Announcing the 1947 Blogathon!
What do Out of the Past, Born to Kill, Forever Amber, and the Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap have in common?
They were all released in 1947!
Whether you’re a fan of film noir, comedy, westerns, or four-hankie weepers, you’re sure to have a favorite that hit the big screen in this great cinematic year.
So tell us all about it in the 1947 Blogathon! Brought to you by Kristina from Speakeasy and Karen from Shadows and Satin, this event will run July 13-15, 2015. You can write about any film, from any genre, as long as it was released between January 1, 1947 and December 31, 1947.
Duplicates are no problem, and you can post on any day of the event. Just click here and fill out this handy, dandy form for each film you’ll be covering, and you’ll be all set! (We’re also asking for your email address, but don’t fret – it’s only for contact purposes and we won’t make it public. We promise!)
| Trail Street | Speakeasy |
| The Ghost and Mrs. Muir | Seven Doors of Cinema |
| Out of the Past | The Stop Button |
| The Lady From Shanghai | The Cinematic Frontier |
| The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer | Silver Screenings |
| Black Narcissus | Criterion Blues |
| A Double Life | B Noir Detour |
| Black Narcissus | Now Voyaging |
| The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer | Now Voyaging |
| Dark Passage | The Motion Pictures |
| Boomerang! | Vienna |
| Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome | Caftan Woman |
| Forever Amber | Moon in Gemini |
| The Devil Thumbs a Ride | Shadows and Satin |
| Born To Kill | everythingnoir.com |
| Hold That Lion! | Movie Movie Blog Blog |
| The Lady From Shanghai | GirlsDoFilm |
| Odd Man Out | Defiant Success |
| Something in the Wind | Pop Culture Reverie |
| The Humpbacked Horse | The Globally Curious |
| The Perils of Pauline | Sepia Stories |
| Angel and the Badman | Movie Classics |
| Jassy | A Shroud of Thoughts |
| Unconquered | Movies Silently |
| Song of the Thin Man | Love Letters to Old Hollywood |
| This Time for Keeps | Love Letters to Old Hollywood |
| The Macomber Affair | CineMaven |
| Heartaches | Noirish |
| Nightmare Alley | Back to Golden Days |
| Lady in the Lake | Old Hollywood Films |
| The Ghost and Mrs. Muir | Le Mot du Cinephiliaque |
| Variety Girl | Mike’s Take on the Movies |
| Violence | Brian Camp’s Film and Anime Blog |
| One Wonderful Sunday (Japan) | Brian Camp’s Film and Anime Blog |
| Magic Town | Phyllis Loves Classic Movies |
| Tom & Jerry shorts from 1947 | Motion Picture Gems |
| Odd Man Out | The Fluff Is Raging |
| Welcome Stranger | Motion Picture Gems |
| The October Man | Book ’em, Danno! |
| Dark Passage | Pure Golden Classics |
| Deep Valley | Another Old Movie Blog |
| Dark Passage | In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood |
| Cry Wolf! | In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood |
| The Man I Love | Sister Celluloid |
| Framed | Twenty Four Frames |
| Ride the Pink Horse | Reel Distracted |
| Golden Earrings | Movies Silently |
| T-Men | Wide Screen World |
| Gentleman’s Agreement | Outspoken & Freckled |
| Road to Rio | Critica Retro |
| Lady in the Lake | Old Hollywood Films |
| They Won’t Believe Me | Portraits by Jenni |
| Monsieur Verdoux | Seredipitous Anachronisms |
| Daisy Kenyon | Cinephilia |
| Possessed | Once Upon a Screen |
| Song of Love | The Great Katharine Hepburn |
| Noir Films of 1947 | Silver Screen Modes |
Please publicize this event on your blog by helping yourself to one of the lovely banners below. We’ll be looking for you to join us July 13-15th, when we plan to party like it’s 1947!
shadowsandsatin 
Reblogged this on Speakeasy.
In with BLACK NARCISSUS!
Do you know I have never seen this movie? Maybe your write-up will convince me to check it out!! 🙂
Are you a Powell & Pressburger or Deborah Kerr fan? If so it’s a must watch. The most amazing part is that it looks like spectacular locations, but everything was shot on a set.
I will have to look up their movies, Aaron — I’ve heard of them, of course, but I don’t know for sure if I’ve ever seen one of their films!
The Life & Death of Colonel Blimp, A Matter of Life and Death, I Know Where I’m Going, A Canterbury Tale, The Red Shoes … Their 40s output is unparalleled.
The only one I’ve seen is The Red Shoes — I will have to step it up!
Ooh, I love this year. I’m writing on Born to Kill for another blogathon and on three 1947 Academy Award winners for another. But since no one else will likely choose it, I think I’m going to go for a post on George Cukor’s A Double Life.
Sounds great — I haven’t seen A Double Life in years! Looking forward to your write-up!
My post for A Double Life is up, here: https://bnoirdetour.wordpress.com/2015/07/12/the-1947-blogathon-a-double-life/
Awesome! Looking forward to reading it! 🙂
Great year for a Blogathon. Could I do BOOMERANG.
Great choice, Vienna! I look forward to your write-up!
This is going to be so much fun!
I think so, too! 🙂
I wonder if I might “pick on” a lesser entry from that year: HOLD THAT LION!, a Three Stooges short. It’s noteworthy mainly because it has the only appearance of Curly after he had retired following a stroke. There’s also a lot of interesting trivia associated with the film.
Sounds good to me! Just fill out the form and you’ll be good to go! 🙂
Excited for this! I submitted a form for ‘Dark Passage.’ 🙂
Looking forward to your write-up, Lindsey! 🙂
Dibs on Odd Man Out! My blog is Defiant Success (http://movienut14.blogspot.com).
You got it, Anna! Looking forward to your write-up — I’ve never seen this one!
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The 1947 Blogathon is here!
I submitted a form for Something in the Wind. My blog is Pop Culture Reverie. https://popculturereverie.wordpress.com/
Wow, I’ve never heard of that one, Robin! I look forward to reading about it!
May I take A Gentleman’s Agreement? If that’s not available, The Egg and I would be my 2nd pick. Thanks!! (http://kelleepratt.com for OUTSPOKEN & FRECKLED) Thanks!!
You got it, Kellee! Looking forward to your write-up — the more I see that movie, the more I like it!
I’ve signed up with “Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome”. It speaks to me!
LOL — can’t wait to read all about it, CW!
Okay, I’m in. I’m working up a piece on Heartaches at the moment; may well add a couple of others if I have time.
Thanks for organizing this!
Reblogged this on Noirish and commented:
Another great blogathon organized by shadowsandsatin and speakeasy.
This is a great excuse for me to go back for Dick Tracy’s Dilemma and hopefully Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome as well.
Sounds great!
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Blogathon Announcement | Pop Culture Reverie said this on June 7, 2015 at 12:20 am |
Hi, I’m Amanda from Old Hollywood Films. I’ll take Lady in the Lake if that’s OK with everybody. Thanks
Yeehaw! Sign me in for Road to Rio, please!
Kisses!
Le from Critica Retro
Gotcha, Le! Looking forward to your post!
I’m in! I signed up for The Perils of Pauline. 🙂
Great choice — I may have to break down and watch this one, I’ve heard good things lately!
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Hi there! I’d like to cover Cecil B. DeMille’s “Unconquered” if that works for you.
Sounds great, Gwen — another one that’s new to me! 🙂
Hi there – my form is filled out and I would like to talk about “THE MACOMBER AFFAIR.” Thanx!
Looking forward to it, Theresa — I’ve never seen this one!
Thanx Karen. Hope you can get your hands on a copy of the film before the blogathon begins. I think you’ll enjoy it. Thanx for including me.
Thanks for signing up! 🙂
!947 was a great year for film noir – would you consider a “roundup” post?
Absolutely! That’s a great idea! 🙂
Hi Karen!!
This is me,Spandan.
I would like to write about the excellent film noir “Daisy Kenyon (1947)” by Otto Preminger.
You got it, Spandan! I love this movie — can’t wait to read your write-up!
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My Beach Party Rainout | Criterion Blues ..... said this on June 9, 2015 at 4:14 pm |
Hi! Could you put us down for The Egg and I and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty? The Metzinger Sisters – Silver Scenes ( silverscenesblog.blogspot.com ) Thanks!
Oh, this is a great year! If I am not too late to the party, may I take Monsieur Verdoux?
-Summer
You sure can, Summer — we’ve got you down! Welcome to the party!
Here’s my link for Monsieur Verdoux! Thanks! I can’t wait to read everything-
https://serendipitousanachronisms.wordpress.com/2015/07/13/the-1947-blogathon-monsieur-verdoux/
Summer Reeves
Please put me down for They Wont’ Believe Me! Robert Young as a bigamist! With Susan Hayward, Jane Greer, and Rita Johnson. Thanks!
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o/t: 1947 | Noirish said this on June 18, 2015 at 11:42 am |
Hello Karen and Kristina – I tried and tried to keep away from this, but I’m possessed. So, if you’ll have me I’d like to submit something on Bernhardt’s POSESSED starring Crawford and Heflin from this year.
Aurora
PS – I triple checked and own this movie!!
Sorry I overlooked your post, Miss Aurora! I’ve got you down now! 🙂
i’ll be watching ODD MAN OUT this week. My review will go up on July 13th or thereabouts. If I have the chance to review another film from 1947 I will. Thanks again for hosting.
We look forward to your post, Niall!
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Announcing the 1947 Movie Blogathon | The Fluff Is Raging said this on June 28, 2015 at 3:49 pm |
Hi Kristina, I’ve just filled out the form, as I would like to do two films.
I also would like to let you know about my upcoming blogathon, and would love you to participate. The link is below.
https://crystalkalyana.wordpress.com/
Thank you! Looking forward to reading about both of your films!
I’ll start on them soon. Did you receive the link for my blogathon page? I was wondering if you wanted to participate? The link is below
https://crystalkalyana.wordpress.com/2015/06/30/in-the-good-old-days-of-classic-hollywood-presents-the-barrymore-trilogy-blogathon/
May I write about SONG OF LOVE (1947) starring Katharine Hepburn as Clara Schumann?
You sure can, Margaret! Looking forward to your post!
Can I do The Man I Love? Okay let me rephrase that… could I write a post on the movie The Man I Love? 🙂
LOL! Yes, you can! 😉
I filled out the form for Dark Passage, if I may. :). Thank you!
You may! Looking forward to your post!
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Hi, I’m going out of town and I won’t have access to the internet. I have my post scheduled for the 13th but I won’t be able to send you the direct link after it’s published. Could you go to my blog and get the direct link when the time comes? Thanks!! And thanks for hosting! This was fun!!
Will do, Phyl!
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Okay then, put me down for “The Noir Films of 1947”
We have you down, Christian! Looking forward to your post — that was a great year for noir!
My blogathon entry is now posted here: https://moviemovieblogblog.wordpress.com/2015/07/12/the-three-stooges-in-hold-that-lion-1947-with-guest-appearances-by-curly-the-m-g-m-lion/
Thanks, Steve! Looking forward to reading it! 🙂
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o/t: 1947 Blogathon starts tomorrow! | Noirish said this on July 12, 2015 at 1:31 pm |
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I’ll be posting on Wednesday about Heartaches (1947), dir Basil Wrangell, with Sheila Ryan, Edward Norris, Chill Wills, Kenneth Farrell, Chili Williams, Al LaRue, etc.
Looking forward to it, John! 🙂
Hi I’m thinking of changing my “The Ghost And Mrs. Muir” choice to something else. There are already a lot of others doing that one, so I may do one that hasn’t been chosen.
Also, I’m wanting to know. Did you want to participate in my Barrymore Blogathon next month? I’ve asked you before, but haven’t received an answer?
If you’d like to change your post, just let us know — although there’s no restriction on duplicates.
I’m still mulling over the Barrymore blogathon — I have a couple of movies I’m considering. I’ll let you know as soon as I decide! 🙂
Ok no problems. I have a few films in mind for 1947, so I’m deciding on which film to do. Once I make up my mind, I’ll let you know.
I think I have made up my mind for the second choice. I don’t think anyone is doing a Barbara Stanwyck film. So I think I will go with ‘Cry Wolf’ . Put me down for that one.
My post is up!
https://debravega.wordpress.com/2015/07/12/the-1947-blogathon-forever-amber/
Thanks so much, Debbie — looking forward to reading it!
Come and meet Gruesome – if you dare!
http://www.caftanwoman.com/2015/07/the-1947-blogathon-dick-tracy-meets.html
Thanks, Paddy — I’m looking forward to meeting his acquaintance! 😉
My post is up:
https://popculturereverie.wordpress.com/2015/07/13/something-in-the-wind-review-by-robin-franson-pruter/
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The 1947 Blogathon: BLACK NARCISSUS (1947) – Now Voyaging said this on July 13, 2015 at 3:16 pm |
Here is my first post…the second one will either be up tonight or tomorrow!
https://nowvoyaging.wordpress.com/2015/07/13/the-1947-blogathon-black-narcissus-1947/
My first entry is up!
http://loveletterstooldhollywood.blogspot.com/2015/07/nick-and-nora-sign-off-with-song-of.html?m=1
My second one is up now, too! http://loveletterstooldhollywood.blogspot.com/2015/07/esther-williams-dazzles-in-this-time.html
Thank you, Michaela!
Lady in the Lake is ready to go: http://www.oldhollywoodfilms.com/2015/07/lady-in-lake.html
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Black Narcissus, 1947, Powell & Pressburger | Criterion Blues ..... said this on July 13, 2015 at 7:52 pm |
Hey there, my piece on Black Narcissus is up:
http://criterionblues.com/2015/07/13/black-narcissus-1947-powell-pressburger/
Thanks for putting this together!
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My post on BOOMERANG is at http://dancinglady39.wordpress.com
Can’t wait to read all the posts from Day 1.
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My OUT OF THE PAST post is up!
http://thestopbutton.com/2015/07/14/out-past-1947/
Thank!
Got it — thanks, Andrew!
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THE 1947 BLOGATHON: DARK PASSAGE | In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood. said this on July 14, 2015 at 10:14 am |
My first post on Dark Passage is up and ready to go. The link is below
https://crystalkalyana.wordpress.com/2015/07/14/the-1947-blogathon-dark-passage/
My piece comparing ONE WONDERFUL SUNDAY and VIOLENCE is up:
https://briandanacamp.wordpress.com/2015/07/14/1947-blogathon-postwar-hope-and-despair-one-wonderful-sunday-and-violence/#more-2979
Got it — thank you!
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The 1947 Blogathon: THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY-SOXER (1947) – Now Voyaging said this on July 14, 2015 at 2:34 pm |
Here is my second post! https://nowvoyaging.wordpress.com/2015/07/14/the-1947-blogathon-the-bachelor-and-the-bobby-soxer-1947/
Got it! Thanks, Liz!
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Angel and the Badman (James Edward Grant, 1947) | Movie classics said this on July 14, 2015 at 4:56 pm |
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Here’s my entry: http://back-to-golden-days.blogspot.pt/2015/07/the-1947-blogathon-nightmare-alley.html
Thank you for hosting such a wonderful blogathon. 🙂
-Cátia.
Thank YOU for being a part of it!
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Heartaches (1947) | Noirish said this on July 14, 2015 at 11:04 pm |
My humble piece on that, er, forgotten classic Heartaches has now been posted here.
Again oodles of thanks to Kristina and your good self for mounting this blogathon. It’s one of the best I’ve seen.
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THE 1947, BLOGATHON: CRY WOLF | In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood. said this on July 15, 2015 at 10:28 am |
Here’s my second post on “Cry Wolf”. It’s up and ready to go.
https://crystalkalyana.wordpress.com/2015/07/15/the-1947-blogathon-cry-wolf/
Got it! Thanks!
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THE NOIR FILMS OF 1947 | Silver Screen Modes by Christian Esquevin said this on July 15, 2015 at 7:01 pm |
I’m up with The Noir Films of 1947 at http://silverscreenmodes.com/?p=1370
Thanks so much, Christian — got it! 🙂
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