Links OCT 19.12

Classic News / Reading Roundup:

The LEOPOLD & LOEB trial provided movie fodder (Compulsion was just one); here’s the real story

THE COME ON is a noir starring Anne Baxter & Sterling Hayden.

When it comes to unsolved mysteries, the murder of Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor is one that continues to fascinate.

Classic movies links to THE GIRL (the making of the Birds movie), KIM NOVAK interview, costumes & more

Are these the greatest classic villainesses of all time?

Barbara Stanwyck’s on that list—here’s a look at her very 1^st “talkie”

“ Ever heard of The Iron Duke (1934)? No? Well, there is a reason for that. We hadn’t, either, until last week. … a highbrow British drama about the Duke of Wellington (George Arliss) and how he took down Napoleon

cool pic of the day is MICHAEL CAINE from A MASTERPIECE OF UNDERSTATEMENT