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Of course it had to end that way. While yes, there are noirs (quite a few, actually) with happy endings, sometimes feeling a bit stuck-on (for example, would Victor Mature's character really survive getting shot at close range by Tommy Udo in Kiss of Death ?) many noirs - and for that matter, many films of the day (late 1940s) had a sort of rough justice to them. Frank had to die because, well, he'd done something wrong, something that couldn't be papered over, and he had to pay for it. In a way, it was the only thing that could have happened; one has to wonder if Frank would ever have been truly happy, if he ever would have forgiven himself for what he did in the prisoner-of-war camp. His angst wasn't just about Joe's relentless pursuit of him and his fear of Joe's revenge; after a while that seems almost incidental to the real demon stalking Frank: his own conscience. I realize it sounds harsh to say "Frank did something wrong and had to pay for it with his life", especially given how sympathetic a character he is. That's one of the things about Act of Violence that makes it so good; Frank seems like he is a completely decent, "good" person, but we find out he had a dark side. He is a "good" person, but he also did something in his past that was terrible. Like all of us, he's both "good" and "bad". As is Joe (Robert Ryan's character), a mixture of both. At first we think he's the "bad" guy, he's seen relentlessly stalking with a gun this nice family man, he has an unnerving limp (like a monster in a horror movie), he's clearly a threat to the nice man and his sweet wife and child. Yet as the story unfolds, we see that he too is basically a "decent" person who's been damaged by trauma and hate. I love that switch Act of Violence pulls on us: the "hero" turns out to have a very big skeleton in his closet, while the menacing scary person turns out to have justification for his hatred and need for revenge. And he's very much "humanized" when his girl, Ann, shows up and tries to dissuade him from his quest. Neither character is all good or all bad - just like real life, and just like all of us.

Do they order pizza pizza?

Although McLeod and Moore share no screen time together in it, in one of my favorite episodes of the TDVDS titled 'Empress Carlotta's Necklace', he played a fast-talking salesman who sells Rob one of the gaudiest pieces of jewelry you'll ever see but which Rob thinks Laura will really love. Sorry to hear of his passing. The equally as great The Mary Tyler Moore Show wouldn't have been the same or as great without MacLeod playing the Murray Slaughter character. (...R.I.P.)

I've been thinking about the history of the himbo on film and wanted to ask the community if they could think of some early examples. If you're not familiar, the definition of a himbo from Urban Dictionary: Generally, a large (broad, tall, or buff) attractive man, who tends to be not very bright, but usually extremely nice and respectful. Think Kronk from The Emperors New Groove, or maybe a golden retriever. I also like this definition (source): A himbo isn't /just/ a stupid man. There implies a level of emotional maturity and emotional intelligence. Just a beefy idiot is usually a jerk, someone with little empathy. A himbo is often oblivious and a clutz, but he cares and aims to do right. (Note: The "himbo" is not simply a male version of the "bimbo" because the term has positive connotations rather than more negative ones.) There are two actors that come to my mind when thinking about this type of persona: Buster Crabbe and George O'Brien. I watched WE'RE RICH AGAIN (1934) w/ Crabbe and he spends the entire movie in swim trunks surrounded by people with much more clothing on as pure eye candy. He only communicates in grunts, nods, and enthusiastic smiles and doesn't say a single line until the last 3 minutes in the movie. Billie Burke asks why Buster has no clothes on and another character explains to her that he doesn't like to wear clothes because they make him feel "all choked up." I think this is the best example I can give for Buster but he has this "hunky but gentle" energy in a handful of his films, especially in his precodes. I don't have any specific examples for George O'Brien (partially because I've seen way less of his films) other than maybe PARK AVENUE LOGGER (1937)? He plays a sort of stuffed shirt who secretly moonlights as a wrestler who gets shipped off to logging country by his father. He's the good guy who is able to easily best the bad guys in the film with his physical prowess and save the day. Anyone have any other examples? I'd especially be interested in personalities pre-1950s or even before these two guys. The characters Douglas Fairbanks played in his romantic comedies preceding his swashbucklers slightly fit the mold but Doug wasn't as beefy and as objectified as them (although he still, clearly, had an excellent body).

May I suggest Nat Pendleton, who specialized in burly, amiable lummoxes for MGM in the 1930s and 1940s? Never the star, though.

Lorna, Aguirre, Wrath of God is one of my favourite movies. I own the DVD. The first time I saw it, years ago in what was known then as a "repertory" cinema, I was awestruck (hey, I was about 18 and impressionable.) It's one of those films that's unforgettable; unforgettable is one of the criteria I use when compiling lists of favourite movies. As you say, there are certain scenes in it that just stay in your mind long after you've viewed the film. And the main character, Aguirre ! Completely insane ! And Klaus Kinski's performance kind of makes you think he's insane too ! It's just a really powerful film . ...by the way, I've heard Werner Herzog interviewed, and he sounds like an exceptionally intelligent and nice man .

The versatile singer B.J. Thomas, who performed the 1969 Academy Award-winning song "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head," died Saturday at his home in Arlington, Texas at the age of 78. He had been suffering from Stage IV lung cancer. The Oklahoma-born recording artist, whose full name was Billy Joe Thomas, performed songs in the pop, country and gospel genres. He won five Grammy Awards for gospel or inspirational recordings. In 1969, Thomas had a Top 5 Billboard hit with the song "Hooked on a Feeling," which was distinctive because of the electric sitar played by Reggie Young. Written by Mark James, the tune was later covered by the British singer Jonathan King (in 1971) and the Swedish pop group Blue Swede (in 1974. The Blue Swede version went to No. 1 on Billboard's pop chart. Burt Bacharach composed the score for the 1969 Paul Newman-Robert Redford Western buddy film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," which became the year's highest-grossing release. He and his frequent partner Hal David also wrote the song "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head," which was performed by Thomas during the famous bicycle scene that featured Newman and Katharine Ross. Unfortunately for Thomas, he had just recovered from a bout with laryngitis on the day the film version of the song was recorded, But his record version was a No. 1 Billboard pop hit for four weeks in January 1970. It also was the No. 1 song on Billboard's adult contemporary chart for seven weeks. In 2014, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presented the Grammy Hall of Fame Award to Thomas' version of "Raindrops." At the 42nd Academy Awards ceremony held on April 7, 1970, Bacharach and David won Oscars for their contributions to "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." Bacharach received the award for Best Original Score (not a musical) and shared Best Original Song honors with David. Bacharach and Thomas collaborated again for the song "Everybody's Out of Town," the title track from the singer's 1970 album. The song was a No, 3 hit on Billboard's adult contemporary chart and reached No. 26 on Billboard's pop chart. Also in 1970, Thomas had a hit song with "I Just Can't Help Believing," which was written by the songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Thomas' version reached the No. 9 spot on Billboard's pop chart. It also went to No. 1 on the publication's adult contemporary chart. Elvis Presley covered the song a year later. Thomas co-starred with Robby Benson in the 1973 coming-of-age screen Western "Jory." It was Benson's debut film. In 1975, Thomas had another No. 1 hit with the cleverly titled "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song." The tune won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song (awarded to composers Larry Butler & Chips Moman). Thomas' song "As Long As We Got Each Other" (performed at different times with Dusty Springfield and Jennifer Warnes) was used as the theme music for the ABC hit sitcom "Growing Pains." The series ran from 1985 to 1992. Sara Niemietz @SaraNiemietz Thanks for your music and light, B.J. Thomas. In 96, he invited baby Sara out of the audience to sing and set me on my path. His encouragement and warmth made me believe that a career in music was something not only attainable but absolutely natural. Class act and inspiration. 7:11 PM · May 29, 2021·Twitter for iPhone Joe Scarborough @JoeNBC In the most experimental decade in music history, B.J. Thomas scored one of the biggest hits with a mainstream pop classic. His song was a perfect compliment to Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid and one of the first songs I remember. 8:56 PM · May 29, 2021·Twitter for iPhone KevinSmith @ThatKevinSmith B.J. Thomas sang some of my favorite 70’s songs - including his classic “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on my Head” from one of the best films of all time, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”. I used the same song in the CLERKS II go-karts scene, so his art made my art better. #RIP 8:22 PM · May 29, 2021·Twitter for iPhone Skip Bayless @RealSkipBayless RIP B.J. Thomas, an Oklahoman who sang the song I've always thought could've been written for my wife Ernestine - "The Eyes of a New York Woman." It has always been our song. Just listened to it again. Tears welled. 11:09 PM · May 29, 2021·Twitter Web App Gail Simone @GailSimone Aw, one of the great pop voices, B.J. Thomas passed away. Great voice. A shame. His version of ‘Don’t Worry, Baby” is a classic. 12:55 AM · May 30, 2021·Twitter for iPad

I bet you thought this was some awful political thread, didn't you? Wrong! The other day I was watching "Back to the Future" because the trilogy is going to disappear from Netflix soon. I like to watch for all the background details in that movie, like how Hill Valley is such a dump at the beginning or how the same family's been selling vehicular transport in the town for 140 years or so. Anyway, there wa sa newspaper and one of the headlines was "Compromise Housing Bill Sent to President for OK". A couple of days later I watched "After Dark, My Sweet". Terrific film noir that is on the Roger Ebert Great Movies List. Well, in one scene the protagonist hides behind a newspaper, and I recognized that same headline! It turns out, that is a prop newspaper that has been used in innumerable films and TV shows for decades. https://reelrundown.com/film-industry/Same-newspaper-prop-in-different-movies

Vincent Price as Shelby Carpenter in LAURA?

NONE BUT THE BRAVE UNBROKEN About WWII Japanese internment -- HELL TO ETERNITY FAREWELL TO MANZANAR

I've always been impressed by Janet Leigh's emotional maturity on screen at such a young age; i.e. HOLIDAY AFFAIR, ACT OF VIOLENCE.

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) Sayonara (1957)

Templeton, Carol, played by Doris Day in "Lover, Come Back"

We're on the same wavelength. I was thinking of Hardy and Tess, too, when I thought of the ending. The irony of Waterloo Bridge is that the young lover accepts the woman as she is from the outset, but fate is stronger than love.

Duran Duran

Yes, because there is some kind of Disney rule...some contingency that dictates no new animated movie can be made with any classic Disney animated charactor. So making any new movie depicting any classic Disney charactors must be made with real people. I call it lazy. Apparently writing any new charactor movie is too hard or too much a gamble for success. Walt Disney thrived on creative challenges, poor man would be spinning in his grave if he saw what happened to his innovative, creative legacy. Why not animate the excellent pit bull story IT'S A DOG'S LIFE '55: ...or 1931's kid film SKIPPY: Maybe because they don't find real life dramatic enough anymore, it just has to be over-the-top evil. Nice influencer, that DisneyCorp.

'Hooked on a Feeling' and 'Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head' singer B.J. Thomas dies at 78 from lung cancer B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success with hits like Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head has died at the age of 78 following complications from lung cancer.

It was great to see Lon with two of his Wolf Man girls--Evelyn Ankers and Elena Verdugo.

George of the Jungle was a classic himbo: Arnold Schwarzenegger in Twins: Jeff Bridges in Starman: George Hamilton in The Light in the Piazza is essentially a himbo, subverting the stereotype of the agenda-driven Latin lover: One could even argue that many screen representations of Tarzan turn him into more or less of a himbo: spends all day with his shirt off, blissfully unaware of his own physical awesomeness, sweet, sincere, somewhat socially awkward. Note that many of these examples are magnified by the himbo having somewhat of a language barrier--which gives him both an intriguing "otherness" and adds to his overall adork-ableness. Of course, the whole premise of the himbo is predicated on a sort of too-good-to-be-true, have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too scenario: the guy in question is beautiful to look at, totally devoted to you, idealistic in a childlike way, completely unthreatening yet physically more than able and willing to protect you, and with no trace of vanity whatsoever. Rock Hudson's character in Pillow Talk famously pretends to be a himbo, making Doris Day all the more outraged when she discovers that he emphatically isn't (and in fact doesn't even exist).

"God opens the sea with a blast of his nostrils." from now on I'm gonna include Anne Baxter along with Gene Tierney and Hedy Lamarr as the most beautiful actresses in Hollywood history. "thank you nip you adorable fool."

Noland, Chuck played by Tom hanks in Castaway

Aldo Ray played this type in Pat & Mike and some other vehicles.

Saddened by the news. Loved him as Murray of course and his cracking those jokes that annoyed Mary in the episode where Chuckles the Clown died were hilarious. I also liked the MTM episode where he wanted to buy a piano from a divorcée but didn't tell her he was married. Anyway, also glad that someone posted his 5-0 role which was equally good too. RIP.

As I recall, he was a "bad guy" in that episode. Kind of interesting to see him in that sort of role, since in his two big shows he was always the nice guy. Though Murray Slaughter had a couple of faults they explored (contemplated an affair, had a gambling problem), overall the scale tipped way over to the good...

I even watch a bit of The Love Boat each Sunday evenings for GAVIN MacLEOD and the guest stars...

doan forget he was Big Chicken a nemesis of McGarrett in two eps of Hawaii Five-O.

But that's my favorite part of RIO BRAVO!

MacPherson, Mark, played by Dana Andrews in "Laura"

He also has a fun guest-starring role on The Andy Griffith Show.

Lockwood, Peter Ulysses -- Fred MacMurray in A Millionaire for Christy (1951)

Larceny with Music (1943)

That all makes sense, and thanks for the (calm) explanation. 🙂

Here's the infamous n-i-doublep-l-e scene for Tiki from the Yeti movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3baqt9l_nE U try this on yer Toronto beau, TikiS?

Vinson, Helen

You're not alone in disliking Casino Royale, but Woody Allen isn't to blame: he neither wrote nor directed it. He only appeared in it (along with a zillion other unfortunate actors).

Cousin Kate (1921)

The Song of Night (1932)

Battleground (1949) Next: a red dress

DEPECHE MODE People Are People

Rory Calhoun. (Note: I am now reverting to the normal procedure for this thread--progressing to the next person without the need to wait for confirmation.) Next: Kiss Me Kate (1953) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) My Sister Eileen (1955) World in My Corner (1956) Pennies from Heaven (1981)

ZULU DAWN (1979)

Stevomachino's Schedule TCM PROGRAMMING CHALLENGE #45 Week of March 27-April 2, 2022 --------------------------------SUNDAY March 27, 2022------------------------------- Challenge #1: ClassiCategories – Appeared in More Than One Tarantino Film Happy Birthday Quentin Tarantino 6:00am Reservoir Dogs (1992) Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen. Dir: Quetin Tarantino. Miramax, 99min. p/s 7:45am Pulp Fiction (1994) John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson. Dir: Quentin Tarantino. Miramax, 154min. Exempt Premiere Noir Alley 10:30am Jackie Brown (1997) Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster. Dir: Quentin Tarantino. Miramax, 154min. Exempt Premiere 1:15pm Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah. Dir: Quentin Tarantino. Miramax, 111min. Premiere #1 3:15pm Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen. Dir: Quentin Tarantino. Miramax, 137min. Premiere #2 5:45pm Death Proof (2007) Kurt Russell, Zoe Bell, Rosario Dawson. Dir: Quentin Tarantino. Dimension Films, 127min. Premiere #3 8:00pm Inglourious Basterds (2009) Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth. Dir: Quentin Tarantino. Universal, 153min. Premiere #4 TCM Imports 10:45pm The Inglorious Bastards (1978) Bo Svenson, Peter Hooten, Fred Williamson. Dir: Enzo G. Castellari. Film Concorde, 99min. Exempt Premiere Silent Sunday Night 12:00am Pandora's Box (1929) Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Francis Lederer. Dir: Georg Wilhelm Pabst. Nero-Film AG, 109min. p/s TCM Imports 2:00am The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef. Dir: Sergio Leone. Produzioni Europee Associate (United Artists), 178min. p/s --------------------------------MONDAY March 28, 2022------------------------------- Quentin Tarantino Tribute cont. 5:00am Django Unchained (2012) Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio. Dir: Quentin Tarantino. Columbia, 165min. Premiere #5 7:45am The Hateful Eight (2015) Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh. Dir: Quentin Tarantino. Visiona Romantica, 168min. Premiere #6 10:45am Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) Leonardo DiCapro, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie. Dir: Quentin Tarantino. Columbia, 161min. Premiere #7 Happy Birthday Flora Robson 1:00pm The Sea Hawk (1940) Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains, Flora Robson. Dir: Michael Curtiz. Warner Bros, 127min. p/s 3:45pm Saratoga Trunk (1945) Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Flora Robson. Dir: Sam Wood. Warner Bros, 135min. p/s 6:00pm Black Narcissus (1947) Deborah Kerr, David Farrar, Flora Robson. Dir: Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger. The Archers, 101min. p/s 7:45pm Colorful North Carolina (1942) (short) James A. Fitzpatrick. Dir: James A. Fitzpatrick. MGM, 9min. p/s Challenge #2: Animal Actors (Part 1)– Monkeys/Apes 8:00pm Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman. Dir: Steven Spielberg. Paramount, 115min. Exempt Premiere 10:00pm Every Which Way but Loose (1978) Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis. Dir: James Fargo. Warner Bros, 114min. p/s 12:00am Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield. Dir: Richard Thorpe. MGM, 71min. p/s 1:15am Bedtime for Bonzo (1951) Ronald Reagan, Diana Lynn, Walter Slezak. Dir: Frederick De Cordova. Universal, 83min. p/s 2:45am Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) Johnny Weissmuller, Neil Hamilton, C. Aubrey Smith. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke. MGM, 100min. p/s 4:30am Monkey Shines (1988) Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil. Dir: George A. Romero. Orion Pictures, 113min. Exempt Premiere --------------------------------TUESDAY March 29, 2022------------------------------- Challenge #3: TCM Theme Park 6:30am Casablanca (1942) Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid. Dir: Michael Curtiz. Warner Bros, 102min. p/s 8:15am Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr. Dir: Charles Barton. Universal, 83min. p/s 9:45am Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher. Dir: Richard Marquand. 20th Century Fox, 131min. Exempt Premiere 12:00pm Rear Window (1954) James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. Paramount, 112min. p/s 2:00pm The Haunting (1963) Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson. Dir: Robert Wise. MGM, 112min. p/s 4:00pm Swiss Family Robinson (1960) John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur. Dir: Ken Annakin. Walt Disney Productions, 126min. p/s 6:15pm In Search of the Castaways (1962) Hayley Mills, Maurice Chevalier, George Sanders. Dir: Robert Stevenson. Walt Disney Productions, 98min. p/s Challenge #2: Animal Actors (Part 2) – Horses 8:00pm Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards. Dir: Sergio Leone. Paramount, 165min. p/s 10:45pm The Neverending Story (1984) Noah Hathaway, Barrett Oliver, Tami Stronach. Dir: Wolfgang Petersen. Warner Bros, 102min. Premiere #8 12:30am The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom. Dir: Peter Jackson. New Line Cinema, 178min. p/s 3:30am The Godfather (1972) Marlon Brando, AL Pacino, James Caan. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola. Paramount, 175min. p/s --------------------------------WEDNESDAY March 30, 2022--------------------------- The Difference is Night and Day 6:30am A Day at the Races (1937) The Marx Bros. Dir: Sam Wood. MGM, 111min. p/s 8:30am The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe. Dir: Robert Wise. FOX, 92min. p/s 10:15am The Day of the Triffids (1963) Howard Keel, Nicole Maurey, Janette Scott. Dir: Steve Sekely. Allied Artists, 93min. 12:00pm The Day of the Locust (1975) Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith. Dir: John Schlesinger. Paramount, 144min. Premiere #9 2:30pm The Day of the Jackal (1973) Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Michel Auclair. Dir: Fred Zinnemann. Universal, 143min. p/s 5:00pm A Day in the Country (1946) (short) Sylvia Bataille, Jane Marken, Georges D'Arnoux. Dir: Jean Renoir. Pantheon Productions, 40min. p/s 5:40pm A Day in Death Valley (1944) (short) James A. Fitzpatrick, Walter Scott, Albert Johnson. Dir: James A. Fitzpatrick. MGM, 10min. p/s 5:50pm A Day on Treasure Island (1939) (short) James A. Fitzpatrick. Dir: James A. Fitzpatrick. MGM, 10min. p/s 6:00pm Day for Night (1973) Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Francois Truffaut. Dir: Francois Truffaut. Les Films du Carrosse, 116min. p/s 8:00pm The Night of the Hunter (1955) Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish. Dir: Charles Laughton. Paul Gregory Productions, 92min. p/s 9:45pm Night of the Quarter Moon (1959) Julie London, John Drew Barrymore, Anna Kashif. Dir: Hugo Hass. MGM, 96min. p/s 11:30pm The Night of the Iguana (1964) Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr. Dir: John Huston. Seven Arts Productions (MGM), 125min. p/s 1:45am Night of the Lepus (1972) Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun. Dir: William F. Claxton. A.C. Lyles Productions (MGM), 88min. p/s 3:15am Night of the Living Dead (1968) Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman. Dir: George A. Romero. Image Ten, 96min. p/s 5:00am Night Nurse (1931) Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell. Dir: William A. Wellman. Warner Bros, 72min. p/s --------------------------------THURSDAY March 31, 2022----------------------------- Come to Your Senses 6:15 I'll Be Seeing You (1944) Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotten, Shirley Temple. Dir: William Dieterle. Selznick International Pictures, 85min. p/s 7:45am The Sound and the Fury (1959) Yul Brynner, Joanne Woodward, Margaret Leighton. Dir: Martin Ritt. FOX, 110min. p/s 9:45am Touch of Evil (1958) Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh. Dir: Orson Welles. Universal, 95min. p/s 11:15am Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen, Gwen Watford. Dir: Peter Sasdy. Hammer Films, 91min. p/s 1:00pm Sweet Smell of Success (1957) Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison. Dir: Alexander Mackendrick. United Artists, 96min. p/s Happy Birthday Robert Stevenson 2:45pm Old Yeller (1957) Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, Tommy Kirk. Dir: Robert Stevenson. Walt Disney Productions, 83min. p/s 4:15pm Jane Eyre (1943) Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine, Margaret O'Brien. Dir: Robert Stevenson. FOX, 97min. p/s 6:00pm Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall. Dir: Robert Stevenson. Walt Disney Productions, 117min. p/s Star of the Month: Toshiro Mifune 8:00pm Rashomon (1950) Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. Daiei, 88min. p/s 9:30pm Stray Dog (1949) Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. Toho, 122min. p/s 11:45pm High and Low (1963) Toshiro Mifune, Yutaka Sada, Tatsuya Nakadai. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. Toho, 143min. p/s 2:15am Seven Samurai (1954) Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. Toho, 207min. p/s 5:45am Cherry Blossom Time in Japan (1936) (short) James A. Fitzpatrick. Dir: James A. Fitzpatrick. MGM, 8min. p/s --------------------------------FRIDAY April 1, 2022--------------------------------- April Fool's Day! 6:00am You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940) Lucille Ball, James Ellison, Robert Coote. Dir: Ray McCarey. RKO, 68min. p/s 7:15am Dance, Fools, Dance (1931) Joan Crawford, Cliff Edwards, Lester Vail. Dir: Harry Beaumont. MGM, 80min. p/s 8:45am Fools for Scandals (1938) Carole Lombard, Fernand Gravey, Ralph Bellamy. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. Warner Bros, 80min. p/s 10:15am Men Are Such Fools (1938) Wayne Morris, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart. Dir: Busby Berkley. Warner Bros, 69min. p/s 11:30am I Thank a Fool (1962) Susan Hayward, Peter Finch, Diane Cilento. Dir: Robert Stevens. MGM, 100min. p/s 1:15pm My Foolish Heart (1949) Dana Andrews, Susan Hayward, Kent Smith. Dir: Mark Robson. The Samuel Goldwyn Company, 98min. p/s 3:00pm Three Wise Fools (1946) Margaret O'Brien, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone. Dir: Edward Buzzell. MGM, 90min. p/s 4:30pm The Singing Fool (1928) Al Jolson, Betty Bronson, Josephin Dunn. Dir: Lloyd Bacon. Warner Bros, 105min. p/s 6:15pm Fool's Parade (1971) James Stewart, George Kennedy, Anne Baxter. Dir: Andrew V. McLaglen. Columbia, 98min. p/s Friday Night Spotlight: The Art of Stop Motion Animation Through the Years 8:00pm Jason and the Argonauts (1963) Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond. Dir: Don Chaffey. Charles H. Schneer Productions (Columbia), 104min. p/s 9:45pm King Kong (1933) Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot. Dir: Merian C. Cooper. RKO, 100min. p/s 11:30pm Clash of the Titans (1981) Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Claire Bloom. Dir: Desmond Davis. Charles H. Schneer Productions, 118min. p/s TCM Underground 1:30am The Terminator (1984) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn. Dir: James Cameron. Cinema '84 (Orion Pictures), 107min. p/s 3:30am Robocop (1987) Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy. Dir: Paul Verhoeven. Orion Pictures, 102min. p/s 5:15am The Lost World (1925) Wallace Beery, Bessie Love, Lloyd Hughes. Dir: Harry O. Hoyt. First National Pictures, 110min. p/s --------------------------------SATURDAY April 2, 2022------------------------------ Saturdays are for Pre-Codes! 7:15am Other Men's Women (1931) Grant Withers, Mary Astor, Regis Toomey. Dir: William A. Wellman. Warner Bros, 71min. p/s 8:30am The Wild Party (1929) Clara Bow, Fredric March, Marceline Day. Dir: Dorothy Arzner. Paramount, 77min. p/s 10:00am The Sign of the Cross (1932) Fredric March, Claudette Colbert, Elissa Landi. Dir: Cecil B. DeMille. Paramount, 125min. p/s 12:15pm Red-Headed Woman (1932) Jean Harlow, Chester Morris, Lewis Stone. Dir: Jack Conway. MGM, 79min. p/s 1:45pm The Black Cat (1934) Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners. Dir: Edgar G. Ulmer. Universal, 65min. p/s 3:00pm Loose Ankles (1930) Loretta Young, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Louise Fazenda. Dir: Ted Wilde. First National Pictures, 69min. p/s 4:15pm Three on a Match (1932) Ann Dvorak, Joan Blondell, Bette Davis. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. First National Pictures, 63min. p/s 5:30pm Miss Pinkerton (1932) Joan Blondell, George Brent, Ruth Hall. Dir: Lloyd Bacon. First National Pictures, 66min. p/s 6:45pm Freaks (1932) Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Olga Baclanova. Dir: Tod Browning. MGM, 64min. p/s Once-a-Year Treats! The Essentials 8:00pm The Ten Commandments (1956) Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter. Dir: Cecil B. DeMille. Paramount, 220min. Premiere #10 Noir Alley 11:45pm It's a Wonderful Life (1946) James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore. Dir: Frank Capra. Liberty Films, 130min. Premiere #11 2:00am The Sound of Music (1965) Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker. Dir: Robert Wise. FOX, 172min. Premiere #12 5:00am The Wizard of Oz (1939) Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger. Dir: Victor Fleming. MGM, 102min. p/s

Bill Pullman weds Deborah Kerr: Bill Pullman-Kerr Shemp Howard weds Charles Kemper: Shemp Kemper -- or --Shemp Howard weds Werner Klemperer: Shemp Klemperer Katey Sagal weds Warren Beatty: Katey Beatty Reese Witherspoon weds John Cleese: Reese Cleese Elton John weds Sophie Skelton: Elton Skelton Richard Conte weds Edoardo Ponti: Richard Conte-Ponti Mills Lane weds Sienna Miller: Mills Miller

While we're on the subject of the Backstreet Boys, I found an old commercial promoting their Millennium tour. You don't see commercials promoting concert tours anymore.

(All Mine to Give has a great score by Max Steiner, but I don't think any of the themes are particularly named. Steiner did give the lovely theme a Scottish flavour, since that's where the family came from.) "She Moved Through the Fair" -- Michael Collins (1996) Next: Sung while eating or drinking

Good News (1947) Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) ("Let's fold scarves!")

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