Fredric March
I get caught up on a lot of things over the weekend and don't tend to write as much, though I may surprise you once in awhile. Anyway, after dwelling on the details throughout the week, I prefer to just give you the quick and dirty rundown of what's worth watching over the weekend.
These are all airing on Turner Classic Movies (TCM), and all times are Eastern.
Saturday:
10:00 am - "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956). Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day in this latter version of the Alfred Hitchcock classic. Jimmy Stewart + Alfred Hitchcock says about all you need to know if you somehow haven't caught this one yet. And, well, "Que Sera Sera."
6:30 pm - "Cheaper By the Dozen" (1950). You know the story, and Clifton Webb trumps Steve Martin big time. Also with Myrna Loy and Jeanne Crain.
1:15 am - "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1932). Fredric March in the best horror version of the Stevenson classic. I've come to appreciate the 1941 Spencer Tracy version more over the years, but this is the one that scared you as a kid on Saturday afternoons. 4:30 am - The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (1973). If you haven't seen "The Big Parade" (1925), "The Crowd" (1928), or "Show People" (1928), this documentary composed of film clips and interviews with Vidor himself will make you want too.
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Sunday:
6:00 am - "The Fountainhead" (1949). The book is better, but really thick, so why not catch some of the real-life passion between Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal is this Ayn Rand story loosely based on the life of Frank Lloyd Wright. Dull at times, but if you like movies about creative people there's something here for you.
8:00 am - "Dark Victory" (1939). Big Bette Davis drama where she stars as a wealthy socialite struck with a brain tumor. Co-starring George Brent with Humphrey Bogart, Geraldine Fitzgerald, and Ronald Reagan. 3 Oscar nominations including Best Picture and one for Bette as Best Actress.
6:00 pm - "The Night of the Hunter" (1955). Charles Laughton directs for the only time and he's got Robert Mitchum working for him with "Love" and "Hate" tattooed across his knuckles. Mitchum's preacher character is even creepier than that sounds. Silent legend Lillian Gish back on screen. Shelley Winters is the widow whose kids know the secret that Mitchum is after at all costs.
8:00 pm - 12:15 am - Nancy Carroll night. I haven't seen any of these yet myself, but plan to record at least the first two, so look for them in detail some time in the future. Beginning at 8 Carroll is featured in Lubitsch's "Broken Lullaby" (1932) with Lionel Barrymore, followed by James Whale's "The Kiss Before the Mirror" (1933) with Frank Morgan and Paul Lukas, and finally "There Goes My Heart" (1938) starring Fredric March and Virginia Bruce.
12:15 am - 3:45 am - TCM does their usual Sunday night Silent and Foreign Film routine and features Victor Sjostrom aka Victor Seastrom in each of tonight's choices in films spaced 37 years apart! I haven't had the pleasure of "Phantom Carriage" (1920) as of yet, but it reads creepy as it's actually about a phantom carriage (of all things!). Followed by my favorite Bergman film, "Wild Strawberries" (1957) which combines masterful story and character with often macabre cinematography in a depressing tale of age and regret. Must see if you haven't.
Featured Collectibles:
You might notice that all three of the photos shown on this page, which top to bottom feature Fredric March, Gary Cooper, and Nancy Carroll, look similar. And they are, but they're not part of any actual set. These are fan photos, in this case each measuring approximately 5" X 7" and printed on a heavy stock.
These 3 are all from the late 1920's, but these persisted as a collectible from the 1910's through the 40's. Movie fans, just regular folk, would receive these in return when they wrote their favorite movie stars in care of the studio.
While they appear to be autographed they are not--the signatures are either pre-printed into the photo or sometimes stamped on the surface.
Oftentimes there would be an offer on the back of such photos for a larger photo (usually 8" X 10") which could be had by sending anywhere from 25 cents to a dollar back to the studio, making those bigger pics a little bit rarer.
I usually find TCM's weekend programming lacking compared to the rest of the week, but not this weekend. Heck, I own 3 of these on DVD already and am clearing space on my DVR to capture 3 more! Plenty to choose from. Have a great weekend--
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