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Here are Our Thoughts on What To Watch on TCM This Week – September 10 2017
Sunday 10th
Today on Noir Alley they are showing 711 Ocean Drive ( 1950) @ 10:00 AM ET
Prime time is a Linda Darnell double bill, Blood and Sand ( 1941), and Blackbeard, the Pirate ( 1952) beginning @ 8:00 PM ET
And of course Silent Sunday Nights is showing The Three Musketeers ( 1921) starring Douglas Fairbanks @ 12:15 AM ET and TCM Imports brings you two from India; Charulata (aka The Lonely Wife)( 1965), and Kapurush (aka The Coward)( 1965).
Our ***Must See*** picks are:
1:15 PM |
It Should Happen to You ( 1953) |
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A dizzy model in love with fame rents a billboard and puts her name on it. Dir : George Cukor Cast : Judy Holliday , Peter Lawford , Jack Lemmon . BW- 87 mins, CC, |
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3:00 PM |
Auntie Mame ( 1958) |
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An eccentric heiress raises her nephew to be a free spirit. Dir : Morton DaCosta Cast : Rosalind Russell , Forrest Tucker , Coral Browne . C- 143 mins, CC, Letterbox Format, Watch Preview |
Monday 11th
The Daytime theme is A Salute to Jimmy Durante and Prime time theme is Treasures from the Disney Vault.
Our ***Must-See*** picks are both from Disney:
8:00 PM |
Swiss Family Robinson ( 1960) |
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Stranded on a deserted island, a close-knit family creates a tropical paradise. Dir : Ken Annakin Cast : John Mills , Dorothy McGuire , James MacArthur . C- 126 mins, CC, Letterbox Format |
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10:30 PM |
Kidnapped ( 1960) |
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In 1751 Scotland, two men escape to the Scottish Highlands dodging the redcoats. Dir : Robert Stevenson Cast : Peter Finch , James MacArthur , Bernard Lee . C- 95 mins, CC, |
Tuesday 12th
The Daytime theme as best we can figure it out is Love Relationships and the Primetime theme is Star of the Month: Jennifer Jones
Every now and then TCM schedules a day that is all movies we have never seen. It’s hard to say what the must-sees are so these are the ones we are planning on viewing for the first time.
Because it’s Cagney:
10:30 AM |
Winner Take All ( 1932) |
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A prize fighter tries to help an invalid and her baby. Dir : Roy Del Ruth Cast : James Cagney , Marian Nixon , Guy Kibbee . BW- 66 mins, CC, |
Because it’s Joseph Cotten:
8:00 PM |
Portrait of Jennie ( 1948) |
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An artist discovers his gift when he falls for a beautiful ghost. Dir : William Dieterle Cast : Jennifer Jones , Joseph Cotten , Ethel Barrymore . C- 86 mins, CC, |
Wednesday 13th
The Daytime theme is Police Officers and the Primetime theme is a Spotlight on MPTF: Motion Picture & Television Fund.
2:15 PM |
Bullets or Ballots ( 1936) |
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A cop goes undercover to crack an influential crime ring. Dir : William Keighley Cast : Edward G. Robinson , Joan Blondell , Barton MacLane . BW- 82 mins, CC, |
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8:00 PM |
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story ( 2015) ***SPECIAL*** |
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This documentary follows one couple responsible for some of the greatest films in Hollywood history. Dir : Daniel Raim C- 94 mins, CC, |
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12:15 AM |
My Fair Lady ( 1964) |
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A phonetics instructor bets that he can pass a street urchin off as a lady. Dir : George Cukor Cast : Audrey Hepburn , Rex Harrison , Stanley Holloway . C- 173 mins, CC, Letterbox Format, Watch Preview |
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3:30 AM |
Victor Victoria ( 1982) |
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An unemployed female singer poses as a female impersonator and becomes a star. Dir : Blake Edwards Cast : Julie Andrews , James Garner , Robert Preston . C- 134 mins, CC, Letterbox Format, Watch Preview |
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Thursday 14th
The Daytime theme is Lost Loves and the Primetime theme is Counterculture.
We are going to watch all day it looks like, good tear-jerkers.
6:00 AM |
Mrs. Miniver ( 1942) |
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A British family struggles to survive the first days of World War II. Dir : William Wyler Cast : Greer Garson , Walter Pidgeon , Teresa Wright . BW- 134 mins, CC, Watch Preview |
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8:15 AM |
Goodbye, Mr. Chips ( 1939) |
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A cold-hearted teacher becomes the school favorite when he’s thawed by a beautiful young woman. Dir : Sam Wood Cast : Robert Donat , Greer Garson , Terry Kilburn . BW- 114 mins, CC, Watch Preview |
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10:15 AM |
Random Harvest ( 1942) |
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A woman’s happiness is threatened when she discovers her husband has been suffering from amnesia. Dir : Mervyn LeRoy Cast : Ronald Colman , Greer Garson , Philip Dorn . BW- 126 mins, CC, Watch Preview |
Friday 15th
The Daytime theme is British Royals and the Primetime theme is An Evening with Carole Lombard
1:30 PM |
Adventures of Robin Hood, The ( 1938) |
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The bandit king of Sherwood Forest leads his Merry Men in a battle against the corrupt Prince John. Dir : Michael Curtiz Cast : Errol Flynn , Olivia De Havilland , Basil Rathbone . C- 102 mins, CC, Watch Preview |
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4:45 AM |
Nothing Sacred ( 1937) |
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When a small-town girl is diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an ambitious newspaper man turns her into a national heroine. Dir : William A. Wellman Cast : Carole Lombard , Fredric March , Charles Winninger . C- 74 mins, CC, Watch Preview |
Saturday 16th
Saturday daytime doesn’t have a theme however TCM does show The Boston Blackie movies at 10:30 AM ET each week. The Primetime theme is The Essentials: BACKSTAGE STORIES. I am including The Band Wagon as a must-see. Most people either love it or hate it. We fall into the latter category.
5:45 PM |
Cool Hand Luke ( 1967) |
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A free-spirited convict refuses to conform to chain-gang life. Dir : Stuart Rosenberg Cast : Paul Newman , George Kennedy , J. D. Cannon . C- 127 mins, CC, Letterbox Format |
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8:00 PM |
Band Wagon, The ( 1953) ***The Essentials*** |
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A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star’s comeback vehicle into an artsy flop. Dir : Vincente Minnelli Cast : Fred Astaire , Cyd Charisse , Oscar Levant . C- 112 mins, CC, |
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