Posted on 06/08/2004 10:41:05 PM PDT by Rastus
On Thursday, June 10th, Turner Classic Movies will alter its programming in order to honor actor and former President Ronald Reagan with a 15-film tribute.
Here is the new lineup:
8:00 AM Love is On the Air (1937) (first starring role)
9:00 AM Accidents will Happen (1938)
10:15 AM Angels Wash Their Faces (1939)
11:45 AM Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940)
1:15 PM Santa Fe Trail (1940)
3:15 PM One for the Book (1947)
5:00 PM Night Unto Night (1949)
6:30 PM Prisoner of War (1954)
8:00 PM Kings Row (1942)
10:15 PM Desperate Journey (1942)
12:15 AM The Last Outpost (1951)
2:00 AM John Loves Mary (1949)
3:45 AM An Angel from Texas (1940)
5:00 AM Sergeant Murphy (1938)
6:00 AM Hell's Kitchen (1939)
Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)
(Excerpt) Read more at turnerclassicmovies.com ...
If you'll hit the link above, there's a brief Reagan bio on that page. I only skimmed it, but it seems to be bereft of any partisanship.
How are we ever going to get any sleep this week?
LOL
Where's the Gipper movie?!
Oh no!
It was on ESPN Classics the other day. I don't know if it's a rights issue, or if they were just going for the more obscure titles.
OH MAN Rastus I send email to TCM on Monday morning but I think they were plan by pass Ronnie until thousand of emails were send in
Rack itt
I love TCM
I am shock they not showing Knute Rockie All American
OR Dark Victory yeah I know Ronnie is only in few scenes HEY he was in that movie
He play Bette Davis very drunk boyfriend in that movie
I think it might be rights who own it
I am surprise they not showing that movie Knute Rockie All American
Yeah maybe that reason too
Seem they showing ALL of Movies they have right too like Angels with Dirty Face and others movie
Least they should show Dark Victory or the Killerz
Guys since Reagan is dead don't be suprise if they do release that movie Killerz on DVD
There was a time TCM reacted immediately when an oldtime Hollywood star died. Then I think they got overwhelmed with Hollywood stars dropping left and right and changed the policy. TCM usually responds within the week the star died. And they always have a short memorial piece that runs several times a day, for a period of several days.
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In fact, the best story I know is that Reagan was so embarrassed by the second film in the quartet, "Code of the Secret Service," he implored Warner Bros. to not release it. Supposedly, the studio compromised and gave it a release that excluded Los Angeles and New York, so he wouldn't be embarrassed by it in front of his friends. Yet somewhere a young Jerry Parr saw the picture, loved it, and was inspired by it to become a Secret Service agent. Flash forward 42 years, to the day when John Hinkley attempted to assassinate President Reagan. Reagan's life was saved when Secret Service agent Jerry Parr instructed the limo driver to rush to the hospital instead of returning to the White House.
For those interested, the films in the series are:
Secret Service of the Air
Code of the Secret Service
Smashing the Money Ring
Murder in the Air
One of my favorites is John Loves Mary (1949): A World War II veteran's marriage of convenience threatens his real wedding plans. Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, Jack Carson. Director: David Butler. BW-96m
and
Desperate Journey (1942): American pilots stranded in Germany during World War II fight their way to freedom. Errol Flynn, Alan Hale, Ronald Reagan. Director: Raoul Walsh. BW-108m
and
The Last Outpost (1951): Brothers on opposite sides of the Civil War join forces to fight off marauding Indians. Ronald Reagan, Rhonda Fleming, Bill Williams. Director: Lewis R. Foster. C-89m. This films is not one of Reagan's best, but it shows how Confederates and the Southern Cause was shown before the PC Crowd got the upper hand...
Listing of Reagan Films from IMDb (http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001654/):
Killers, The (1964) .... Jack Browning
... aka Ernest Hemingway's The Killers (1964) (USA: promotional title)
Young Doctors, The (1961) (voice) .... Narrator
Hellcats of the Navy (1957) .... Cmdr. Casey Abbott (Captain, USS Starfish)
Tennessee's Partner (1955) .... Cowpoke
Cattle Queen of Montana (1955) .... Farrell
Prisoner of War (1954) .... Webb Sloane
Jungle Trap, The (1954) .... Steve Davis
Law and Order (1953) .... Frame Johnson
Tropic Zone (1953) .... Dan McCloud
She's Working Her Way Through College (1952) .... Prof. John Palmer
Winning Team, The (1952) .... Grover Cleveland Alexander
Hong Kong (1952) .... Jeff Williams
... aka Bombs Over China (1962) (USA: reissue title)
Big Truth, The (1951) .... Host/Narrator
Bedtime for Bonzo (1951) .... Prof. Peter Boyd
Last Outpost, The (1951) .... Capt. Vance Britten
... aka Cavalry Charge (1962) (USA: reissue title)
Storm Warning (1951) .... Burt Rainey
Louisa (1950) .... Hal Norton
Hasty Heart, The (1949) .... Yank
Girl from Jones Beach, The (1949) .... Bob Randolph (Robert Venerik)
Night Unto Night (1949) .... John Galen
John Loves Mary (1949) .... John Lawrence
Voice of the Turtle, The (1947) .... Sergeant Bill Page
... aka One for the Book (1947) (USA: reissue title)
That Hagen Girl (1947) .... Tom Bates
Stallion Road (1947) .... Larry Hanrahan
Cadet Classification (1943) .... Narrator
For God and Country (1943) .... Father Michael O'Keefe
This Is the Army (1943) (as Lt. Ronald Reagan) .... Johnny Jones
Desperate Journey (1942) .... Flying Officer Johnny Hammond
Juke Girl (1942) .... Steve Talbot
Kings Row (1942) .... Drake McHugh
Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941) .... Matt Sawyer
International Squadron (1941) .... Jimmy Grant
Million Dollar Baby (1941) .... Peter 'Pete' Rowan
Bad Man, The (1941) .... Gilbert 'Gil' Jones
... aka Two-Gun Cupid (1941) (UK)
Santa Fe Trail (1940) .... George Armstrong Custer
Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940) .... Eddie Kent
Knute Rockne All American (1940) .... George 'The Gipper' Gipp
... aka Modern Hero, A (1940) (UK)
Murder in the Air (1940) .... Brass Bancroft
Angel from Texas, An (1940) .... Marty Allen
Brother Rat and a Baby (1940) .... Dan Crawford
... aka Baby Be Good (1940) (UK)
Smashing the Money Ring (1939) .... Lt. 'Brass' Bancroft
... aka Queer Money (1939)
Angels Wash Their Faces, The (1939) .... Deputy Dist. Atty. Patrick 'Pat' Remson
... aka Angels Wash Their Faces (1939) (USA)
Hell's Kitchen (1939) .... Jim Donohue
Naughty But Nice (1939) .... Ed 'Eddie' Clark
Code of the Secret Service (1939) .... Lt. 'Brass' Bancroft
Dark Victory (1939) .... Alec Hamm
Secret Service of the Air (1939) .... Lt. 'Brass' Bancroft
Going Places (1938) .... Jack Withering
Brother Rat (1938) .... Dan Crawford
Girls on Probation (1938) .... Neil Dillon
Boy Meets Girl (1938) .... Announcer
Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse, The (1938) (uncredited) (voice) .... Radio Announcer
Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938) .... Pat Dunn
... aka Romance and Rhythm (1938) (UK)
Accidents Will Happen (1938) .... Eric Gregg
Swing Your Lady (1938) .... Jack Miller
Hollywood Hotel (1938) (uncredited) .... Radio anouncer
Submarine D-1 (1937) (scenes deleted) .... Paul, One of Ann's Suitors
Sergeant Murphy (1937) .... Pvt. Dennis Riley
Love Is on the Air (1937) .... Andy McCaine
... aka Radio Murder Mystery, The (1937) (UK)
Other favorites:
The Winning Team (1952)
The Hasty Heart (1949)
Hong Kong (1952)
Prisoner of War (1954)
She's Working Her Way Through College (1952)
For God and Country (1943)
Knute Rockne All American (1940)
Brother Rat (1938)
AND yes, Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)
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