Betty Franciso was a Ziegfeld Follies showgirl who had a successful film career before giving it up to be a housewife She was born Elizabeth Barton on September 26, 1900 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Tragically her father, John Bartman, died in 1910. When she was a child she started acting in stock companies. Her two sisters, […]

Evelyn Francisco was a Mack Sennet bathing beauty who had a brief acting career She was born Evelyn Francisca Bartman on August 13, 1904 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Sadly her father, John Bartman, died in 1910. Evelyn began acting on the stage when she was a child. She and her two sisters, Betty Francisco and […]

Here’s a major news story that will make you exclaim: “whoa!!” Variety & THR are both reporting that Sony Pictures has officially confirmed and finalized a deal to buy the famous Alamo Drafthouse cinema chain. Aside from Netflix investing in the Paris Theater in NYC & Egyptian Theatre in LA, this is the first time […]