Category Archives: Baltimore Films

Baltimore Unearthed: Shirley Temple Was Here (Sort of)

Posted on September 22, 2011 by atomictv

By Michael Yockel (Baltimore Fishbowl, 9/22/2011) Only the fetid mind of a Hollywood producer could conceive of casting the perpetually perky Shirley Temple in the role of a proto-feminist. In the 1949 dramedy Adventure in Baltimore, a twilight-of-her-film-career 20-year-old Shirley, … Continue reading →

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“Fool’s Gold” – Santo Rigatuso: The Man with the Four-Way Lips

Posted on January 12, 2011 by atomictv

By Michael Anft, Photos by Steven Brown (Baltimore City Paper, 2/16/1990) David B. Irwin had just formed his own law firm with four associates. His library wasn’t yet stocked and furniture was still being moved in when his firm’s first … Continue reading →

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Scene from “Blood Circus”

Posted on December 22, 2010 by atomictv

By Peter L. Walsh, Link: A Critical Journal on the Arts in Baltimore and the World, Summer, 1996 SETTING: With fog rolling across the screen, a group of bare-chested, bare-footed wrestlers (Morads) in “Mexican-style” facemasks and trunks stand in front … Continue reading →

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Santo Gold Jewelry

Posted on December 22, 2010 by atomictv

From the collection of Peter L. Walsh: “Here is some Santo Gold – untarnished after all these years! Maybe it really is gold. Note that this is ‘regular’ Santo Gold, not Blood Circus Santo Gold.” — Peter L. Walsh Related … Continue reading →

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