Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Robert Montgomery Alert

May 21st is the 105th anniversary of the birth of one of my favorite actors, Robert Montgomery.

In honor of the day, Turner Classic Movies is showing a Montgomery marathon with a whopping 9 movies. The films are listed below; if I have previously reviewed a movie, the title is hyperlinked:

THEIR OWN DESIRE (1929): Montgomery and Norma Shearer are carefree young lovers who discover their parents are having an affair. A very good movie and the Norconian Resort too!

THE BIG HOUSE (1930): I've never seen this one and have set it to record.

STRANGERS MAY KISS (1931): Another Shearer-Montgomery teaming, with a strange but watchable pre-Code plot.

HIDE-OUT (1934): My favorite Montgomery film. His last couple scenes are absolutely wonderful. Maureen O'Sullivan is his leading lady.

THE LAST OF MRS. CHEYNEY (1937): Montgomery teamed with William Powell -- they are the essence of '30s cool.

THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS (1938): Here's another film I'll be recording Thursday. Virginia Bruce co-stars.

MR. AND MRS. SMITH (1941): Montgomery, Carole Lombard, and Alfred Hitchcock team for a unique comedy.

HERE COMES MR. JORDAN (1941): A classic film which netted Montgomery his second Oscar nomination for Best Actor. I first saw this film at the late, lamented Vagabond Theater in Los Angeles.

LADY IN THE LAKE (1947): Montgomery starred and directed in this groundbreaking mystery using the camera to tell the story from a first-person point of view.

Here's more from Carrie at Classic Montgomery.

Classic film fans, start your recorders!

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