markbeckuaf
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Fred, thanks for the complete listing for today and tomorrow! Lots of groove-a-licious flix!!
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I actually apologize in that I forgot to mention Harold Lloyd in FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE which was on in the wee hours this morning! I woke to it and wow, it had me up and laughing!!! Great flick, hope folks were able to catch it, either live or on DVR!
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Kitty, I'm very stoked about the schedule for George Brent's birthday! Lots of great films!!
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I agree, Lionel is too cool for school!
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It rocks! I'm looking forward to catching it again!
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Digging AFTER THE THIN MAN!!
And wow, SHANGHAI EXPRESS rocked the house!
Way to go, TCM!I have to say the early afternoon with TO BE OR NOT TO BE will be groovy too!
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Loved all the LaCava films!! Always and every year! Many are repeated each year, but there were a couple I haven't seen in a while this time around!
Some really nice comments in this thread! Thank you!
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Would love to see his westerns and also his crime films show up on TCM and perhaps on a DVD collection someday too!
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Couldn't sleep and woke up to QUEEN CHRISTINA!!! Next up, GOING HOLLYWOOD, then later this morning SHANGHAI EXPRESS and AFTER THE THIN MAN. Now, that's what I'm talking about!
Thank you, TCM!
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Kyle, just wanted to let you know that I am currently unable to access the last page of the thread (or even get close enough to it another way) ever since the message board change. Hopefully that's rectified soon?
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Warren William is my main man!!! Such the wolf and cad of the pre-code era, he rocked the house! He also was pretty cool in a B-series, as the "Lone Wolf"--appropriate for him! And he also played a small role in Universal's 1941 THE WOLF MAN--another appropriate film for this dude to be in! I loved him in the Perry Mason series as well! Pre-code never saw a more...ahem...hungry fella!
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Musicalnovelty, good one! I agree!
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Miss Wonderly, I think you are onto something there!! TCM is outta control, I tell ya!! And in a very good way!!
Actually this month....and the next few months are pretty much the same, lots of very groovy flix!!
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You're welcome!!! I'm sorry that I accidentally submitted the post before I was finished! It should make more sense now!!!
Glad you are grooving to the pre-codes!!! Aren't they the coolest???
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Just in case we thought we could pause to catch our breath and chill out or anything, TCM is laying on some out of this world groovy films once again the week of Mar 14th!!! They're outta control!!
For me the grooviness begins on Tuesday, when George Brent films are featured and there are TONS of pre-code gems in the daytime lineup!!! Kickin' it off with THE RICH ARE ALWAYS WITH US, from 1932 and with the luscious Ruth Chatterton!! Babs Stanwyck gets into the act with SO BIG! (1932) next. Loretta Young will not be denied (and man, if you haven't seen Loretta in her early 30's films, you ain't seen nothin' yet!!) with the next two films, THEY CALL IT SIN (1932) (yes they do!!!), and WEEKEND MARRIAGE (1932)!! My sweetheart, Margaret Lindsay (YUM-A-LICIOUS!!), gets into it with George in FROM HEADQUARTERS (1933)!!! And as if that wasn't enough, Greta Garbo herself rocks the house with George in THE PAINTED VEIL (1934)!! Myrna Loy anyone? Me, me, me! Well, George gets her in STAMBOUL QUEST (1934)! Man, what a lineup of hotcha dames!!! This is followed by a couple of other films that are groovy, one of them clearly a B---THE RIGHT TO LIVE (1935) and SOUTH OF SUEZ (1940), the latter with another delectable dame, Brenda Marshall!!
As if that wasn't enough, Tuesday evenings belong to the Goddess of the Pre-Code Era, Jean Harlow her own bad self!!! This week she is mixing it up with Jimmy Cagney in THE PUBLIC ENEMY!! My man Lee Tracy shows up with her in the fantastic film: BOMBSHELL(1933), which is an outrageously awesome satire of hollywood of the time! LIBELED LADY (1936), RECKLESS (1935), and PERSONAL PROPERTY (1937) round out the evening!
Basically we should all just hole up on Tuesday next week and watch a day filled with outrageously groovy flix!!!
Wednesday mid-day we are treated to the very cool, and not aired often, SUNNY SIDE UP (1929) with Janet Gaynor!! And later on that night, SUNRISE (1927), again with Janet!
Leading off the primetime lineup on Thursday is the amazing Ruth Chatterton in an awesome pre-code, FEMALE (1933), with George Brent chiming in again!
Friday is an Edward Everett Horton groove with lots and lots and lots more pre-code flix!!! KISS ME AGAIN (1931), LONELY WIVES (1932)--with the luscious Laura LaPlante!--ROAR OF THE DRAGON (1932)--with Gwili Andre and Richard Dix!--EASY TO LOVE (1934) with Mary Astor, SING AND LIKE IT (1934) with Zasu Pitts and Nat Pendleton! SMARTY (1934) with Joan Blondell (va-va-va-voom!!!) and my main man Warren William! And this is followed by lots more 1930's films: BIOGRAPHY OF A BACHELOR GIRL (1935), GOING HIGHBROW (1935), IN CALIENTE (1935), with Dolores Del Rio and Pat O'Brien!, and HITTING A NEW HIGH (1938). What a rockin' day!!! Thanks to EEH!!
I'm grooving to the weekly Bowery Boys flick on Saturday, this week it's HOLD THAT HYPNOTIST (1957)!!
The lovely Maureen O'Sullivan is featured on Saturday night, and in prime-time we are treated to TARZAN, THE APE MAN (1932)!!! And THE DEVIL DOLL (1936)!!
This week's Silent Sunday Night is THE BOOB (1926) with the Joan Crawford her own bad self, and directed by "Wild" William Wellman!
Another week of films to groove to, thanks to TCM!!! Much thanks!
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And more pre-code grooviness in the AM!!! Babs Stanwyck in TEN CENTS A DANCE and SHOPWORN starting at 6:15am EST! Followed by a day of films from the 30's and early 40's!!! Friday is another groovy day on TCM!
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Nice thread! I dig Norma! She was out of sight in the silents and pre-code era!
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Today's Gregory LaCava lineup all day long!!! A veritable treasure trove of pre-code flix!! Wish I was off, DVR will be smokin' overtime!!! TCM rocks!
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Secretary Night tonight and some cool 30's flix in the mix later on this evening! Enjoying TCM in prime time SOOO much this week! Groove-a-licious!
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Gagman!! Thank you for sharing your thoughts about two of last evening's films! I also really enjoyed THREE WISE GIRLS, with 3 of my favorite pre-code dames! Aside from Jean, of course, I also really dig Marie Prevost and Mae Clarke!!! Hotcha! I really enjoyed this film! I'm not sure if I like it better than RED HEADED WOMAN or not, but I really liked it!!! So much that I'm keeping it on the DVR for a bit to watch again! Hot stuff!!!
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> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote}
> This is the best print of "Red-Headed Woman" I've ever seen. It looks like a new film.
Fred, I agree, it looks great!
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Kinokima, so glad you liked the flick!!! I also dug the performances you mentioned, I thought very progressive for their time!
I also dug Charles "Ming the Merciless" Middleton's performance!
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BTW: How was the print of BORDERLINE? I have yet to check that yet on my DVR.
And tonight? It's ALLLLLLLL Jean Harlow, Blonde Bombshell and Goddess of the Pre-Code Silver Screen!!! Especially looking forward to RED-HEADED WOMAN (one of my all time racy pre-codes!), and THREE WISE GIRLS (a pre-code I've not seen yet!)!!
It's the bomb-diggy! TCM rocks the house!
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Miss Wonderly! So glad you enjoyed SAFE IN HELL!! What an awesome flick, I loved every second of it, even though this is my second viewing. I wish they had included it on the Pre-Code Hollywood Archives that include many other William Wellman-directed flix! Heck, I wish they'd produce more of those volumes, so many, many GREAT pre-codes that deserve a DVD release (not the DVD-R stuff in the TCM Archives). Anyway, back to the flick...wow, you have a point about that pivotal decision....BUT...I dunno..I thought there was a bit more to it than that...her backstory must have been pretty brutal for one thing, and whether her husband was the man she thought he was or not (and he might have been, but he was always away, so difficult on her!), there was something more to it than that on her part, whether "real" or not, it was real for her, very real. Something that she wanted to hold onto beyond just "sex or death", I think. Also...I dunno, but that constable dude was one of the sweatiest, slimiest ogres ever on film! YUCK!!!
Plus wow...that scene....the ending...just always captivates me in so many ways. Also love the flapper music that is nearly always playing...so cool!!About CRACK-UP, I totally dig that one! Claire is great in it, as she always is! And the beginning always makes me laugh, because if anyone has ever hung out with Pat O'Brien on a late Friday night, that's probably a somewhat typical bender for him.
Nah, I dunno that for sure, but just makes me think of it every time I see it! The scenes on the train are reminiscent of the BEST of Hitchcock in my opinion...very intense, and you don't know who is in on it, who isn't, everyone looking around...suspicious of everyone...so taut and intense, really holds me in thrall!! Great noir flick! I find the art presentations amusing as well!
A GOLDWYN- EDDIE CANTOR FILM FOUND ON CABLE TV
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I don't have that particular service, so I don't get this! After viewing your message, I did check but no, bummer! I would love to see more of the Cantor films on TCM, hopefully that will happen! I know I've seen a few on our channel here but not very often. He cracks me up!