TCM Schedule for Tuesday, May 29: Movie Series

[CBHagman]

Time for Bing and Bob, and Boston Blackie, and Bulldog Drummond!

Sandwiched in there is some Marxist mania.

Tuesday, May 29th, 2018

1:49 AM
GLIMPSES OF WESTERN GERMANY ( 1954)
A short tour of still WWII-ravaged Western Germany, visiting Hamburg, Bremen, Munich, and Heidelberg.
Dir: James A. FitzPatrick
C- 8 mins,

2:00 AM
BREAKTHROUGH ( 1950)
An American infantry unit moves from basic training to combat in Europe.
Dir: Lewis Seiler Cast: David Brian , John Agar , Frank Lovejoy .
BW- 91 mins, CC,

3:45 AM
NAKED AND THE DEAD, THE ( 1958)
A green lieutenant comes up against incompetent officers and a sadistic sergeant during World War II.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Aldo Ray , Cliff Robertson , Raymond Massey .
C- 131 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 AM
IRON PETTICOAT, THE ( 1956)
Against their better judgment, a romance develops between an Air Force officer and a Soviet aviatrix.
Dir: Ralph Thomas Cast: Bob Hope , Katharine Hepburn , Noelle Middleton .
C- 94 mins, CC,

7:45 AM
MY FAVORITE BRUNETTE ( 1947)
A baby photographer mistaken for a private eye ends up framed for murder.
Dir: Elliott Nugent Cast: Bob Hope , Dorothy Lamour , Peter Lorre .
BW- 86 mins, CC,

9:15 AM
CRITIC'S CHOICE ( 1963)
A Broadway critic must write a negative review about his wife's play.
Dir: Don Weis Cast: Bob Hope , Lucille Ball , Marilyn Maxwell .
C- 100 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:00 AM
GLOBAL AFFAIR, A ( 1964)
A U.N. official tries to locate the mother of an abandoned baby.
Dir: Jack Arnold Cast: Bob Hope , Lilo Pulver , Michele Mercier .
BW- 84 mins, CC,

12:30 PM
PAREE, PAREE ( 1934)
In this musical short, a condensed version of "Fifty Million Frenchmen" (1931), a wealthy American meets the girl of his dreams and makes a bet that they will be engaged without her knowing of his riches. Vitaphone Release 1752-1753.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Dorothy Stone , Billie Leonard , Charles Collins .
BW- 21 mins,

1:00 PM
ROAD TO BALI ( 1953)
Two song-and-dance men on the run dive for treasure while competing for a beautiful princess.
Dir: Hal Walker Cast: Bing Crosby , Bob Hope , Dorothy Lamour .
C- 91 mins, CC,

2:45 PM
BACHELOR IN PARADISE ( 1961)
A writer moves into a housing development to study married couples.
Dir: Jack Arnold Cast: Bob Hope , Lana Turner , Janis Paige .
C- 109 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:36 PM
CARO NOME ( 1926)
Metropolitan Opera star Marion Talley sings "Caro Nome" from Verdi's opera Rigoletto in this short film, part of the first program of shorts that accompanied "Don Juan" (1926). Vitaphone Release 308.
Dir: Edwin B. DuPar
BW- 7 mins,



4:45 PM
NIGHT AT THE OPERA, A ( 1935)
Three zanies turn an operatic performance into chaos in their efforts to promote their protege's romance with the leading lady.
Dir: Sam Wood Cast: Groucho Marx , Chico Marx , Harpo Marx .
BW- 91 mins, CC,

6:30 PM
ROOM SERVICE ( 1938)
Three zany producers try to extend their hotel credit until they can get a play mounted.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Groucho Marx , Chico Marx , Harpo Marx .
BW- 79 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: MOVIE SERIES

8:00 PM
MEET BOSTON BLACKIE ( 1941)
A reformed thief uncovers a spy ring while investigating a murder at sea.
Dir: Robert Florey Cast: Chester Morris , Rochelle Hudson , Richard Lane .
BW- 61 mins, CC,

9:07 PM
MY TOMATO ( 1943)
In this comedic short, Robert Benchley attempts to grow his own tomatoes.
Dir: Will Jason Cast: Monte F. Collins , John Dilson , Robert Benchley .
BW- 7 mins,

9:15 PM
CONFESSIONS OF BOSTON BLACKIE ( 1941)
A reformed thief cracks a ring of art thieves to clear himself of murder charges.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Chester Morris , Harriet Hilliard , Richard Lane .
BW- 65 mins, CC,

10:30 PM
ALIAS BOSTON BLACKIE ( 1942)
A reformed thief tracks down an escaped convict so he can prove the man is innocent.
Dir: Lew Landers Cast: Chester Morris , Adele Mara , Richard Lane .
BW- 67 mins, CC,

11:45 PM
BOSTON BLACKIE GOES HOLLYWOOD ( 1942)
When he's framed for robbery, a reformed thief takes off to find the real culprit.
Dir: Michael Gordon Cast: Chester Morris , William Wright , Constance Worth .
BW- 68 mins, CC,

1:00 AM
AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH BOSTON BLACKIE ( 1943)
A reformed thief gets himself arrested fetching some jewels for a friend.
Dir: Lew Landers Cast: Chester Morris , Richard Lane , Ann Savage .
BW- 65 mins, CC,

2:15 AM
BULLDOG DRUMMOND ( 1929)
A British adventurer helps a blonde beauty rescue her uncle from an unscrupulous psychiatrist.
Dir: F. Richard Jones Cast: Ronald Colman , Joan Bennett , Lilyan Tashman .
BW- 89 mins, CC,

3:46 AM
CRAZY HOUSE ( 1930)
In this short film, a woman takes a tour of the "Lame Brain Sanitarium" and meets some of its strange patients.
Cast: Vernon Dent , Nat Pendleton , Benny Rubin .
C- 13 mins,

4:00 AM
RETURN OF BULLDOG DRUMMOND, THE ( 1934)
Dir: Walter Summers Cast: Joyce Kennedy , Ralph Richardson , Ann Todd .
BW- 65 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:15 AM
BULLDOG DRUMMOND ESCAPES ( 1937)
Captain Drummond becomes a prisoner when he intents to protect a beautiful heiress of an espionage organization.
Dir: James Hogan Cast: Ray Milland , Sir Guy Standing , Heather Angel .
BW- 67 mins,

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. Night at the Opera. +1

[Staph]

2. May 29 is Bob Hope's birthday.

But I can't find the same date associated with any of the Marx Brothers. That's okay; any day is a good day to watch the Marx Brothers!

[CBHagman]

3. Bob Hope's birthday completely slipped my mind.

I was so intent on connections to movie series that I ignored the multiple Hope-centric (or Audacity of Hope?) pictures.

On edit: Strange to think that he played opposite both Peter Lorre and Katharine Hepburn.