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Barbara Tyson in "The Final Cut" w/ Sam Elliott Sam Elliott in "Frogs" w/ Ray Milland Ray Milland in "The Big Clock" w/ Charles Laughton Charles Laughton in "O. Henrys Full House" w/ House Peters Connect N.E. Hendrix to Matt Morillo

Marie Crisp in "A Cafe in Cairo" w/ Robert Ellis Robert Ellis in "Kid Millions" w/ Ann Sothern Ann Sothern in "Shadow on the Wall" w/ John McIntire John McIntire in "Honkeytonk Man" w/ Barry Corbin Barry Corbin in "Urban Cowboy" w/ Madolyn Smith-Osborne Connect Kelly Khidekel to Wee Georgie Wood

Wonderful news indeed. Als thanks much for the up-date. Happy Holidays to all at TCM and a Happy New Year! Mongo

Jimmy Kimmel in "Down to You" w/ Lucie Arnaz Lucie Arnaz in "The Jazz Singer" w/ Laurence Olivier Laurence Olivier in "The Shoes of the Fisherman" w/ Anthony Quinn Anthony Quinn in "City for Conquest" w/ Elia Kazan Connect Anna Popplewell to Howard Crampton

Did anyone mention the wonderful TV version of "A Christmas Carol" with the formidable George C. Scott as Scrooge. It was a quality production with a fine supporting cast and true to the Dicken's novel. Although the 1951 version appears to be the ultimate 'Carol' (aka "Scrooge"), I prefer the mood of the 1938 movie with its grand MGM settings and supporting players. Mongo

I was always a Hutton fan and always will be. Her energy during a number is magnetic and she could certainly belt out a song. I couldn't take my eyes off her when watching "Annie Get Your Gun" while she was performing those fabulous Irving Berlin numbers with gusto and pathos. One of my favorites is the movie "Incendiary Blonde" in which she captures my heart with her tender performance as Texas Guinan. Glad to see that TCM are getting some of her Paramount films. Mongo

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path, just checked into your website and some of your picks for December are outstanding to say the least. Like you, I'm also looking forward to the movie "Annie Get Your Gun" with Betty Hutton and Howard Keel (in his movie debut) tomorrow at 8 PM. Following the musical is a repeat of one of my favorite Robert Osborne interviews with guest Betty Hutton who wears her heart on her sleeve. Don't miss it! Mongo

Since most of the Laurel & Hardy classic feature films were released by MGM I was surprised that TCM didn't own them. Unless Hallmark gobbled them up prior to the Ted Turner deal with MGM? Mongo

Happy Birthday to stlgal today who was a former member and contributor on the TCM boards. ************And many happy returns of the day************ Mongo

A few that comes to mind: "Yellow Sky" "My Darling Clementine" "Westward the Women" "The Ox-Bow Incident" "Stagecoach" and of course "Shane" Mongo

Keith, I liked "Incognito" a 'bit' more due to the tranquility of the film as well as the images of nature and the sites of Nebraska. The piece was also complicated by a rousing score and impressive cinematography. It seems I'm a sucker for National Geographic. ********************************************************* And for your information ginger I managed to get two more votes for you. Hopefully there remains no hard feelings due to my honesty. Good Luck! Mongo

Don't tell anyone but although I liked "Igcognito" a bit more...I still voted for ginger. Shhhhhhh. Mongo

tflight, it so happens that the character Myra in "Waterloo Bridge" was Miss Leigh's personal favorite, and rightly so. She gave an outstanding performance. Mongo

***********HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU GWTWbooklover*********** And many happy returns of the day! Mongo

path, also in "Castle on the Hudson" was the actor Jerome Cowan a staple in some of Warner's better films including "The Old Maid", "Torrid Zone", "City for Conquest", "High Sierra", "The Great Lie", "The Maltese Falcon", "Mr. Skeffington", etc. He was an essential character actor in over 100 films. Mongo

moviejoe, the character Trudy Kockenlocker was played by Betty Hutton in the hilarious "The Miracle at Morgan's Creek". Mongo

Just thought of two more. Madeline Kahn as Trixie Delight in "Paper Moon" and Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Mongo

Considering that "Star in the Night" is a short (22 minutes) TCM may not have listed it the schedule which they don't normally do. I suspect it will pop-in between feature films during the month of December. Keep an eye out for at least a 25 minute gap between movies on the schedule and you might just catch it. Good luck. Mongo

And don't forget about the wonderful Christmas short "Star in the Night" (1945) with J. Carrol Naish about the motel in the desert with a Nativity theme. The 22 minute movie is always a pleasure to look forward to. Mongo

Correction: The movie "So Proudly We Hail!" will be aired on February 16th. during Oscar month. Mongo

Good news for fans of the Claudette Colbert movie "So Proudly We Hail!". TCM will present the movie on Tuesday December 16th. at 10:15 AM, so don't miss it. Mongo

There was W.C. Fields as Cuthbert J. Twillie, Hedy Lamarr as Tondelayo, Groucho Marx as Rufus T. Firefly and Madeline Kahn as Lily Von Shtupp to name a few of the extraordinary and outrageous character names in movies throughout the years. Just for the fun of it perhaps you can recall one of those character names that you just couldn't believe or for that matter tickled your funny bone. Mongo

Of course the Fab Four as a whole was indeed supreme. My favorite individual? John Lennon...of course. AMEN

encanto, speaking of Fredi Washington I don't believe she had it as HARD as the unfortunate Dorothy Dandridge. Of course she endured discrimination and was hard to cast due to her light skin, which made it difficult. However the beautiful green-eyed beauty went on to work on the stage, radio and television. She was also one of the founders of the Negro Actors Guild and involved in the Howard da Silva School of Acting in New York. Her second marriage was a happy one to Anthony Bell which lasted 18 years until his death. She retired in fashionable Stamford, Connecticut where she died at age 90 in 1994. Mongo