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.

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.

Picture of the day: Mitchum and Jane Russell

Via Radio Colorado College

ROBERT MITCHUM, Jane Russell and William Talman (far right) visiting a polio ward at St. Francis Hospital (presumably Colorado Springs). According to the archive, they were in town for the premiere of One Minute to Zero. Perry Mason regular Talman was in the film with Mitchum but Russell was not. (The film costarred Ann Blyth as Mitchum's love interest.)

Photo from Stewarts Commercial Photographers, 1952. Copyright Pikes Peak Library District, courtesy of Special Collection.

'Night of the Hunter' One of 'Ten Creepiest Movies Ever'

Happy Halloween!

Seattle Times critic John Hartl lists 'The Night of the Hunter' as one of his 'Ten Creepiest Movies Ever,' along with other classics like 'Rosemary's Baby,' 'Psycho' and 'The Innocents.'

Remember, the Criterion DVD/Blu-Ray edition of 'Hunter' is coming out November 16.

Isn't this still (at left) cool? Found it at cinemaisdope.com, as its Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day.

Mitchum in New "Match Prints" Photography Book

This looks like a very cool new photography book of classic actors and rock 'n' roll stars:

Jim Marshall and Timothy White made an odd couple. White is a stylish shooter of celebrity portraits. The gruff Marshall ("I only photograph artists I like, where I get the trust") has taken some of the most iconic shots in rock & roll.

"We'd dress differently. We'd look differently. There's 20 years difference in our lives, our careers, everything. But there was this affection. There was this love that we had for each other, that this book came out of."

The book, called "Match Prints" (HarperCollins) is the product of Marshall and White's 24-year friendship.

It was a photograph White had taken of actor ROBERT MITCHUM that started it all: "My image of Robert Mitchum, which Jim just loved. He just really loved this picture a lot," said White. "And then, of course, [he] pulled out this image of Jim Morrison that was just uncanny. Just, you know, it was the exact same position, holding the cigarette the same way."

As they went through each other's work, they noticed more and more similarities.

Rest of the article at CBS News