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.

TCM March Star Of The Month

Guess who TCM chose as their Star Of The Month for March 2010? That's right, Ginger Rogers. An it's about time! I have seriously waited for her to be SOTM for 2 years people!! I am super excited, even though I've already seen all the movies the're showing. Hopefully there will be a lot of little extras, like those segments where they have co-tars or people who knew them talk about the SOTM or what it was like working with them etc. Because I've never seen one of those on Ginger yet.

And I LOVE the Now Playing cover, too. That photo is one of my favorites, and the even chose pink for the fon color. (Pink was Ginger's favorite color, if you didn't know).


Every Wednesday in March starting 8 PM Eastern on March 10 and running through April 1, TCM will be showing Ginger Rogers films. Here's the schedule:

March 10, 2010
8:00 PM: The Gay Divorcee (1934)
10:00 PM: Top Hat (1935)
12:00 AM: Swing Time (1936)
2:00 AM: Roberta (1935)

March 11, 2010
4:00 AM: Follow The Fleet (1936)
6:00 AM: Shall We Dance (1937)
8:00 AM: Carefree (1938)
9:30 AM: The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
11:15 AM: The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
1:15 PM: Flying Down to Rio (1933)

March 17, 2010
8:00 PM: 42nd Street (1932)
9:45 PM: Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
11:30 PM: Professional Sweetheart (1933)

March 18, 2010
1:00 AM: Rafter Romance (1934)
2:15 AM: Carnival Boat (1932)
3:30 AM: Suicide Fleet (1931)
5:00 AM: Chance At Heaven (1933)
6:15 AM: The Tenderfoot (1932)
7:30 AM: You Said A Mouthful (1932)
9:00 AM: The Tip-Off (1932)
10:15 AM: Finishing School (1934)

March 24, 2010
8:00 PM: Vivacious Lady (1938)
9:45 PM: Bachelor Mother (1939)
11:15 PM: Stage Door (1937)

March 25, 2010
1:00 AM: Having Wonderful Time (1938)
2:15 AM: Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)
3:45 AM: In Person (1935)
5:15 AM: Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
7:00 AM: Upperworld (1934)
8:15 AM: Romance In Manhattan (1935)
9:45 AM: Star Of Midnight (1935)
11:30 AM: Perfect Strangers (1950)

March 31, 2010
8:00 PM: Kitty Foyle (1940)
10:00 PM: Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)
11:30 PM: The Major and the Minor (1942)
1:30 AM: Primrose Path (1940)

April 1, 2010
3:15 AM: Lucky Partners (1940)
5:00 AM: Once Upon A Honeymoon (1942)
7:00 AM: Tender Comrade (1943)
8:45 AM: Weekend at the Waldorf (1946)
11:00 AM: The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)
12:45 PM: It Had to Be You (1947)
2:30 PM: Tight Spot (1955)

Though they're missing a few of my favorites (I'll Be Seeing You & Monkey Business) I know I'll be tuning in. Even though I have seen most of these 50 times already, it's still enjoyable to watch them on TV. I do wish they were showing Dreamboat & Harlow though, because I haven't seen those yet. Still, I've never seen The First Traveling Saleslady so I'll get to see that one. Mabe TCM doesn't have the right to the other two films? Hmmm, I don't know, but either way Wednesday's are going to be marvelous next month for sure.