TopBilled Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 8 hours ago, cinemanut said: I think you can include Ceiling Zero to this list, too. Someone mentioned it a few posts back, I believe. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
cody1949 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 You have only touched the surface. Here are some titles you missed: DEATH OF A SALESMAN (1951) FROM THIS DAY FORWARD (1946) THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED (1940) WINGED VICTORY (1944) THE EVE OF ST. MARK (1944) VICTORY (1940 ) A MEDAL FOR BENNY (1945) CEILING ZERO (1936) THE BISCUIT EATER (1940) BULLDOG DRUMMOND STRIKES BACK (1934) SALTY O 'ROURKE (1945) THE PIED PIPER (1942) FOLLOW THE BOYS (1944) CHICAGO DEADLINE (1949) THE FIRST LEGION (1951) COME FILL THE CUP (1951) WILD GIRL (1932) I AM SUZANNE ! (1933) SO ENDS OUR NIGHT (1941) A HOUSE DIVIDED (1931) CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY (1944) I LOVE TROUBLE (1947) BLIND SPOT (1947) AMONG THE LIVING (1941 ) THE MAN WHO RECLAIMED HIS HEAD (1934) THE MARK OF THE WHISTLER (1944) SHADOWS IN THE NIGHT (1944) BLACK TUESDAY (1953 ) APPRENTICESHIP OF DUDDY KRAVITZ (1974) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 2 hours ago, cody1949 said: WINGED VICTORY (1944) THE EVE OF ST. MARK (1944) THE PIED PIPER (1942) You mean these titles have never aired on the Fox Movie Channel (FXM Retro) either...? Link to post Share on other sites
cody1949 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 41 minutes ago, TopBilled said: You mean these titles have never aired on the Fox Movie Channel (FXM Retro) either...? Not to my knowledge. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sewhite2000 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 TCM seems to love Monty Woolley, and I've been patiently waiting for almost 20 years for them to show his only Oscar-nominated performance. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 1 hour ago, cody1949 said: Not to my knowledge. Interesting. Did not realize that. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Link to post Share on other sites
cody1949 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 3 films from England that have never been shown on any American television station: THE BLUE LAGOON (1949) with beautiful Jean Simmons. THE TITFIELD THUNDERBOLT (1953) THE CLOUDED YELLOW (1950) My Jean Simmons again 2 American films: WHEN I GROW UP (1951) Produced by Sam Spiegel SUGARFOOT (1951 ) Randolph Scott WB western screwed up by having a TV show with the same name years later. Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 Just now, cody1949 said: SUGARFOOT (1951 ) Randolph Scott WB western screwed up by having a TV show with the same name years later. I think in the case of SUGARFOOT, that was Warner Brothers re-developing the property for television. They saw its potential as a long-running series. However, it has been noted elsewhere that Sugarfoot the television series also borrowed ideas from THE BOY FROM OKLAHOMA (1954), another Warner Brothers feature film. No idea why SUGARFOOT the movie cannot be shown on TCM, while THE BOY FROM OKLAHOMA can. Link to post Share on other sites
cody1949 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 They got rid of the original title,SUGARFOOT, so people would not mix it up with the TV series. They did show the Scott film for awhile calling it "Swirl of Glory". Someone in Australia had a print with the original title. Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, cody1949 said: They got rid of the original title,SUGARFOOT, so people would not mix it up with the TV series. They did show the Scott film for awhile calling it "Swirl of Glory". Someone in Australia had a print with the original title. Oh, is that what happened? I don't mind a title change, as long as the original film is still intact. Would like to see TCM air it. It has a good cast. In addition to Randolph Scott, there's Adele Jergens, Raymond Massey, Gene Evans and S.Z. Sakall. Link to post Share on other sites
cody1949 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Here's another British gem that hasn't been seen on American television in the era of cable TV. An excellent thriller in Hitchcock -like style. Titled MAN HUNT in England, but here in America called STATE SECRET. Released in 1950, it starred Douglas Fairbanks,Jr., Glynis Johns, Jack Hawkins and Herbert Lom among others. Distributed in America by Columbia Pictures. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, cody1949 said: Here's another British gem that hasn't been seen on American television in the era of cable TV. An excellent thriller in Hitchcock -like style. Titled MAN HUNT in England, but here in America called STATE SECRET. Released in 1950, it starred Douglas Fairbanks,Jr., Glynis Johns, Jack Hawkins and Herbert Lom among others. Distributed in America by Columbia Pictures. Yes, I've been curious about that one. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is someone that TCM should consider as Star of the Month. He had a long and varied career, and he made films in Hollywood and in England. Link to post Share on other sites
cody1949 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 The film got excellent reviews, but didn't catch on at the box office. It was around this time that Mr.Fairbanks faded from the silver screen. Link to post Share on other sites
midnight08 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I remember that "Wild Girl" (1932) with Charles Farrell was on the TCM schedule many years ago. Then suddenly it was taken off with no explanation and I never saw it listed again. Add "Her Wedding Night" (1930) and "Kick In" (1931) both with Clara Bow to this list. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
cody1949 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 A number of films that I wanted to see have been announced and then pulled. Besides WILD GIRL , there was THIS THING CALLED LOVE (1941) with Melvyn Douglas and Rosalind Russell. Others that I can't recall right now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, cody1949 said: A number of films that I wanted to see have been announced and then pulled. Besides WILD GIRL , there was THIS THING CALLED LOVE (1941) with Melvyn Douglas and Rosalind Russell. Others that I can't recall right now. Are you saying they were pulled due to legal issues? Link to post Share on other sites
cody1949 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Not sure. Here's another one that's unavailable. Not up to John Ford's usual standards, SUBMARINE PATROL (1938) for 20CF. Link to post Share on other sites
cody1949 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 TCM never tells you why a film was pulled. They just do it. They did it with a 1948 film directed by Joseph Mankiewicz in England with Rex Harrison titled ESCAPE. Has nothing in common with Robert Taylor's MGM film. Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 13 minutes ago, cody1949 said: Not sure. Here's another one that's unavailable. Not up to John Ford's usual standards, SUBMARINE PATROL (1938) for 20CF. Yeah, I've wondered about this film. I learned about it when I was going through Richard Greene's filmography one day. It was an "A" film directed by Ford, with a screenplay by William Faulkner and a decent cast. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_Patrol Link to post Share on other sites
cody1949 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I have seen it. Nothing special at all. Just another Ford buddy movie. As bland as DONOVAN'S REEF. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bethluvsfilms Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I wouldn't mind seeing the 1951 Fredric March version of DEATH OF A SALESMAN, but that's a film that seems to be out of reach indefinitely for some reason. Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, Bethluvsfilms said: I wouldn't mind seeing the 1951 Fredric March version of DEATH OF A SALESMAN, but that's a film that seems to be out of reach indefinitely for some reason. It turns up on YouTube occasionally. That's how I finally had a chance to watch it about a year ago. It wasn't as great as I expected it to be. It's very stage-bound, which is good, if you're a fan of the play. But in terms of cinema, I felt the director should have opened it up a bit more. Fredric March is very intense playing Willy Loman. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
cody1949 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Arthur Miller had great disdain for Fredric March's performance eventhough Mr.March was nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award. I liked the film and it needs to be seen with a restored print. I think Arthur Miller would know why the film is not legitimately screened , but he is no longer with us. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, cody1949 said: Arthur Miller had great disdain for Fredric March's performance eventhough Mr.March was nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award. I liked the film and it needs to be seen with a restored print. I think Arthur Miller would know why the film is not legitimately screened , but he is no longer with us. Who did Miller see in the role? Link to post Share on other sites
txfilmfan Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, TopBilled said: Who did Miller see in the role? Not sure if Miller approved or not, but Lee J. Cobb originated the role on Broadway. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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