laurelnhardy Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 EDNA MAY OLIVER'S BIRTHDAY IS NOVEMBER 9TH.!! SHE ALSO DIED ON HER BIRTHDAY. EVERYONE, PLEASE REQUEST THAT TCM DO A TRIBUTE TO HER!! REQUEST THAT THEY SHOW: MURDER ON A HONEYMOON, MURDER ON THE BLACKBOARD, AND PENGUIN POOL MURDER. iN THESE THREE FILMS, SHE PLAYED HILDEGARDE WITHERS. THEY VERY RARELY SHOW THESE FILMS, ALL OF WHICH ARE GREAT FILMS. THANKS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hercule Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I love Edna May Oliver as well. I have neve seen the Penguin movies but they sound wonderful; also love James Gleason. I'd be happy to request EMO moves as soon I figure out how! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willbefree25 Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 laurelnhardy, will it do any good to so request? I adore the EMO and James Gleason movies, yes, they DID make a cute couple, imagine that? hercule, do you like Hercule Poirot as well as EMO and James Gleason? I think Suchet was the best Poirot, and you just *have* to see the Hildegarde and Oscar movies. Amazingly, there seem to have been only three, which TCM can of course show if they care to: # [Murder on a Honeymoon|http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026744/] (1935) Played by [Edna May Oliver|http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0646829/] # [Murder on the Blackboard|http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025532/] (1934) Played by [Edna May Oliver|http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0646829/] # [Penguin Pool Murder|http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023327/] (1932) Played by [Edna May Oliver|http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0646829/] (as Miss Hildegarde Martha Withers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicalnovelty Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 > {quote:title=willbefree25 wrote: > }{quote}...Hildegarde and Oscar movies. Amazingly, there seem to have been only three... There were additional "Hildegarde Withers" movies, but with different actresses playing the character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicalnovelty Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 > {quote:title=laurelnhardy wrote:}{quote} > EDNA MAY OLIVER'S BIRTHDAY IS NOVEMBER 9TH.!! > > EVERYONE, PLEASE REQUEST THAT TCM DO A TRIBUTE TO HER!! > I hope you understand that it's too late for TCM to change their schedule for this coming November 9 to do a tribute to the great Miss Oliver (they prepare their schedules at least three months in advance). But here's hoping for an Edna tribute on Nov. 9 of next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurelnhardy Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Yeah, I'm sure it probably is too late to get them to show the movies as a tribute to her. I didn't think about them already having programming scheduled that far ahead. We really shouldn't have to ask for them to show a tribute. They are movie people, they should already know that it's her birthday/death date and already have a tribute planned. TCM probably doesn't consider her a great enough actress to do a tribute. She was in less than 50 movies. I have requested to have a tribute for several years. I have also requested that they show the three movies that she played the role as Hildegarde Withers for years. I am set up to receive an email if they schedule any of the three movies but I have never received an email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SansFin Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 > {quote:title=laurelnhardy wrote:}{quote} > I am set up to receive an email if they schedule any of the three movies but I have never received an email. You may wish to check to see if that is active. *Penguin Pool Murder* (1932) aired on Wednesday, October 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hercule Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Yes Willbefree, Suchet is the best Poirot. I understand that every one of Christie's novels has become a movie now, starring Suchet as Poirot, except a few which will be completed soon (including Curtain-that will be so sad). As far as the written sleuth, Hercule is #1. I don't think I have a favorite silver screen sleuth, although Nick & Nora come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Referring to Edna May Oliver in "Little Miss Broadway", it should have been scheduled for Halloween. If you see a pumpkin sitting in the windows next door, its not Halloween...it's our landlady (Edna).........Phylllis Brooks. :^0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Who doesn't love Edna May Oliver? I'd love to see a long tribute, with scenes from Pride and Prejudice, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Little Women, Cimarron, and perhaps one of her greatest, Drums Along the Mohawk, as well as full screenings of her starring films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 > TCM probably doesn't consider her a great enough actress to do a tribute. TCM has done salutes to both Edna Mae and James Gleason over the years. I think it was about a year ago they played a number of her films, including the ones with Gleason. I remember because I DVR'd them and watched them one Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicalnovelty Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 > {quote:title=laurelnhardy wrote:}{quote} > > TCM probably doesn't consider her a great enough actress to do a tribute. She was in less than 50 movies. > > > > TCM has done great "What a Character" tribute to Edna May Oliver that's still shown occasionally. I think that's pretty good proof of their high regard for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicalnovelty Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 > {quote:title=hamradio wrote: > }{quote}Referring to Edna May Oliver in "Little Miss Broadway"... > > "If you see a pumpkin sitting in the windows next door, its not Halloween...it's our landlady" (Edna).........Phylllis Brooks. > That's a good one. Another insult/joke at Edna's expense came in the 1932 Wheeler & Woolsey movie HOLD 'EM JAIL. In one scene Robert Woolsey is looking at a picture of Edna. He says "There's something about that face...I can't put my finger on it. Maybe I should try my foot!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfUniversalHorror Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 > {quote:title=willbefree25 wrote:}{quote}Amazingly, there seem to have been only three, which TCM can of course show if they care to: > > > > > > > # [Murder on a Honeymoon|http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026744/] (1935) Played by [Edna May Oliver|http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0646829/] > # [Murder on the Blackboard|http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025532/] (1934) Played by [Edna May Oliver|http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0646829/] > # [Penguin Pool Murder|http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023327/] (1932) Played by [Edna May Oliver|http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0646829/] (as Miss Hildegarde Martha Withers) Here are ALL of the movies done with the character: A Very Missing Person (1972) (TV) Played by Eve Arden Forty Naughty Girls (1937) Played by Zasu Pitts The Plot Thickens (1936) Played by Zasu Pitts Murder on a Bridle Path (1936) Played by Helen Broderick Murder on a Honeymoon (1935) Played by Edna May Oliver Murder on the Blackboard (1934) Played by Edna May Oliver Penguin Pool Murder (1932) Played by Edna May Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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