Tag Archives: 1930s

Broadway Melody of 1938 Is Playing on TCM on June 10 (USA)

Posted on June 6, 2014 by giraffe44

“Broadway Melody of 1938,” 1937 is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Tuesday June 10 at 9:45 a.m.  Closed captioned. Broadway Melody of 1938 is one of those pure escapist type films that folks in the Thirties paid their money … Continue reading →

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Robert Taylor: Handsome and Modest

Posted on May 13, 2014 by giraffe44

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Robert Taylor Few Actors Have More Handsome and More Modest By Ronald L. Bowers Films in Review Volume XVIII, No. 1 January 1967 Robert Taylor is an exceptionally handsome man, but that does not explain his stardom. An analysis of … Continue reading →

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Robert Taylor on the Radio (1)

Posted on May 4, 2014 by giraffe44

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Mme. Sans-Gene Although Robert Taylor is known today primarily as a movie and television star, he also performed in hundreds of radio plays. Some of these were adaptations of his films, others of films that he didn’t star in.  Mr. … Continue reading →

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“The Gorgeous Hussy” 1936 Is Playing on TCM on May 7 (USA)

Posted on May 2, 2014 by giraffe44

“The Gorgeous Hussy” (1936) is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Tue, May 06, 2014 04:30 AM est.(actually May 7).  *NOTE*:A TCM programming day begins at 6:00am EST on the calendar day listed and runs to 5:59am EST in the … Continue reading →

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The Taylor Haters (I): Richard Schickel

Posted on April 12, 2014 by giraffe44

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By publishing this, I hope to illustrate the extraordinary level of venom spewed by the Taylor haters for decades after Mr. Taylor’s death. They despised the fact that Robert Taylor’s career wasn’t destroyed by his HUAC* testimony. His award for … Continue reading →

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