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April 1, 2023

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When Every Day is April Fool's Day

Vintage cartoons, funny stuff (unintentional and otherwise), and an assortment of the odd and unusual from the land of filmdom. Baby Peggy Flies Her Pelican Caught on film for eternity,…

December 29, 2021

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Folks, Facts & Fun From December 1931

News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from December, 1931: Classic movie premiere of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring Fredric March; Ruth Etting, Louis Armstrong, Paul Whiteman & Mildred Bailey record…

November 28, 2021

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Folks, Facts & Fun From November 1931

News, Headlines, Movies & Trivia from November, 1931: The 4th Academy Awards Ceremony is held; Bing Crosby records Where the Blue of the Night; and a trio of Hollywood movie…

October 24, 2021

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Folks, Facts & Fun From October 1931

News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from October, 1931: Chicago gangster Al "Scarface" Capone is convicted of tax evasion; 3 Hollywood celebrity weddings take place; and the "new" Waldorf Astoria opens…

September 15, 2021

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Folks, Facts & Fun from September 1931

News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from September, 1931: Herman Mankiewicz produces Monkey Business, starring Zeppo & the other Marx Brothers; blues singer Annette Hanshaw records I Don't Know Why; George…

August 26, 2021

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Folks, Facts & Fun From August 1931

News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from August, 1931: Bing Crosby records the hit songs Dancing in the Dark, & Stardust; Agatha Christie's The Murder at Hazelmoor is published; Transatlantic, Tabu…

July 18, 2021

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Folks, Facts & Fun from July 1931

News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from July 1931: Two weddings and a song - Actor Stuart Erwin marries actress June Collyer; Singer Rudy Vallée records As Time Goes By, and…

June 7, 2021

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Folks, Facts & Fun From June 1931

News, Headlines, Entertainment and Trivia from June, 1931: Carole Lombard marries William Powell; There Ought To Be a Moonlight Savings Time is the #1 hit song; and Dashiell Hammett's The…

May 12, 2021

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Folks, Facts & Fun From May 1931

News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from May, 1931: Construction is completed on the Empire State Building; Decorated Canadian hero and daredevil William Red Hill rides the deadly Niagara River Gorge…

April 4, 2021

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Folks, Facts & Fun From April 1931

News, Headlines, Entertainment & Trivia from April, 1931: Classic movies premiere - Jimmy Cagney is The Public Enemy; 17-Year Old girl Jackie Mitchell strikes out Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig;…