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The Law and Jake Wade, 1958, Is Playing on TCM on October 7 (USA)

The Law and Jake Wade, 1958 Is Playing on Turner Classic Movies on October 7 at 1 p.m. est. Was there ever a more suitable cowboy than Robert Taylor? I think not! Again Taylor plays the man with a hidden … Continue reading

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Broadway Melody of 1938, 1937, Is Playing on TCM on June 3 (USA)

Broadway Melody of 1938, 1937, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Friday, June3 at 3 p.m. est   The film cost $1,588,000 and made a profit of $271,000 or $4,609,188.57 in today’s money.  Broadway Melody of 1938 is one of those … Continue reading

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A Robert Taylor Christmas

I am rerunning this post because it’s a good look at Mr. Taylor and his family at Christmas. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year to all the readers of this blog. The following excerpt is from …but I have promises to … Continue reading

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

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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Escape, 1940, Is Playing on TCM on January 22 (USA)

Escape, 1940, is playing on Wednesday, January 22 at 2:15 p.m. on Turner Classic Movies.  Not closed captioned. This relatively unknown star vehicle is unusual for a number of different reasons. Although top billed, MGM Studio Queen, Norma Shearer’s role … Continue reading

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