TCM, Coming Attractions: March 17th

42nd Street (1933) - When the star of a Broadway show can't go on, a chorus girl must take her place on opening night.

Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) - A young man tries to conceal his background while helping put on a Broadway show.

Professional Sweetheart (1933) - A young radio star's on-air persona is one of complete purity, but she longs to break out and be wild.

Rafter Romance (1933) - Two people meet and fall in love before they realize that they are roommates.

Carnival Boat (1932) - A young logger falls in love with a showgirl.

Suicide Fleet (1931) - During WWI, three sailors love the same girl.

Chance at Heaven (1934) - A poor man breaks it off with his girlfriend to marry an heiress.

The Tenderfoot (1932) - Hoping to get rich, a cowboy backs a Broadway show.

You Said a Mouthful (1932) - An inventor is mistaken for a championship swimmer.

The Tip-Off (1932) - A radio repairman falls for a gangster's girl.

Finishing School (1934) - [This is TCM's brief synopsis:] "A boarding-school girl has to cope with family problems and puppy love."

For specific airing times see TCM's schedule.

TCM, Coming Attractions: March 10th

TCM is starting their salute to Ms. Rogers this Wednesday with all ten of her movies with Fred Astaire. The movies are listed according to the order in which they will be aired, and I've included a short plot synopsis for each film.

The Gay Divorcee (1934) - An unhappily married woman mistakes a dancer for her corespondent.

Top Hat (1935) - A woman mistakes her suitor for the husband of her best friend.

Swing Time (1936) - An gambler falls in love with a dance teacher, but he is already engaged to another woman.

Roberta (1935) - An American football player falls in love with a fashion designer after inheriting his aunt's fashionable Parisian dress shop.

Follow the Fleet (1936) - Two sailors fall in love with a pair of sisters in New York.

Shall We Dance (1937) - When a rumor that they are married reaches the press, two famous dancers believe that the only way to stop the rumor is to marry and publicly divorce, but it turns out that it isn't quite so simple.

Carefree (1938) - A woman falls in love with her fiancé's psychiatrist buddy.

The Story of Vernon & Irene Castle (1939) - Beautified biography of the famous dancing couple.

The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) - A Broadway director can't resist helping his wife in her new play, even after she leaves him.

Flying Down to Rio (1933) - A womanizing bandleader falls in love with the Brazilian beauty who is engaged to his best friend.

All of these are worth seeing, really, but I particularly recommend Top Hat, Swing Time, and Shall We Dance. Those are my three favorites.