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In regards to CK, some of what has been mentioned already is correct in that he is trying to get attention. He's also trying to **** us off (sorry for the mild language) by disregarding what we've asked him to do and probably enjoying every minute of it. It's a shame since there are so many of us here who frequent the boards and post info about upcoming releases for others to know about who are devoted to classic film and television in general as well as posting info in other sections of the boards on just classic film and television itself. Anyways, with *"Beat the Devil"* coming out, it stinks that it's going to be released possibly by a PD company. This film is one of many Bogart films that I have not seen yet and would like to since I've been unable to catch it when it was aired a while ago. However, I have not purchased it on DVD due to the fact that it is in PD. It would be nice if MGM/UA could get a hold of it and with the agreement that they have with FOX, a proper DVD treatment could be given since if I recall United Artists had released the film when it originally came out. Same can be said for *"Meet John Doe"* with Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck, which Warner should get out of PD like they were able to do with *"Royal Wedding."* ~Donna _____________________________________________________ *"I'll keep the gun."* *"To remember me by. You might need it.* *"You should know."* *~Stephen Neale (Ray Milland) and Mrs. Bellane (Hillary Brooke) ~ Ministry of Fear (1944)* *"A carful of animals and a good dame. Nuts."* *~Mace Townsley (Fredric March) ~ Good Dame (1934)* *"Come on Joe. Loosen up. It's five o'clock in the morning."* *"How's about a little benzadrine?"* *~District Attorney (Addison Richards) and Joe Lilac (Dana Andrews) ~ Ball of Fire (1942)* *"Why don't you hang me without an investigation?!"* *~Joel Sloane (Robert Montgomery) ~ Fast and Loose (1939)* *"Let's talk first, you can always shoot later."* *~Britt Reid/The Green Hornet (Van Williams) ~ The Green Hornet: Ace in the Hole*

In regards to the Forbidden Hollywood set, Warner Bros may still be trying to decide which films in their library they want to release at the moment and possibly which of them are in the best shape in regards to the negatives that do not need extensive restoration. They may release a few of Stanywck's pre-codes, a few of Shearer's pre-codes (even though Volume II included *"The Divorcee"* and *"A Free Soul"* ), a few of Kay Francis' pre-codes (although I don't believe she was under contract with Warner Bros at the time) or possibly others that I can't think of right now. It also depends upon how many films they want to release as a part of the set, since Volume I had only three films and Volume II had five, along with one or two documentaries included. Hope this helps. In regards to the Three Stooges set coming out, which I think is great that they are coming out with another one by the way, how many shorts that they made after the next set is released are still not out yet? It seems like that from looking at Volume 4, there are about 20 or so per set already released, which roughly comes out to 80 shorts, and there are so many more still outstanding. Maybe I'll look at their profile on TCMdb and see how many are left just to be sure. I was just curious. Also, in regards to the news about the *Batman* tv series, it seems like both sides are agreeing to disagree at the moment and nothing is getting done. They'd better do something soon because not to be nasty, a lot of the people who were involved in many of the tv shows from the 1950's and 1960's are getting up there in age and might not be around that much longer for us to enjoy their work and to thank them for everything that they have done. ~Donna _______________________________________________ *"I'll keep the gun."* *"To remember me by. You might need it.* *"You should know."* *~Stephen Neale (Ray Milland) and Mrs. Bellane (Hillary Brooke) ~ Ministry of Fear (1944)* *"A carful of animals and a good dame. Nuts."* *~Mace Townsley (Fredric March) ~ Good Dame (1934)* *"Come on Joe. Loosen up. It's five o'clock in the morning."* *"How's about a little benzadrine?"* *~District Attorney (Addison Richards) and Joe Lilac (Dana Andrews) ~ Ball of Fire (1942)* *"Why don't you hang me without an investigation?!"* *~Joel Sloane (Robert Montgomery) ~ Fast and Loose (1939)* *"Let's talk first, you can always shoot later."* *~Britt Reid/The Green Hornet (Van Williams) ~ The Green Hornet: Ace in the Hole*

Hello all. I wasn't sure if I should post this under this thread or to create a separate thread for classic television. Anyways, according to TVShowsonDVD, the television show, *"The Deputy (1959)"* starring Henry Fonda will be making it to DVD on October 14th. This is, according to the website, one of the first forays into television by Mr. Fonda. Here is the link below: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Deputy-The-Best-Of/10168 ~Donna ____________________________________________________ *"I'll keep the gun."* *"To remember me by. You might need it.* *"You should know."* *~Stephen Neale (Ray Milland) and Mrs. Bellane (Hillary Brooke) ~ Ministry of Fear (1944)* *"A carful of animals and a good dame. Nuts."* *~Mace Townsley (Fredric March) ~ Good Dame (1934)* *"Come on Joe. Loosen up. It's five o'clock in the morning."* *"How's about a little benzadrine?"* *~District Attorney (Addison Richards) and Joe Lilac (Dana Andrews) ~ Ball of Fire (1942)* *"Why don't you hang me without an investigation?!"* *~Joel Sloane (Robert Montgomery) ~ Fast and Loose (1939)* *"Let's talk first, you can always shoot later."* *~Britt Reid/The Green Hornet (Van Williams) ~ The Green Hornet: Ace in the Hole*

In regards to the possibility of Adam West doing commentary on the *Batman* tv show, I think it's really great that finally some headway has been made. According to TVShowsonDVD, the series is the second most requested tv show that fans would like to see on DVD behind The Wonder Years, which was also a great show. However, according to TVShowsonDVD as well, there was a battle between Fox, Warner Bros (which owns DC Comics) and the Dozier estate, which produced the show, over royalties and it seemed like nothing was being done. The only way in which to see the show right now is on American Life TV in certain areas, which also airs *The Green Hornet* right after *Batman*. I was lucky enough in PA, where I attended college, to have American Life as a part of the package that Service Electric offered. We recently got Verizon Fios in my house here in NY about a month or so ago after having Cablevision. Fios offers American Life as a part of their package. In regards to *The Green Hornet*, they might be holding it off in conjunction with the proposed June 2010 release of the film. However, this might be a little off-topic, but after becoming a fan of the original tv series while I was in my senior year of college this past year, Seth Rogen, in my opinion, is no Green Hornet. Van Williams will always be the quinteccential Britt Reid/The Green Hornet. I have nothing against Warren Hull and I believe it was Gordon Jones who did the Universal serials from the 1940's because I have not seen the serials yet. I would be really happy if they ask Van to do commentary on the DVD set and possibly introduce the episodes. Anyways, thanks for the info on the *Batman* tv series, Filmlover. At least it gives some of the fans of the tv show some hope that it will be coming out soon to DVD. ~Donna ___________________________________________________ *"I'll keep the gun."* *"To remember me by. You might need it.* *"You should know."* *~Stephen Neale (Ray Milland) and Mrs. Bellane (Hillary Brooke) ~ Ministry of Fear (1944)* *"A carful of animals and a good dame. Nuts."* *~Mace Townsley (Fredric March) ~ Good Dame (1934)* *"Come on Joe. Loosen up. It's five o'clock in the morning."* *"How's about a little benzadrine?"* *~District Attorney (Addison Richards) and Joe Lilac (Dana Andrews) ~ Ball of Fire (1942)* *"Why don't you hang me without an investigation?!"* *~Joel Sloane (Robert Montgomery) ~ Fast and Loose (1939)* *"Let's talk first, you can always shoot later."* *~Britt Reid/The Green Hornet (Van Williams) ~ The Green Hornet: Ace in the Hole*

I don't know if anybody has posted this info yet, but *"The Little Rascals"* will be coming out to DVD in October. According to TVShowsonDVD, the set will include all 80 of the theatrical shorts from the original masters and they are also _*restored, remastered*_ and _*uncut*_, which is great news!! Here is the link to the report as well as the cover art for the set below: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Little-Rascals-Complete-Collection-Box-Art/10146 Also, here is the link to the voting for the Real Ghostbusters animated series in case anyone would like to vote on the cover art as well: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/rgb/index.cfm ~Donna _______________________________________________ *"I'll keep the gun."* *"To remember me by. You might need it.* *"You should know."* *~Stephen Neale (Ray Milland) and Mrs. Bellane (Hillary Brooke) ~ Ministry of Fear (1944)* *"A carful of animals and a good dame. Nuts."* *~Mace Townsley (Fredric March) ~ Good Dame (1934)* *"Come on Joe. Loosen up. It's five o'clock in the morning."* *"How's about a little benzadrine?"* *~District Attorney (Addison Richards) and Joe Lilac (Dana Andrews) ~ Ball of Fire (1942)* *"Why don't you hang me without an investigation?!"* *~Joel Sloane (Robert Montgomery) ~ Fast and Loose (1939)* *"Let's talk first, you can always shoot later."* *~Britt Reid/The Green Hornet (Van Williams) ~ The Green Hornet: Ace in the Hole*

Thanks for the info from ComicCon, Filmlover. At least some of the studios are making the effort to get classic films and tv shows out onto DVD. For the Gangster set you mentioned, although there are no specifics on the titles yet, it could be possible that a few of the remaining Bogart, Cagney, Robinson and Raft films could make it onto the set, like *"You Can't Get Away With Murder (1939)"* which was shown this past weekend or *"The Big Shot (1942)"* and so many others. If anyone wants any further info on the Ghostbusters animated show, even though it is not classic related as Filmlover pointed out, TVShowsonDVD has some further info on it and are seeking fan input about the way in which the cover art will be presented. If you want me to attach a link, I'd be more than happy to. Anyways, the trailer to *"The Spirit"* did not look that bad when I watched it on imdb. I'm a little annoyed that they used the theme to *"The Untouchables (1987)"* by Ennio Morricone (I hope I spelled his name right). However, I don't know much about the character anyway. Frank Miller, who created *"Sin City"* and gave *"Batman"* a darker image for the 90's is directing the film. The few comic book characters who I'm familiar with are Superman, Batman, etc and the only two radio characters that I'm familiar with are The Green Hornet (which I am *_fearful_* about the casting for that movie) and The Shadow. ~Donna ____________________________________________________ *"I'll keep the gun."* *"To remember me by. You might need it.* *"You should know."* *~Stephen Neale (Ray Milland) and Mrs. Bellane (Hillary Brooke) ~ Ministry of Fear (1944)* *"A carful of animals and a good dame. Nuts."* *~Mace Townsley (Fredric March) ~ Good Dame (1934)* *"Come on Joe. Loosen up. It's five o'clock in the morning."* *"How's about a little benzadrine?"* *~District Attorney (Addison Richards) and Joe Lilac (Dana Andrews) ~ Ball of Fire (1942)* *"Why don't you hang me without an investigation?!"* *~Joel Sloane (Robert Montgomery) ~ Fast and Loose (1939)* *"Let's talk first, you can always shoot later."* *~Britt Reid/The Green Hornet (Van Williams) ~ The Green Hornet: Ace in the Hole*

In regards to the Stanwyck set, you're probably right Filmlover that they want to sample some of Stanwyck's complete body of work. There is also a possibility that some of the films that she did are being held off from release by Warner Bros due to her male or female co-stars that she shared billing with. For example, *"Cry Wolf"* they may put into another Errol Flynn set or *"The Two Mrs. Carrolls"* into another Humphrey Bogart set. It's just a thought. ~Donna ____________________________________ *"I'll keep the gun."* *"To remember me by. You might need it.* *"You should know."* *~Stephen Neale (Ray Milland) and Mrs. Bellane (Hillary Brooke) ~ Ministry of Fear (1944)* *"A carful of animals and a good dame. Nuts."* *~Mace Townsley (Fredric March) ~ Good Dame (1934)* *"Come on Joe. Loosen up. It's five o'clock in the morning."* *"How's about a little benzadrine?"* *~District Attorney (Addison Richards) and Joe Lilac (Dana Andrews) ~ Ball of Fire (1942)* *"Why don't you hang me without an investigation?!"* *~Joel Sloane (Robert Montgomery) ~ Fast and Loose (1939)* *"Let's talk first, you can always shoot later."* *~Britt Reid/The Green Hornet (Van Williams) ~ The Green Hornet: Ace in the Hole*

I am so excited about the October schedule, from *"Boomerang (1947)"* with Dana Andrews being shown for the first time from what it appears to be to some of the films that Carole Lombard did with some of my favorite actors Fredric March, Chester Morris and Robert Montgomery to name a few. There are a few Glenn Ford films that are being shown that I have not seen yet as well. Also, TCM is showing some of the Paul Henreid films that I used as a part of my challenge, such as *"Now Voyager (1942)"* and *"The Spanish Main (1945)"*. I'm really interested in seeing the Gangster documentary that is being aired too. ~Donna ____________________________________ *"I'll keep the gun."* *"To remember me by. You might need it.* *"You should know."* *~Stephen Neale (Ray Milland) and Mrs. Bellane (Hillary Brooke) ~ Ministry of Fear (1944)* *"A carful of animals and a good dame. Nuts."* *~Mace Townsley (Fredric March) ~ Good Dame (1934)* *"Come on Joe. Loosen up. It's five o'clock in the morning."* *"How's about a little benzadrine?"* *~District Attorney (Addison Richards) and Joe Lilac (Dana Andrews) ~ Ball of Fire (1942)* *"Why don't you hang me without an investigation?!"* *~Joel Sloane (Robert Montgomery) ~ Fast and Loose (1939)* *"Let's talk first, you can always shoot later."* *~Britt Reid/The Green Hornet (Van Williams) ~ The Green Hornet: Ace in the Hole*

Hello all. I found out some further info about the Golden Collection Volume 6. According to the website, TVShowsonDVD.com, there will be more Looney Tunes shorts released onto DVD in 2009 under a different banner. Here is the link: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Bugs-Bunny-Looney-Tunes-Comedy-Hour-Volume-6/10016 Hope this helps. ~Donna __________________________________________ *"I'll keep the gun."* *"To remember me by. You might need it.* *"You should know."* *~Stephen Neale (Ray Milland) and Mrs. Bellane (Hillary Brooke) ~ Ministry of Fear (1944)* *"A carful of animals and a good dame. Nuts."* *~Mace Townsley (Fredric March) ~ Good Dame (1934)* *"Come on Joe. Loosen up. It's five o'clock in the morning."* *"How's about a little benzadrine?"* *~District Attorney (Addison Richards) and Joe Lilac (Dana Andrews) ~ Ball of Fire (1942)* *"Why don't you hang me without an investigation?!"* *~Joel Sloane (Robert Montgomery) ~ Fast and Loose (1939)* *"Let's talk first, you can always shoot later."* *~Britt Reid/The Green Hornet (Van Williams) ~ The Green Hornet: Ace in the Hole*

This is great news!! After watching the version that Kino released onto DVD a few years ago with my brother, I had thought about picking up that version on DVD. Now with this exciting development, I can't wait to see how the film will look once it is in its most complete form to date. ~Donna _____________________________________ *"I'll keep the gun."* *"To remember me by. You might need it.* *"You should know."* *~Stephen Neale (Ray Milland) and Mrs. Bellane (Hillary Brooke) ~ Ministry of Fear (1944)* *"A carful of animals and a good dame. Nuts."* *~Mace Townsley (Fredric March) ~ Good Dame (1934)* *"Come on Joe. Loosen up. It's five o'clock in the morning."* *"How's about a little benzadrine?"* *~District Attorney (Addison Richards) and Joe Lilac (Dana Andrews) ~ Ball of Fire (1942)* *"Why don't you hang me without an investigation?!"* *~Joel Sloane (Robert Montgomery) ~ Fast and Loose (1939)* *"Let's talk first, you can always shoot later."* *~Britt Reid/The Green Hornet (Van Williams) ~ The Green Hornet: Ace in the Hole*

Fredric March and Sylvia Sydney in Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) Fredric March being restrained in a scene from Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) Fredric March in a scene from Merrily We Go to Hell (1932) ~Donna

Robert Montgomery and Tallulah Bankhead in Faithless (1932) ~Donna

I didn't know that there were films made in or about Kannapolis, North Carolina. Does anyone know if the Chamber of Commerce for Kannapolis makes any reference to the films at all? I was just curious. It's probably mentioned on their website. Anyways, I would be interested to see how Kannapolis looked like during the Great Depression from a historical perspective, since the South and the Midwest were the hardest hit as a result of the Depression. Just as a side note, Kannapolis' claim to fame other than these films, along with possibly the mill that is located there, is that it is the birthplace of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, who was killed in the 2001 Daytona 500. ~Donna

I just don't get why my schedule is doing this. This happened to me the last time. It may have to do with the fact that I type up my schedule on Wordpad and then transfer it to the boards. It was fine after a day or so on the boards the last time that this problem came up. If this keeps up, I may have to edit it and see if it comes up completely. ~Donna

Hello everyone! It looks like I'm not the only one that picked the first week in November for my challenge. The schedules that have been posted so far are great. Anyways, in regards to my schedule, here is some background about it. Each of the themes for the days either relate to song titles, something that is common within the theme of the film or an addage that is familiar to everyone. Some of them also pertain to the personal lives of the actors who are in the films as well, like the day that I have setup that has actors who were dancers in some capacity or another like Eleanor Powell, Ginger Rogers and Rita Hayworth to name a few. I took the theme of the day that deals with the female dancers from the 31 Days of Oscar promo where Jack Lemmon says, "Look How She Moves!" For the Movies That I Love requirement, I used five films that were a few of my favorites and some of the films for that night star some of my favorite actors, such as Ray Milland, Fredric March, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and Gene Kelly. There are some films however, which ran short, so certain films start earlier than the 6:00 am timeframe. There was one night were one of the films ran over by a minute, but I know there have been cases where films have run over by a minute or two on TCM in the past. Here is some of the reasons why I chose the films that I love are as follows: El Cid (1961) - I have always enjoyed this film. Both Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren are great as Rodrigo and Chimene. The film also shows some of the issues that the Spanish faced in having to drive the Moors out of the country and how it affected events in the future. The film also holds a personal tie in that I was named after Sophia Loren's character in the film since my dad loved the film so much. I think my dad went to see this film in theatres when he was younger and one of the actors who was in the film was there to sign autographs. The Major and the Minor (1942) - I love this film. Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland are great in this one. It is this film that made me want to learn more about Ray Milland and to become a fan of his work. Bringing Up Baby (1938) - One of the great screwball comedies. I love Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn in this one. Both Grant and Hepburn are hilarious. It's a shame that this film was not so well recieved back when it was released. Singin' in the Rain (1952) - Great musical. One of the best. Gene Kelly is at his best. Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, and Jean Hagen are superb in this one. Death Takes a Holiday (1934) - Fredric March is great in this film as Death/Prince Sirki. Evelyn Venable brings a sense of innocence to her role as Grazia. It is this film that made me appreciate Fredric March as an actor and made me a fan of his work. In regards to the Star of the Month, I chose Chester Morris as the Star of the Month for November. I really enjoyed watching several of the Boston **** films that he was in and I am appreciating more of his work that I have seen recently. I think that more of his movies should be shown since he was a well known actor during the time in which his best films were being released and it seems like he has been forgotten in recent years, like some of my other favorite actors. However, with having the Boston **** films being shown on TCM, it is only a matter of time before more of his films will be shown. I also have two DVD Box Sets that are to concide with Morris' Star of the Month as well. I know this was not a requirement for the challenge, but I figured why not. One of them includes his films that he did with WB, MGM and RKO. The other is a Columbia box set that deals with the first five Boston **** films. On Sunday, I have a day devoted to Burt Lancaster since it is his birthday, which includes some of his early films and some of his most famous ones. I also have a day devoted to films that deal with living on the sea as well as a day that deals with films which have chases within them. The Essential for the week is Now Voyager and the night is built around Paul Henreid as well. The TCM Silent Sunday night movie is The Mark of Zorro with Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and the TCM Import is the film The Seven Samurai directed by Kurosawa. The TCM Underground films are Forbidden Planet with Leslie Nielsen, Anne Francis and Walter Pidgeon and Plan 9 from Outer Space with Bela Lugosi. The TCM Premieres include The Lady Has Plans with Ray Milland and Paulette Goddard, The Chase with Robert Cummings, and El Cid with Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren. I had a few films that I used as a part of my schedule for Chester Morris' Star of the Month which are Columbia films that have not been shown on TCM before from what I can tell, but I figured that they were fair game since they were a part of the Columbia library. Also, in regards to "Easy Living (1937)" as a part of my challenge, I have it designated as a previously shown title, since the film will be shown in April in conjunction with its release to DVD and my schedule is for November. I hope that the schedule I have created is okay. I enjoyed doing both schedules in the ones that I have participated in and I figured that it would be great to do this again. ~Donna ___________________________________________ Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 Happy Birthday, Burt Lancaster!! 6:00 am Separate Tables (1958) UA 100 mins (ps) TCM Promo for Guest Programmer in November 7:45 am The Rose Tattoo (1955) Paramount 117 mins (ps) 9:45 am From Here to Eternity (1953) Columbia 118 mins 11:45 am Brute Force (1947) Universal 98 mins (ps) Maria Cooper-Janis on Gary Cooper 1:30 pm Elmer Gantry (1960) UA 147 mins (ps) 4:00 pm The Killers (1946) Universal 105 mins (ps) TCM Promo with Star of the Month Chester Morris Michael Caine on Cary Grant Trailer: Here Comes the Navy (1934) 6:00 pm Sweet Smell of Success (1957) UA 96 mins (ps) TCM Movie News for November TCM Original Programming: 100 Years at the Movies TCM Silent Sunday Nights Promo The Best Offense is the Best Defense: Films That Look at Defending One's Home or Community By Themselves or With the Help of Others 8:00 pm Shane (1953) Paramount 118 mins (ps) 10:00 pm The Westerner (1940) UA 100 mins (ps) TCM Original Programming: The Story of Movies TCM Promo Wall with Ben-Hur TCM.com Promo 12:00 am Silent Sunday Nights The Mark of Zorro (1920) UA 91 mins (ps) 1:32 am Modern Mexico City (1942) MGM 10 mins - One Reel Wonder TCM Imports Promo TCM Promo with Star of the Month Chester Morris What a Character!: Marjorie Main 2:00 am TCM Imports The Seven Samurai (1954) Kino 207 mins (ps) Monday, November 3rd, 2008 Living on the High Seas: Films That Deal With Adventures on the Water 5:30 am Across to Singapore (1928) MGM 86 mins 7:00 am Here Comes the Navy (1934) WB 87 mins 8:30 am Action in the North Atlantic (1943) WB 128 mins Trailer: A Tale of Two Cities (1935) 10:45 am 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) Disney 127 mins (Live Action) TCM.com Promo 1:00 pm The Sea Hawk (1940) WB 128 mins TCM Promo Wall with Lolita TCM Promo with the Metal Worker/Machinist 3:15 pm Destination Tokyo (1944) WB 135 mins 5:30 pm Reap the Wild Wind (1942) Paramount 123 mins (ps) 7:34 pm Visiting Virginia (1947) MGM 9 mins - One Reel Wonder TCM Movie News for November TCM New Promo: El Cid (1961) - November 6th, 2008 Trailer: Rage in Heaven (1941) Who Did You Think I Was?: Films That Deal With Mistaken Identity 8:00 pm The Lady Has Plans (1942) Paramount 77 mins (TCM Premiere) (Mistaken for a Spy) TCM Promo with Star of the Month Chester Morris Ann Blyth on Joan Crawford 9:30 pm Merrily We Live (1938) Hal Roach 90 mins (ps) (Mistaken for a Hobo) 11:00 pm Along Came Jones (1945) UA 90 mins (ps) (Mistaken for a Criminal) 12:30 am North By Northwest (1959) MGM 137 mins (Mistaken for a Spy) TCM Promo Wall with Jeanette MacDonald TCM Word of Mouth: James Woods on Bette Davis and "Now, Voyager (1942)" 3:00 am Easy Living (1937) Paramount 88 mins (ps) (Mistaken for a Mistress) 4:30 am The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) FOX 76 mins (ps) (Mistaken for Thieves) This Week in Hollywood History TCM Promo with Deli Owner/Butcher TCM Essentials Promo Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 The Things We Do for Love: Films Devoted to What People Do for or to Others Whom They Care About 6:00 am Deception (1946) WB 112 mins TCM Underground Promo 8:00 am Possessed (1947) WB 108 mins Jack Lemmon on Billy Wilder Trailer: Singin' in the Rain (1952) 10:00 am Escape (1940) MGM 99 mins Trailer: The Conspirators (1944) 11:45 am The Red Shoes (1948) Kino 134 mins (ps) 2:00 pm A Tale of Two Cities (1935) MGM 127 mins TCM Silent Sunday Nights Promo Trailer: The Major and the Minor (1942) 4:15 pm Angel Face (1953) RKO 91 mins TCM Promo Wall with Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) TCM Original Programming: Letterbox vs. Pan and Scan 6:00 pm Rage in Heaven (1941) MGM 85 mins TCM New Promo: El Cid (1961) - November 6th, 2008 7:30 pm Festival of Shorts Oh, How the Mighty Have Fallen!!!: Films Devoted to Men and Women Who Have It All and Lose Everything Through Scandal, Illegal Acts, Imprisonment or By the Death of a Loved One 8:00 pm Citizen Kane (1941) RKO 119 mins (Loss of an Election due to Scandal) 10:00 pm Tea and Sympathy (1956) MGM 122 mins (Loss of a Marriage) 12:03 am Hare Conditioned (1945) WB 7 mins - One Reel Wonder TCM Imports Promo 12:15 am The Big Heat (1953) Columbia 90 mins (Loss of a Loved One) 1:45 am Manhattan Melodrama (1934) MGM 91 mins (Loss of a Friend and Political Power) Carrie Fisher on Debbie Reynolds Trailer: Three Godfathers (1936) 3:30 am Each Dawn I Die (1939) WB 92 mins (Loss of One's Freedom) TCM Promo with Star of the Month Chester Morris What a Character!: "Rags" Ragland 5:15 am Beyond the Line of Duty (1942) WB 22 mins - One Reel Wonder 5:43 am A Tale of Two Kitties (1942) WB 6 mins - One Reel Wonder Trailer: Torch Song (1953) Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 It's All About the Chase: Films Devoted to Cross Country, City or Town Quests in Search for Wealth, the Truth or a Better Life 6:00 am Stagecoach (1939) Walter Wanger/UA 97 mins (ps) TCM Promo for Guest Programmer in November 7:45 am D.O.A. (1950) UA 84 mins (ps) TCM.com Promo 9:15 am The 39 Steps (1935) Gaumont British Picture Corp. 87 mins (ps) 10:45 am The Big Clock (1948) Paramount 95 mins (ps) Christopher Walken on Gene Kelly 12:30 pm The French Connection (1971) FOX 104 mins (ps) 2:15 pm Bullitt (1968) WB 114 mins (ps) TCM Silent Sunday Nights Promo 4:15 pm While the City Sleeps (1956) RKO 100 mins 6:00 pm The Chase (1946) UA 86 mins (TCM Premiere) 7:30 pm The Music Box (1932) Cabin Fever Entertainment 29 mins (ps) - One Reel Wonder Star of the Month: Chester Morris, in Conjunction with the Release of Chester Morris: The Signature Collection Vol. 1 and The Boston **** Collection Vol. 1 onto DVD 8:00 pm The Big House (1930) MGM 88 mins (Disc 1 of the DVD Box Set) 9:30 pm Three Godfathers (1936) MGM 82 mins (Disc 4 of the DVD Box Set) TCM Essentials Promo: Now, Voyager (1942) 11:00 pm Alibi (1929) UA 83 mins (ps) TCM Promo: Casablanca (1942) - November 13th, 2008 12:30 am Red Headed Woman (1932) MGM 80 mins TCM Underground Spotlight: What is a Cult Film? 2:00 am The Divorcee (1930) MGM 82 mins Lee Grant on Ida Lupino 3:30 am Flight from Glory (1937) RKO 60 mins 4:30 am Second Choice (1930) WB 67 mins TCM Promo with Star of the Month Chester Morris Trailer: The Band Wagon (1953) Thursday, November 6th, 2008 Star of the Month: Chester Morris, in Conjunction with the Release of Chester Morris: The Signature Collection Vol. 1 and The Boston **** Collection Vol. 1 onto DVD Continued 5:45 am Blind Alley (1939) Columbia 69 mins TCM Underground Promo 7:00 am Public Hero No. 1 (1935) MGM 90 mins 8:30 am Smashing the Rackets (1938) RKO 69 mins TCM New Promo: El Cid (1961) 9:45 am The Devil's Playground (1937) Columbia 74 mins 11:00 am Blind Spot (1947) Columbia 73 mins 12:15 pm One Way to Love (1945) Columbia 84 mins 1:45 pm Meet Boston **** (1941) Columbia 61 mins TCM Word of Mouth: Rita Hayworth Anthony Hopkins on Katharine Hepburn 3:00 pm Confessions of Boston **** (1942) Columbia 65 mins Trailer: Top Hat (1935) 4:15 pm Alias Boston **** (1942) Columbia 67 mins TCM Promo with Star of the Month Chester Morris TCM Promo Wall With the Model and Photographer 5:30 pm Boston **** Goes Hollywood (1942) Columbia 68 mins TCM Promo with Girl and Paper Cut Outs 6:45 pm After Midnight With Boston **** (1943) Columbia 64 mins 7:50 pm Hare Tonic (1945) WB 8 mins - One Reel Wonder TCM Spotlight: Movies That I Love: A Night of My Favorite Films 8:00 pm El Cid (1961) Allied Artists/Miramax 184 mins (TCM Premiere) Jennifer Jason Leigh on Barbara Stanwyck 11:15 pm The Major and the Minor (1942) Paramount 101 mins (ps) 1:00 am Bringing Up Baby (1938) RKO 103 mins 2:45 am Singin' in the Rain (1952) MGM 103 mins 4:30 am Death Takes a Holiday (1934) Paramount 78 mins (ps) What a Character!: Edna May Oliver TCM New Promo: Dark Passage (1947) - November 13th, 2008 Friday, November 7th, 2008 Look How She Moves!!: Films Devoted to Actresses Whose Specialty is Dancing and to Those Who Began Their Careers As Dancers 6:00 am Born to Dance (1936) MGM 106 mins (Eleanor Powell) Michael Douglas on Kirk Douglas TCM Imports Promo 8:00 am Top Hat (1935) RKO 101 mins (Ginger Rogers) 9:45 am Down to Earth (1947) Columbia 101 mins (Rita Hayworth) TCM Promo with Star of the Month Chester Morris 11:30 am The Band Wagon (1953) MGM 113 mins (Cyd Charisse) Trailer: Dames (1934) 1:30 pm Kiss Me Kate (1953) MGM 110 mins (Ann Miller) This Week in Hollywood History 3:30 pm Torch Song (1953) MGM 90 mins (Joan Crawford) 5:00 pm 42nd Street (1933) WB 90 mins (Ruby Keeler and Ginger Rogers) 6:30 pm Lady of Burlesque (1943) UA 91 mins (ps) (Barbara Stanwyck) Space Holds Many Secrets, Adventures and New Acquaintances: Films Devoted to the Galaxy and to Those Whom Humans Come Across Either Friendly or Hostile 8:01 pm 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) MGM 149 mins 10:30 pm From the Earth to the Moon (1958) WB 100 mins (ps) TCM Promo for Guest Programmer in November 12:15 am The War of the Worlds (1953) Paramount 85 mins (ps) 1:41 am Hollywood Daffy (1946) WB 7 mins - One Reel Wonder TCM Promo: Casablanca (1942) - November 13th, 2008 Carol Burnett on Lucille Ball TCM Underground: 2:00 am Forbidden Planet (1956) MGM 99 mins 3:45 am Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) Distributors Corp. of America 79 mins (ps) TCM Silent Sunday Nights Promo Trailer: Moonlight Murder (1936) - November 12th, 2008 Saturday, November 8th, 2008 Things Are Not What They Seem: Films Devoted to Those Who Appear to Be Upright Citizens, But They Are Not and To Those Appear to Be Down On Their Luck, But Are Actually Well-Off Part I 5:15 am The Cowboy and a Lady (1938) UA 91 mins (ps) TCM Original Production: Franz Waxman Trailer: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) - November 13th, 2008 7:00 am Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Universal 108 mins (ps) Clint Eastwood on James Garner TCM Essentials Promo: Now, Voyager (1942) 9:00 am Vertigo (1958) Paramount 127 mins (ps) 11:08 am So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck (1946) WB 10 mins - One Reel Wonder What a Character!: Hattie McDaniel Trailer: Ladies They Talk About (1934) Cartoon Alley: Sylvester and Tweety: Always Locked in a Battle of Wits: Cartoons Starring Both or One of Them 11:30 am Tweetie Pie (1947) WB 7 mins Catch as Cats Can (1947) WB 7 mins I Taw a Putty Tat (1948) WB 6 mins Things Are Not What They Seem: Films Devoted to Those Who Appear to Be Upright Citizens, But They Are Not and To Those Appear to Be Down On Their Luck, But Are Actually Well-Off Part II 12:00 pm The Spiral Staircase (1946) RKO 84 mins (ps) 1:30 pm The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) Paramount 116 mins (ps) 3:30 pm Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949) Columbia 87 mins 5:00 pm Hide-Out (1934) MGM 81 mins Robert Redford on Natalie Wood TCM Imports Promo 6:30 pm Conflict (1945) WB 86 mins Paul Henreid: A Great Leading Man 8:00 pm The Essentials Now, Voyager (1942) WB 118 mins 10:00 pm The Conspirators (1944) WB 102 mins 11:45 pm In Our Time (1944) WB 111 mins Liza Minnelli on Vincente Minnelli 1:45 am Between Two Worlds (1944) WB 112 mins 3:45 am The Spanish Main (1945) RKO 101 mins 5:30 am MGM Parade Show Featuring Scenes from "The Pirate" (Part III) MGM 26 mins Chester Morris: The Signature Collection Vol. 1 The Big House She Couldn't Say No Moonlight Murder Three Godfathers Five Came Back The Boston **** Collection Vol. 1 Meet Boston **** Confessions of Boston **** Alias Boston **** Boston **** Goes Hollywood After Midnight With Boston **** Message was edited by: Fredmill38

Hello all. Since I had fun on both of the previous two challenges that I've done, count me in on this one! It's sounds great. I'm already formulating some ideas of what I want to do after reading the thread. ~Donna

I have always enjoyed watching "El Cid" since I first saw it when I was younger with my family. Due to this movie, my dad suggested that I be named after Sophia Loren's character when I was born. I believe my dad saw this film when it first came out while he lived in Colorado from I think 1960 -1965 and one of the cast members was there to meet with the film goers. I don't know if my dad met the cast member though. Anyways, I am so happy that this film is being released next week. We have two versions of the film on VHS in my home and it will be great to add this to the collection of DVDs that my family has. Once the reviews come in for the movie, I may pick this up for my dad as a gift for Valentine's Day or for Father's Day or for myself. ~Donna "And people don't commit murder on credit." ~Tony Wendice (Ray Milland) ~ Dial M for Murder (1954) "You're crazy." "Insane for my own good." ~Milly Stephenson (Myrna Loy) and Al Stephenson (Fredric March) ~ The Best Years of Out Lives (1946) "I have one superstition. I like to go back the way I came." ~Dr. John Holden (Dana Andrews) ~ Curse of the Demon (1958) "If you're not gonna electrocute me on the spot, I think I'll run along." ~Joel Sloane (Robert Montgomery) ~ Fast and Loose (1939) "The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the padder." ~Detective Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) ~ The Maltese Falcon (1941)

I used to enjoy watching AMC when I was younger with my parents since I don't have TCM in my area. After they changed over to the format that they use now, I have barely even watched the network. It sickens me that they repeat multiple movies over and over again. Once or twice is enough, but several times a month is ridiculous. It tells me that the folks at AMC are only concerned with the ratings and with the bottom line. Since the company in which the network is a part of is owned by the family that controls Cablevision in NY as well as the Knicks and Rangers, it's no surprise that the network has gone to the wayside. That's my opinion. ~Donna

The Bette Davis set looks and sounds great! I saw "The Great Lie" a while back and I really enjoyed it. I'm also excited about "Easy Living" with Jean Arthur and Ray Milland and "The Major and the Minor" with Ginger Rogers and also Milland coming to DVD. At least Universal is releasing more Ray Milland films out of their vault. I can hardly contain myself. ~Donna

Hello everyone. Thanks for everyone's kind words and support towards my schedule. Thanks FrankGrimes for your vote. I really appreciate it. I'm sorry for not being able to vote by last Sunday. I got back home from college the night before and was unable to get to a computer in time to vote. Anyways, congrats to lzcutter in regards to winning the challenge. ~Donna

Hello everyone! Thanks for all of your kind words about my schedule. I was having problems trying to format it last night and it would not let me edit it to condense the schedule. However, I just went to look at it now and it appears to be fine. Let me know if it's still messed up so I can maybe edit it again and reload the schedule. Thanks! ~Donna

Hello everyone. It's been a while since I participated in a schedule challenge. From the great schedule that I've seen so far, I am excited with how everyone else's schedules will turn out. Count me in on this challenge!! ~Donna "You're the detective. Don't ask me for answers." ~Jarvis Goodland (Ray Milland) ~ Columbo: The Greenhouse Jungle "You're crazy." "Insane for my own good." ~Milly Stephenson (Myrna Loy) and Al Stephenson (Fredric March) ~ The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) "Where the devil am I? I keep coming and going." ~Detective Sergeant Mark Dixon (Dana Andrews) ~ Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) "I thought you were a smart fella." "So did I." ~Elmer Butts (Buster Keaton) and Larry Mitchell (Robert Montgomery) ~ Free and Easy (1930)

I thought that in the previous WB chat, prior to the one that was on Monday, that the folks at WB were trying to get "A Star is Born (1937)" out of public domain hell and link it up as a two disc set with the 1954 version. I would hate to see that the 1937 version is still stuck in limbo, it's one of Fredric March's best films. If "A Star is Born" along with "Nothing Sacred" are rescued from PD hell, it would make my day and even my year. ~Donna "Mr. Travers is quite put out." ~Stephen Neale (Ray Milland) ~ Ministry of Fear (1944) "Turn off the rain." ~Mace Townsley (Fredric March) ~ Good Dame (1934)

Last night was the second time I had watched The Best Years of Our Lives and it is one of the definative films that needs to be seen, both in a cinematic sense as well as a historical sense. Sam Goldwyn chose the right people to play each of the parts and it was great to see some of my favorite actors, Fredric March, Dana Andrews (who went to high school with my grandmother in Mississippi) and Myrna Loy in it. The film goes through every emotion and makes you feel for everyone involved in the story as well as some of the obstacles that are faced as well. In my own opinion, even though the film may be deemed too long or outdated by some folks, it would be a good film to be shown to students studying World War II in order to better understand how the WWII veterans tried to adapt after coming home. In regards to the charges that the film was pro-Communist, the film was a foreshadowing of what was to come in regards to the Cold War and warned of using atomic energy in another war, if it were to come. It comes as no surprise that the charges were raised since I believe several members of the cast and crew were ardent liberals, including March, who was grey-listed at the time. I hope that this film gets a better DVD treatment soon. I have been on the fence about purchasing it for about a year or so and it would be great if there were extra commentaries as well as trailers or featurettes to bring further importance to this film. All in all, a great film and I highly recommend it. ~ Donna "We thought you'd been killed." "Not quite." ~Willie Hilfer (Carl Esmond) and Stephen Neale (Ray Milland) ~ Ministry of Fear (1944) "Turn off the rain." ~Mace Townsley (Fredric March) ~ Good Dame (1934)

Thanks to everyone for their comments about the schedule I made as well as the advice in regards to it! I truly appreciate it. The schedule has been edited to reflect the changes I made to it earlier. ~Donna