PrinceSaliano

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951) is THE number one Christmas movie. The MGM version with Reginald Owen is also very entertaining. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE is like fruitcake...not especially palatable but a part of the season...Capra-corn. I'm happy BEN-HUR (1925) is being shown this year.

Helen Twelvetrees

> {quote:title=PrinceSaliano wrote:}{quote} > Gimme a Dwight Frye Day! I gotta soft spot for Nat Pendleton too.

Gimme a Dwight Frye Day!

The highlight is Bogie's LOVE AFFAIR and BIG CITY BLUES. I bought the Rathbone-Holmes collection years ago because I love them and couldn't wait for them to be shown on TCM (it was worth every penny). BTW, I don't think these films are controlled by Universal (and haven't been for years). I'm disappointed that there is no Saturday serial or rare Columbias (except the aforementioned LOVE AFFAIR). An OK month, but it doesn't measure up to May, July or October.

The concept of TCM broadening its appeal by including more 1980s, 90s & 00s titles will, of course, leave less room on the schedule. Be sure not to miss your favorites when they do air, because it could be years before they are shown again. Imagine next August...Mel Gibson Day; Kate Winslet Day; Debra Winger Day; Michael Douglas Day; Gwyneth Paltrow Day. The mind reels.

We need to see more of them on TCM!

In terms of movies, definitely Bing Crosby.

Let's not forget the ever-elusive RETURN OF THE TERROR (1934).

Marion Davies, Miriam Hopkins and Jean Arthur were the highlights of August.Where were the Bette Davis pre-Codes?

HEROES FOR SALE BRIEF MOMENT HALLELUJAH, I'M A BUM THE CUCKOOS HOOK, LINE AND SINKER CAUGHT PLASTERED PEACH-O-RENO PAROLE GIRL SIN TAKES A HOLIDAY THE MATCH KING But especially BLACK MOON and MURDERS IN THE ZOO!

MURDERS IN THE ZOO (1933) is scheduled in October...a fab pre-Code.

An occasional Paramount title makes it to TCM. TEMPLE DRAKE would be a good one.

I don't buy the argument that Gene Hackman will lure fans of more contemporary fare to TCM, where they will suddenly discover Marion Davies and Wheeler & Woolsey and become fans.

> {quote:title=Hudson_Hawk wrote:}{quote} > Miller's a snarky nitwit. > > I'm the only one allowed to be snarky around here. Better snarky than Snorky! ;-)

How many of Billie Dove's silents survive? Some of her talkies are lost too, no?

> {quote:title=PrinceSaliano wrote:}{quote} > I'm wondering how many bluenoses caught VENUS IN FURS on TCM last month, and did they write frenzied letters to the programming department? > In reference to DeMille, his entertaining excesses cannot compare to the sex and violence in the Bible. So am I the only one who saw VENUS IN FURS?

I found A SOUTHERN YANKEE pretty entertaining. Frankly, I'm surprised at the harsh reaction to him.

> {quote:title=b41960only wrote:}{quote} > My one gripe with Bette's day was only one film before 1939, that being the great MARKED WOMAN. None of her pre-code or early 30's films at all. Some of those sprinkled in would have made the day much better in my opinion. > > I like Gene Hackman, but don't feel he should be featured on a channel like TCM. His films are found all over the place. Where else do you see Marion Davies, Thelma Todd, or Wheeler and Woolsey? > > I am enjoying Sterling Hayden today. No Davis pre-Codes? Unforgivable. And as far as Gene Hackman goes, it gave me a chance to catch up on Marion Davies and Joe E. Brown.

During his intro to TROUBLE IN PARADISE, Robert Osborne stated that the film was virtually unseen for over 30 years because it violated the Code. Sheer lunacy, reminiscent of the Taliban.

It was MGM after all. That studio made the least interesting films during the 40s.

What happened to BABY FACE? It was replaced with THE GREEN BERETS!

This subject comes up every year...people complaining that their holiday favorites aren't being shown on TCM. It's as predictable as turkey on Thanksgiving.

I'm wondering how many bluenoses caught VENUS IN FURS on TCM last month, and did they write frenzied letters to the programming department? In reference to DeMille, his entertaining excesses cannot compare to the sex and violence in the Bible.

> {quote:title=johnbabe wrote:}{quote} > thanks to the motion picture code and hays, we have mangled and ruined pics such as MataHari (when it was reissued in 1936), and Two Faced Woman, plus many others, what hypocrits these code people were! Thanks for a voice of reason, johnbabe. Some seem to actually think filmmakers like Victor Fleming and Michael Curtiz would have produced pornography if not for the Code. Ninnies. What the Code did was prevent producers, directors and screenwriters from dealing with adult themes in a serious manner.