PrinceSaliano

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Let's not forget the apologists who don't like any criticism of TCM at all.

> {quote:title=TopBilled wrote:}{quote} > > Regarding TCM's deal with Universal (which was first mentioned years ago), the transcontinental railroad was built in less time. Of course, when it finally happens, we'll probably be inundated with Hope & Crosby, Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd and Betty Hutton. > Maybe the deal fell through...? > > You're right, that those would be the stars they would feature, plus Dorothy Lamour. And there would be endless repeats of Cecil B. DeMille classics. > > They would not really show many of the pre-codes or the classics from the 1930s. Maybe an occasional W.C. Fields film, that would be about it. > > We know how this pony rides. But still, we love TCM...it's better than nothing. Of course, I want more obscure things like THE CROSBY CASE, NIGHT LIFE OF THE GODS, The Universal "Crime Club" films, the pairings of ZaSu Pitts and Slim Summmerville, GIFT OF GAB, THE ROAD BACK, CHINATOWN SQUAD, MADAME SPY, THE COUNTESS OF MONTE CRISTO, CHEATING CHEATERS, etc/, etc.

Regarding TCM's deal with Universal (which was first mentioned years ago), the transcontinental railroad was built in less time. Of course, when it finally happens, we'll probably be inundated with Hope & Crosby, Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd and Betty Hutton.

Nobody is a bigger advocate of the studio-era films than I. However, it is abundantly clear that films of the 70s - 2000s will be shown on TCM. They always have been and always will be. It's not gonna change.* It is my hope that pre-1946 titles will continue to be emphasized since there really isn't anyplace else to see them on television. I would like to see more rare Columbia titles (especially those that were scheduled and subsequently cancelled). I continue to hope that we will see 1930s & 40s titles from Universal and Paramount (particularly the former). And what of the elusive pre-1936 Fox titles (TRICK FOR TRICK, please)? I've also made the suggestion of Monogram Pictures for Star of the Month. *I'm a fan of TCM Underground and enjoy seeing a mix of 30s-70s titles there.

THE BIG CAGE BY CANDLELIGHT THE COHENS AND KELLYS IN TROUBLE COUNSELLOR AT LAW DESTINATION UNKNOWN DON'T BET ON LOVE THE FIDDLIN' BUCKAROO THE FIGHTING PRESIDENT GUN JUSTICE HER FIRST MATE HORSEPLAY THE INVISIBLE MAN KING FOR A NIGHT THE KISS BEFORE THE MIRROR LADIES MUST LOVE LAUGHTER IN HELL LOVE, HONOR AND OH, BABY! LUCKY DOG MOONLIGHT AND PRETZELS MYRT AND MARGE NAGANA ONLY YESTERDAY OUT ALL NIGHT PRIVATE JONES THE REBEL RISTLERS' ROUNDUP SATURDAY'S MILLIONS SECRET OF THE BLUE ROM STRAWBERRY ROAN TERROR TRAIL THEY JUST HAD TO GET MARRIED TRAIL DRIVE Stars include Elissa Landi, John Barrymore, Bebe Daniels, Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts, Slim Summerville, Leila Hyams, Gloria Stuart, Chester Morris, Helen Twelvetrees, Nancy Carroll, Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Sullavan, John Boles, Lee Tracy, Robert Young and Lionel Atwill.

I'm not sure what Hank Williams, Elvis Presley and Woodstock have to do with TCM Underground.

Think of all the 1930s Universal titles that haven't been seen in decades, many since their original release.

So true. I grew up with the Universal horrors and they are still my favorites.

I'm not a huge fan of post studio-era films on TCM either. However, I make an exception with TCM Underground.

> {quote:title=PrinceSaliano wrote:}{quote}MORE UNDERGROUND GOODNESS... > > THE WITCH'S CURSE (1960) > NIGHT OF THE EAGLE (Burn, Witch, Burn) (1962) > 100 CRIES OF TERROR (1964) > TERROR IN THE CRYPT (1964) > KILL, BABY, KILL (1966) > THE VULTURE (1966) > THE FROZEN DEAD (1967) > THEATRE OF DEATH (1967) > WITCHFINDER GEBNERAL (1968) > NIGHTMARE IN WAX (1969) > DORIAN GRAY (1970) > THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN (1970) > MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (1971) > OCTAMAN (1971) > TWINS OF EVIL (1971) > ASYLUM (72) > BARON BLOOD (1972) > DEAR DEAD DELILAH (1972) > VAULT OF HORROR (1973) > DERANGED (1974)

> {quote:title=PrinceSaliano wrote:}{quote}MURDER BY TELEVISION (Bela Lugosi) > BEHIND LOCKED DOORS (Tor Johnson) > QUEEN OF BURLESQUE (Evelyn Ankers) > UNKNOWN ISLAND (Richard Denning) > TWO LOST WORLDS (James Arness) > THE UNEARTHY (John Caradine) > NIGHT OF THE HOULS (Tor Johnson) > DEATHDREAM > BEAST OF THE DEAD > THE TORTURE CHAMBER OF DR. SADISM (Christopher Le) > MARK OF THE DEVIL > SO SAD ABOUT GLORIA > LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH > DON'T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT > THE MASK (1961) > MATANGO > THE FLESH EATERS > I EAT YOUR SKIN > TERRIFIED! > BLOODY PIT OF HORROR > BLOOD BATH > THIS NIGHT I'LL POSSESS YOUR CORPSE > BLOOD AND LACE > DERANGED > BLOOD MANIA Bumping this up.

AFFAIRS OF A GENTLEMAN' BELOVED THE BLACK CAT BOMBAY MAIL CHEATING CHEATERS THE COUNTESS OF MONTE CRISTO THE CROSBY CASE CROSS COUNTRY CRUISE EMBARRASSING MOMENTS GIFT OF GAB GLAMOUR GREAT EXPECTATIONS HALF A SINNER HONOR OF THE RANGE THE HUMAN SIDE I GIVE MY LOVE I LIKE IT THAT WAY I'LL TELL THE WORLD IMITATION OF LIFE I'VE BEEN AROUND LET'S BE RITZY LET'S TALK IT OVER LITTLE MAN, WHAT NOW? LOVE BIRDS THE LOVE CAPTIVE MADAME SPY THE MAN WHO RECLAIMED HIS HEAD MIDNIGHT MILLION DOLLAR RANSOM ONE EXCITING ADVENTURE ONE MORE RIVER THE POOR RICH ROCKY RHODES ROMANVE IN THE RAIN THE SECRETB OF THE CHATEAU SMOKING GUNS STRANGE WIVES' THERE'S ALWAYS TOMORROW UNCERTAIN LADY WAKE UP AND DREAM WHEELS OF DESTONY WHEN A MAN SEES RED Stars include Paul Lukas, John Boles, Gloria Stuart, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Edmund Lowe, Fay Wray, Cesar Romero, Patsy Kelly, Onslow Stevens, Chester Morris, Joel McCrea, Sally Blane, Roger Pryor, Lee Tracy, Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Mae Clarke, Margaret Sullavan, ZaSu Pitts, Nils Asther, Claude Rains, Joan Bennett, Lionel Atwill, Binnie Barnes, Colin Clive, Thelma Todd, Leila Hyams and Henry Hull.

> {quote:title=PrinceSaliano wrote:}{quote}Chester Morris would be a fine choice for SOTM. During 1929-45, he made 69 movies... > > Columbia = 16 > Paramount = 13 > MGM = 10 > RKO = 9 > Universal = 6 > WB/FN = 6 > United Artists = 4 > Republic = 3 > Fox = 1 > Sono Art - World Wide = 1 > I'm especially interested in his ultra-rare Universals (1933-35). The majority of those probably haven't been seen since their original release. Bumping this up.

> {quote:title=PrinceSaliano wrote:}{quote}Bring 'em, TCM... > > THE AFFAIR OF SUSAN - ZaSu Pitts, Hugh O'Connell, Walter Catlett > ALIAS MARY DOW - Sally Eilers, Ray Milland, Lola Lane > BORDER BRIGANDS - Buck Jones > BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN - Boris Karloff, Colin Clive > CHINATOWN SQUAD - Lyle Talbot, Valerie Hobson, Andy Devine > THE CRIMSON TRAIL - Buck Jones > DIAMOND JIM - Edward Arnold, Jean Arthur > EAST OF JAVA - Charles Bickford, Elizabeth Young > FIGHTING YOUTH - Charles Farrell, June Martel, Ann Sheridan > THE GOOD FAIRY - Margaret Sullavan, Herbert Marshall, Frank Morgan > THE GREAT IMPERSONATION - Edmund Lowe, Valerie Hobson, Dwight Frye > HIS NIGHT OUT - Edward Everett Horton, Irene Hervey, Jack LaRue > IT HAPPENED IN NEW YORK - Lyle Talbot, Gertrude Michael, Heather Angel > IVORY-HANDLED GUNS - Buck Jones > KING SOLOMON OF BROADWAY - Edmund Lowe, Dorothy Page, Pinky Tomlin > LADY TUBBS - Alice Brady, Douglass Montgomery, Anita Louise > MANHATTAN MOON - Ricardo Cortez, Dorothy Page, Regis Toomey > MISTER DYNAMITE - Edmund Lowe, Victor Varconi, Esther Ralston > MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD - Claude Rains, Douglass Montgomery, David Manners > NIGHT LIFE OF THE GODS - Alan Mowbray, Florine McKinney, Peggy Shannon > A NOTORIOUS GENTLEMAN - Charles Bickford, Helen Vinson, Onslow Stevens > OUTLAWED GUNS - Buck Jones > PRINCESS O'HARA - Jean Parker, Chester Morris, Leon Errol > THE RAVEN - Karloff & Lugosi > REMEMBER LAST NIGHT? - Edward Arnold, Robert Young, Constance Cummings > RENDEZVOUS AT MIDNIGHT - Ralph Bellamy, Valerie Hobson > SHE GETS HER MAN - ZaSu Pitts, Helen Twelvetrees, Ward Bond > STONE OF SILVER CREEK - Buck Jones > STORM OVER THE ANDES - Jack Hiolt, Antonio Morreno > STORMY - Noah Beery, Jr., Jean Rogers > STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART - Mary Astor, Roger Pryor, Andy Devine > SUNSET OF POWER - Buck Jones > SWEET SURRENDER - Jack Dempsey > THREE KIDS AND A QUEEN - May Robson, Henry Armetta, Frankie Darro > THE THROWBACK - Buck Jones > TRANSIENT LADY - Gene Raymond, Henry Hull, Frances Drake > WEREWOLF OF LONDON - Henry Hull, Warner Oland, Valerie Hobson Bumping this up.

Glad to see so many classic Universals on the October schedule...even though I own them all. Am particularly happy to see the "B" titles, MAN-MADE MONSTER, THE MUMMY'S HAND and HOUSE OF DRACULA.

THE VANISHING SHADOW (Univ., 1934) is a rarely-seen serial that still exists.

I just discovered that Universal is releasing a UNIVERSAL RARITIES collection next month...four Paramount titles (MILLION DOLLAR LEGS, BELLE OF THE NINETIES, ARTISTS AND MODELS, SOULS AT SEA). I hope the next collection (assuming there is one) actually includes some rare Universal titles (e.g., UP FOR MURDER, AFRAID TO TALK, SATURDAY'S MILLIONS, THE CROSBY CASE, MADAME SPY, COUNTESS OF MONTE CRISTO, NIGHT LIFE OF THE GODS, THE GREAT IMPERSONATION).

The silence is deafening.

SHE DEVIL (1957), FROM HELL IT CAME (1957), I WAS A TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN (1957), INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN (1957), HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER (1958), CORRIDORS OF BLOOD (1958), CAPE CANAVERAL MONSTERS (1960), CURSE OF THE LIVING DEAD (1964), THE FLESH EATERS (1964).

UNKNOWN ISLAND (1948) and THREE LOST WORLDS (1950).

QUEEN OF BURLESQUE, BEHIND LOCKED DOORS and HITLER - DEAD OR ALIVE, all of which played on USA's Up All Night back in the 80s.

Eddie Cantor in PALMY DAYS, ROMAN SCANDALS and KID MILLIONS.

Eddie Cantor in PALMY DAYS, ROMAN SCANDALS and KID MILLIONS.

DIE SCHLANGENGRUBE UND DAS PENDEL (1967) ... a German horror film starring Christopher Lee and Lex Barker, shown on American television as THE TORTURE CHAMBER OF DR. SADISM.