Wallace Beery was chosen to be the 18th star profiled in this year's Summer Under the Stars.
You already know what I'm going to say. LOL I have no idea who Wallace Beery is; I haven't had the pleasure yet of viewing his films. But today we get to change that with 24 full hours of nothing but his work. I looked him up though, did any of you know he actually got his start in silents and was one of the stars who successfully transitioned to talkies during the '30s? He doesn't seem to be the silent film type to me, so you really do learn something new everyday. As a matter of fact, our first film today, 1920's The Last of the Mohicans, is a silent flick. I had no idea that the current one was a remake, first of all. I find myself in the same position I was in when I found out about Ben-Hur. Had no idea it was a silent, and I wondered how such an epic film could be carried out without dialogue. I wonder the same for Last of the Mohicans. We definitely have an array of films today, from crime to adventure and drama, to even a few comedies. Let's see what these movies are all about?
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Today's movies: (all times listed in EST)
6AM: Last of the Mohicans
7:30AM: The Big House
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9AM: The Bad Man of Brimstone
10:34AM: First Aid
10:45AM: Rationing
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12:30PM: The Champ
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1:59PM: Hot News Margie
2:05PM: Treasure Island
4:06PM: Midsummer Night's Dream--A Dream Comes True
4:15PM: Ah, Wilderness!
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6PM: A Date with Judy
*Daily Cinema Selection:*
8PM: Grand Hotel
10PM: Dinner at Eight
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12AM: Min and Bill
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1:15AM: Viva Villa!
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3:15AM: China Seas
4:45AM: The Bad Man
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Daily Cinema Selection: Grand Hotel
It was a little difficult for me to choose a film for today's Cinema because I was equally intrigued with both Grand Hotel and the movie that comes on right after it, Dinner at Eight. I was tempted to go with Dinner at Eight because it was a comedy and we've had so many serious flicks on here lately, but what won me over with Grand Hotel was the cast. This was a huge coup for those times and I love movies that feature multiple big-names sharing screen time. This movie stars Lionel Barrymore as a dying man, Joan Crawford as a stenographer, Greta Garbo as a ballerina and today's featured star, Wallace Beery, as a hardened businessman. Those are some pretty big names. The movie focuses on all of these characters as they are all guests in a posh Berlin hotel, dealing with scandal, heartache, and illness.
Channel Listings:
Dish--132
DirecTV--256
AT&T U-verse--796
*Today's tag is #BeeryTCM.*
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