Just a reminder: Turner Classic Movies (TCM) begins its Wednesday series of big band movies and shorts tonight -- 5PM Pacific, 8 PM Eastern.
The films and shorts will be shown every Wednesday in July. Each night, they will run for nearly 12 hours! Get your VHS or DVD recorder ready!
Visit the TCM web site for more info:
http://www.tcm.com/index.jsp
Here is tonight's schedule (all times Eastern):
8:00 PM - Hollywood Hotel (1937)
A small-town boy wins a Hollywood talent contest. Cast: Dick Powell,
Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane. Dir: Busby Berkeley. BW-110 mins, TV-G, CC
10:00 PM - Las Vegas Nights (1941)
A vaudeville act tries to turn a broken-down house into a posh
nightclub. Cast: Constance Moore, Bert Wheeler, Phil Regan. Dir: Ralph
Murphy. BW-87 mins
11:45 PM - Reveille With Beverly (1943)
A tap-dancing lady disc jockey finds herself torn between a wealthy
man and his former chauffeur. Cast: Ann Miller, William Wright, Dick
Purcell. Dir: Charles Barton. BW-78 mins, TV-G
1:07 AM - Short Film: Somewhat Secret (1939) - BW-21 mins
1:30 AM - Dancing Co-Ed (1939)
A college girl fights to survive in academia and show business. Cast:
Lana Turner, Richard Carlson, Artie Shaw. Dir: S. Sylvan Simon. BW-84
mins, TV-G, CC
3:00 AM - Best Foot Forward (1943)
A movie star wreaks havoc when she accepts an invitation to a military
academy dance. Cast: Lucille Ball, June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven. Dir:
Edward Buzzell. C-94 mins, TV-G, CC
4:45 AM - Short Film: Headline Bands (1945)
Clips of various orchestras are featured in this Melody Masters Bands
short. Cast: Larry Clinton, Jimmy Dorsey, Vincent Lopez. Dir: Jack
Scholl, Lloyd French, Joseph Henabery, Roy Mack. BW-9 mins
4:55 AM - Short Film: JIMMIE LUNCEFORD AND HIS DANCE ORCHESTRA (1937)
In this short, Jimmie Lunceford and his orchestra perform their upbeat
jazz with the help of guest performers. Cast: Jimmie Lunceford, The
Three Brown Jacks. Dir: Joseph Henabery. BW-10 mins
5:10 AM - Short Film: JAMMIN' THE BLUES (1944)
In this short, prominent jazz musicans of the 1940s get together for a
rare filming of a jam session. Cast: Lester Young, Marie Bryant,
George 'Red' Callender. Dir: Gjon Mili. BW-10 mins
5:25 AM - Short Film: FREDDIE RICH AND HIS ORCHESTRA IN "MIRRORS" (1934)
In this short film, Freddie Rich and his orchestra perform popular
songs and accompany guest performers. Cast: Freddie Rich, Vera Van,
The Eton Boys. Dir: Roy Mack. BW-11 mins
5:40 AM - Short Film: LARRY CLINTON AND ORCHESTRA W/ CAROL BRUCE (1938)
In this short, Larry Clinton and his orchestra bring in two guest
performers. Cast: Larry Clinton, Carol Bruce. Dir: Lloyd French. BW-10
mins
Enjoy!
George Spink
Los Angeles, California
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
TCM Begins Big Band Month Tonight
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1 comments:
Thanks for the tip-off to these great movies.
"Somewhat Secret" is a hoot. The schoolmarm makes many hilarious melodramatic pronouncements against the evils of swing music and jitterbug, forbidding her schoolgirls to dance, all the while falling in love with the man she believes to be a stuffy chemistry professor -- but who is actually a swing bandleader in hiding. The final dance number features plenty of down & dirty jitterbug as well a good chunk of balboa. 21 minutes of loopy fun.
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