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This is the third (and final) group:
_KAY FRANCIS_ (We can never have enough Kay Francis.)
MAN WANTED
DR. MONICA
STREET OF WOMEN
THE HOUSE ON 56TH STREET
MANDALAY
STRANDED
WOMEN ARE LIKE THAT
ALWAYS IN MY HEART
_WARREN WILLIAM_ (Why doesn't TCM air these great films?)
THE MIND READER
EXPENSIVE WOMEN
THE MOUTHPIECE
THE DRAGON MURDER CASE
THE CASE OF THE LUCKY LEGS
TIMES SQUARE PLAYBOY
THE CASE OF THE VELVET CLAWS
EMPLOYEE?S ENTRANCE
THE DARK HORSE
GOODBYE AGAIN
SATAN MET A LADY
THE CASE OF THE CURIOUS BRIDE
THE CASE OF THE HOWLING DOG
THE WOMAN FROM MONTE CARLO
THE WIDOW FROM MONTE CARLO
_JOAN BLONDELL_ (Versatile, prolific actress at Warners in the 30s)
THE KING AND THE CHORUS GIRL
BIG CITY BLUES
THREE MEN ON A HORSE
THE CROWD ROARS
THREE ON A MATCH
SMARTY
TRAVELLING SALESLADY
UNION DEPOT
KANSAS CITY PRINCESS
MISS PINKERTON
BLONDIE JOHNSON
HAVANA WIDOWS
THE FAMOUS FERGUSON CASE
_PAUL MUNI_ (These lesser known Muni titles seldom, if ever, air on TCM.)
DR. SOCRATES
HI, NELLIE!
THE WORLD CHANGES
WE ARE NOT ALONE
_HUGH HERBERT_
THAT MAN?S HERE AGAIN
MARRY THE GIRL
SH! THE OCTOPUS
_JAMES MELTON_ (This popular singer made three films at Warners.)
MELODY FOR TWO
SING ME A LOVE SONG
STARS OVER BROADWAY (Just aired the other day)
_RUTH CHATTERTON_
THE RICH ARE ALWAYS WITH US
FRISCO JENNY
LILLY TURNER
JOURNAL OF A CRIME
_JOE E. BROWN_ (Warners' star comic for the first-half of the 1930s)
LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD
CIRCUS CLOWN
6 DAY BIKE RIDER
A VERY HONORABLE GUY
SIT TIGHT
HOLD EVERYTHING
FIREMAN SAVE MY CHILD
SONS O? GUNS
GOING WILD
_ALEXIS SMITH_ (Versatile lead actress at Warners, then at Universal)
STEEL AGAINST THE SKY
THE HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT (with costar Jack Benny; it's been awhile)
THE DECISION OF CHRISTOPHER BLAKE
_EDDIE ALBERT_
AN ANGEL FROM TEXAS
THE GREAT MR. NOBODY
_DONALD WOODS_ (Long film career, retired at age 69 then had another career in real estate)
SWEET ADELINE
ROAD GANG
TALENT SCOUT
_DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR._ (After earlier success at MGM, more hits for Warner Bros)
OUTWARD BOUND
THE NARROW CORNER
PARACHUTE JUMPER
THE WAY OF ALL MEN
THE FORWARD PASS (with frequent costar Loretta Young)
FAST LIFE
SCARLET DAWN
THE CARELESS AGE (in silent and sound versions)
ONE NIGHT AT SUSIE?S
CAPTURED!
IT?S TOUGH TO BE FAMOUS
_WINNIE LIGHTNER_ (A short but enjoyable career in WB films)
SIDE SHOW
MANHATTAN PARADE
THE LIFE OF THE PARTY
PLAY GIRL
_FRANK FAY_ (Barbara Stanwyck's first husband had many career ups and downs.)
THE MATRIMONIAL BED
GOD?S GIFT TO WOMEN
A FOOL?S ADVICE
UNDER A TEXAS MOON
THE SHOW OF SHOWS
_DOROTHY MACKAILL_ (Major Warners star, nearly forgotten now)
BRIGHT LIGHTS
THE RECKLESS HOUR
CHILDREN OF THE RITZ
TWO WEEKS OFF
THE GREAT DIVIDE
HIS CAPTIVE WOMAN
HARD TO GET
THE LOVE RACKET
_MARGARET LINDSAY_ (Very prolific, wide-ranging roles; lead and support)
THE FLORENTINE DAGGER
PUBLIC ENEMY?S WIFE
GARDEN OF THE MOON
ON TRIAL
BACK IN CIRCULATION
PERSONAL MAID?S SECRET
_PAUL HENRIED_
THE CONSPIRATORS (with Hedy Lamarr, on loan-out from MGM)
_PHYLLIS THAXTER_ (Pleasant leading lady in the 50s; a variety of genres)
FORT WORTH
SPRINGFIELD RIFLE
COME FILL THE CUP (costarring James Cagney)
_LEE TRACY_
BLESSED EVENT
LOVE IS A RACKET
_PATRICE WYMORE_ (Errol Flynn's widow was usually above the title)
ROCKY MOUNTAIN (The first of two she made with Errol)
THE BIG TREES
THE MAN BEHIND THE GUN (First film after his death)
CHAMBER OF HORRORS
_SYBIL JASON_
THE SINGING KID
THE GREAT O'MALLEY (Shown for Sybil's 80th birthday)
THE CAPTAIN'S KID (Also a birthday treat, but should be shown again)
_GUY KIBBEE_
THE SILK EXPRESS
HAROLD TEEN
GOING HIGHBROW
THE BIG NOISE
MARY JANE?S PA (with Aline MacMahon)
_FRANK LOVEJOY_
RETREAT, HELL!
FORCE OF ARMS
I WAS A COMMUNIST FOR THE FBI
THE SYSTEM
_CRAIG STEVENS_ (Initially a lead, quickly settled into supporting roles)
SPY SHIP
SECRET ENEMIES
THE HIDDEN HAND
_GUY MADISON_ (Some freelance work at Warners)
THE COMMAND
THE CHARGE AT FEATHER RIVER
_DAVID BRIAN_
THE GREAT JEWEL ROBBER
BREAKTHROUGH
_TAB HUNTER_
THE SEA CHASE
TRACK OF THE CAT
LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE (William Wellman's final film; a remake of his earlier silent version.)
_PATRICIA ELLIS_
FRESHMAN LOVE
LOVE BEGINS AT 20
A NIGHT AT THE RITZ
_GEORGE RAFT_
INVISIBLE STRIPES
_JAMES GARNER_
TOWARD THE UKNOWN
UP PERISCOPE
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Thanks for the notes, Lynn. Can you believe it's already been a year since Bogey was SOTM. I must've missed some of those screenings...and my DVR was pretty much working over time that month. LOL
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I am glad to hear that the original version of GOOD NEWS is available for viewing. Hopefully, they will screen it again.
Of the other titles you listed, CALL OF THE FLESH looks most interesting to me. Apparently, it was Renee Adoree's last film (she collapsed twice on set while making it, due to tuberculosis).
I can see that I should've included Lawrence Tibbett and John Mack Brown in the original post...they were important actors on contract with MGM in the early 30s.
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Here's the second group:
_JOAN CRAWFORD_ (Post-MGM...she made nine films at WB, netting an Oscar)
THE DAMNED DON?T CRY
GOODBYE, MY FANCY
HUMORESQUE (I like this one more than MILDRED PIERCE; she & John Garfield sizzle.)
THIS WOMAN IS DANGEROUS
TROG (Joan's final film)
_MARY ASTOR_ (After her time at RKO...would contract with MGM in the 40s)
OTHER MEN?S WOMEN
I AM A THIEF
MAN OF IRON
_BEBE DANIELS_
HONOR OF THE FAMILY
MY PAST
SILVER DOLLAR
REGISTERED NURSE
_GRANT WITHERS_ (Extremely prolific, 174 films; most at Warners & Republic)
THE SECOND FLOOR MYSTERY
TOO YOUNG TO MARRY (Made with his then-wife, Loretta Young)
THE OTHER TOMORROW
BACK PAY
SO LONG LETTY
SCARLET PAGES
DANCING SWEETIES
_HUMPHREY BOGART_
TWO AGAINST THE WORLD
RACKET BUSTERS
SWING YOUR LADY
ISLE OF FURY
KING OF THE UNDERWORLD (Great film with Kay Francis!)
_MARIAN MARSH_
UNDER 18
ALIAS THE DOCTOR
SVENGALI (with John Barrymore)
THE MAD GENIUS (a non-sequel follow-up with Barrymore)
_WAYNE MORRIS_ (Long association at Warners, several career phases)
GAMBLING ON THE HIGH SEAS
MEN ARE SUCH FOOLS
KING OF HOCKEY
VALLEY OF THE GIANTS
LAND BEYOND THE LAW
THE KID COMES BACK
LOVE, HONOR AND BEHAVE
LADIES MUST LIVE
THREE SONS O? GUNS
_PATRICIA NEAL_ (Did not work for Warners as long as one might think...only about three years)
RATON PASS
THREE SECRETS
THE BREAKING POINT
_AL JOLSON_ (Why aren't his WB musicals aired more frequently?)
BIG BOY
GO INTO YOUR DANCE
WONDER BAR
_IDA LUPINO_ (Made her mark at Warners in the 40s after a decade of films elsewhere)
THE MAN I LOVE
PILLOW TO POST
_SYDNEY GREENSTREET_ (Put on contract at age 61, stayed till retirement at age 70)
THE VERDICT
THE MASK OF DIMITRIOS
THREE STRANGERS
_DORIS DAY_ (A lot of her films from the 50s are not often shown on TCM.)
LULLABY OF BROADWAY
STARLIFT
I?LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
LUCKY ME
APRIL IN PARIS
CALAMITY JANE
THE PAJAMA GAME
_GENEVIEVE TOBIN_
SNOWED UNDER
BROADWAY HOSTESS
EASY TO LOVE
_DICK POWELL_ (Major musical star at the studio in the 30s)
COLLEGE COACH
THANKS A MILLION
HAPPINESS AHEAD
BROADWAY GONDOLIER
COWBOY FROM BROOKLYN
GOING PLACES
_EDWARD G. ROBINSON_ (Started at Universal, but made greatest impact at Warners)
DARK HAZARD
THE MAN WITH TWO FACES
THE HATCHET MAN
TWO SECONDS
I LOVED A WOMAN
_CLAIRE DODD_
THE PERSONALITY KID
THE PAYOFF
MURDER BY AN ARISTOCRAT
_ANN SHERIDAN_ (Several different phases at Warners)
THE FOOTLOOSE HEIRESS
ALCATRAZ ISLAND
SHE LOVED A FIREMAN
THE PATIENT IN ROOM 18
MYSTERY HOUSE
LITTLE MISS THOROUGHBRED
BROADWAY MUSKETEERS
NAVY BLUES
_RUBY KEELER_
READY, WILLING AND ABLE
COLLEEN
_DENNIS MORGAN_ (A different stage name at three studios...most successful at Warners)
FLIGHT ANGELS
TEAR GAS SQUAD
THE DESERT SONG (40s version)
KISSES FOR BREAKFAST
NO PLACE TO GO
WATERFRONT
ONE MORE TOMORROW
THE TIME, THE PLACE AND THE GIRL
CHEYENNE
TO THE VICTOR
ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
PAINTING THE CLOUDS WITH SUNSHINE
CATTLE TOWN
_JACK CARSON_ (Joined Warners after starting at RKO)
TWO GUYS FROM MILWAUKEE
TWO GUYS FROM TEXAS
APRIL SHOWERS
MY DREAM IS YOURS
_ALICE WHITE_ (Major star, albeit a brief career in films)
THE WIDOW FROM CHICAGO
THE NAUGHTY FLIRT
SWEET MAMA
_ZACHARY SCOTT_
SOUTH OF ST. LOUIS
ONE LAST FLING
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE
_OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND_
THE IRISH IN US
CALL IT A DAY
WINGS OF THE NAVY
MY LOVE CAME BACK
_JOAN LESLIE_
THIEVES FALL OUT
RHAPSODY IN BLUE
_ROBERT HUTTON_
JANIE
JANIE GETS MARRIED
TOO YOUNG TO KNOW
ALWAYS TOGETHER
_BARBARA STANWYCK_ (Contract during the 30s, freelanced for Warners in 40s & 50s)
ILLICIT
SO BIG (Remade by Warners with Jane Wyman)
A LOST LADY
THE SECRET BRIDE
THE PURCHASE PRICE
LADIES THEY TALK ABOUT
EVER IN MY HEART
GAMBLING LADY
THE WOMAN IN RED
BLOWING WILD
_STEVE COCHRAN_
HIGHWAY 301
DALLAS
INSIDE THE WALLS OF FOLSOM PRISON
THE TANKS ARE COMING
OPERATION SECRET
TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY
_GERALDINE FITZGERALD_
A CHILD IS BORN
FLIGHT FROM DESTINY
_JEFFREY LYNN_ (Six year gap; returned to Warners after the war)
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
UNDERGROUND
THE BODY DISAPPEARS
_BRENDA MARSHALL_ (Never supporting, always a lead actress)
MONEY AND THE WOMAN
SINGAPORE WOMAN
HIGHWAY WEST
SOUTH OF SUEZ
YOU CAN?T ESCAPE FOREVER
THE SMILING GHOST
ESPIONAGE AGENT
_DANE CLARK_
WHIPLASH
BARRICADE
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Thanks Thomas...I will read up on these titles. If you are as much of an expert with the Warners catalogue, perhaps you will comb through that thread and offer other films I may've missed.
...I listed WE WENT TO COLLEGE under Una Merkel.
I think NEW MOON and GOOD NEWS have suffered the same fate, that MGM's remakes overshadowed them. According to notes on wikipedia, these are not lost films. However, the 1930 version of GOOD NEWS (filmed in black-and-white) had a Technicolor finale that is lost. So maybe it is not aired since the film is missing its final footage. The 1931 version of NEW MOON is apparently much different than the remake with MacDonald & Eddy, having deviated quite a bit from the stage production (new songs were added).
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What an excellent resource...thanks so much for sharing!
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_ERROL FLYNN_
DON?T BET ON BLONDES (A rare supporting role early at Warners)
THE PERFECT SPECIMEN (Why isn't this shown on TCM? It looks very good.)
FOUR?S A CROWD
MARA MARU (At the end of his Warners contract)
_JANE WYMAN_
PUBLIC WEDDING (One of her first leads, in a B-picture for Warners)
TUGBOAT ANNIE SAILS AGAIN
HE COULDN?T SAY NO
TORCHY BLANE: PLAYING WITH DYNAMITE (subbing for Glenda Farrell)
KID NIGHTINGALE
PRIVATE DETECTIVE
BADMEN OF MISSOURI
_RICHARD BARTHELMESS_ (Excellent batch of talkies; silent output is more prolific.)
SCARLET SEAS
WEARY RIVER (in silent and sound versions)
YOUNG NOWHERES
THE LASH
THE FINGER POINTS
CENTRAL AIRPORT
CABIN IN THE COTTON
THE DAWN PATROL
MASSACRE
A MODERN HERO
_WILLIAM POWELL_ (Before his long association with MGM)
HIGH PRESSURE
THE ROAD TO SINGAPORE (not to be confused with Crosby-Hope pic)
LAWYER MAN
PRIVATE DETECTIVE 62
FASHIONS OF 1934
THE KEY
_FAYE EMERSON_ (Important B-movie actress for Warners)
MURDER IN THE BIG HOUSE
FIND THE BLACKMAILER
GUILTY BYSTANDER
LADY GANGSTER
HOTEL BERLIN
DANGER SIGNAL
_OLSEN & JOHNSON_ (This studio's answer to Wheeler & Woolsey?)
50 MILLION FRENCHMEN
OH SAILOR BEHAVE!
GOLD DUST GERTIE
_GIG YOUNG_
ONLY THE VALIANT
_LORETTA YOUNG_ (Many films at Warners, before she went to Fox.)
THE RULING VOICE
GRAND SLAM
THE RIGHT OF WAY
THE SQUALL
THE GIRL IN THE GLASS CAGE
BIG BUSINESS GIRL
THEY CALL IT SIN
LOOSE ANKLES
KISMET
SHE HAD TO SAY YES
WEEKEND MARRIAGE
FAST LIFE
THE MAN FROM BLANKLEY?S
ROAD TO PARADISE
I LIKE YOUR NERVE (one of many films that paired her with Doug Fairbanks Jr.)
_GENE NELSON_
THREE SAILORS AND A GIRL
CRIME WAVE (A rare non-musical role in a film noir)
_BETTE DAVIS_
EX-LADY
THE BIG SHAKEDOWN
FOG OVER FRISCO (rarely screened...Bette's really wicked in this one!)
20,000 YEARS IN SING SING
HOUSEWIFE
THAT CERTAIN WOMAN
SPECIAL AGENT
THE GIRL FROM TENTH AVENUE
FRONT PAGE WOMAN
THE GOLDEN ARROW
BEYOND THE FOREST (This film is almost never played.)
A STOLEN LIFE (It's been awhile.)
_ALINE MACMAHON_ (A lead actress, before going to MGM as a character actress.)
THE HEART OF NEW YORK
BIG HEARTED HERBERT (one of many pairings with Guy Kibbee)
SIDE STREETS
SILVER DOLLAR
THE MERRY FRINKS
WHILE THE PATIENT SLEPT (also with Guy Kibbee)
_PAT O?BRIEN_ (Started with Columbia and went back to Columbia, but WB output is significant)
I SELL ANYTHING
SLIM
I MARRIED A DOCTOR
THE KID FROM KOKOMO
IN CALIENTE
BUREAU OF MISSING PERSONS
SUBMARINE D-1
I?VE GOT YOUR NUMBER
OFF THE RECORD
CHINA CLIPPER
INDIANAPOLIS SPEEDWAY
_DAVID MANNERS_ (Had more success with Universal horror films, ended career at RKO)
MOTHER CRY
CROONERS
THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUTH
BEAUTY AND THE BOSS
_VIRGINIA MAYO_
SHE?S BACK ON BROADWAY
ALONG THE GREAT DIVIDE
SOUTH SEA WOMAN (with freelancer Burt Lancaster)
THE FLAME AND THE ARROW (another film with Lancaster)
_LYLE TALBOT_ (A lead actor before enjoying more success as a character actor)
BOULDER DAM
RED HOT TIRES
RETURN OF THE TERROR
MURDER IN THE CLOUDS
_JOHN GARFIELD_
NOBODY LIVES FOREVER
BLACKWELL?S ISLAND
DANGEROUSLY THEY LIVE
EAST OF THE RIVER
_EVALYN KNAPP_
SINNERS HOLIDAY
RIVER?S END
SMART MONEY
THE BARGAIN
_JAMES CAGNEY_ (He left Warners in the late 30s, made two indy films and returned.)
JIMMY THE GENT
CEILING ZERO
TAXI!
THE FRISCO KID
THE OKLAHOMA KID
KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE
WINNER TAKE ALL
THE ST. LOUIS KID
BLONDE CRAZY
HARD TO HANDLE
HE WAS HER MAN
_JEAN MUIR_
GENTLEMEN ARE BORN
DESIRABLE
BEDSIDE
DANCE CHARLIE DANCE
WHITE BONDAGE
AS THE EARTH TURNS
ONCE A DOCTOR
FUGITIVE IN THE SKY
HER HUSBAND?S SECRETARY
DRAEGERMAN?S COURAGE
_ELEANOR PARKER_
OF HUMAN BONDAGE
THE LAST RIDE
THE VOICE OF THE TURTLE (This great film should be played.)
_GEORGE BRENT_ (Long association with Warners)
FROM HEADQUARTERS
THE GO GETTER
THE RIGHT TO LOVE
MOUNTAIN JUSTICE
THE MAN WHO TALKED TOO MUCH
_GORDON MACRAE_
THE BIG PUNCH (an early gangster picture for him)
LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING (one of his obscure musicals)
RETURN OF THE FRONTIERSMAN (a rare western)
_ANN DVORAK_
THE STRANGE LOVE OF MOLLY LOUVAIN
STRANGER IN TOWN
FRIENDS OF MR. SWEENEY
SWEET MUSIC
MIDNIGHT COURT
THE CASE OF THE STUTTERING BISHOP
_CLAUDE RAINS_
WHITE BANNERS (Most of his films are in rotation on TCM, except this one)
_JANIS PAIGE_ (Bubbly second lead, had occasional lead roles for Warners)
LOVE AND LEARN
WALLFLOWER
THIS SIDE OF THE LAW
_GEORGE ARLISS_ (Oscar for the sometimes screened DISRAELI)
THE MILLIONAIRE
VOLTAIRE
A SUCCESSFUL CALAMITY
THE WORKING MAN
THE KING?S VACATION
THE MAN WHO PLAYED GOD
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
OLD ENGLISH (Many of these other pics never air on TCM.)
_CONSTANCE BENNETT_ (Three of her freelance films in the Warners catalogue.)
SON OF THE GODS
WILD BILL HICKOK RIDES
LAW OF THE TROPICS
_RONALD REAGAN_ (His filmography is more extensive than people realize.)
SECRET SERVICE OF THE AIR
CODE OF THE SECRET SERVICE
MURDER IN THE AIR
SMASHING THE MONEY RING
NINE LIVES ARE NOT ENOUGH
INTERNATIONAL SQUADRON
NIGHT UNTO NIGHT
STORM WARNING
_GLENDA FARRELL_ (prolific actress appeared in many Warners films)
WE?RE IN THE MONEY
MISS PACIFIC FLEET
MERRY WIVES OF RENO
FLYAWAY BABY
SMART BLONDE
GIRL MISSING
THE LAW IN HER HANDS
HERE COMES CARTER
TORCHY BLANE, THE ADVENTUROUS BLONDE
BLONDES AT WORK
TORCHY GETS HER MAN
TORCHY BLANE IN CHINATOWN
TORCHY RUNS FOR MAYOR (It's been awhile since the Torchy films have aired.)
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First, I am going to preface this by saying that when I did research on this yesterday, I studied 89 stars on contract with First National/Warners between the years of 1929 and 1968. I probably even missed a few (and hopefully readers will let me know what I still need to add).
Some actors have just one or two titles that TCM has access to in the Turner (Time Warner) library but doesn't often show, such as Errol Flynn or James Garner. Other actors, like Winnie Lightner or Dorothy MacKaill, are hardly played...and so lists for them are considerably longer.
Anyway, with so many WB stars and with so many titles to include in a thread like this, I have decided to divide it into three separate posts. I think it will be easier this way. There will be about 30 actors per post and they won't be in any specific order, because I don't want to suggest that any one actor or era is more important than the other.
I am still proofreading my findings...and I hope to have it all posted later today. Thanks.
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It's been awhile since I've seen THE LONG NIGHT. Barbara Bel Geddes only made three films at RKO before Howard Hughes fired her (for not being an ingenue, I guess). This was the first. She also made I REMEMBER MAMA and BLOOD ON THE MOON.
She went to Fox and made two films there, before returning to Broadway. She only has 12 titles in her filmography. Thankfully, she achieved lasting success on television.
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> The 1930 Holiday is a Path? picture, not an RKO. While it is true that RKO absorbed Path? in early 1931, very little of the Path? library was included in the deal. According to a message by David Pierce on another board, rights to the Path? properites were held by its stockholders until 1935 when the pictures were sold to Columbia. That's why Columbia remade such Path? films as Holiday, The Awful Truth and Craig's Wife in the late 30s.
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That makes sense...however, I think I read that Columbia did have to get RKO's consent before remaking HOLIDAY.
> The 1932 Bill of Divorcement, and presumably its 1940 remake, were later acquired by David O. Selznick. Ownership passed to ABC in the 1960s and to Disney in the 90s. It was released on VHS by CBS/Fox, not Turner Entertainment.
This is interesting, because Selznick never did anything more with it. I presume he was thinking of remaking it yet again for his wife, Jennifer Jones.
> Other early RKOs I'd like to see on TCM again:
> The Very Idea (1929)
> Dance Hall (1929)
> The Delightful Rogue (1929)
> He Knew Women (1930)
> Inside the Lines (1930)
> The Tip-Off (1931)
> Way Back Home (1931)
> Beau Ideal (1931)
THE TIP-OFF aired earlier this year for Ginger's SOTM tribute in March. I would like to see BEAU IDEAL...it looks like a great cast and was probably a very prestigious production when it was made.
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I haven't seen anyone mention the fact that Cher is an Oscar winning actress. She's definitely qualified to host a series on TCM.
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I recorded it in October...he's great. And it's kinda cool that Disney used him as a character actor (rather often) in its live action films of the 60s. He's a treasure.
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> Okay this is a bit off topic but it made me think of another woman I would love to see as a guest programmer on TCM...*Betty White*. Has this ever happened? Because it totally should.
Or how about Rosie O'Donnell...she'd be fun!
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Re: LAST OF THE PAGANS (great title btw)...it's an MGM picture...so it should be in the Turner (Time Warner) library.
...I just read the notes on this film on the TCM database. It seems that it faced a lot of problems with the censors, not just in the U.S. but overseas. Many scenes were cut and the French government inserted a disclaimer about island conditions depicted in the movie.
The exteriors were filmed at the same time MGM did MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY. This film should've aired recently when TCM had an evening of Tahitian-themed flicks.
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> Is *Becky Sharp* an RKO movie? It was produced by an independent company and as far as I'm aware distributed by RKO.
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> And technically, it's only the first feature-length film done in three-strip Technicolor. Disney had the monopoly on three-strip in animation for a few years dating from 1932, and there were live-action three-strip shorts before *Becky Sharp*. The 1934 short *Service With a Smile* which shows up on TCM from time to time is in gorgeous three-strip.
You're right, RKO was the distributor...they had distribution deals with several independent producers, including Walt Disney and Sam Goldwyn.
In the case of BECKY SHARP, the producer was a small company called Pioneer Pictures. Pioneer only did three films: the short film LA CUCARACHA (also in three-strip Technicolor); BECKY SHARP; and another feature film in Technicolor called DANCING PIRATE, starring Frank Morgan and featuring Rita Hayworth with her family, the Cansinos.
About BECKY SHARP (taken from the wiki page on the film):
It was the first feature film to use the three-strip Technicolor process, which created a separate film register for each of the three primary colors.[3] Earlier live action films to use the new Technicolor process include the final musical number in the feature The Cat and the Fiddle released by MGM in February 1934, and in short sequences filmed for other movies made during 1934, including The House of Rothschild (20th Century Pictures/United Artists) with George Arliss and Kid Millions (Samuel Goldwyn/United Artists) with Eddie Cantor. Warner Brothers released two Leon Errol shorts, Service With a Smile (28 July 1934) and Good Morning, Eve! (5 August 1934), and RKO Pictures released the short La Cucaracha (31 August 1934).
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I look forward to having a female host perspective on TCM...long overdue. But notice how they give her the graveyard shift? I hope she doesn't dress like Elvira. LOL
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> Because Haines was a top 5 box office star from 1926 through the early 30s, it's especially odd that so many of his MGM silents are lost..... what a shame.
Well, we do know that he fell out of favor with L.B. Mayer. But many of his films (the talkies) do exist. In fact, some are offered thru the Warner Archives Collection...so TCM should definitely screen them (to encourage sales).
My conclusion is that William Haines is a misunderstood and neglected comic genius. You either love his humor or you don't. I happen to love his comic style. And when he's playing off Marie Dressler or Polly Moran, it's heaven.
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> Forgive the pun, but THE REMAINS TO BE SEEN {1953] with Van Johnson and June Allyson remains to be seen.
It's a great title, isn't it?
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But why would someone choose to watch it with commercials when they can see it uncut on a rival channel? LOL
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I know the CITIZEN KANE purists will beat me with a stick, but this film proves to me how much Herman Mankiewicz and Orson Welles stole from what came before.
The scene with Warren William and Ginger Rogers entertaining each other by the piano was reused in KANE when Welles' character was first courting Susan Alexander (Dorothy Comingore). The name 'Alexander' has been reused, too (it's the first name of Warren William's character in UPPER WORLD). The set-up is identical: powerful tycoon drifts from wife to find love in the arms of a showgirl. It's a cliched plot, to be sure.
I think both films, UPPER WORLD and CITIZEN KANE, are taking a swipe at W.R. Hearst. The scene in UPPER WORLD where Mary Astor's character has the elaborate costume party is borrowed directly from Heart's decadent parties with Marion Davies. Except here, the wife (not the mistress) is giving the soiree.
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I think I had one of equal size on the thread I made about Fox films still in the vault. LOL
Thank goodness for the 'page down' key, right?
But this is accurate and (hopefully) helpful information, so length should not be an issue.
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> My elderly mother, who is not into classic films, constantly mentions Helen Twelvetrees ( and Winnie Lightner).
Winnie Lightner was under contract to Warners in the precode era. I am planning on doing another thread for 'Seldom seen WB films on TCM' and she will definitely be included in that.
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> THE SILVER STREAK (1934) staring Charles Starret and Sally Blane would be a welcome addition to TCM. It hasn't been shown in nearly a decade.
I have a feeling there are other stars on contract at RKO I missed...which bears out my point that if TCM doesn't air them, then they become forgotten. Especially if their films are not on DVD and available to consumers in another venue.
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Pat O'Brien was under contract to RKO in the 40s, after he left Warners. I should've included him in the original post...however, many of his RKO films seem to air on TCM.
Thanks for mentioning the Joan Fontaine RKO title I omitted.
Seldom seen RKO films on TCM
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Sounds like the BEAU trilogy would be perfect for today's art-house crowd, if someone were to remake them.