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Flight Command, 1940 Is Playing on May 26 on TCM (USA)

Flight Command, 1940, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Sunday, May 26 at 12 noon est.  Closed captioned. This is the film that got Robert Taylor hooked on flying.  Mr. Taylor started taking flying lessons right away.  His devotion … Continue reading

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Bob Taylor Earns His Navy Wings

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This article is from a movie magazine from sometime in the forties. The following article is reprinted from the Bayou Tale Spinner, New Orleans, Louisiana, where Robert Taylor has been a student.  We were very interested to learn what the … Continue reading

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Flight Command, 1940, Is Playing on TCM on October 24 (USA)

Flight Command, 1940, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Wednesday, October 24 at 6 pm est.  Not closed captioned. This is the film that got Robert Taylor hooked on flying.  Mr. Taylor started taking flying lessons right away.  His … Continue reading

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Tip On a Dead Jockey, 1957, Is Playing on TCM on August 10 (USA)

“Tip on a Dead Jockey” (1957), is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Friday, August 10 (actually Saturday August 11) at 4:00 a.m. est.  Closed captioned. Tip on a Dead Jockey looks at the plight of a veteran pilot who … Continue reading

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Tip-Off on Taylor

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Movies Magazine, ca. 1940 At four o’clock one Saturday afternoon, Robert Taylor left the set, having spent the day testing under the technicolor lights.  The director called out, “Get a good rest over the weekend, Bob.” “Rest?” Bob repeated, “my … Continue reading

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