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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.

Many Rivers To Cross, 1955, Is Playing on TCM on July 8 (USA)

Posted on July 5, 2017 by giraffe44

Many Rivers To Cross, 1955, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Saturday July 8 at 2:3 est.  Closed Captioned.  This outrageous farce is one of my favorites–tremendous performances from both of the leads. This wonderful rollicking comedy set in … Continue reading →

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Knights of the Round Table, 1953, Is Playing on TCM on July 11

Posted on July 5, 2017 by giraffe44

Knights of the Round Table, 1953, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Tuesday, July 11 at 12:45 a.m. est. 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. This is … Continue reading →

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The Bribe, 1949, Is Playing on TCM on July 3 (USA)

Posted on June 30, 2017 by giraffe44

The Bribe, 1949, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Monday July 3 at 10:15 a.m. est. Closed captioned.  The Bribe has a minimal story but great actors including Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton and Vincent Price.  The chemistry … Continue reading →

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High Wall, 1947, Is Playing on TCM on June 25 (USA)

Posted on June 19, 2017 by giraffe44

High Wall, 1947, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Sunday, June 25 at 10:00 a.m. est.  Closed captioned. I highly recommend this film.  Robert Taylor is playing totally against type as an injured war veteran who has a haematoma … Continue reading →

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Fulvia’s Graphic Novel

Posted on June 15, 2017 by giraffe44

Robert Taylor fan Fulvia, who lives in Rome, has written a graphic novel about Mr. Taylor.  I have posted it under Fan Art.  The view it, click on Fan Art above.  The text is in Italian but the pictures alone … Continue reading →

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