Wishing Sir Sidney Poitier a happy 93rd birthday!
The Music Man (6AM/5AM)
The Music Man will be back on Broadway this September with Hugh Jackman playing Prof. Harold Hill.
Tulsa (8:45AM/7:45AM)
One of my favorite behind the scenes quotes comes from Robert Preston: ”Anything I have to say about Susan Hayward you couldn’t print.” OUCH!!!
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (10:30AM/9:30AM)
Susan Hayward’s first of five Best Actress nominations. She finally won on her fifth try.
Experiment Perilous (12:15PM/11:15AM)
I haven’t seen this film, so go watch the Hedy Lamarr documentary Bombshell on Netflix.
Algiers (2PM/1PM)
This is the film where Warner Bros. animation got the idea of Pepe Le Pew.
After the Thin Man (3:45PM/2:45PM)
One of the first sequels in cinema.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (5:45PM/4:45PM)
There are no lost causes.
The Talk of the Town (8PM/7PM)
Cary Grant is framed for murder and hides out with Jean Arthur while she takes in Professor Ronald Colman as a boarder.
My Favorite Wife (10:15PM/9:15PM)
Cary’s first wife comes back the day he marries wife number two.
The White Cliffs of Dover (midnight/11PM)
Look for a young Elizabeth Taylor.
Too Young to Kiss (2:15AM/1:15AM)
A real-life 33-year-old woman plays a mid-twenties aspiring pianist who poses as her 12-year-old sister!
Torch Song (4:15AM/3:15AM
OH
MY
GOD!!!
Mariah's Musings 