TopBilled Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 Saturday July 9, 2016 French comedy on Hulu MON ONCLE with Jacques Tati YOYO with Pierre Etaix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaveGirl Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Saturday July 9, 2016 French comedy on Hulu MON ONCLE with Jacques Tati YOYO with Pierre Etaix "Mon Oncle" is just one of the best and I am ashamed to say I only watched it under duress but then realized its value! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share Posted July 9, 2016 "Mon Oncle" is just one of the best and I am ashamed to say I only watched it under duress but then realized its value! I watched MON ONCLE (on VHS...VCR) in a high school French class in the late 80s. That's when I first fell in love with Jacques Tati's brand of comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 Sunday July 10, 2016 Terry-Thomas’ 105th birthday on Amazon Prime TOO MANY CROOKS with Brenda De Banzie CARLTON-BROWNE OF THE F.O. with Peter Sellers MAKE MINE MINK with Hattie Jacques Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 Monday July 11, 2016 Tab Hunter’s 85th birthday on TCM BATTLE CRY with Van Heflin THE SEA CHASE with John Wayne THE BURNING HILLS with Natalie Wood THE GIRL HE LEFT BEHIND with Natalie Wood LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE with Etchika Choureau THE GOLDEN ARROW with Rossana Podesta THE LOVED ONE with Robert Morse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 Tuesday July 12, 2016 Vera Ralston’s 97th birthday on Amazon Prime THE LADY AND THE MONSTER with Erich von Stroheim FAIR WIND TO JAVA with Fred MacMurray JUBILEE TRAIL with Joan Leslie ACCUSED OF MURDER with David Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaveGirl Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 Tuesday July 12, 2016 Vera Ralston’s 97th birthday on Amazon Prime THE LADY AND THE MONSTER with Erich von Stroheim FAIR WIND TO JAVA with Fred MacMurray JUBILEE TRAIL with Joan Leslie ACCUSED OF MURDER with David Brian She's great in "The Lady and the Montster"! I'm used to calling her Vera Hruba Ralston, TB but I'm not sure why she was billed different ways sometimes eliminating the Hruba. Do you know why as I'm too lazy to go check? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 She's great in "The Lady and the Montster"! I'm used to calling her Vera Hruba Ralston, TB but I'm not sure why she was billed different ways sometimes eliminating the Hruba. Do you know why as I'm too lazy to go check? I don't remember why. Maybe her family had two different last names and to simplify things, the studio just started having her use one of those, the more pronounceable one. Her brother's name was Rudy Ralston, and he was a producer at Republic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 Wednesday July 13, 2016 Eric Portman’s 115th birthday on Amazon Prime ONE OF OUR AIRCRAFT IS MISSING with Godfrey Tearle DEAR MURDERER with Greta Gynt THE SPIDER AND THE FLY with Guy Rolfe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 Thursday July 14, 2016 “Summer” with Ingmar Bergman on Hulu SUMMER INTERLUDE with Maj-Britt Nilsson SUMMER WITH MONIKA with Harriet Andersson SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT with Ulla Jacobsson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 15, 2016 Author Share Posted July 15, 2016 Friday July 15, 2016 Olivia De Havilland’s Best Actress Oscars on TCM THE HEIRESS with Montgomery Clift TO EACH HIS OWN with John Lund 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 Saturday July 16, 2016 Barbara Stanwyck’s 109th birthday on Amazon Prime THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS with Van Heflin THE OTHER LOVE with David Niven NO MAN OF HER OWN with John Lund CRIME OF PASSION with Sterling Hayden 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaveGirl Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Saturday July 16, 2016 Barbara Stanwyck’s 109th birthday on Amazon Prime THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS with Van Heflin THE OTHER LOVE with David Niven NO MAN OF HER OWN with John Lund CRIME OF PASSION with Sterling Hayden They're all so good but "No Man of Her Own" is in a class by itself. Can't think of anything that would beat Cornell Woolrich and Barbara Stanwyck working together! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 They're all so good but "No Man of Her Own" is in a class by itself. Can't think of anything that would beat Cornell Woolrich and Barbara Stanwyck working together! Yes...I think it's her best film from the 50s. The supporting cast is truly superb. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 Sunday July 17, 2016 James Cagney’s 117th birthday on Amazon Prime GREAT GUY with Mae Clarke BLOOD ON THE SUN with Sylvia Sidney RUN FOR COVER with Viveca Lindfors SHORT CUT TO HELL with Georgann Johnson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 18, 2016 Author Share Posted July 18, 2016 Monday July 18, 2016 Jane Frazee’s 98th birthday on Amazon Prime THE BIG BONANZA with Robert Livingston UNDER CALIFORNIA STARS with Roy Rogers CALENDAR GIRL with William Marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 Tuesday July 19, 2016 Tony Anthony as the Stranger on TCM THE STRANGER RETURNS with Dan VadisTHE SILENT STRANGER with Lloyd Battista Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 Wednesday July 20, 2016 MGM classics on Amazon Prime LOVE LAUGHS AT ANDY HARDY with Mickey Rooney THE THREE MUSKETEERS with Lana Turner GO FOR BROKE! with Van Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 Thursday July 21, 2016 Based on a story by Ernest Hemingway on Amazon Prime A FAREWELL TO ARMS with Gary Cooper THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO with Gregory Peck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emily Dean Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Thursday July 21, 2016 Based on a story by Ernest Hemingway on Amazon Prime A FAREWELL TO ARMS with Gary Cooper THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO with Gregory Peck TB Thanks for the updates on Amazon Prime as TCM is pretty much a Meh to me these days. Fortunately I subscribe along with my addiction to British TV through Acorn (I am able to binge on many of my favourites from years past as well as current shows). I suppose I could watch Hemingway on Prime but I am not much of a Hemingway fan. There is just something about his books that I didn't quite like or appeal to me and then once I made the mistake of reading his biography I was completely turned off. You know back in the old days Hemingway was required in either junior or senior high school English, as was, would you believe, Faulkner's Sanctuary. I don't have a deep mental understanding of why I didn't like his books...it most likely would require psychotherapy to understand, and I would rather spend the money on trip overseas. But thanks for the daily updates, you must be as deprived currently as I am with the paucity of TCM classics. Oh and yes....did George get a day on SUTS?...I am hoping so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 TB Thanks for the updates on Amazon Prime as TCM is pretty much a Meh to me these days. Fortunately I subscribe along with my addiction to British TV through Acorn (I am able to binge on many of my favourites from years past as well as current shows). I suppose I could watch Hemingway on Prime but I am not much of a Hemingway fan. There is just something about his books that I didn't quite like or appeal to me and then once I made the mistake of reading his biography I was completely turned off. You know back in the old days Hemingway was required in either junior or senior high school English, as was, would you believe, Faulkner's Sanctuary. I don't have a deep mental understanding of why I didn't like his books...it most likely would require psychotherapy to understand, and I would rather spend the money on trip overseas. But thanks for the daily updates, you must be as deprived currently as I am with the paucity of TCM classics. Oh and yes....did George get a day on SUTS?...I am hoping so. Unfortunately, George Sanders has not had a SUTS day yet..but we have to keep pushing it. LOL Today is Hemingway's birthday so that is why I gave him the spotlight in this thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Friday July 22, 2016 Bryan Forbes’ 90th birthday on Hulu THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN with Jack Hawkins SÉANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON with Kim Stanley HOPSCOTCH with Walter Matthau 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCannady1 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Unfortunately, George Sanders has not had a SUTS day yet..but we have to keep pushing it. LOL Today is Hemingway's birthday so that is why I gave him the spotlight in this thread. I would love to see George Sanders spotlighted. His marvelous performances like Rebecca's sly cousin Jack Favell in Rebecca, ths suave roles in The Saint, Private Affairs of Bel Ami, etc. He even tried to seduce Mrs. Muir in The Ghost and MRr. Muir. When she discovered that he was married, that was it. I remember seeing Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoon on TV when I was real young. I was not crazy about this film, but George gave a chilling and realistic performance as the murderous Bluebeard who married for money and then disposed of his brides. One day he slipped up and unawares, married the sister of one of them. Soon she has plans to bring him to justice.... I remember hearing on the news several years later about the tragedy of George committing suicide. He was bored, he said. There was nothing left and that was very sad to be said for a talented actor who had entertained many with superb performances. I do not care for Hemingway either, come to think of it. Not for me the stories of big game hunting, etc. The Macomber Affair with Gregory Peck and Joan Bennett was well acted, but the topic was distressing to me. That is sad about his suicide and ultimately other suicides in the family. That said, he was really a talented writer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCannady1 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Yes...I think it's her best film from the 50s. The supporting cast is truly superb. Add me to the list of admirers of this great film. Yes, Barbara Stanwyck and Cornell Woolrich were fantastic. What a story he wrote! I read the book I Married a Dead Man and it is really great. In the film I agree that in addition to the superb Barbara Stanwyck I wanted to compliment Jane Cowl's fantastic performance as the mother-in-law of Barbara's character. I read that she did not have long to live as she had cancer, but acted in three great films toward the end. She was outstanding here as Mother Harkness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCannady1 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I don't remember why. Maybe her family had two different last names and to simplify things, the studio just started having her use one of those, the more pronounceable one. Her brother's name was Rudy Ralston, and he was a producer at Republic.I recall reading somewhere that there was another Vera Ralston, so this Vera was billed with Hruba which I had thought was her middle or maiden name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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