Interesting facts about today’s films:
- This was Greta Garbo’s 3rd and final nomination for Best Actress. She never won a competitive Oscar but received an Honorary Academy Award in 1954.
- Spencer Tracy did not like his performance as Jekyll and Hyde.
- Sydney Greenstreet made his film debut at age 61 in The Maltese Falcon and he received a Best Supporting Actor nomination.
- Lassie was a boy named Pal.
Ninotchka (6:30AM/5:30AM)-The one where Garbo laughed.
Morning Glory (8:30AM/7:30AM)-The one where Hepburn won her first of four Best Actress Oscar.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (10AM/9AM)-the 1941 adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous novel.
The Maltese Falcon (noon/11AM)-would you believe this was the third adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s novel in a decade?!
Little Women (2PM/1PM)-the 1949 adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel.
Lassie Come Home (4:15PM/3:15PM)-SPOILER ALERT! Lassie comes home. What? You were expecting a sad ending? The film was made during WWII; the audience needed to see a happy film.
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (6PM/5PM)-that slap was real!
The Adventures of Robin Hood (8PM/7PM)
Hold Back the Dawn (10PM/9PM)-a gigolo marries an American teacher to get a green card.
All This, and Heaven Too (12:15AM/11:15PM)-a love story where the guy falls in love with his children’s nanny and then kills his wife.
Dark Victory (2:45AM/1:45AM)-Bette looks really good for someone with cancer.
42nd Street (4:45AM/3:45AM)-go backstage and see how a musical is made.
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