CLASSIC CINEMA Niagara Falls (1941)

My name is Jason S. Lockard and I love classic screwball comedies. This is truly a lost art form. Hollywood writers and producers no longer know how to make those kind of sweet and carefree kind of films that just take you way to a different time and place. Such is our film for this month 1941's Niagara Falls. Produced by Hal Roach studios, directed by Gordon Douglas and in a pivotal role, the star of the month, the great Zazu Pitts.

ZaSu Pitts was born on January 3, 1894 in Parsons, Kansas to Rulandus and Nellie (Shay) Pitts; she was the third of four children. Her father, who had lost a leg while serving in the 76th New York Infantry Regiment in the Civil War, had settled the family in Kansas by the time ZaSu was born. Her name came from her mother's sister Eliza and Susan. The last two letters of Eliza and the first two of Susan thus ZaSu and if you are wondering Pitts herself gave the right pronunciation as "Say Zoo".

In 1903, at the age of nine, the Pitts family moved to Santa Cruz, California, seeking a warmer climate and better job opportunities. ZaSu attended Santa Cruz High School, where she participated in school theatricals. Pitts made her stage debut in......Read On

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