic movie about bandleader Glenn Miller and his wife Helen. 3.  French Hens -- movie that takes place in France   Monkeys, Go Home! (1967) A fun Disney film about an American (Dean Jones) who inherits an olive farm in France . 4.  Calling ...