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I became a Robert Taylor fan at the age of 15 when his TV show, "The Detectives" premiered. My mother wanted to watch it because she remembered Mr. Taylor from the thirties. I took one look and that was it. I spent the rest of my high school career watching Robert Taylor movies on late night TV, buying photos of him, making scrapbooks and being a typical teenager. College, marriage and career intervened. I remember being sad when Mr. Taylor died. I mailed two huge scrapbooks to Ursula Thiess. I hope she got them. Time passed, retirement, moving to Florida. Then in 2012 my husband Fred pointed that there were two Robert Taylor movies that evening on Turner Classic Movies--"Ivanhoe" and "Quentin Durward." I watched both and it happened all over again. I started this blog both for fans and for people who didn't know about Robert Taylor. As the blog passes 200,000 views I'm delighted that so many people have come by and hope it will help preserve the legacy of this fine actor and equally good man.

Ride Vaquero, 1953, Is Playing on TCM on April 13 (USA)

Posted on April 7, 2019 by giraffe44

Ride, Vaquero! (1953) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Saturday April 13 at 12 noon est.  Closed captioned. By keeping quiet, speaking only when necessary Robert Taylor as Rio gives one of his best performances. All through the film … Continue reading →

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Camille, 1936, Is Playing on TCM on April 3 and April 30 (USA)

Posted on March 27, 2019 by giraffe44

Camille, 1936, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Wednesday, April 3 at 11:30 p.m. est.  Closed captioned.  It is also playing on Tuesday, April 30 at 12:15 p.m. Closed Captioned.  This is the love story of all love stories … Continue reading →

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All the Brothers Were Valiant, 1953, Is Playing on TCM on April 3 (USA)

Posted on March 27, 2019 by giraffe44

All the Brothers Were Valiant, 1953, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Wednesday, April 3 at 10:00 a.m. est.  Closed captioned.    This film was very successful, bringing in $4,628,000.00 or $41,258,706.67 in today’s money. This film has quite … Continue reading →

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I Love Melvin, 1953, Is Playing on TCM on April 1 (USA)

Posted on March 25, 2019 by giraffe44

April 2019 will be an excellent month for Robert Taylor films on Turner Classic Movies.  There will  be seven, including two showings of Camille.  The others are All the Brothers Were Valiant, Ride Vaquero, Valley of the Kings and Waterloo … Continue reading →

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Valley of the Kings, 1954, Is Playing on TCM on March 23 (USA)

Posted on March 16, 2019 by giraffe44

Valley of the Kings, 1954, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Saturday, March 23 at 4:15 p.m. p.m. est. Closed captioned.  Mark Brandon, the ruggedly handsome archaeologist played by Robert Taylor is thought to be the inspiration for Indiana … Continue reading →

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