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Jean Harlow - funny comedian from the '40s

WED., 4-13 10:15 am (ET) Callaway Went Thataway (1951) 1h 21m | Western | TV-G A real cowboy signs on to impersonate a faded western star for public appearances. Director Norman Panama Cast Fred Macmurray, Dorothy Mcguire, Howard Keel "........Although Singin' in the Rain (1952) and Sunset Boulevard (1950) remain the most famous examples, there were other worthy self-parodies throughout the decade. The studios' anxiety brought on by the advent of television created an even stranger situation as cinema and cathode fought it out on the nation's screens both large and small. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) was famously turned into an attack on television during its transition from stage to screen, and a gentler but similar tack is taken by Callaway Went Thataway (1951). Though Hollywood is shown to be a corruptive influence for a weak personality, TV here is, by implication, something even more dangerous: all the gloss and ego of the big screen without the hard work and substance. ......... .....Though the positive critical reception of Callaway Went Thataway did not translate to big money from the public, the film earned enough goodwill to become something of a cult favorite and, of course, turned into a television staple. Much of the film's praise centered on the pairing of charismatic reliables MacMurray and McGuire; both went on to become beloved parental figures in a string of popular Walt Disney films (The Shaggy Dog (1959), Swiss Family Robinson (1960), The Absent-Minded Professor (1961))..... https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/70/callaway-went-thataway#articles-reviews?articleId=84003

WED., 4-13 (times ET) 8:00 pm Clean & Sober (1988) 2h 4m | Drama The story of a middle class cocaine addict and his struggle in a rehabilitation clinic. Director Glenn Gordon Caron Cast Michael Keaton, Kathy Baker, Morgan Freeman 10:15 pm Bright Lights, Big City (1988) 1h 47m | Drama | TV-14 An aspiring author, hurt and depressed over a painful separation from his girlfriend, emba... Director James Bridges Cast Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates 2:15 am Barfly (1987) 1h 40m | Comedy ? Down-and-out writer Henry Chinaski (Mickey Rourke) spends his nights drinking and picking brawls at a dingy Los Angeles watering hole. One night Henry spies a kindred spirit in pretty barfly Wanda..... Director Barbet Schroeder Cast Lahmard Tate, Hal Shafer, Sandy Rose ================================================= - OH BOY...........sounds awfully DEPRESSING to me !!

Jack Lemmon in THE COWBOY - cute & funny comedienne

""THE BUBBLE" (just saw on Netflix........pretty funny) - movie with laughably bad performances

Robbins, Tim

Napier was in The Court Jester with Glynis Johns

OUR TOWN

Our Mother's House

Quantum Leap

Ah Wilderness! ('35) -movie that haunted your childhood

Nancy Allen -favorite French actor

"Our Love is Here to Stay" -song from a musical you hate

maybe Alfred Hitchcock ? (but we're doing actors here, sooooo...) -most popular current actor

A Terrible Night (French: Une nuit terrible) a 1896 French silent comedy film by Georges Méliès. - political farce

May be time for a new programmer, with fresh ideas...... & with guts enough to come on air & introduce them....... (like Eddie, Alicia & the Prof. do)

RESCUE ME

JESUS CHRIST, SUPERSTAR

Anthony Quinn married Katherine DeMille, daughter of Cecil B. DeMille - succeeded in BOTH drama & comedy

''NETWORK" -modern hidden treasure

PENNIES FROM HEAVEN, 1981 - Christopher Walken Tap Dancing - song in a sports movie

we did have a bunch of CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED though

-as I've never seen ANY Dr. WHOs........ is this a decent example??