musicalnovelty

> {quote:title=attilaxxx wrote:}{quote} > I loved putting on TMC on Saturday mornings,and watching the Bowery Boys,and now there gone... > The Bowery Boys movies are not gone. They will be returning in March and April.

> {quote:title=MyFavoriteFilms wrote:}{quote} >Bob Hope pokes fun of Milland in MY FAVORITE BRUNETTE, alluding to him as a raging drunk (probably more a reference to the character in LOST WEEKEND). > THE LOST WEEKEND inspired a lot of spoofs and references. One of my favorites was in the 1947 WB cartoon SLICK HARE. Here's a listing of others, including the one from MY FAVORITE BRUNETTE: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037884/movieconnections

> {quote:title=nitratefiend wrote:}{quote} > > One of the shorts TCM broadcast had the name of Hal Roach sound engineer Elmer Raguse (who also worked on Little Rascals films) misspelled as Elmer "Roguse." Which short was it? IMDB noticed this error, BTW, as I confirmed by Googling Elmer Roguse. > That misspelling was the fault of the reissue company Film Classics. When they reissued the films in the 1940's and replaced the original titles & credits they misspelled Raguse's name on several films. They also carelessly and disgracefully mangled many other names and even some of the film titles! Some I know have a sort of a nostalgic fondness for the "Film Classics Plaque" titles on the Roach films, but I am delighted to see the original title & credits restored on so many of them.

> {quote:title=MyFavoriteFilms wrote:}{quote} > > {quote:title=musicalnovelty wrote:}{quote} > > > {quote:title=MyFavoriteFilms wrote:}{quote} > > > Spike's the man. LOL > > > > > Where did you get that from? > > I have NEVER seen or heard of him called that. > > I have seen it printed in several sources, including the TCM database which mentions it on his biography page (links are provided in the original post). This was his nickname in Hollywood. > Thanks for the info. His real name being Reginald Alfred John Truscott-Jones, I wonder if anyone ever shortened it and called him Spike Jones. No, I didn't think so!

Yes, thanks TCM programmers for starting to list them again.

> {quote:title=MyFavoriteFilms wrote:}{quote} > Spike's the man. LOL > Where did you get that from? I have NEVER seen or heard of him called that.

Yes, thanks TCM programmers for starting to list them again.

> {quote:title=gagman66 wrote:}{quote} > musicalnovelty > > Thanks. It sure looks like one of the outfits she wore in *THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES.* Have you seen *SLIDE KELLY SLIDE?* > I'm sure that one is from BROADWAY SCANDALS from the number C-30. Stills from BATTLE OF THE SEXES have the number DWG-1400. But I suppose you never know...she could have worn the same outfit in both movies. It has happened. I saw SLIDE KELLY SLIDE way back on Feb. 9, 1998 at The Film Forum in NYC as part of a William Haines series. I don't think it has been on TCM, has it? I really should remember. I would like to see it again.

> {quote:title=ERROL23 wrote:}{quote} > A complete Soundtrack only LP of the film is around.I guess this is the best they can do for now. > It's actually not the complete soundtrack, just the musical highlights, Lawrence Tibbett's songs and the Laurel & Hardy scenes. It's on a label called Pelican Records.

Thanks for the lovely picture of Sally O'Neil. That is from the 1929 Columbia picture BROADWAY SCANDALS. If you have any more pictures of Sally, don't hesitate to post them!

> {quote:title=ThelmaTodd wrote:}{quote} > Dear musicalnovelty, > > That was a very good catch! Just for that, here is a musical novelty for you: > > > *"Honolulu Baby" from Sons Of the Desert (1934)* > > > > Happy Friday > Here's a version you may not have heard: (Never mind the visuals here, it's the audio that's rare).

> {quote:title=mrroberts wrote:}{quote} > Whoever is responsible for this should have to spend some time with "Fatso" in the stockade. > Thanks... I was trying to think of something clever and relevant to say about it. Good one!

> {quote:title=nitratefiend wrote:}{quote} > Getting back to "Sons of the Desert": did anyone else notice that the boys left the two telltale pineapples out on the kitchen table when they sneaked upstairs to the attic to hide from their wives? Stan first puts the pineapples on a chair, where of course Ollie sits on them, after which Ollie moves them to the tabletop. > More fun trivia: Did you notice in that scene in the newspaper a picture of Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly in costume for their short AIR FRIGHT, released just a few days before SONS OF THE DESERT?

Unlisted shorts on TCM, Friday, Jan. 28: After THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER - TravelTalks short. Missed the title, but probably the one about Budapest that usually follows this feature. And - Greta Garbo film festival promo. After TO BE OR NOT TO BE - Clip from THE DIVINE WOMAN (1928) lost Greta Garbo feature. Unlisted short following THE MERRY WIDOW on Friday evening: HOW I PLAY GOLF no. 2 - CHIP SHOTS (1931) - Vitaphone. Shown, for some reason, without any main titles. Edited by: musicalnovelty on Jan 28, 2011 6:29 PM

> {quote:title=mrroberts wrote:}{quote} > Don't forget the great interview with Ernie Borgnine that follows > Has anyone else noticed that on TCM's Home Page in their Ernest Borgnine promo they misspell his name ("Borgine") in the 2009 Private Screenings reference?

> {quote:title=Vintpbfan wrote:}{quote} > Just a thought. Though I really enjoy many of the shorts that are shown on TCM, it would be great to see the other 25 episodes of Screen Director's Playhouse. I really enjoyed that diversion and often don't have the time to sit down and watch a complete film. is there anyone else out there who would like to see the rest of these ? > Yes, very much! Please, TCM, bring us the rest of these shows!

> {quote:title=Garth wrote:}{quote} > What is the 1.25 & 1.26? I don't understand that. > Yeah, it bugs me too, when he insists on writing dates that way.

Unlisted short after LOVE ME TONIGHT early Thursday morning: BELOW ZERO (1930) starring Laurel & Hardy. (And it was shown complete this time).

Here's a post I made on this series back on Feb. 23, 2009 in response to a similar question: I hope it's helpful to anyone interested in these shorts. The proper name of this series of film travelogues was the "FitzPatrick TravelTalks" series (subtitled "The Voice of the Globe"). James A. FitzPatrick (1894-1980) started his series of one-reel travel shorts in 1930 and released them independently. He also produced other film shorts series, such as the "Movie Horoscope" series, "American Holiday" series, and "Music Master Series". He even got into feature film distribution in 1930 with his American release of the 1928 British silent movie "The Lady of the Lake", with sound effects added. The "Movie Horoscope" shorts were one-reelers entitled "People Born in January" through "People Born in December". Twelve were produced, one for each month, and released each month in 1930. The "American Holiday" series consisted of ten shorts, each only three minutes long, focusing on a certain holiday. Each was released in time for the corresponding holiday, commencing in September 1930 for Labor Day, and covering ten holidays through Independence Day 1931. The ''Music Master Series" was a series of 9 one-reel shorts featuring orchestral renditions of works by composers Bizet, Brahms, Liszt, Handel, Chopin, Beethoven, Strauss, Verdi, and Mendelssohn. They were released between September and December 1930. In 1931 FitzPatrick started releasing his TravelTalk shorts through MGM. He discontinued those other three series (after all, he had pretty much run out of material, unless he wanted to cover more composers). He continued to release his Technicolor TravelTalks shorts through MGM at the rate of at least eight a year through 1951. Then for some reason MGM started calling the series "People on Parade". That lasted only a year, and so in 1952 it was back to the name "TravelTalks". Then, on February 12, 1954 MGM finally released the final entry in the long-running series, "Glimpses of Western Germany". The studio reissued six older entries over the next year, then finally retired the series. FitzPatrick did other film work before the TravelTalks series, and occasionally during its run, but this basically covers his work on that series.

> {quote:title=traceyk65 wrote:}{quote} > > {quote:title=musicalnovelty wrote:}{quote} > So, who is Ernest Borgine? I see on TCM's Home Page that they are running his 2009 "Private Screenings". > > He's an actor. He mostly did/does character-type roles--played a lot of cowboy/outlaws and rough and tough army types. He won an Oscar in the 50's for the film Marty, playing a man who finds love late in life, after he's pretty much given up ever finding Ms Right. Most recently he's been the voice of Mermaid Man on the kid's cartoon Spongebob Squarepants. (BTW the voice of Barnacle Boy is Tim Conway, best known from his work on the Carol Burnett Show in the 70's and 80's) > Here's his IMDB page: > http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000308/ > Of course I KNOW who he is!! I was just picking on TCM for misspelling his name ("Borgine") on their Home Page!

> {quote:title=traceyk65 wrote:}{quote} > *Birthdays today:* > > *Ernest Borgnine is 94 today:* > > > Clip from Marty: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItzdA6XzmSA > > Johnny Guitar: > > > The Dirty Dozen: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0weydVs3t2Y > > The Wild Bunch: > > > Ernies finest performance--Mermaid Man! (kidding!): > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZYY8QWYERs > So, who is Ernest Borgine? I see on TCM's Home Page that they are running his 2009 "Private Screenings".

Unlisted short after WAY OUT WEST early Wednesday morning: THE TREE IN A TEST TUBE (1943) with Laurel & Hardy.

> {quote:title=Kinokima wrote:}{quote} > Okay this is kind of a silly post but I can't decide between these two movies and I wanted to see what others felt. > > How do I decide between them? Everything else about the movies are pretty much equal to me. > I one HAD TO choose only one, I'd go with "Captain Blood" but fortunately you can see both. So my recommendation is: See them both!

> {quote:title=DougieB wrote:}{quote} > Unfortunately, I 've been doing "other stuff" lately, so I haven't had my usual laserlike focus on TCM. Hopefully, some of Robert's intros may clear this up. I notice that "Pick A Star" is an MGM release and I see from the data base that Hal Roach Studios and MGM are listed as producers (as well as Edward Sedgwick?), so right now I'm unclear about the actual status of the studio he founded and his ongoing role in it. > I don't think there's anything different about PICK A STAR from all other Hal Roach features released before THERE GOES MY HEART in 1938 (that one being his first in a new distribution deal with United Artists). PICK A STAR was produced at and by Hal Roach Studios and released by MGM. The credit "An Edward Sedgwick Production" may just be a hold-over from earlier days when sometimes a director credit was worded that way.

> {quote:title=MuveeLuvr wrote:}{quote} > Gee, thanks for telling us about unlisted shorts after they appear. > That's JUST THE POINT! If TCM would list the shorts on the upcoming schedule, as they'd been doing for the last few years we wouldn't have to wait until they've already aired to find out what they were!