If You Carry A Torch For Carole Lombard...

[arwalden]

... then you'll enjoy TCM this afternoon. She's one of my favorites.

[noonwitch]

1. Poor Gable never did get over her death.

She was so young when she died.

[calico1]

2. She decided to take a plane instead of a train

because she was suspicious that he was fooling around with Lana Turner. If only she had taken the train!

I think she was one of the best comedic actresses to come out of Hollywood. Unfortunately she is not remembered all that much today except for rabid fans like me! I have my TV tuned to TCM right now!

[Hell Hath No Fury]

3. She was an incredibly...

smart, funny, and beautiful woman who had a wonderfully contemporary feeling as an actor. So many of the actors from that era seem to be very much of their times, but not her -- her work holds up well to time.

What movies are they playing???

[arwalden]

5. Lineup: ...

6:00am Racketeer, The (1929)
A young beauty marries a gangster to help her musician boyfriend's career.
Cast: Robert Armstrong, Carole Lombard, John Loder. Dir: Howard Higgin. BW-66 mins

7:30am Gay Bride, The (1934)
A gold digger tries to get ahead by marrying a succession of ill-fated racketeers.
Cast: Carole Lombard, Chester Morris, ZaSu Pitts. Dir: Jack Conway. BW-80 mins, TV-G

9:00am Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
When success goes to his head, a bandleader could lose everything.
Cast: Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Dorothy Lamour. Dir: Mitchell Leisen. BW-97 mins, TV-PG

11:00am My Man Godfrey (1936)
A zany heiress tries to help a tramp by making him the family butler.
Cast: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady. Dir: Gregory La Cava. BW-94 mins, TV-G

12:45pm Nothing Sacred (1937)
When a small-town girl is diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an ambitious newspaper man turns her into a national heroine.
Cast: Carole Lombard, Fredric March, Walter Connolly. Dir: William A. Wellman. C-75 mins, TV-PG

2:00pm Fools For Scandal (1938)
A Hollywood star falls for a broken down aristocrat.
Cast: Carole Lombard, Fernand Gravet, Ralph Bellamy. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. BW-81 mins, TV-G

3:45pm Lady By Choice (1934)
Cast: Carole Lombard, May Robson BW-78 mins, TV-G

5:15pm Princess Comes Across, The (1936)
A Brooklyn girl masquerades as a princess to land a Hollywood contract.
Cast: Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Alison Skipworth. Dir: William Howard. BW-76 mins, TV-G

6:45pm Love Before Breakfast (1936)
A Park Avenue beauty plays two suitors against each other.
Cast: Carole Lombard, Preston Foster, Cesar Romero. Dir: Walter Lang. BW-70 mins, TV-G

TCM's Evening Theme: CAROLE LOMBARD

8:00pm Hands Across the Table (1935)
A manicurist uses her beauty and emery board to snag a rich husband.
Cast: Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Ralph Bellamy. Dir: Mitchell Leisen. BW-81 mins, TV-G

9:30pm We're Not Dressing (1934)
A marooned socialite finds herself taking orders from the sailor she had snubbed before their shipwreck.
Cast: Carole Lombard, Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman. Dir: Norman Taurog. BW-77 mins, TV-G

11:00pm Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
A quarrelsome couple discovers their marriage isn't legal.
Cast: Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. BW-95 mins, TV-G

12:45am To Be or Not to Be (1942)
A troupe of squabbling actors joins the Polish underground to dupe the Nazis.
Cast: Jack Benny, Carole Lombard, Robert Stack. Dir: Ernst Lubitsch. BW-99 mins, TV-PG

2:30am In Name Only (1939)
A wealthy man falls for a widow but can't get his wife to divorce him.
Cast: Cary Grant, Carole Lombard, Kay Francis. Dir: John Cromwell. BW-94 mins, TV-G

4:15am Vigil In The Night (1940)
A good nurse ruins her career by covering up for her sister's careless mistake.
Cast: Carole Lombard, Anne Shirley, Brian Aherne. Dir: George Stevens. BW-96 mins, TV-PG

[Hell Hath No Fury]

7. Wow! I have not seen...

so many of those! I love seeing the more obscure older films that were still good but not huge hits and/or "classics".

The desciption of "We're not Dressing" sounds a lot like "Swept Away".

I think I know what I'll be doing tonight!!

Thanks for the heads-up, Arwalden!

[terrya]

9. I like "Mr and Mrs Smith" a lot.

Nice movie. Robert Montgomery was the father of a certain 60's television sitcom actress. :-)

Thanks for the heads-up.

T

[calico1]

10. I have that movie and I agree..

it's one of my favorite Carole Lombard movies. Did you know they originally wanted Cary Grant? I think Robert Montgomery did a good job but I wonder how the movie would have been with Cary Grant in that role. Oh yes,...he is the father of a certain 60's actress who twitched her nose a lot. :-)

[terrya]

11. I didn't know that about Cary Grant.

Thanks for the info. I can definitely see him in that role. But Robert Montgomery gave a nice performance in it. :-)

[CBHagman]

4. My Man Godfrey is a must-see.

She is paired with the great William Powell. Just strap yourself in and enjoy the ride.

[arwalden]

6. I Positively ADORE That Movie Too!!

[flamingyouth]

8. I do indeed

She was a wonderful actress and person. She had a Liberty ship named after her too, the USS Carole Lombard. :patriot:

Thanks for the heads up.