Rex the Marvelous Stallion in The Devil Horse -- February 17, 2026

In honor of the beginning of Chinese New Year, the Year of the Fire Horse, here is Rex, King of the Wild Horses, starring in The Devil Horse.  Rex was a big stallion who appeared in features produced by Hal Roach and serials for Mascot. 

The Old Corral (http://www.b-westerns.com/) has some nice stories about Rex and links where you can download some of his movies. 

The ad is from the 06-June-1926 Film Daily.

Today is also Mardi Gras and the beginning of Ramadan.

Two Smart People -- March 4, 2025

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In Two Smart People, a film noir, Lucille Ball and John Hodiak play a pair of con artists who wind up in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.

Black Orpheus -- February 13, 2024

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Happy Mardi Gras everyone. 

In Rio de Janiero, they celebrate Carnival from the Friday before Ash Wednesday until mid-day on Ash Wednesday. In 1959 French director Marcel Camus made the beautiful Black Orpheus. The story was inspired by the Orpheus myth and set during Carnival. 

Vince Guaraldi Trio - Samba de Orfeu

Lady From Louisiana -- March 1, 2022

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Happy Mardi Gras, everyone. Lady From Louisiana, a 1941 Republic movie, starred John Wayne and Ona Munson. Set in New Orleans in the 1890s, the movie included elaborate Mardi Gras scenes. Bernard Vorhaus directed.

Always for Pleasure -- March 5, 2019

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Happy Mardi Gras, everyone.  I have always enjoyed Les Blank's documentaries.  Always for Pleasure is about New Orleans.  Released in 1978, it includes Mardi Gras Indians and Mardi Gras festivities.

This is not from the movie, but I have always liked the Wild Tchoupitoulas.

Abbott and Costello Go to Mardi Gras -- February 13, 2018

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In the 1953 film Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, the boys get on a rocket ship which they think will take them to Mars.  Instead they wind up in New Orleans, during Mardi Gras and mistake it for Mars.  Bank robbers force them to take them away on the rocket ship, which goes to Venus.  They never reach Mars.

King of the Mardi Gras -- February 28, 2017

Happy Mardi Gras, everyone."King of the Mardi Gras" is a Fleischer Brothers-produced Popeye cartoon that has very little to do with Mardi Gras.  When Channel 44, KBHK used to play Popeye cartoons, we waited for the black and white cartoons from the Fleischer Brothers.  We didn't like the color cartoons from Paramount.