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Tiki, It does appear that there are mostly 'modern' movie premieres this month. The one silent film I noticed is on the 10th, the 1921 version of The Three Musketeers, with Adolphe Menjou and Douglas Fairbanks. The film does have a good score on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0012752/

mr6666, Like you, I didn't want to miss any September premieres while waiting on the newsletter, so I put together a list based on MCOH's data. Please refer to the 'TCM Premieres' thread.

Looking forward to this one. A company called 'Undercrank' recently issued a Blu-Ray of the Library of Congress restoration, so I'm hoping TCM graces us with a pristine print. Refer to: http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/When-Knighthood-Was-in-Flower-Blu-ray/183166/

Since we're all waiting for the TCM September newsletter, I collected the September premieres from MovieCollectorOH's data and matched it with the monthly schedule web pages. TCM September Premieres: Sep 1 - Surf Party (1964) Sep 6 - Showfolk (2014) (doc.) Sep 7 - Fitzcarraldo (1982) Sep 7 - Stroszek (1977) Sep 7 - Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) Sep 7 - Cobra Verde (1987) Sep 8 - Night on Earth (1991) Sep 10 - The Three Musketeers (1921) Sep 10 - Charulata (1964) Sep 10 - The Coward (1965) (‘Kapurush’) Sep 11 - Kidnapped (1960) Sep 11 - Blackbeard’s Ghost (1968) Sep 13 - Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2015) (doc.) Sep 13 - Cinderella Liberty (1973) Sep 16 - The Naked Hills (1956) Sep 16 - The Awakening (1980) Sep 17 - Return to ‘Giant’ (2003) (doc.) Sep 21 - Monterey Pop (1968) (doc.) Sep 21 - Don’t Look Back (1967) (doc.) Sep 24 - According to Mrs. Hoyle (1951) Sep 25 - The Phantom of the Opera (1962) Sep 25 - The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952) Sep 28 - Riot on Sunset Strip (1967) Sep 28 - The Panic in Needle Park (1971) Sep 28 - More (1969) Notes: - 'doc.' indicates documentary. - This is my first pass so I appreciate any corrections/additions. - As we know, schedule is subject to change. - Thank you MCOH.

I don't think anyone has received the TCM newsletter for September yet. Barton said in another message thread that TCM would be sending it out on September 1. The last e-mail I received for August was titled "TCM Now Playing Newsletter."

In the Now Playing magazine, the daytime programming themes, premieres, and spotlight movies for the month were typically listed in a front section called 'At A Glance'. To my knowledge, the equivalent information has so far not been readily available online. The first newsletter that TCM posted for August included a link to a pdf of the 'At A Glance' section that had been printed in the August issue of the magazine (the final issue). So this was the first 'online' version of this info that had been sent out. My hope was that TCM would continue to create the 'At A Glance' section in upcoming newsletters. Since the September newsletter hasn't been sent yet, we still don't know if that section will continue or not. In the meantime, all we can do is try to collect this information on our own by studying and interpreting the online monthly schedule. That's another reason why I appreciate the work you do to determine what the upcoming premieres are! [ Author's note: I remember now that the Now Playing magazine for August and the August newsletter did not have an 'At A Glance' section because of the Summer Under the Stars focus. The 'At A Glance' PDF section that was mailed out was for the July newsletter and schedule. ]

It seems like Ann had a different type of blonde hair coloring that was not represented very well in black and white - looks mostly just 'white' in many of her films. Very nice to see such an early color image of her and Dolores.

A variation on A Man and a Woman - Percy Sledge sings When a Man Loves a Woman for the opening credits of The Crying Game (1992).

In the intro for The Private Affairs of Bel Ami, Ben mentioned that this film was part of a sort of trilogy of cad movies with George Sanders and director Albert Lewin, when taken together with The Painting of Dorian Gray and The Moon and Sixpence. I notice these three films also have an unusual feature where a color scene of artwork is inserted during an otherwise black and white film. From reading Wikipedia, there was a contest for artists to submit The Temptation of Saint Anthony painting that was shown in Bel Ami. Even Salvador Dali created an entry, but his painting was not selected. From the brief view of the painting in the film, I thought the 'winning' selection was pretty disturbing. I would think that the symbolism of the painting is perhaps as a commentary on the corrupted nature of George Sanders' character, but there must be more to it than that.

Tammy and the Doctor is not listed in MovieCollectorOH's TCM schedule database either, so very likely not (thank you, MCOH). On the evening of Sunday September 18, 2016 TCM did a "Two Tammys" tribute where they showed Tammy and the Bachelor and Tammy Tell Me True back-to-back, but Tammy and the Doctor was not included.

Very nice summary, completely agree. May I add that I thought Angela Lansbury was breathtakingly beautifully photographed and her performance was terrific. The relationship between her character and her daughter and the cad gave an extra weight to the story.

As far as premieres go and given the amazing cast, The Private Affairs of Bel Ami looks like one of the crown jewels of special events for Summer Under the Stars. I hope everyone who might like such films is aware that this rare opportunity is scheduled for this evening.

It's great when modern technology can answer questions for us! I wonder what the rules are for using music in the promos? I assume that some permission must be given beforehand. Hopefully the artists are getting some reward, in addition to individuals following up on the songs. Whoever does the promos for TCM is really good at their job.

All I can say is those villagers sure know how to throw a good festival (when they aren't storming the castle with torches). And Adia Kuznetzof just sang the heck out of that song! (Thank you, IMDB.) There's more energy and good feeling in that song than I've seen in entire musicals. ♪ There'll be no music in the tomb... So sing with joy and down with gloom!... ♪

Thanks to Shazam, the song appears to be "In The Summertime" by Patrice Carrié & Bruno Hovart & Sarah Krebs. Album title is "A Song Is All You Need" (has multiple artists). Very nice TCM promo for SUTS!

I know there's a movie going on with a story to tell, but how dare Lon Chaney Jr. get emotional and start talking over the big finish to the song?!!! ♪ Far-o-la, Far-o-li... ♪

I know this is somewhat on a tangent to the discussion of foreign films tangent to the discussion of Jeanne Moreau, but for those that are interested, TCM has scheduled a few French films for the Summer Under the Stars tribute to Simone Signoret on Friday, August 25. These include (times are Eastern): - 6:00a La Ronde (1950) - 8:00a Casque d'Or (1952) (a TCM premiere) - 10:15p Diabolique (1955) - 12:30a The Confession (1970) (aka L'aveu) - 3:15a Police Python .357 (1975) (a TCM premiere) Other than that I think you will have to wait for the evening of Sunday, September 3 for the next chance to read subtitles on TCM.

I also found this to be a wonderful example of concise storytelling - 20 minutes in and you know who all the characters are and how they have reacted to the wife/mother returning home and what their hopes are, both for and against her return. Beautifully written, directed, and photographed.

Well said! I thought that town looked familiar...

I have what used to be Time-Warner cable but is now run by Charter Cable after the buyout. Since Time-Warner cable never supported WatchTCM from its inception I was hoping that once it was absorbed by Charter things would change and I would finally be able to try it out. Unfortunately so far that is not the case and more than one year later WatchTCM is still a no-go for me. I called Charter customer service and they explained that the various Time-Warner Cable agreements with their providers will remain in effect through the contracted expiration dates. So who knows how long it will be before the existing Time-Warner agreement with TCM runs out. Now that I have read some of the messages describing problems with TCM streaming, I'm starting to think that maybe I'm not missing much. I hate to say that since at face value it looks like a very nice service. However, given how constrained the cable content providers are becoming these days, I'm sure that TCM is limited on how much support they put into what is essentially a free service. It would be interesting to compare WatchTCM with the TCM-related Filmstruck service which is based on paid subscriptions. I would hope that Filmstruck would be a solid experience for their subscribers.

The main surprise that I had in Debbie Reynolds' career was learning how young she was when she started. I wasn't really aware of this until I recently watched the TCM Private Screenings interview that Robert did with Debbie and they explained how she was cast front and center in the iconic Singin' in the Rain in only her 6th film. So by the time she did Tammy and the Bachelor it was already something like her 18th starring role and she could still pull it off.

Debra, According to Wikipedia, you're correct that Sandra Dee replaced Debbie Reynolds as Tammy for the 2nd (and 3rd) films in the series. Check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_(film_series) As you figured out, Tammy and the Bachelor was the first film in the series. (Wikipedia also lists a 4th film, but it was put together from the Tammy television show.) It was surprising to me that Debbie and Sandra would overlap on this role. I see that Debbie was 10 years older than Sandra Dee, and she was around 25 when the first film was made in 1957. The first sequel wasn't made until 4 years later in 1961, when Sandra was around 19 years old. I've also read that the reason Sandra Dee did not do the Gidget sequel in 1961 was because she was then under contract with Universal for the Tammy series and they would not release her to Columbia for another Gidget film.

Lorna and Hibi - I still have access to Born to Kill, and as much as I can see Mrs. Kraft being in charge of such an establishment, it appears that she does not give explicit confirmation of same in the beginning of the film. The only statement she really makes about her past is while discussing men with Helen and Laury. Laury mentions how her new boyfriend (who turns out to be Lawrence Tierney) is “big across the shoulders,” and Mrs. Kraft says “I never knew a man like that. My two husbands was just turnips.” The scene continues just a bit longer before they switch to the casino locale where Helen first sees Sam at the craps table. So unless “turnips” is a euphemism for “pimp” or something, Mrs. Kraft’s past is still a mystery. She certainly does fit the bill, however, and even the boarding house scenes in the beginning look to me like they could be from a classic house of ill repute. Someone really should do a prequel where we find out how Mrs. Kraft learned to drink like that!

According to MovieCollectorOH's amazing database of TCM schedules, Night and the City (1950) was last shown on TCM in December of 2012. (Just learning how to use this.) I have my own modest TCM schedule data and can confirm that it has not been shown at least as far back as August 2014. So LornaHF should get credit for having an even better memory than initially thought! P.S. - I was able to check and Gene Tierney was featured in SUTS for August 1, 2015 and Night and the City was not part of the schedule for that day.

Hibi, Here's what I copied down: Sep Framed (1947) (Sep 3) 711 Ocean Drive (1950) (Sep 10) In A Lonely Place (1950) (Sep 17) Scandal Sheet (1952) (Sep 24) Oct Possessed (1947) (Oct 1) They Won't Believe Me (1947) (Oct 8) Side Street (1950) (Oct 15) Raw Deal (1948) (Oct 22) The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) (Oct 29) Nov Split Second (1953) (Nov 5) Night And The City (1950) (Nov 12) The Window (1949) (Nov 19) Strangers On A Train (1951) (Nov 26) Dec Pushover (1954) (Dec 3) The Breaking Point (1950) (Dec 10) The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) (Dec 17) Jan 2018 Red Light (1949) (Jan 7) Where Danger Lives (1950) (Jan 14) The Threat (1949) (Jan 21) Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951) (Jan 28).