musicalnovelty

> {quote:title=yanceycravat wrote:}{quote} > I've been told So This Is Africa has been shown on TCM but certainly not in the last 6 years and quite possible not the last 10. > SO THIS IS AFRICA was shown on TCM five times in the station's first year & a half or so (1994 - 1995). But not since then. I agree it's way overdue to be on again.

Hal Roach short coming! THE CHASES OF PIMPLE STREET (1934) - Charley Chase. Wednesday, July 14 at 7:39 P.M. (eastern) This is the Chase short in which he and leading lady Betty Mack sing the popular tune of the day, "You Gotta Give Credit to Love". Most Chase fans consider his songs to be highlights of the films. They're catchy, clever, and frequently do fit in with the story. Chase wrote many of the songs himself, often sharing co-writing credit with Roach studio resident musical genius Marvin Hatley, and others such as actors Billy Gilbert, Eddie Dunn, and also writer - director Walter Weems. "You Gotta Give Credit to Love" is one of the best, and is performed charmingly by Chase and Miss Mack. But something that many Chase fans may not know is that this was actually NOT a Chase or Hatley original. It was a hit song already popular at the time it was included in this short. It was written by the team of Sigler, Goodhart & Hoffman (but Charley Chase did provide a few lines of parody lyrics for his version). The song was recorded on 78 RPM records by the bands of Johnnie Davis and Don Bestor (I have both) in September and October 1934 and so would still have been currently being heard on the radio at the time this Chase short was released on December 22, 1934.

Hal Roach short coming! THE CHASES OF PIMPLE STREET (1934) - Charley Chase. Wednesday, July 14 at 7:39 P.M. (eastern) This is the Chase short in which he and leading lady Betty Mack sing the popular tune of the day, "You Gotta Give Credit to Love". Most Chase fans consider his songs to be highlights of the films. They're catchy, clever, and frequently do fit in with the story. Chase wrote many of the songs himself, often sharing co-writing credit with Roach studio resident musical genius Marvin Hatley, and others such as actors Billy Gilbert, Eddie Dunn, and also writer - director Walter Weems. "You Gotta Give Credit to Love" is one of the best, and is performed charmingly by Chase and Miss Mack. But something that many Chase fans may not know is that this was actually NOT a Chase or Hatley original. It was a hit song already popular at the time it was included in this short. It was written by the team of Sigler, Goodhart & Hoffman (but Charley Chase did provide a few lines of parody lyrics for his version). The song was recorded on 78 RPM records by the bands of Johnnie Davis and Don Bestor (I have both) in September and October 1934 and so would still have been currently being heard on the radio at the time this Chase short was released on December 22, 1934.

> {quote:title=Neilski wrote:}{quote} > " I had the Blues because I had no shoes.............. > Until I met a Man on the street - who had no feet" > Neil > A Roches fan, eh?

> {quote:title=Scottman wrote:}{quote} > > {quote:title=musicalnovelty wrote:}{quote} > > Don't miss the fun Lillian Roth short MASKS AND MEMORIES (1934) on TCM early Monday morning. > > Isn't that the one where she sings "Sophisticated Lady" ? > Yes, that's the one!

Don't miss the fun Lillian Roth short MASKS AND MEMORIES (1934) on TCM early Monday morning.

> {quote:title=calvinnme wrote:}{quote} > I'd always heard that the Hal Roach film library belonged to Hallmark. Now the release of these three Hal Roach films through the Archives makes me wonder. Exactly what films, including those of Laurel and Hardy, does Warner Brothers have rights to? What about the Roach shorts including those of Patsy Kelly, Thelma Todd, and Charley Chase? Just wondering. If they own them it would be nice to see them come out through the Archives since it is obvious Hallmark isn't interested in doing anything with them, at least in Region 1. > Hal Roach had been distributing his films through MGM since 1927. In 1937 he decided he wanted to switch his films' distribution to United Artists. But as it was explained to me years ago, Roach still had time left on his MGM deal, and in order for him to get out of the deal early MGM said okay you can go to UA, but to cancel your contract early we want to retain ownership of some of your feature films. I'm not sure how these were selected as the films that stayed with MGM, but these are the seven Roach features: Fra Diavolo (The Devil's Brother) (1933) Vagabond Lady (1935) Bonnie Scotland (1935) Mister Cinderella (1936) General Spanky (1936) Nobody's Baby (1937) Pick a Star (1937) They have always been part of the MGM TV packages and basically considered MGM movies, not Hal Roach movies ever since then. So that is why many of these movies have been shown on TCM, released on video or DVD by MGM, or, Warner Archives in the case of these new releases. Any Hal Roach experts out there are welcome to add more info...

> {quote:title=Kinokima wrote:}{quote} > > {quote:title=lzcutter wrote:}{quote} > > And Star of the Month, Fredric March with *Death of a Salesman* which, I believe, is a premiere. > > > > Oh wait it is on the schedule? That's the first thing I looked for when I read he was SOTM but I couldn't find it. > I didn't see it on there either.

> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote} > Margaret Lockwood is beautiful. > > Nobody was posting messages during that movie. Everyone must have been watching it. > I just finished watching it, too. I thought it was great! But I knew I would. That's just the type of British movie I look for, and would have been looking forward to it just as much even if it didn't have a famous director! Apparently it was released in the USA under the title "Three on a Weekend". I'm glad TCM showed an original British print with the real "Bank Holiday" titles. Thanks TCM for finding and running this!

> {quote:title=Big_Bopper wrote:}{quote} > i have another blacklisted movie: "Blockade" 1938 by john howard lawson. I taped it off a local channel in the 80's. it stars Henry Fonda & Madelaine Carroll. its a paramount picture so its owned by universal. not a great pic but an example of john howard lawson as a writer. > BLOCKADE (1938) was not a Paramount Picture. It was a Walter Wanger Production, distributed by United Artists.

Thrilled to announce: Shorts are back on the schedule! Highlight: Thelma Todd & Patsy Kelly short BEAUTY AND THE BUS (1933) on early Wednesday morning. Thanks, TCM !

Thrilled to announce: Shorts are back on the schedule! Highlight: Thelma Todd & Patsy Kelly short BEAUTY AND THE BUS (1933) on early Wednesday morning. Thanks, TCM !

> {quote:title=JackFavell wrote:}{quote} > As for Ugaarte, I thought it was a month or so ago, but time goes by so quickly, it could have been a little longer ago. I do think it was within the last two months..... > It wasn't hard to look back and see that Ugaarte's last post was in this thread, on April 3, 2010.

> {quote:title=gagman66 wrote:}{quote} > musicalnovelty, Wendy, > > You'll get a kick out of this one. Three feisty Mack Sennet Bathing Beauties. While none of the gals are exactly what I would call Beauties, they did have nice legs. Oh the stories that these ladies could tell their Great Grand Daughters! > Thanks! The middle girl looks mad! But it looks like the one on the right is supposed to be writing them a traffic ticket. Perhaps she should complain to her "Sennetter"!

> {quote:title=mongo wrote:}{quote} > Thanks for the correction, Musicalnovelty. > I got the info from the image itself as posted here: > > > > It was I myself who made the error. > Yep, I knew where you got it from! I visit Greenbriar Picture Shows regularly. John is a good friend and does a great job on that site(in fact I'll be seeing him in less than two weeks!) I'm not sure exactly who found it first, but that picture of Orson with Stan & Ollie appeared on Leonard Maltin's website a few years ago, and also in the book "Laurel & Hardy From the Forties Forward, Second Edition" by Scott MacGillivray (another good friend!) The original still also has JITTERBUGS actor Bob Bailey standing next to Stan playing clarinet.

> {quote:title=mongo wrote:}{quote} > Orson Welles joins Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel is some jazz on the RKO backlot > Mongo: Thanks for all the great pictures. One minor correction, though: That shot of Orson & Ollie & Stan is actually on the 20th Century-Fox lot, not RKO. Orson is in his "Rochester" costume for his movie JANE EYRE visiting Laurel & Hardy on the set of their latest feature JITTERBUGS (1943) (both 20th Century-Fox Pictures).

> {quote:title=gagman66 wrote:}{quote} > musicalnovelty, > > No, I had no idea what film the still was from. Thanks for letting me know. Did they run this picture at one of the festivals you attended? > No, I could tell by the still number (336). Unfortunately I have not seen that movie...but sure would like to!

> {quote:title=RayFaiola wrote:}{quote} > Frank Loesser wrote "Jolly" and all the other songs for THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS (except Cantor's standby "Now's the Time To Fall in Love"). It's a fun ditty tailored specifically for Flynn. Flynn is outstandingly whimsical in this number and it's surely one of the highlights of the picture. This is a fun, fun, fun film. Even my wife likes it - and THAT'S saying something! > Ray, So glad to hear that you appear to like THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS as much as I do. Last night my Sunday night movie gang enjoyed a nice 16mm print of the 1936 Universal feature MYSTERIOUS CROSSING, one of Frank Loesser's very first songwriting jobs in Hollywood. All I can say is after you hear Andy Devine sing Loesser's immortal classic "The Railroad That Ran Through Our Land" (twice, even!) you knew that Loesser had nowhere to go in the business but up!

> {quote:title=jackie.rose89 wrote:}{quote} > So about 2-4 years ago I remember watching this movie on TCM from the late '20s or 1930s about this young naive bachelor in a hotel/boarding house/apartment in the Midwest and this blonde woman with a high voice who must have been like a call girl or prostitute and someone with definitely more experience than him, was going to teach him about women and how to be a playboy.I don't remember much besides that and all the double entendres and sexual innuendoes it had. It might have been Pre-Code romantic-comedy but I'm not sure. Does anyone know what this movie might be? I've been searching for months but I can't remember enough about it to find anything. Thanks! > This probably isn't it, but your description reminds me of PARLOR, BEDROOM AND BATH (1931) starring Buster Keaton and Charlotte Greenwood. Perhaps this plot summary will help: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=86275&category=Full%20Synopsis

> {quote:title=hlywdkjk wrote:}{quote} > It's likely that TCM believes that a "holiday weekend" presentation of *The Wizard Of Oz* offers a perfect opportunity for families to gather together and watch the film - just the way most of us watched the film years ago on CBS. > Kyle In Hollywood > Those were the good old days, weren't they? Watching THE WIZARD OF OZ once a year on network TV with your family. A real special event. Even as excited as I was to get my first video tape of THE WIZARD OF OZ (the first one released, early 1980's, with that old silver box...and yes of course I still have it) I knew it was the beginning of the end of an era...now I could watch it any time I wanted.

Thanks gagman for the (as always) nice pictures. That Norma Shearer "Tigress" shot is from her 1928 feature "The Actress" (just in case by any chance you didn't already know).

> {quote:title=ziggyelman wrote:}{quote} > Scottman, I like her a lot too! I have a Cd of a LP she did in the 50's. Her voice was quite different, but still quite nice. > Thanks for all the great Lillian Roth pictures! She's one of my all-time favorite movie ladies, too. In addition to many stills of her, I also have several of her records. She made two LP's in the 1950's: "I'll Cry Tomorrow" on the Epic label, and "Lillian Roth Sings" on the Tops label (released on CD in 1998 as "Beyond My Worth"). Also an EP on the Coral label (the songs included also being released on 78 and 45 RPM's). She made another album in 1975 called "The Way We Were: A Musical Autobiography" that I have on a 1985 LP (possibly its first release). Keep the Lillian Roth pictures coming!

> {quote:title=Big_Bopper wrote:}{quote} > you've heard me talk about how certain pix with names in the credits become rare. one such pic is The Clay Pigeon - 1949 by richard fleisher. the name in the credits is Carl Foreman & so TCM cannot show it. I copied it off AMC in the 90's & it is not on video in this country. > > The Clay Pigeon [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Spain ] > Barbara Hale (Primary Contributor), Bill Williams (Primary Contributor), Richard Fleischer (Director) | Format: DVD > > available from Spain! R.O. again worships the blacklist. > THE CLAY PIGEON was released on home video in the 1980's by RKO, double-billed with something else that I don't recall right now.

Thanks for the nice words. But I must admit that I've never really thought much about that song...it's just one of the many ingredients in that good fun movie. But if I wanted to try to learn more about it, I suppose the first thing I would do, and anyone can, is just start with an internet search on the song's title. Then, check out books on Errol Flynn, Warner Bros., movie musicals, the songwriters, etc.

> {quote:title=Moodri wrote:}{quote} > I've noticed in the past couple of weeks that shorts have been listed in the TCM schedule with very little notice, usually the day before broadcast. > They just did it again...at 5:24 A.M. (Eastern) an unlisted short is being shown: BEYOND THE LINE OF DUTY (1942) - WB. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034511/combined Followed by the 1950 MGM Pete Smith short CURIOUS CONTESTS. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042364/combined