Tag Archives: Golden Era

Cattle King, 1963, Is Playing on TCM on June 24 (USA)

Posted on June 17, 2020 by giraffe44

Cattle King, 1963 is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Wednesday, June 24 at 6:30 p.m. est.  Cosed captioned. Cattle King is the last film Robert Taylor made under his MGM contract. His full-time contract had ended in 1959 but … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Gillian Kelly – Robert Taylor; Male Beauty, Masculinity and Stardom in Hollywood

Posted on June 14, 2020 by giraffe44

Note:  This review reflects my own opinions and I  would welcome comments, favorable or not. This book is based on a PhD dissertation written by Gillian Kelly for the University of Glasgow.  Published by the University Press of Mississippi, 2019. … Continue reading →

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Three Comrades, 1938, Is Playing on TCM on May 20 (USA)

Posted on May 13, 2020 by giraffe44

Three Comrades, 1938, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Wednesday, May 20 at 6:15 p.m. est.  Closed Captioned. New York Times Review (summary):  Based on a novel by Erich Maria Remarque, Three Comrades represented one of the few successful screenwriting … Continue reading →

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Undercurrent, 1946, Is Playing on TCM on May 12 (USA)

Posted on May 8, 2020 by giraffe44

Undercurrent, 1946, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Tuesday, May 12 at 9:00 a.m. est.  Closed captioned. Director Vincente Minneli said of Undercurrent : He [Robert Taylor] out acted her [Katharine Hepburn] and stole the picture as the demanding … Continue reading →

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Valley of the Kings, 1954 Is Playing on TCM on March 21 (USA)

Posted on March 14, 2020 by giraffe44

Valley of the Kings, 1954, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Saturday, March 21 at 4 a.m. (actually March 22).  Closed captioned.  This is another of my favorite Taylor pictures–he never looked sexier than he does here.  Mark Brandon, … Continue reading →

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