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Janet Gaynor TCM Summer Under the Stars Picto-Sked

August 12, 2016 By Cliff Aliperti Leave a Comment

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Twenty-four hours of Janet Gaynor movies—12 in all!—start on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) at 6:00 am ET. These dozen films were released between 1928 and 1938 and include a few television rarities (Fox Films!). The daylong Gaynor-marathon begins with Small Town Girl (1936 – 6:00 am), which finds Gaynor cast opposite MGM’s rising leading man Robert Taylor in a movie directed by William A. Wellman.

Note: Today’s Janet Gaynor TCM Summer Under the Stars TCM mini-site is here.

Janet Gaynor 1920s Fan PhotoSeveral lesser-seen titles play on TCM today including the two Frank Borzage films that begin at 8:00 pm ET with Lucky Star (1929), which is immediately followed by Street Angel (1928) at 10 pm. Both of these Borzage titles pair Gaynor with Charles Farrell, the leading man she’s most associated with. Between 1927-1934 these two appeared in twelve feature films together, five of which TCM is playing on Friday. The other three Gaynor-Farrell movies on the schedule are Delicious (1931 – 12:00 pm), Change of Heart (1934 – 6:15 pm), and Sunnyside Up (1929 – 2:00 am). All five of these are new to me, which makes me pretty sure TCM doesn’t get to play them very often.

The best known title playing today is A Star Is Born (1937), which lives up to its reputation: if you only know the remakes, do try to view this version, also from director William A. Wellman. Another popular one among classic film fans is State Fair (1933)—I caught it a couple of years ago on TCM and recall coming away a bit lukewarm compared to what I’d heard via social media, but I’d like to give it another try sometime soon. Maybe today!

My favorite of the bunch that I have seen today (a light load considering I’ve still got to catch all those Gaynor-Farrell titles) is The Young in Heart (1938), which shows off Gaynor in a different light than I’m used to. She’s not even really playing a ‘bad girl’ in The Young in Heart, but she is a little edgier than usual. Gaynor is daughter in a family of con artists headed by father Roland Young with Billie Burke as the mother, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. costarring as Gaynor’s brother. Paulette Goddard is also in the cast as DFJ’s love interest. It’s a fun one (Roland Young is a hoot!), give it a shot if you’ve yet to catch it.

Today’s TCM US schedule follows and under that you’ll find one vintage newspaper advertisement for each of the twelve movies on today’s schedule. Also included are a few old movie card images to add splashes of color and clarity to the otherwise black and white page. Enjoy!

Janet Gaynor TCM Summer Under the Stars
US schedule, all times Eastern, August 12-13, 2016

  • 6:00 am – Small Town Girl (1936)
  • 8:00 am – The Young in Heart (1938)
  • 10:00 am – The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
  • 12:00 pm – Delicious (1931)
  • 2:00 pm – A Star Is Born (1937)
  • 4:15 pm – State Fair (1933)
  • 6:15 pm – Change of Heart (1934)
  • 8:00 pm – Lucky Star (1929)
  • 10:00 pm – Street Angel (1928)
  • 12:00 am – Ladies in Love (1936)
  • 2:00 am – Sunnyside Up (1929)
  • 4:15 am – Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)

Small Town Girl (1936)

Small Town Girl 1936 newspaper ad

Above clipped from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal (SC), 13 September 1936, page 27. Review I posted in 2010.



The Young in Heart (1938)

The Young in Heart 1939 newspaper ad

Above clipped from the St. Petersburg Independent (FL), 23 February 1939, page 8.

Janet Gaynor 1934 John Player



The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)

The Farmer Takes a Wife 1935 newspaper ad

Above clipped from the Lawrence Daily Journal (KS), 10 August 1935, page 3.

Janet Gaynor 1930s Josetti



Delicious (1931)

Delicious 1932 newspaper movie ad

Above clipped from the Schenectady Gazette (NY), 10 February 1932, page 6.

Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor 1937 John Sinclair Film Stars



A Star Is Born (1937

A Star Is Born 1937 newspaper ad

Above clipped from the Buffalo Courier Express (NY), 21 May 1937, page 10.

Janet Gaynor Fredric March and Adolphe Menjou 1940 Max Cinema Cavalcade

Fredric March and Janet Gaynor 1940 Max Cinema Cavalcade



State Fair (1933)

State Fair 1933 newspaper movie ad

Above clipped from the Reading Eagle (PA), 4 March 1933, page 9.

I thought this one was a bit of a find: note the text above Gaynor and all of the other stars, then see the date credited just above—4 March 1933 was the date of Roosevelt’s first inauguration.



Change of Heart (1934)

Change of Heart 1934 newspaper ad

Above clipped from the Spokane Daily Chronicle (WA), 29 June 1934, page 14.

James Dunn and Janet Gaynor 1937 John Sinclair



Lucky Star (1929)

Lucky Star 1930 newspaper ad

Above clipped from the Tuscaloosa News (AL), 5 January 1930, page 13.



Street Angel (1928)

Street Angel 1928 newspaper ad

Above clipped from the St. Petersburg Independent (FL), 29 September 1928, page 4.

Janet Gaynor 1929 Movie Land Keeno Game Card



Ladies in Love (1936)

Ladies in Love 1936 newspaper ad

Above clipped from the Pittsburgh Press (PA), 7 October 1936, page 21.



Sunnyside Up (1929)

Sunny Side Up 1930 newspaper ad

Above clipped from the Tuscaloosa News (AL), 26 January 1930, page 8.

Janet Gaynor 1934 John Player



Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)

Three Loves Has Nancy 1938 newspaper ad

Above clipped from the Beaver and Rochester Daily Times (PA), 3 November 1938, page 2.

Robert Montgomery and Janet Gaynor 1939 Godfrey Phillips



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The text schedule once more:

Janet Gaynor TCM Summer Under the Stars
US schedule, all times Eastern, August 12-13, 2016

  • 6:00 am – Small Town Girl (1936)
  • 8:00 am – The Young in Heart (1938)
  • 10:00 am – The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
  • 12:00 pm – Delicious (1931)
  • 2:00 pm – A Star Is Born (1937
  • 4:15 pm – State Fair (1933)
  • 6:15 pm – Change of Heart (1934)
  • 8:00 pm – Lucky Star (1929)
  • 10:00 pm – Street Angel (1928)
  • 12:00 am – Ladies in Love (1936)
  • 2:00 am – Sunnyside Up (1929)
  • 4:15 am – Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)

I suspect “Picto-Sked” will return next Friday, August 19, for Ruby Keeler day. Here’s hoping I’ll be able to top that one off by finding an old ad for The Phynx (1970)! Until then—

Enjoy!

Janet Gaynor 1930s Picturegoer Postcard

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