markbeckuaf Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Hey everyone! We were having a chat in the thread about "The Falcon" series, which aired last Friday on TCM, and Ziggy recommended a thread devoted to series films! We had been discussing the merits of "The Falcon" and had mentioned the "Boston ****" series, two of them airing on TCM the other night. We also mentioned the "Crime Doctor" and "Hildegarde Withers" series as two we'd like to see more of! Any others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollywoodGolightly Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 I like the Maisie films, all of Andy Hardy, Mexican Spitfire and also would like to see the Blondie films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayallen Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 > {quote:title=HollywoodGolightly wrote:}{quote} > *also would like to see the Blondie films*. Second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollywoodGolightly Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Um... I almost forgot - also the Dr. Kildare, Dr. Gillespie and Tarzan series. Those are always entertaining, imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbeckuaf Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 Oh yes, I love all those too! Would especially love to see the Blondie films, those would rock! And Tarzan as well! It would be so cool if TCM could swing (pun intended!) a deal to get all the MGM's and RKO (Weissmuller's natch!) of the series! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbeckuaf Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 Oh and I totally LOVE the "Mexican Spitfire" series, hope they air those again sometime soon!!! Totally cracks me up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollywoodGolightly Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 I always loved Carmelita and Uncle Matt - they always crack me up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capuchin Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 You do realize that you're asking for sequels, and sequels to mostly B movies . . . TCM already did Phil Vance, Dick Tracy, Perry Mason, Whistling ( *Whistling in Dixie* etc.), Sherlock Holmes, Crime Doctor, Lone Wolf, Saint, Falcon, Dr. Gillespie, Torchy Blaine, and Nancy Drew, but I hope they repeat them all!! Others I haven't seen lately and would like to . . . Ellery Queen (with Margaret Linday) Mexican Spitfire (Lupe Velez) Scattergood (Guy Kibbee) Charlie Chan (either Oland or Toler) Whispering Smith (a variety of actors) I'd also like to see the animated short series: Bosko Pink Panther ( *A Fly in the Pink, An Ounce of Pink* etc., not those movies ruined by Peter Sellers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbeckuaf Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 > {quote:title=Capuchin wrote:}{quote} > You do realize that you're asking for sequels, and sequels to mostly B movies . . . > > TCM already did Phil Vance, Dick Tracy, Perry Mason, Whistling ( *Whistling in Dixie* etc.), Sherlock Holmes, Crime Doctor, Lone Wolf, Saint, Falcon, Dr. Gillespie, Torchy Blaine, and Nancy Drew, but I hope they repeat them all!! > > Others I haven't seen lately and would like to . . . > Ellery Queen (with Margaret Linday) > Mexican Spitfire (Lupe Velez) > Scattergood (Guy Kibbee) > Charlie Chan (either Oland or Toler) > Whispering Smith (a variety of actors) Oh yes, I roll like that! Yes, they've run those (though they are truly only doing justice to "Sherlock Holmes" later in December!), and I also hope they run them all again!!!! And gosh, they've shown a "Charlie Chan" here and there, but that would be an *awesome* marathon!!!! I'd like to push hard for that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollywoodGolightly Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Charlie Chan would be great, especially if they could do it marathon-style (or at the very least over successive weekends). But that would really depend on Fox playing along. They should look at it the smart way and remember it could help boost sales of their DVD sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceSaliano Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 The East Side Kids/Bowery Boys The Lone Wolf The Crime Doctor Boston **** Monogram Chans The 3 Mesquiteers (especially those with Tom Tyler) Mr. Wong Philo Vance @ Paramount Fu Manchu @ Paramount Thelma Todd shorts Laurel & Hardy shorts Hugh Herbert Columbia shorts Flash Gordon/Buck Rogers Universal serials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbeckuaf Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 Great list, Prince! I do hope that TCM continues to try to air serials too! Hopefully reclaiming that early Sat morning spot for series films and serials!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrroberts Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Lets not forget, New Years Eve, The Thin Man movies with the great Willam Powell and Myrna Loy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesArcher Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 How about Mr. Moto with Peter Lorre? I would also like to see some 'Our Gang " shorts. Also, the "Boyfriends" series from the forties as well as some of the "Mickey McGuire" shorts with Mickey Rooney. Maybe they could get some of the "Buster Brown" shorts for Silent Sunday Night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlywdkjk Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 *"Yes, they've run those (though they are truly only doing justice to "Sherlock Holmes" later in December!), and I also hope they run them all again!!!! And gosh, they've shown a "Charlie Chan" here and there, but that would be an awesome marathon!!!! I'd like to push hard for that one!"* - MarkBeckuaf Like with "Sherlock Holmes", maybe TCM can make it happen if a new version of the Charlie Chan films comes out. Who knows. It could even star Robert Downey, Jr. He already did blackface last year so who's to say he wouldn't "yellow-up" for a Charlie Chan remake. Two Novembers ago, TCM had what some of us called (at the time) the "greatest month of TCM ever." That month the channel devoted the daytime hours each day to famous and popular film series. Anyone got that list of series? I know we posted the breakdown in these Forums but we can't "search" beyond the year 2008 so I can't "dig it out". (This was also "Guest Programmer Month" with a different Guest Programmer every night of the month.) The month ran the gamut from "The Durango Kid" to "Miss Marple" series. It was a truly memorable month. Anyone up for a "Bomba, The Jungle Boy" day? Kyle In Hollywood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 *And gosh, they've shown a "Charlie Chan" here and there,* They had a number of the Toler and Oland Chans last year as part of their salute to Asians in *Race and Hollywood*. So, Fox has played ball with TCM before. A month long Saturday morning salute to Chan would be awesome. Edited by: lzcutter on Nov 27, 2009 9:21 AM for verb tense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 *I know we posted the breakdown in these Forums but we can't "search" beyond the year 2008 so I can't "dig it out".* When did that happen? Not being able to search back in the archives beyond 2008 seriously sucks. I wonder if this is a new rule or another software glitch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Speaking of film series, TCM should complete the Jungle Jim series (only 3 movies were shown) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollywoodGolightly Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 > {quote:title=MaskedMala wrote:}{quote} > Speaking of film series, TCM should complete the Jungle Jim series (only 3 movies were shown) I remember those. Aren't there also some Bomba Boy movies that someone asked for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbeckuaf Posted November 27, 2009 Author Share Posted November 27, 2009 > {quote:title=HollywoodGolightly wrote:}{quote} > > {quote:title=MaskedMala wrote:}{quote} > > Speaking of film series, TCM should complete the Jungle Jim series (only 3 movies were shown) > > I remember those. Aren't there also some Bomba Boy movies that someone asked for? Kyle did, and I'm with him 100%!!! And yep, would love to see more of the "Jungle Jim" series! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redriver Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 For me to enter this discussion is redundant. I can't think of any I like more than The Falcon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbeckuaf Posted November 28, 2009 Author Share Posted November 28, 2009 > {quote:title=redriver wrote:}{quote} > For me to enter this discussion is redundant. I can't think of any I like more than The Falcon. "The Falcon" rocks!!! I'm so happy that TCM aired those episodes last Friday!!! Hopefully more series marathons to come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadendkid Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 How about Henry Aldrich, Corky of Gasoline Alley, The Gas House Kids, The Teen-Agers, Frankei Darro- Mantan Moreland, the Jones Family, and The Smith Family shorts from the late 20's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capuchin Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 > {quote:title=hlywdkjk wrote:}{quote} > Two Novembers ago, TCM had what some of us called (at the time) the "greatest month of TCM ever." That month the channel devoted the daytime hours each day to famous and popular film series. Anyone got that list of series? I don't have a list of the series, but the schedule itself can be seen at: http://www.classicmovies.org/turner/turner1107.htm (Sadly, the site doesn't have listings back more than a few years.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimpole Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 I'm not sure there's a real need for more series movies on TCM. I'd like to see "Tarzan and His Mate" as much as the next guy, but I don't really see the need to see all the other movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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