I am asking my fellow Robert Taylor fans to contact Turner Classic Movies to ask them to include Robert Taylor on next year’s “Summer Under the Stars,” preferably on his birthday, August 5. TCM appears to like snail mail letters although they also accept phone calls.
You can write to:
Ben Mankiewicz
TCM
1050 Techwood Drive NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
Charles Tabesh
Sr. Vice President of Programming
TCM
1050 Techwood Drive NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
or You can leave TCM a message via phone at 404-885-5535, but please note that due to heavy volume of calls and letters, they are unable to answer all questions.
Use your own words but I would thank them for the two times in 2001 and 2010 that Mr. Taylor was Star of the Month. Just let them you know you appreciate the many Taylor films that they show. Then make your request pleasantly. You know how to do this.
After all, we don’t want to see the end of Robert Taylor.
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By лина волоцкова on September 12, 2014 at 12:56 pm
Please play all of Robert Taylor movies over time. I absolutely love his movies. There are so many I haven’t seen yet
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By Ann richman on October 21, 2014 at 9:49 pm
You can see some of them on ebay and Turner Classic Movies plays them frequently. Also, a lot of them are available on DVD from Warner Archive. Thanks for writing.
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By giraffe44 on October 22, 2014 at 2:21 am
How do buy them when I live in canada
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By Ann richman on November 1, 2014 at 5:23 pm
Please play westward the women
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By Ann richman on November 1, 2014 at 5:24 pm
Try writing directly to TCM at the addresses I give. They do take people’s requests into account. Thanks again for writing.
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By giraffe44 on November 1, 2014 at 10:34 pm
Westward the Woman is an incredibly gutsy role for Taylor. It caused me to start searching out movies about him, especially westerns. His riding is every bit authentic as Gary Cooper’s. He rides like he was born in the saddle. (Nebraska Bob… in Ambush and Billy the Kid)
But the REAL comment I wish to make about Robert Taylor is one which might surprise you. Before I get to that, He was capable of great depth, from sincerity to anger. He was Indian Jones Before Raiders (Valley of the Kings). He played tragedy powerfully – look at Devil’s Doorway where he plays a tragic Native American. But the winner for me is his sheer meaness in The Last Hunt. Wild eyed and crazy This movie led me to the conclusion which might surprise some people. I believe he is the only other actor who could have effectively played Ethan Edwards in John Ford’s The Searchers. It is an imaginative possibility that is an alternate piece of casting that makes me go, “What if..” I love the Duke and he is MAJESTIC in the role. But I feel Taylor would have been his equal. Although Bob and Duke knew each other and played poker, it is a shame that they never acted together except yards “apart” with the two versions of Hondo.
-Bill Bensen
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By Bill on September 25, 2021 at 2:11 am
One of the greatest aspects of Mr. Taylor’s portrayal in “The Last Hunt” is the way he used his body. Normally he was an extremely graceful and controlled man physically. Here he lumbers around, falling all over himself in the back of a wagon, among other things. I play the “what if” game as well. I think he would have been good in “Father of the Bride.” Mr. Taylor was an excellent horseman who began riding his own pony at 13. As an adult, he raised quarter horses. Thanks for writing. Judith
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By giraffe44 on September 25, 2021 at 8:17 pm
Please play one of his last movies with Janet Leigh , George Raft Ann Francis and of course Robert Taylor . I don’t know the name of it but I believe he plays a crooked cop
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By Carol Erwin on November 13, 2016 at 5:31 am
It’s called Rogue Cop and it’s very good. Thanks for writing.
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By giraffe44 on November 14, 2016 at 4:03 pm
the movie is called Rough Cop.
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By Doris Wells on September 22, 2020 at 7:46 pm
Hi, Doris. The movie is Rogue Cop and is, as far as I know, only in a pirated video, Thanks for writing. Judith
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By giraffe44 on September 23, 2020 at 5:46 pm
Thank you
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By Carol Erwin on November 14, 2016 at 4:18 pm
Play Rogue Cop sometime on TCM
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By Carol Erwin on November 14, 2016 at 4:19 pm
Let me know when you will play Rogue Cop on TCM
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By Carol Erwin on November 14, 2016 at 4:21 pm
I would love it if you would play Rogue Cop with Robert Taylor on TCM
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By Carol Erwin on January 19, 2017 at 4:47 am
Send this message to them. They have played Rogue Cop, a long time ago and I, like you, would love to see it. I’ve only seen it as a computer file. Thanks for writing.
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By giraffe44 on January 19, 2017 at 8:02 pm
Please play Rogue Cop on his birthday
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By Carol Erwin on January 20, 2017 at 12:29 am
anyone have Robert Taylor’s Lemon Merange Pie recipe? My Mum made it and it was/is The BEST; but I cannot find it and she is gone….
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By Connie Chauvel-Gomez on January 25, 2017 at 9:09 pm
It is on the blog under Ruth Brugh’s Lemon Meringue Pie Recipie. Just search on Ruth Brugh and you’ll find it.
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By giraffe44 on January 26, 2017 at 4:09 pm
I watched the introduction to the movie Shanghai Express tonight hosted by Ben Mankiewicz. I noticed all the books in the shelves were placed with their spines reversed so that the titles were not on display, why would somebody do this?
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By John on March 5, 2018 at 4:20 am
It’s fashionable–heaven knows why. I think it just looks stupid. Judith
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By giraffe44 on March 5, 2018 at 3:00 pm
Why why why do you insist on showing the same Westerns over and over and over again? Are you not embarrassed?
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By Donal Finn on May 21, 2019 at 5:48 pm
You need to contact TCM directly as I have no control over this. Thanks for writing. Judith
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By giraffe44 on May 22, 2019 at 1:53 pm
From the Uk, I Just wanted to say you are doing a wonderful Job with Robert Taylor and l think you deserve a lot of praise for it.
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By Andrew Dock on May 23, 2019 at 10:55 pm
Andrew, thanks for your kind words. I enjoy doing something for Mr. Taylor’s memory since he gave me so much wonderful entertainment and more. Judith
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By giraffe44 on May 24, 2019 at 2:29 pm
TCM used my copyrighted Mad Monster Party images in email and on the site and Copyrighted Rankin/Bass logo without permission today. Who do I contact?
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By Rick Goldschmidt on May 15, 2020 at 5:06 pm
I would try Ben Mankiewicz. He could refer your complaint to the appropriate person. Good luck. Judith
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By giraffe44 on May 16, 2020 at 8:00 pm
1. If the silent Blackmail (Hitchcock) (restored 2012) is scheduled i hope you can tell me when. If it isn’t, I hope you will schedule it soon.
I have no use for the sound version at all, but the silent is an altogether different matter.
2. I would also like to reiterate my strong encouragement that you press the owner of 7 Women (Ford) to make a proper print available.
What is currently available is not even in focus.
It’s unwatchable. Thanks for your attention.
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By Michael Landes on October 20, 2020 at 7:14 am
Please bring the Classic Disney movies back! Classics like Pollyanna, Summer Magic, all the live action classic disney. They shouldn’t be forgotten. I like my children to watch the same movies that I watched as a kid. They are family oriented movies that should still be remembered.
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By Melanie Sease on November 12, 2020 at 12:12 pm
Very true. Judith
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By giraffe44 on November 12, 2020 at 5:39 pm
As I adored Cicely Tyson and she was amazing your people have totally spit up on the memory of Cloris Leachman who died within 24 hours of Miss Tyson! No tribute on TCMRemembers! FOR SHAME to all of you she was an Oscar winner she was in many films she performed on stage with Katherine Hepburn in as you like it!
Better rectify this today!
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By Tim Dahlberg on February 2, 2021 at 9:12 pm
I do enjoy TCM. I love old movies. I esp love Alan Ladd movies that are not shown very often on TCM. I am writing to thank you for showing The Pianist. Beautiful movie. It clearly shows what will happen if the socialist /communists take over our country. Sincerely, Judith Cochran
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By Judith Cochran on March 23, 2021 at 6:54 pm
Dear Judith, this does not go directly to TCM. I was just trying to give people addresses to use to contact TCM. Judith
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By giraffe44 on March 25, 2021 at 4:14 pm
How can I see TCM movies in Germany ?
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By Conny Conrads on June 9, 2021 at 2:46 pm
I’m sorry, Conny, I have no idea. Many of his films are available in Europe on DVD. Good luck. Judith
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By giraffe44 on June 9, 2021 at 3:42 pm
Thank you, Judith for your fast answer.
I have many DVDs and I have seen them several times.Since over 65 years I am a fan of R.T.
When I was a young boy I wished I had such a father like R.T. because my relationship to my
stepfather was the contrary of being good. So it was a great shock for me when Robert Taylor
passed away so young !
Sincerely Conny
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By Conny Conrads on June 9, 2021 at 4:15 pm
Apparently Mr. Taylor tried to quit smoking many times but failed. Such a tragedy! Judith
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By giraffe44 on June 14, 2021 at 3:22 pm
Please contact me about the 2 Robert Taylor films that I would like to purchase! They are both his earlier films are are quite good! Small Town Girl with Janet Gaynor and His Brothers Wife with Barbara Stanwyck! Please respond! I have purchased many movies from TCM
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By Diane Kern on August 17, 2021 at 6:56 pm
Hi, Diane, you’ll have to purchase them directly from TCM or another source. “His Brother’s Wife” is hard to find as is “Small Town Girl.” Good luck. Judith
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By giraffe44 on August 18, 2021 at 2:19 pm
I am desperate for an answer to a totally different thing. and this is all I could find to write to. PLEASE who played the spaceman who brought the ray gun to Timmy “George “foghorn “ Winslow in the 1954 movie The Rocket Man. It also starred Spring byington Charles Coburn. John Agar Ann Francis. I have looked EVERYwhere.
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By MaryAnne Bricker on June 27, 2022 at 5:58 pm
I don’t know, MaryAnne but maybe someone who reads this will know. Good lick. Judith
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By giraffe44 on June 27, 2022 at 6:32 pm
I’m watching bad Bascom. Margaret O’Brien is the only living actress that would remember working on that film. It would be nice if someone interviewed her before or after the movie. Jack.
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By Jack on June 20, 2024 at 6:24 pm
Hello Sir,
Where does an individual go to request a movie on TCM? I would love to see the horror picture that was extremely well done in my opinion titled Equinox. I missed it the last time it was on and I first seen that picture on TCM and I wait ever so anxiously to see that picture again. Anything in the possible near future? After all we are entering October shortly. Terrific picture. Thanks to who reads this at TCM.
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By Jeff Storm on September 25, 2024 at 7:54 pm
I guess you could go their website. Thanks for writing. Judith
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By giraffe44 on December 30, 2024 at 6:56 pm