Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon, Day 6

 Barbara's friends have all turned up to wish her a very happy Blogathon!

Day 6 of the Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon is shaping up to be gloriously offbeat. Seriously, I can't think of a single unifying theme for this group of films other than "Barbara Stanwyck is awesome." We've got William Castle horror, Frank Capra melodrama, Robert Taylor romance. None of these films rank among Stanwyck's most famous or celebrated but taken as a whole, they reveal her incredible gift for creating strong-willed, engaging heroines, whether they're supporting a square-jawed hero or fighting for their own place on center stage.

This is My Affair (Crítica Retrô)

Banjo on My Knee (True Classics)

Clash by Night (Silver Scenes)

Forbidden (Shadows and Satin)

The Night Walker (WeirdFlix)

Meet John Doe (The Joy and Agony of Movies)

"Babs in the Boardroom" (Second Sight)

Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon, Day 5

"I'm a tough old broad from Brooklyn. I intend to go on acting until I'm ninety and they won't need to paste my face with make-up."

Some great performers can get very miserly with their talent, hoarding it up like gold and only spending it on Oscar-worthy films. Some lose their courage and stop trying new things. Some becomes caricatures of themselves. One of the wonders of being a Stanwyck fan is that even through eighty-plus movies, there's never a period where you have to avert your eyes and mumble excuses for her. Stanwyck stayed true to herself all the way from the sentimental fantasies of Always Goodbye to the homely Western comforts of The Big Valley. Today runs the full gamut of Barbara Stanwyck's career. Enjoy!

My Reputation (Portraits by Jenni)

Ball of Fire (Old Movies Nostalgia)

Union Pacific (The Kitty Packard Pictorial)

A Taste of Evil (3B Theater: Micro-Brewed Reviews)

The Big Valley (Hamlette's Soliloquy)

Always Goodbye (Movie Classics)

Crime of Passion (Running After My Hat)

Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon, Day 4

Time to take a cool plunge into the pool with Barbara Stanwyck. Today belongs to the "ladies." That is, those gambling, card-sharping ladies your mother warned you about. We take an exciting side trip into the lands of film noir, with an added dose of wife murder to keep things interesting, and complete the journey with a look at Stanwyck's fascinating and underrated collaboration with Douglas Sirk. Jump in, guys!
  
The Lady Eve (Classic Movie Hub)

Gambling Lady (Immortal Ephemera)

These Wilder Years (Citizen Screen)

The File on Thelma Jordon (Krell Laboratories)

Trooper Hook (Vienna's Classic Hollywood)

All I Desire/There's Always Tomorrow (Pensamientos Filmicos)

The Two Mrs. Carrolls (The Last Drive In)

Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon, Day 3

I have to admit, the Stanwyck-Taylors looked incredibly cute in photos

It's Day Three, folks, and the fans show no signs of slowing down! Today looks to be pretty eventful, with a generous helping of film noir to start us off. From there, we move on to Willa Cather adaptations and TV shows, to sharpshooters and troubled violinists. And that's still only the beginning, we've got four more days of Stanwyck to enjoy!

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (Silver Screenings)

Witness to Murder (Who Can Turn The World Off With Her Smile?)

A Lost Lady (Tinseltown Royalty)

The Barbara Stanwyck Show (Caftan Woman)

Annie Oakley (Silver Scenes)

Golden Boy (Hollywoodland This N That)

Blonde Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity (Film Noir Blonde)

Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon, Day 2

The second day of Barbara blogging is set to be an exciting one. First, we're treated to a little holiday cheer (in July) with Christmas in Connecticut. Then Ivan hauls us onto the dusty plains along with Forty Guns, we make a side-trip into the wilds of TV soap opera, and we end up shivering on the decks of the Titanic. Fittingly, the day ends with a look at the partnership that launched Stanwyck's career, the teaming of Frank Capra and Barbara Stanwyck. Without Frank Capra, there might not have been any Stanwyck film career. That's a thought more terrifying than the image of Stanwyck brandishing a gun in Crime of Passion.

Christmas in Connecticut (A Person in the Dark)

Forty Guns (Lerner International Enterprises)

Stanwyck and Dynasty (Wide Screen World)

Titanic (Noir and Chick Flicks)

Capra and Stanwyck (The Motion Pictures)

ETA: By the way, I've been informed that there's a new website in town, completely devoted to Barbara Stanwyck! It's called Barbara Stanwyck the Queen. You can find it here. I haven't had much of a chance to explore the site yet, but you can bet I'll soon be a regular visitor. The site's got forums, a blog, gifs, a complete Stanwyck filmography, magazine articles, quotes, photo galleries, basically everything a Stanwyck fan needs to be in utter heaven. Check them out!

Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon, Day 1

And we're off to the races! The Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon has officially begun. It's off to a fantastic start too, with a slew of great writers tackling everything from Stanwyck's sparkling costumes to her status as femme fatale supreme. There's a lot to enjoy here so let's get started. Barbara and the puppy want you to click these links! And leave comments for these immensely talented bloggers. Have fun, all.

July 16

No Man of Her Own (Vienna's Classic Hollywood)

Remember the Night (A Thousand Words)

Sorry, Wrong Number (Thrilling Days of Yesteryear)

The Miracle Woman (Pre-Code.com)

Lady of Burlesque (3B Theater: Micro-Brewed Reviews)

Stanwyck the femme fatale (The Scarlett Olive)

Barbara Stanwyck: an appreciation (The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog)

Stanwyck's costumes in Ball of Fire (Stardust)

The ageless Barbara Stanwyck (A Shroud of Thoughts)

The Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon Schedule is Posted!

Wonder why Barbara's smiling? Well, she's got good reason. A whopping 49 film bloggers have signed up for the Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon this summer!

While I can't speak for the lady herself, I have a pretty good idea that she would be truly touched and honored to see how much the people love her, over twenty years after her passing. Barbara Stanwyck was not the kind of actress that campaigns for praise or glories in adulation. She wasn't America's sweetheart, she wasn't a sex symbol, and she wasn't a great lady of the theater. She was a woman that went to work every day and gave it her all and if Stanwyck knew she was a genius (as I'm sure she did) she never let it get in her way. She was brilliant right up to the end. And from July 16 to July 22 this year, we're going to give her one hell of a celebration.

For those of you who've been wondering about my long silence this past month, rest assured that I haven't just been sitting around munching chips and reading The Lone Ranger reviews. Aside from real-world stuff, I've been gearing up for the blogathon by brushing up on my Stanwyck knowledge. That means reading the Stanwyck biographies. That means fighting my way through Stanwyck's formidable filmography of 85 movies. Not to mention her TV shows and guest appearances. I haven't gotten through all of it and I probably won't by the time of the blogathon. I may love Stanwyck beyond all reason, but I do have to pay rent. Still, it's been an incredible joy to spend quality time with her this summer and I've emerged from the experience, an even more devoted fan.

The big news today is that I've posted the schedule for the blogathon. Bear in mind that it is a preliminary schedule, that's all. For those of you that have requested a specific date, you have it. For everybody else, I've tried to arrange the dates so that every day has a good mix of movie genres and topics. I hope I've come up with something workable for everybody.

That said, you can still request a date. Just comment here or email me if you'd like to change to another day and I'll move you around.

For those of you that requested more than one movie, I've tried to arrange the schedule so that each movie gets its own post. If you're down for two movies, than I've put you down for two separate dates. Please go through the list and see where your blog is posted. I chose to do this on the assumption that it would be more difficult to post multiple movie reviews on the same day. If however, that is what you were planning to do and you'd prefer to just do one big post, let me know and I'll change your entry date. No worries.
 
Before I show you the schedule, let me try to answer some standard blogathon questions.
 
I don't want to write about this topic any more. Can I switch?

Course you can. No problem. Drop me a line and I'll change it for you.

Things have changed and I've just been so busy this summer and I won't be able to write for the blogathon after all. Is that okay?

Don't worry, I won't go all Phyllis Dietrichson on you. All of us have to deal with a world outside of blogging and there's no shame in having different priorities. Just let me know and I'll take you off the list. 

I still don't know my topic! But I still really want to write for the blogathon!

Then take your time. The only reason I collect blogathon topics ahead of time is so that we get a good mix of movies. You've still got from now until the blogathon to decide.

I haven't signed up for the blogathon but I want to! Are you still accepting entries?
 
Sure. Again, just let me know in the comments section or by email and I'll add you to the list.
    

The Barbara Stanwyck Blogathon Schedule

July 16

• No Man of Her Own (Vienna's Classic Hollywood)
• Remember the Night (A Thousand Words)
• Sorry, Wrong Number (Thrilling Days of Yesteryear)
• The Miracle Woman (Pre-Code.com)
• Lady of Burlesque (3B Theater: Micro-Brewed Reviews)
• Stella Dallas (Faster, Pussycat! Blog! Blog!)
• Stanwyck the femme fatale (The Scarlett Olive)
• Barbara Stanwyck: an appreciation (The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog)
• Stanwyck's costumes in Ball of Fire (Stardust)

July 17

• Christmas in Connecticut (A Person in the Dark)
• Forty Guns (Lerner International Enterprises)
• Stanwyck and Dynasty (Wide Screen World)
• Titanic (Noir and Chick Flicks)
• Capra and Stanwyck (The Motion Pictures)

July 18

• The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (Silver Screenings)
• Witness to Murder (Who Can Turn The World Off With Her Smile?)
• Night Nurse (Comet Over Hollywood)
• A Lost Lady (Tinseltown Royalty)
• The Barbara Stanwyck Show (Caftan Woman)
• Annie Oakley (Silver Scenes)
• Golden Boy (Hollywoodland This N That)
• Stanwyck: a career in pictures (Let's Go to the Movies)
• Blonde Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity (Film Noir Blonde)

July 19

• The Lady Eve (Classic Movie Hub
• Gambling Lady (Immortal Ephemera)
• These Wilder Years (Citizen Screen)
• The File on Thelma Jordon (Krell Laboratories)
• All I Desire/There's Always Tomorrow (Pensamientos Filmicos)
• The Two Mrs. Carrolls (The Last Drive In)

July 20

• My Reputation (Portraits by Jenni)
• Ball of Fire (Old Movies Nostalgia)
• Union Pacific (The Kitty Packard Pictorial)
• The Bitter Tea of General Yen (Ferdy on Film)
• A Taste of Evil (3B Theater: Micro-Brewed Reviews)
• The Big Valley (Hamlette's Soliloquy)
• Always Goodbye (Movie Classics)
• Crime of Passion (Running After My Hat)

July 21

• This is My Affair (Crítica Retrô)
• Banjo on My Knee (True Classics)
• Clash by Night (Silver Scenes)
• Forbidden (Shadows and Satin)
• The Night Walker (WeirdFlix)
• Meet John Doe (The Joy and Agony of Movies)
• Ladies of Leisure (The Girl with the White Parasol)
• "Babs in the Boardroom" (Second Sight)

July 22

• Ladies They Talk About (The Man on the Flying Trapeze)
• The Mad Miss Manton (Close Ups and Long Shots)
• Double Indemnity (Classic Movie Hub)
• The Purchase Price (The Nitrate Diva)
• Jeopardy (Pensamientos Filmicos)
• The Thorn Birds (FlorenceFallon.com)
• Walk on the Wild Side (The Last Drive In)
• Stanwyck the anti-heroine (The Great Katharine Hepburn)
• Baby Face (Classic Movies)

Stay tuned for more updates, guys!

ETA: For those of you that need to talk to me about post topics/scheduling/anything else blogathon-related, you can always reach me by email at adams.are@gmail.com.