July 2nd --

The latest flyer for the 2009 TV Western reunion is currently available!

Feel free to download copies and print them out!

Help support the show by giving flyers to friends and family you believe will be interested in attending this exciting, fun-filled festival next summer!

MEMPHIS FILM FESTIVAL FLYER (JPG Format)

(Please note that one of these flyers is in PDF format. If you are unable to read it, it may be because your computer is not equipped with a PDF reader program. To download Adobe PDF reader free of charge, please take the following link.)

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July 1st --

We are truly excited to announce that none other than Oscar-winning actor, George Kennedy, has been added to the guest list for the 2010 Memphis Film Festival!

Mr. Kennedy is one of the most respected and honored actors in Hollywood and you will not want to miss this very special opportunity to visit with him next summer!

June 29th --

We are saddened to announce the passing of a past guest of the Memphis Film Festival, Gale Storm, who passed away this past weekend at the age of 87.

With her wholesome appearance and perky personality, Gale become one of early TV's biggest stars as she played the title roles in two very successful sitcoms, "My Little Margie" from 1952-1956 and "The Gale Storm Show" (also known as "Oh, Suzanna") in 1956 to 1960.

Before landing the starring role in "My Little Margie" in 1952, Gale appeared in numerous B movies.  She went from contracts with RKO to Monogram to Universal, appearing in such low-budget films as "Where Are Your Children?" with Jackie Cooper and "Tom Brown's School Days" with Freddie Bartholomew.

She was often cast in westerns as the girl the cowboy left behind, and appeared in such B-westerns as "The Dude Goes West" with Eddie Albert, "The Kid from Texas" with Audie Murphy and "The Texas Rangers" with George Montgomery.

"I was really scared of horses," she admitted in 2000.  "I only rode them because that's what you had to do."

She appeared in three Republic westerns with Roy Rogers and recalled that his horse, Trigger, did what he could to cause her trouble.  As she would smile and ride alongside Rogers while the king of the cowboys crooned a song, Trigger (out of camera range) would lean over and bite her horse's neck.

With her movie roles diminishing in the early 1950s, Gale followed the path of many fading movie stars of the day and moved on to television.

"My Little Margie" debuted on CBS as a summer replacement for "I Love Lucy" in 1952.  It quickly became an audience favorite and moved to its own slot on NBC that fall.

It was our pleasure to host Ms. Storm's appearance at the 1995 Memphis event and our thoughts and prayyers go out to her family.

Gale Storm
(1922 - 2009)

June 26th --

"A Gathering of Guns", the 2009 Memphis Film Festival was a great success - both guests and fans had an enjoyable time they will remember for a lifetime. Highlights of that historic event will be posted in coming weeks so stay tuned.

With the 2009 Memphis Film Festival just a few days behind us, plans are already being made for 2010!  Prelimary details have been announced on the flyer shown above but check back often as newer details are released.

May 27th --

There have been many, many guests who have appeared at the Memphis festival over the past 35 years.  In fact, there have been over 300 guests making over 450 appearances.

Want to relive some memories of those shows?

Or, if you haven't been attending these shows for long, you may want to be surprised by the very impressive list of guests the festival has hosted over the years?

You can do that now - by checking out our new "Past Guests" page.  You can review the list of past guests by festival date or by an alphabetic last name.

Check out this page here - you will be impressed!