Infamous Hotel Rooms – Part 4

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Libby Pelham

This is my final blog about infamous hotel rooms – rooms in which something so legendary happened, the people often ask for this specific room. Actually, a few of the rooms I will mention in this blog are a little less notorious and more just places fans love to visit. Room 203 – Ramada Inn Union Square, San Francisco, CA It was in room 203 that jazz singer Billie Holiday was busted by the police for possession of opium in January 1949. She was acquitted later that year when her lawyer convinced the jury she had been framed. There is … Continue reading →

Dancing Lady (1933)

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Tristi Pinkston

Oh, wow. Well, let’s just say this movie is all about Clark Gable and we won’t worry too much about Joan Crawford, his co-star. She plays Janie Barlow, a girl who badly needs a job. She’s a dancer and doesn’t know how to do anything else, and doesn’t want to do anything else. After getting into a bit of a scrape, she’s saved from jail by a rich playboy named Todd Newton (Franchot Tone) who thinks she owes him something now. She tells him that she doesn’t want his help if it comes with strings. He removes the strings, temporarily, … Continue reading →