Mr. Gorman

I didn't know about that "Search Function", o TXFILMFAN. Looks like Ed and William worked together a few times and even had a conversation on the "Shatner's Raw Nerve" program. 👍

Alreet peeps . . . here is my impression of TOR JOHNSON and DUBYA BUSH: "TOR no like nucular proliferation!!" ☢️ ☣️

ED had already appeared in bunches of television shows, television movies and theatrical movies starting in the late 1950s by the time the MARY TYLER MOORE show started in 1970 and he continued to appear in various TV films and a couple of theatrical features during the run of MTM. He was one of those actors who was always busy; if you check out his IMDb filmography it's *PACKED* with credits. One thing I learned by looking at the IMDb was that Ed and Betty White co-starred in the 1998 action movie HARD RAIN, which I have not seen. → I wonder if ED and WILLIAM SHATNER ever worked together? SHATNER, 90, was also a work-a-holic with a busy filmography dating back to the late 1950s. I know Ed and William both appeared on episodes of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" -- but not the same episode . . . but did they work together on a TV show, Tv movie or theatrical movie? Each one of them has so many credits I just don't know! 🤔 (Both Asner and Shatner worked with another well-known work-a-holic who sadly ended up working himself to death at age 48: DAVID JANSSEN).

The "beat" of "culture-forward" has nothing to do with the movies TCM airs. They can't change -- unless someone EDITS them -- as they've been "in the can" for decades.

I was so looking forward to TCM showing NAZI LOVE CAMP 27 . . . I guess that's now blown all to Hell! I could've even *enjoyed* the 'content warning'! Same with SPECIAL TRAIN FOR HITLER and GESTAPO'S LAST ****. Jeez. TCM is no fun at all! I may weep . . . 😞 😜

That's a lot of movies that were pumped out during the decade of the 1940s! I never would've guessed that many.

I once watched Masked Avenger Versus Ultra-Villain in the Lair of the Naked Bikini (2000). This is a shot-on-videotape movie that I got hold of -- and traded off gladly! It's no worse than scads of other SOV movies that have been pumped out direct to video since the mid-1980s, but it's bonkers. 🤪

Who or what is PRIVATE BONE SPURS? Never heard of that character or thing? What is it?

@Eucalyptus: I'm glad you enjoyed the Brian Collins tunes and Roy's version of Red Red Wine. Roy's been gone a while now (d. 2004), but I have some 45's of his singles, one of which is "Red Red Wine" -- which is how I heard his version the first time many moons ago. So much easier in the present day to just look it up on YouTube rather than have to break out the old record player! Same with Brian Collins. I bought a whole mess of country 45's in the late 1990s and played bunches of them. ALSO: What country tunes have you been listening to lately, AllHallowsDay? → Here's one I'd heartily recommend: SUN COMIN' UP by Nat Stuckey from 1976. You wouldn't know Nat was a heavy smoker by the smoothness of his voice (he died of lung cancer in 1988 at age 54), but he could sure carry a tune!

THE DEVIL'S RAIN (1975) did indeed feature William Shatner prominently. Had a good cast with Ernest Borgnine, Tom Skerritt, Eddie Albert, Joan Prather, Keenan Wynn and even John Travolta in a small part. In regards to Tom Skerritt he played a devil worshipper on a Tv episode of KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER around the same time he did this movie -- except here he is battling the devil worshipers instead of being one of them. Makes an interesting juxtaposition. I saw the ep. of "The Night Stalker" just a month ago with Skerritt being a power-hungry politico who made a deal with Lucifer!

@Eucalpytus: I have several AVERAGE WHITE BAND albums in my musical stash. I like them. 'Nuff said. I'm very fond of their song YOU GOT IT. It's an album 'cut' from the eponymous 'AWB' album. -------------------------------- I don't suppose anyone has been listening to old country tunes -- and not very twangy ones at that: BRIAN COLLINS - That's The Way Love Should Be, 1974. A 'Top 25' hit on the Billboard Country Chart back in '74. The song is so short that it seems like it's over immediately. The 'fade-out' starts at 2:05 and it's fully over at 2m 21secs. Maybe this song would've climbed even higher on the chart if it were l-o-n-g-e-r! ROY DRUSKY - Red Red Wine, 1972. Neil Diamond wrote this song; I think Roy's country version is great. Smooth! 2m 48secs with a 'cold' ending. This song has been covered by several other artists besides Neil D. and Roy. Think UB40 covered it in the late 1980s? Anyway, I recommend having a listen to Roy's version.

The casting director of DR. JEKYLL AND SISTER HYDE did a good job in pairing up Ralph Bates/Martine Beswicke. (I thought so, anyway).

Actor VICTOR FRENCH (1934-89) used to be Michael Landon's one-man 'stock company'.

@37kitties: I like people with no faces! 👍 → Remember THE DEVIL'S RAIN (1975)? "THEY HAD NO FACES!!" squeals actor Woodrow Chambliss. 😵

I reckon tomorrow is "THE BIG DAY" when the quivering masses (myself included) will find out how a channel can present old movies in a "fresh new way". Whatever that means . . . we'll find out! → Sounds similar to an Ex-Lax commercial promising to disembowel your tight innards by using a "new" and "improved" PRUNE SPICE BOMB 🧨 amongst its ingredients. I can't help being cynical; it's the cynic in me . . . Anyway, here's an alien: 👽

SAGE WISDOM: Anything 'Mother Goddam' won't do -- 'Mother ****' will! 👍

Reading the opening post brought a smile. I don't laugh enough and that was funny. 😀 → Hey, TCM, I wanna see mor films with Irmgard Bergmen, Bella Lewgozti, Mevloin Duglass, etc do you peepul running TCM unnderstand whut Im' tryinG to say? Your failing in your misshun to eddukate vieiwers on klassic flims! You big dum dummyheads! Iam so dissapointed in you fore doign this to me! U peepul suck! Signed, a REAlly po'd vieiwer from Great Hump, Wyoming (P.S. Im' canselling my sbuscirption to TCM rite now! U wont' get a sent (cent) form me now or forever! Well I was a loya L fan until u screwed it up! I'm so angrey rite now i could eat bullets for brkeafust! Screw yu!) 😊

Ed stayed very busy well into his old age; looking over his 'Filmography' on the IMDb he didn't stop working until his passing.

I think TCM ought to show the 1977 race-baiter FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE. I've never seen it, but from reading about the movie it looks like an overall barrel of mean-ness. I'd give it one watch. Actor ROBERT JUDD plays a character named 'Ted Turner'.

That seems to be the new "in-thing" to do by TCM hosts -- whether it is they who are writing their opening 'intros' or someone else who hands it to them to read on-camera. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!! 😜

COLUMBIA PICTURES presents: BRITISH SPY STUFF from '68! Assignment K (1968-UK) Stephen Boyd, Camilla Sparv Dandy in Aspic, A (1968-UK) Laurence Harvey, Mia Farrow, Tom Courtenay Hammerhead (1968-UK) Vince Edwards, Judy Geeson 👁️ You spy . . . we spy . . . they spy . . . we all SPY! 👁️

TIN STAR, The (1957-Western) Next: LAST ANGRY MAN, The (1959-Drama) Two with Betsy Palmer

LIGHTS OF NEW YORK (1928) WARNER BROS. presents "The First 'ALL TALKING' Picture!" 🎙️

Did DONNA SUMMER win an Oscar for "Last Dance" from the 1978 disco comedy THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY? I *think* she did.

VENOM (1982-UK) Hiss! And what a cast! 😲 Next: A movie whose negative belongs in a garbage can.