TCM November Schedule

[jdb1]

The November listings are visible on the TCM site. A lot of the usual stuff, some new things which may not be of interest, except for their novelty. Here's what caught my eye:

Nov. 3 - So Young, So Bad (1950) at 6 AM. Zero-budget indie with Paul Henried and some up and coming starlets, like Rita Moreno and Anne Francis. They bring up the level a bit for a film that should be subtitled "So Bad, It's Good."

Nov. 6 - A few "juvenile" second features in the morning, like Boy of the Streets (1937) , with Jackie Cooper at 10:30 AM, and Barefoot Boy (1938) with Marcia Mae Jones at 12:00 PM.

At 1:15 PM, there will be a movie called The Guv'nor (1935) with George Arliss. IMDb lists a tagline for the movie that says that Arliss plays a "Happy Go Lucky Rolling Stone," and a review there asks if this movie was the inspiration for Trading Places. A happy go lucky Arliss? Hmmmmm.

At 4:30 PM on the 6th, we can see First a Girl (1935). I don't know this musical, but it stars Jessie Matthews and Anna Lee, so it sounds inviting. At 3:15 AM TCM is running The Warriors (1979). Have you ever seen this cult favorite about a fantasy New York City controlled by gangs? I find it hilarious. All these multi-ethnic gangs in silly, rather artsy looking gang colors, sort of like C List Village People.

Nov. 8 - TCM is honoring my daughter's birthday by showing a series of movies featuring one of Hollywood's best unsung leads, Dorothy Maguire. The showing starts at 8 PM, and includes The Spiral Staircase (1945); The Enchanted Cottage (1945), Invitation (1952), I Want You (1951) and The Greatest Story Ever Told.

Nov. 11 - Lots of war movies for Veterans Day. At 7:30 AM we can see Destroyer (1943), one of the few war movies featuring Edw. G. Robinson. Here he plays an ordinary seaman, not an officer.

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[jdb1]

Here are some more of my picks for November:

Nov. 12 - A morning and afternoon of early talkies, including Ronald Colman in Raffles (1930), The Devil to Pay (1930) and The Unholy Garden (1931). There is also an Eddie Cantor film and a few early Westerns in the mix.

Nov. 13 - Edna Ferber's Come and Get It (1936) at 11:15 PM. A wonderful movie with the authoritative Edward Arnold, the luminous Frances Farmer, and the Oscar-winning Walter Brennan as the lovelorn nice guy who marries Farmer to save her reputation.

At 4:30 AM there is a movie called The Masquerade (1933). IMDb says: "Ronald Colman plays an MP addicted to drugs, and a double recruited to cover for him." That sounds interesting.

Nov. 14 - At 12:30 PM, The Hairy Ape (1944). Interesting here because of the absolute hash that was made of O'Neill's play, although William Bendix and Susan Hayward give it their all.

At 11 PM, O'Neill is much better served by this version of his play Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962). Four fabulous (but depressing - be advised) performances, to wit: Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Richardson, Jason Robards and Dean Stockwell.

Nov. 15 - At 12:30 PM - Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956). Paul Newman is excellent in this biopic about the tough guy, petty criminal who turned into the nice guy, middleweight champ Rocky Graziano.

Nov. 16 - Diabolique (1955) at 2:00 AM. Never get tired of this wonderful French noir. (And please, as they ask you at the end of the movie, do not reveal the ending!!)

Nov. 17 - At 8 PM, Payment Deferred (1932). They don't show this one enough. The last time I saw it, on another network, the print was terrible. I hope this time it's better. Charles Laughton stars in this study of wrongdoing and guilt, from a novella by C.S. Forrester, who wrote "African Queen," the Horatio Hornblower series, and so many more excellent novels.

Nov. 21 - Something called Escort Girls (1941) at 3:15 AM. Plenty of lurid flicks were made way back then, and this sounds like one of them.

Nov. 29 - A morning and afternoon of movies featuring Gale Storm. Great if you like the relentlessly perky.

Nov. 28 - Bios and movies of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, including Queen Bee (1955) at 10:30 AM, where Crawford induces poor Betsy Palmer to hang herself, and Storm Center (1956) at 7:30 AM. I don't think I've ever seen the latter; Davis is a librarian who refuses to take controversial "Communist" literature off the shelves.

Nov. 30 - At 2:00 AM, Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander (1982). Bergman had a very unhappy childhood with his stern, unyielding minister father, and so do the children in this movie. However, there is also humor and human interest, and the wonderful, fluid film making that marks a great writer/director.

And now, on to December.

[srowley75]

Looks like Chas. Laughton is Star of the Month, but my Lord, what a disappointing schedule. None of his lesser-seen films like Devil and the Deep, White Woman , Ruggles of Red Gap, or They Knew What They Wanted are featured. Even The Suspect and Hobson's Choice were omitted - very disappointing when you consider that they've both aired on TV fairly recently (the former on Encore Mystery several years ago and the latter on TCM only months before). Not even The Beachcomber was scheduled - and it's public domain and yes, there are decent prints out there. St. Martin's Lane and Island of Lost Souls were also left out.

-Stephen

[Jezebel38]

Here are some more of my picks for November:


At 4:30 AM there is a movie called The Masquerade (1933). IMDb says: "Ronald Colman plays an MP addicted to drugs, and a double recruited to cover for him." That sounds interesting.

Yes, they are showing a bunch of Ronald Colman films and other Samuel Goldwyn films as well. I really like "The Masquerader" RC plays a double role in this - not to be missed

The Jessie Mathews film "First a Girl" is a version of Victor/Victoria - I think it's been mentioned on the board here under the V&V tread. I've never seen it, so will be looking forward to this one.

[srowley75]

Nov. 12 - There is also an Eddie Cantor film and a few early Westerns in the mix.

Yep - I think that's the day they're airing Palmy Days, and that will be worth DVDing.

Nov. 16 - Diabolique (1955) at 2:00 AM. Never get tired of this wonderful French noir. (And please, as they ask you at the end of the movie, do not reveal the ending!!)

I wouldn't dare, but even so, this is a thriller where the twist is in the execution, not so much in the details. I've watched it with friends who've guessed what was going on and yet they were still delightedly surprised by how it went down.

-Stephen

[Bogie]

Hmm Hopefully most of the Laughton movies are ones i haven't seen. I'm too lazy to look at the schedule but will do soon and give impressions.

[Gagman 66]

Everyone,

Wanted to be sure to mention, TCM programmer has informed me, that the version of D. W. Griffith's ORPHANS OF THE STORM (1921) with the Gish Sisters, is in-fact the brand new Kevin Brownlow-Patrick Stanbury restoration from Photo-play Productions produced in 2004! It has not been broadcast in the United States before, and hasn't been released on DVD either. So you will be seeing both a TCM, and American Television Premier come November!

[Bogie]

Everyone,

Wanted to be sure to mention, TCM programmer has informed me, that the version of D. W. Griffith's ORPHANS OF THE STORM (1921) with the Gish Sisters, is in-fact the brand new Kevin Brownlow-Patrick Stanbury restoration from Photo-play Productions produced in 2004! It has not been broadcast in the United States before, and hasn't been released on DVD either. So you will be seeing both a TCM, and American Television Premier come November!

I'm usually not into silents but you never know how rare an opportunity like this will be so i'll make an effort to watch.

Thanks for the heads up.