cigarjoe Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 On 5/17/2019 at 8:49 AM, TopBilled said: Friday May 17, 2019 Gary Merrill on TCM A BLUEPRINT FOR MURDER with Jean Peters ALL ABOUT EVE with Bette Davis THE LAST CHALLENGE with Glenn Ford They really should show his 1967 performance in The Incident with Thelma Ritter, Jan Sterling, Beau Bridges, Brock Peters, Tony Musante, Charley Scheen, Ruby Dee, Jack Gilford, and Ed McMahon. Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 14, 2019 Author Share Posted July 14, 2019 1 minute ago, cigarjoe said: They really should show his 1967 performance in The Incident with Thelma Ritter, Jan Sterling, Beau Bridges, Brock Peters, Tony Musante, Charley Scheen, Ruby Dee, Jack Gilford, and Ed McMahon. I agree. He's very good in that one. So is Ritter and the rest of the stellar cast. Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 Monday July 15, 2019 Out west with Glenn Ford on TCM THE FASTEST GUN ALIVE with Broderick Crawford JUBAL with Ernest Borgnine 3:10 TO YUMA with Van Heflin COWBOY with Jack Lemmon CIMARRON with Maria Schell THE SHEEPMAN with Shirley MacLaine 2 Link to post Share on other sites
rayban Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 He was a big, big star at MGM for a long, long time. His "underplaying" can be annoying. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 7 minutes ago, rayban said: He was a big, big star at MGM for a long, long time. He had also made quite a few films at Columbia in the 1940s and early 1950s, before he moved over to MGM. He had trouble transitioning to television. He did three series in the 70s and none of them lasted very long. He then went back to making films, low budget stuff. He was kind of like Joan Crawford in that regard. He didn't like to play supporting roles. He'd rather be the lead in a grade Z film at the end of his career, instead of playing support in a big budget "A" film. And he stayed away from guest shots on hit TV shows. He always wanted to be the star. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
rayban Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 I don't remember any of his TV outings. I prefer him in the 40's and 50's. "A Stolen Life" will always be a favorite. Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 9 minutes ago, rayban said: I don't remember any of his TV outings. I prefer him in the 40's and 50's. "A Stolen Life" will always be a favorite. He did a western cop series called Cade's County for one season (1971-72). It was a modest hit but not popular enough for CBS to renew it. He then did a TV movie called Punch and Jody in 1974, which was about life in a circus. It was a pilot for a series that did not get picked up. Next, he did another TV movie pilot called The Greatest Gift also in 1974. That one was picked up for a series. It was a rural family drama, similar to The Waltons in which he played a preacher/farmer. Julie Harris was cast as his wife. It only lasted ten episodes. He didn't try another series after this. He went back to movies (low budget ones) and when he would do television again, it was usually a TV movie or a miniseries in which he had a substantial role. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Thenryb Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Wasn't he a regular "square" for a time on Hollywood Squares? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
rayban Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, TopBilled said: He did a western cop series called Cade's County for one season (1971-72). It was a modest hit but not popular enough for CBS to renew it. He then did a TV movie called Punch and Jody in 1974, which was about life in a circus. It was a pilot for a series that did not get picked up. Next, he did another TV movie pilot called The Greatest Gift also in 1974. That one was picked up for a series. It was a rural family drama, similar to The Waltons in which he played a preacher/farmer. Julie Harris was cast as his wife. It only lasted ten episodes. He didn't try another series after this. He went back to movies (low budget ones) and when he would do television again, it was usually a TV movie or a miniseries in which he had a substantial role. After his long movie career, it's interesting that he would even attempt a television career. Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 19 minutes ago, Thenryb said: Wasn't he a regular "square" for a time on Hollywood Squares? I wasn't aware of that. 13 minutes ago, rayban said: After his long movie career, it's interesting that he would even attempt a television career. I think some of them didn't want to relinquish life in the spotlight. So after their movie careers went into decline, they tried to keep going as stars on network television. James Stewart did that too, and like Ford he had two failed TV series in the 1970s. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Thenryb Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 My memory appears to be intact with respect to Ford and Hollywood Squares. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1317157/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 Tuesday July 16, 2019 Maureen O’Hara at RKO on TCM THEY MET IN ARGENTINA with James Ellison THE FALLEN SPARROW with John Garfield THIS LAND IS MINE with Charles Laughton THE SPANISH MAIN with Paul Henreid SINBAD THE SAILOR with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. A WOMAN’S SECRET with Melvyn Douglas 2 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 Wednesday July 17, 2019 Cagney plays a criminal on TCM THE PUBLIC ENEMY WHITE HEAT 2 Link to post Share on other sites
rayban Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 37 minutes ago, TopBilled said: Wednesday July 17, 2019 Cagney plays a criminal on TCM THE PUBLIC ENEMY WHITE HEAT His late-career performance in "White Heat" is just so impressive. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 24 minutes ago, rayban said: His late-career performance in "White Heat" is just so impressive. Surprisingly he was not nominated for playing Cody Jarrett in WHITE HEAT. It was one of the year's best performances. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 Thursday July 18, 2019 O’Neal & Streisand on TCM WHAT’S UP DOC? with Madeline Kahn THE MAIN EVENT with Paul Sand 2 Link to post Share on other sites
rayban Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 7 hours ago, TopBilled said: Thursday July 18, 2019 O’Neal & Streisand on TCM WHAT’S UP DOC? with Madeline Kahn THE MAIN EVENT with Paul Sand So much of her work is dominated by a sense of SELF that seems to cancel out the existence of others. It's "Look at me". "I am enough." Her EGO is off-putting. Link to post Share on other sites
SilverSuzie Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 She is the star of all the movies she's in. Maybe that's why we look at her. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 2 hours ago, rayban said: So much of her work is dominated by a sense of SELF that seems to cancel out the existence of others. It's "Look at me". "I am enough." Her EGO is off-putting. In a way I agree with this, though I respect her talent. I think she's a little bit easier to take as a singer than as an actress. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Somnambula Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 24 minutes ago, TopBilled said: In a way I agree with this, though I respect her talent. I think she's a little bit easier to take as a singer than as an actress. I agree about Babs as a singer. TCM doesn't show Yentl enough. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JamesJazGuitar Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 2 hours ago, rayban said: So much of her work is dominated by a sense of SELF that seems to cancel out the existence of others. It's "Look at me". "I am enough." Her EGO is off-putting. Interesting POV here and one I never considered before,,,, but I understand; I.e. I have always found her 'off-putting' but really couldn't say why,,,, maybe you have supplied that 'why'. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
rayban Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 3 hours ago, TopBilled said: In a way I agree with this, though I respect her talent. I think she's a little bit easier to take as a singer than as an actress. Yes, as a singer, she is - glorious. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 hour ago, rayban said: Yes, as a singer, she is - glorious. As a singer we won't see her likes again in this millennium. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 Friday July 19, 2019 Recently added on Starz JESSE JAMES with Tyrone Power RIO GRANDE with John Wayne TOP GUN with Sterling Hayden 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 Saturday July 20, 2019 College professors on TCM LOSING GROUND with Seret Scott ACCIDENT with Dirk Bogarde 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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