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Part 2: May 2013 TCM Preview – A Look Inside My Now Playing Guide

Turner Classic Movies preview for May 2013. Part two of my day-by-day look at the TCM May 2013 schedule picks up on May 16. Focus on 1930s movies, especially the daytime schedule.

The Sin Ship (1931) – Astor’s Frisco Kitty Makes for Holy Wolheim

Written for The Mary Astor Blogathon, The Sin Ship (1931) stars Astor with Louis Wolheim, who also directed what would be his final film prior to his tragic death in 1931. Also starring Ian Keith and Hugh Herbert.

George Raft 1934 Godfrey Phillips Film Stars

Odds and Ends: A New Godfrey Phillips Gallery

Pointing to a brand new gallery on the site picturing the 1934 Godfrey Phillips Film Stars set of 50 tobacco cards.

Humphrey Bogart and Edward G Robinson 1940 A and M Wix Cinema Cavalcade Tobacco Card

May 2013 TCM Preview – A Look Inside My Now Playing Guide

Turner Classic Movies preview for May 2013. A day-by-day look at the TCM May 2013 schedule with daytime and late night DVR alerts. TCM puts the focus on Tough Guys, while I highlight Aline MacMahon, Busby Berkeley, Judy Garland, Joseph Cotten and others.

Lennox Pawle – The Career of Copperfield’s Mr. Dick

A brief biography of Lennox Pawle, best remembered as Mr. Dick in MGM’s 1935 adaptation of Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield. A stage actor of some prominence in London and New York, Pawle only appeared in 12 movies, including Copperfield.

The Penalty (1941) Starring Gene Reynolds and Edward Arnold

Roosty worships gangster dad “Stuff” Nelson in MGM’s The Penalty (1941). When the G-men send Roosty to the farm he has to adjust to life amongst the hicks. Starring Edward Arnold as Stuff, Lionel Barrymore and Gene Reynolds as Roosty.

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Her Man (1930) Starring Helen Twelvetrees and Phillips Holmes

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