Turner Classic Movies (TCM) kicks off 39 from 39 with The Wizard of Oz

July 2, 4:22 PMNY Classic Movies ExaminerCliff Aliperti

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See 10 more cards from this vintage 1939 "The Wizard
of Oz" specialty set in the slideshow below.

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) kicks off 39 from 39 with The Wizard of Oz

Talk about overflow! Tonight begins Turner Classic Movies' (TCM's) celebration of the film year 1939, which it does each Thursday night throughout July, and they've selected so many classic movies to air that the party doesn't end until 12:30 tomorrow afternoon!

While I'm most excited about the new documentary, "1939," airing at 10 pm, TCM does kick off theme with three heavy hitters: "The Wizard of Oz" at 8; "The Women" at 11:15 pm; and "Ninotchka" at 1:30 am.

Here's the complete Thursday evening through Friday early afternoon schedule of movies from 1939. Following that is today's slideshow of vintage movie cards, which I've decided to dedicate to one set, honoring one movie, "The Wizard of Oz."

7:00 pm The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990)

8:00 pm "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr

10:00 pm 1939 (2009) - Documentary premier

11:15 pm "The Women" (1939) starring Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell

1:30 am "Ninotchka" (1939) starring Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire

3:30 am "Babes in Arms" (1939) starring Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles Winninger

5:15 am "The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle" (1939) starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver

7:00 am "Idiot's Delight" (1939) starring Clark Gable, Norma Shearer, Edward Arnold

9:00 am "Bachelor Mother" (1939) starring Ginger Rogers, David Niven, Charles Coburn

10:30 am "The Little Princess" (1939) starring Shirley Temple, Richard Green, Arthur Treacher

So that ought to keep you busy through lunch tomorrow.

Following you'll find a slideshow including 10 of the 44 cards from the 1939 Wizard of Oz Card Game issued out of Great Britain (and an 11th card at the above right). Some beautiful images with breathtaking colors, plus a very difficult set to find: