Tag Archives: MGM

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 1936, 1935, Is Playing on TCM on September 4 (USA)

Broadway Melody of 1936, 1935, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Sunday, September 4 at 6:00 a.m. est. Broadway Melody of 1936 is a confection of a movie, meant to sweeten the lives of Depression weary Americans. It stars … Continue reading

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Waterloo Bridge, 1940, Is Playing on TCM on August 27 (USA)

Waterloo Bridge, 1940, is playing on Turner Classic Movies on Saturday, August 27 at Midnight est. This was both Robert Taylor’s and Vivien Leigh’s favorite film.  Waterloo Bridge cost  $1,164,000.00 to make and made a profit of  $491,000.00. Robert Taylor … Continue reading

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Camille, 1936, Is Playing on TCM on August 16 (USA)

Camille, 1936, Is Playing on TCM on Monday, September 18 at 2:30 p.m. est. This is the love story of all love stories and shouldn’t be missed. This film further proves that the assembly-line system of Hollywood studios back then … Continue reading

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Robert Taylor on Garbo

The following is from the book Garbo by Robert Gottlieb. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021, pp. 385-386 and 419. There’s something about Garbo’s silences and her concentration that gets you, way down inside. The woman is one of … Continue reading

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