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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.

The Crowd Roars, 1938 Is Playing on TCM on March 4 (USA)

Posted on February 25, 2019 by giraffe44

The Crowd Roars, 1938, is showing on Monday, March 4 at 11:45  a.m. est.  Closed captioned.  Although I am not a boxing fan, I love this film. Boxing doesn’t appeal to me, either for real or on screen so I … Continue reading →

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Johnny Eager Is Playing on TCM on February 27 (USA)

Posted on February 20, 2019 by giraffe44

Johnny Eager, 1941, is playing on Wednesday, February 27 at 8:00 a.m. est.  Closed captioned.  This is one of Mr. Taylor’s best. Don’t miss it. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. Cast: Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Edward Arnold, Van Heflin, Robert Sterling, … Continue reading →

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Knights of the Round Table and Ivanhoe are Playing on February 23 (USA)

Posted on February 16, 2019 by giraffe44

Knights of the Round Table, 1953, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Saturday, February 23 at 3:45 p.m. est. Closed captioned. The film was highly successful costing $2,616,000.00 and making a profit of $1,641,000.00 or $14,536,985.95 in today’s money. … Continue reading →

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Lady of the Tropics, 1939, Is Playing on February 21 (USA)

Posted on February 14, 2019 by giraffe44

Lady of the Tropics (1939) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Thursday, February 21 at 7:00 a.m. est. Not closed captioned. For those who don’t realize it the Lady of the Tropics we’re referring to is Hedy Lamarr who … Continue reading →

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Quo Vadis, 1951, Is Playing on TCM on February 18 (USA)

Posted on February 12, 2019 by giraffe44

The epic Quo Vadis, 1951 is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Monday February 18 at 7:30 a.m. est.  Not closed captioned.  If you haven’t seen this, you’ve missed something truly special. The 1st century Roman Empire, the fire of Rome, … Continue reading →

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