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> {quote:title=musicalnovelty wrote:}{quote}
> A major highlight for me:
> March 20: The Public Menace (1935) - Columbia
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> Thank you, TCM!
YES!!!! I'm with you!!!
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> {quote:title=ArchieCarstairs wrote:}{quote}
> Me too, Prince. Mega-PreCodes and a bunch of other 30s stuff I've never seen. Great schedule!
I'm all over it!!! I'm in heaven!!! TCM heaven!
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OMG, I don't know what to say! The more I look at March the more I trip out!!! I'm totally, totally grooving!!! Pre-codes all over the place and not the usual suspects, either!!! And OMG, Kyle, my man, you are right, the 29th is a Warner Baxter day and WOW!!!! Crime Doctor marathon, I can't wait!!!!
This is an out of control month here! TCM you are the bomb diggy!!!
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WOWWWWW!!!!!! OMG, pre-code lovers are going to be in heaven!!!! Like me!!! OMG!!! Where do I begin??? And tons of noir's too!
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I dig the marathons when they are flix I dig, like when they ran marathons of The Saint a few weeks ago, or the upcoming marathon of The Marx Bros on NY Eve! When I don't dig the flix, it's cool, it will be over soon and then something will come on that I dig. And can always watch some of my Chan DVD's!
TCM does an awesome job. No other station on cable like it.
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Digging the latest this morning! HIGH SOCIETY, but not the one you might think!!!
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> {quote:title=ValentineXavier wrote:}{quote}
> Of the performances I am familiar with, which is most, I agree. My own pick for the most overlooked performance would be Joseph Calleia as Sgt. Pete Menzies, Orson Welles' (Capt. Quinlan) right hand man in *Touch of Evil*. He steals scenes from Welles and Heston, most remarkable! I think it is easily the equal of any on TCM's list.
Wow, good call on that one! I agree!
It's a decent list, and I'm glad to see such overlooked performances get some attention! But did I miss something, what happened to Ann Savage on the list??!! It was mentioned and then it wasn't on the list!
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Thanks, Fred! Both of these films rock the house!
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In all fairness, I've never seen the 51 version, but for me it's the 38 version all the way!!! I know it's MGM and it's hokey in a way, but that's what Christmas is all about in a way---heartwarming and feel good and it always makes me cry, smile and feel good in the end, and that's the bottom line for me! It's one of my 3 favorite seasonal films, along with MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET and IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE!!
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I know, wow, that's an AWESOME looking set!!!
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Kinokima, I feel your pain! I didn't have AMC during it's heyday, it was only added to our lineup when it was changing...not terrible yet, they aired ads only in between the films, but it was on the downward spiral that eventually led to what is there now.
I agree, I feel blessed that we have TCM!
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I'm with you MFF on last night's flix. COLLEGE was so much funnier to me, and I found I couldn't really get into RINGS THE BELL, to be honest. Like you, I couldn't connect with it or something, but wow, COLLEGE had me rolling quite a bit! I know one of those is that I'm a fan of "fish out of water" comedy so that hit stride for me there big time, plus I just think the supporting cast and story was spot on.
I've not seen SITTING PRETTY but am very interested in seeing it now!
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I absolutely loved watching THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER yesterday!!! Perfect for a Sunday morning, and I also hadn't seen it in a while, so I was able to so easily re-capture that magical feeling I got from watching it the first time! I love it, and Jimmy is wonderful in it!
As for comparisons with Jimmy and Coop...hmmm. I never really thought about it before, I do love Coop's Capra films, possibly as much or on par at least with Jimmy's. But as far as actors, though I do love Coop and love most of his films, I find Jimmy more satisfying on some level that is difficult to describe. To me, he's like an old friend in his best roles. I'm not a fan of his "counter-casting" roles to be honest (with Hitch mostly), but when he's doing his thing, I'm a total sucker for it!
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Kingrat, Capra's pre-codes are amazing. THE MIRACLE WOMAN, GENERAL YEN (as you mentioned), LADY FOR A DAY, the list goes on! I was amazed at many of these, having grown up mostly on his more popular classics, which I also love. And you mentioned the beautiful film LOST HORIZON one of my all-time favorite films, it blows me away every time I watch it.
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Oh no, this is sad news, but as you say not entirely unexpected. Does this pretty much leave TCM as the only non-premium cable movie channel out there?
It's too bad, I was digging watching The Three Stooges shorts on IFC, as they had been presented in digital clarity and commercial free. Ah well, need to break down and get their sets.
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Wow, Shirley Temple is gorgeous!!!!
This is pretty darn funny so far!
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Susuhigh,
I agree, it was a great morning of films!!! Wonderful way to start the day! I hadn't watched THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER in a while, and wow, I forgot how much I loved it until watching this morning!
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Tracey, COMPLICATED WOMEN will be airing Jan 24 in the wee morning at 5:15AM! It follows an airing of BABY FACE!!
Taking another glance at the Jan schedule shows quite a few early 30's flix throughout! Highlights are Kay Francis' birthday, plus one of the Friday evenings they are showing pre-code gangster films, but there are lots more too!
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I'm looking forward to these flix tonight! I have never seen any of the "Belvedere" films! I liked Webb in LAURA and THE DARK CORNER, both different types of films, so wonder how I'll dig him in this one. I'm wanting to find out!
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Kyle, my man, great post!!!
I happen to totally groove to this film! It's one of my favorite Capra's and one of my favorite all-time films period! I think the ending...wow...tough one! It's clearly the most evil of any of the evil characters/forces in Capra's films, IMO, and I'm not really sure how else you could have ended it. Thank God for James Gleason, I say! One of my favorite all-time character actors!
I had the new release of the film in my queue until I saw a review of it. I may still get it, even though it's not a great print, only because of the extras which are plentiful.
I'm also totally grooving that this film is going to be part of this season's Essentials! I'm totally looking forward to it!
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Kelly I'm with you! A month focusing on pre-codes would be awesome, kind of like the months we had focusing on comedy, and westerns, etc, in the past. Some of those had 3 featured nights per week plus showing more on weekends sometimes, that would rock!!
Roberta that's a GREAT list, thank you!
And Scottman, yep, the early 30's rock the house!
Thank goodness that TCM does air them fairly frequently, but a spotlight or more would be sweet!
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I woke up to THERE GOES MY HEART (slept in a little this morning due to cold), and wow, I love this sweet little flick! Patsy Kelly is funny as heck, and I dig Virginia Bruce! And it's from 1938!!
Up next is another heart-warming story, THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, one of my all time faves, and looking forward to it!
Thanks for a WICKED morning, TCM!
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Interesting discussion. This is one of my all time favorite Sci-Fi flix and I appreciated a mid-day viewing yesterday! To me, this film rocks the house and I dig it no matter how many times I've seen it now! Thanks to TCM for airing it and commercial-free!
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Right, they often show up, though haven't for a little while now. They're due! I love it when they show them in blocks, or even a Sat morning regular slot would be cool too, once the Boys run is done there.
This series seems a perfect candidate for an Archives Collection box just like they did for Torchy Blane!
The Falcon is a very cool series, I dig it!
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> {quote:title=Kinokima wrote:}{quote}
> I am also super excited about the Marx Brothers marathon. I won't be home but I will be recording their Paramount films at least.
They will be airing 4 of the 5 Paramounts (only COCOANUTS will not be showing up, unfortunately). Along with the 2 best MGM flix, and another that is hilarious! I also won't be home, but wow, will be checking them out as soon as I can! Marx Bros rock!