Category Archives: Culture

One of my absolute favourite mad comedy films is the 1941 production “Hellzapoppin’”. If you want to watch it, it’s on home media I am sure and it does appear that there is a copy on YouTube. The film stars … Continue reading →

The 1930s moving into the 1940s was a golden time for film production. Many of the films we still love came from that era. “Gone With The Wind” was 1939. So was “The Wizard of Oz”. A film with amazing … Continue reading →

One of my favourite films of the 1930s is the black and white feature “Oh, Mr Porter!”, starring Will Hay. Hay was a very interesting chap, hugely clever, a serious astronomer (there is an asteroid named after him) and the … Continue reading →