Photos of Robert Mitchum's 1948 arrest

Check out this photo gallery of ROBERT MITCHUM's 1948 arrest for marijuana possession here at the LA Times. Mitchum was arrested in a sting by the LAPD. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail and was duly photographed mopping floors, etc. The charge was later expunged from his record, although his bad boy reputation and -- surprisingly -- his film career, never faltered. He later said that jail was "like Palm Springs, without the riffraff." Read more on his arrest and other brushes with the law here.

'Out of the Past' Comes to Blu-ray: All Mitchum Films on Blu-ray

The great 1947 film noir Out of the Past is now on Blu-ray. Recently named as the greatest noir of all time, it stars ROBERT MITCHUM, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas. Buy it now at Amazon.

Here's the other Mitchum films that are out on Blu-ray:

Cape Fear (1962) The thriller stars Mitchum as sadistic ex-con Max Cady, who is out for revenge against his former lawyer, Gregory Peck.

Dead Man (1995) Mitchum's last theatrical film. He has a small role in this Jim Jarmusch western, starring Johnny Depp.

El Dorado (1967) Two legends, Mitchum and John Wayne, team up in this Howard Hawks classic western.

The Grass is Greener (1960) Mitchum co-stars with Deborah Kerr, Cary Grant and Jean Simmons in this romantic comedy.

The Longest Day (1962) Mitchum helps lead an all-star cast (including John Wayne and Henry Fonda) in this epic movie about the Normandy Invasion of World War II.

Midway (1976) Mitchum has a small role in this World War II drama about the Battle of Midway, which stars Charlton Heston and Henry Fonda.

The Night of the Hunter (1955) Mitchum stars as murderous preacher Harry Powell, who pursues two children for a hidden fortune. Based on the Davis Grubb novel.

Pursued. (1947) This terrific noirish western, co-starring Theresa Russell, is also available on DVD.

The Red Pony (1949) Mitchum co-stars with Myrna Loy in this adaptation of the John Steinbeck short story.

For a complete list of Mitchum films on DVD and Blu-ray please see: Mitchum Films A-Z.

Happy Birthday, Robert Mitchum!

Happy birthday to the fabulous ROBERT MITCHUM. The actor would have been 97 today. He died in 1997 at age 79, just five weeks shy of his 80th birthday. Why not spend the day watching some of his best films?

'Out of the Past' declared best film noir of all time

Total Film just released a list of "25 Greatest Film Noirs" and "Out of the Past" was named number one. Can't say I disagree with that! The fantastic dialogue, the twists, and of course the incredible chemistry between ROBERT MITCHUM and Jane Greer all make this one a notch above most other noirs. It's the movie that got me hooked on film noir and on Mitchum!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Leave it to ROBERT MITCHUM. He not only cooks, he also cleans up!

Mitchum with sons Jim and Christopher (via OutofthePastblog.com)

Mitchum washing dishes at Chauteau Marmont, c. 1949.

Mitchum Movies 'Cape Fear,' 'The Night of the Hunter,' 'River of No Return' at TCM Classic Film Fest

Three ROBERT MITCHUM movies will be screened at this year's TCM Classic Film Festival in Los Angeles.

FRIDAY, APRIL 26:

'The Night of the Hunter' screens in 35 mm at the Egyptian Theatre at 9:15 a.m

'River of No Return' screens in 35mm at the Chinese Multiplex 6 at 12:00 p.m.
With producer Stanley Rubin in attendance

SATURDAY, APRIL 27:

'Cape Fear' screens in 35mm at the Egyptian Theatre at 9:00 a.m. With Barrie Chase (who played Gregory Peck's daughter) in attendance

Buy tickets online

Nudist Who Threatened President Obama Claims to be Mitchum's Illegitimate Daughter

 Robert and Catherine Pierce, courtesy Daily Camera

A Colorado woman who's fought for her right to garden topless and who allegedly threatened President Obama also claims to be the illegitimate daughter of the late ROBERT MITCHUM and her husband claims his father was President Eisenhower.

The DailyCaller reports that Catherine Pierce and her husband Robert are known in Boulder, CO. for "stridently defending their right to walk around in public nearly naked." They were detained for questioning by the Secret Service in Marblehead, Ohio after a waitress overheard Robert Pierce say he was going to “kill Obama and take him down,” according to the Daily Camera. Employees at the cafe described the pair as "very unstable."

Police found a disassembled .22-caliber rifle in the trunk of the pair’s rental car, along with .22- and .38-caliber ammunition, but neither were arrested or charged.

The Pierces are known for gardening in nearly nothing: Catherine, 55, is often topless while her Robert, 62, wears nothing but a thong. The couple live near a school and parents have filed numerous complaints about the duo's failure to cover up.

They're not actually breaking any laws: since the 1980s, it's been legal in Boulder for women to bare their breasts in public, but enough people complained about the Pierces that, in 2010, the city council considered changing the law. The couple filed a lawsuit seeking $100 million in damages, claiming harassment by neighbors and police.

Robert Pierce has told the police that he was the illegitimate son of former President Dwight Eisenhower. On her Facebook page, Catherine Piece lists herself as a “news personality” and claims to be the illegitimate child of late actor Robert Mitchum.

That's even more amusing since Eisenhower disliked Mitchum so much, he refused to have the bad boy actor's films show in the White House.