No Down Payment (1957)
No Down Payment begins peppy and optimistic as the two central characters, a couple, move to Sunrise Hills, a Southern California suburb. […]
Doctor’s Estate Mysteriously Willed to Secretary and Not to His Wife
In 1951, Dr. Roy Campbell committed suicide in his office at 814 1/2 S. Alvarado, Los Angeles. Dr. Campbell’s will, which was […]
Men in War (1957): Surprisingly Good “Lost Platoon” Movie
One more step and I’ll fill your guts with lead. That’s the tagline on one of “Men in War’s” posters, with Aldo […]
Dean Fredericks: Actor Flying Under the Radar
Of all of the actors who played soldiers and other military men in mid-century American TV and movies, a few were the […]
Mickey Cohen Brings Max Tannenbaum Out to L.A.
Sure, there’s a copy of Case of the Half-Wakened Wife by that Perry Mason writer underneath your glass of iced Seagram’s, its […]
5 Things Nobody Ever Says About Carvana
Even before I bought a car from Carvana, I spent months poring not just over the cars but the platform and the […]
David Foster Wallace: Narcissism of Self-Hatred
Imagine, though, if she called you up late at night and talked to you for two hours and it was mostly apologizing […]
Cold Turkey (1971)
A giant tobacco company offers the small town of Eagle Rock, Iowa $25M if all 4,006 residents can give up smoking for […]
Lee Harvey Oswald Gun Photo: Before and After
History remains frozen solid at 214 W. Neeley St., Dallas, Texas. The home where Lee Harvey Oswald lived with his wife Marina […]