Here are 10 things you should know about Richard Gaines, born 119 years ago today. He enjoyed success in the theatre before turning to pictures and then television.
Tag: The More the Merrier
10 Things You Should Know About Jean Arthur
Here are 10 things you should know about Jean Arthur, born 122 years ago today. A reluctant and, some say, unlikely star, she was one of the true greats of screwball and romantic comedies.
10 Things You Should Know About Charles Coburn
Here are 10 things you should know about Charles Coburn, born 145 years ago today. Though he was one of Hollywood’s best character actors, he had a dark side that belied his onscreen persona.
10 Things You Should Know About Bruce Bennett
Here are 10 things you should know about Bruce Bennett, born 116 years ago today. He enjoyed a prolific career and is one of those faces that movie fans know, even if they can’t quite recall his name.
A Quartet of Screwball Comedy Classics on TCM
Tonight’s a big night for fans of classic romantic and screwball comedies: Beginning at 8 p.m. ET, TCM is airing four favorites in a row, so set those DVRs now (that’s assuming you’re not prepared to stay up until 4 a.m.):
8:00 p.m.
His Girl Friday (1940)
An unscrupulous editor plots to keep his star reporter-and ex-wife-from re-marrying.
Dir: Howard Hawks; Cast: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy
10:00 p.m.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
A zany heiress tries to help a tramp by making him the family butler.
Dir: Gregory La Cava; Cast: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady
12:00 a.m.
Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
A woman’s two lives as small-town innocent and author of torrid romances collide.
Dir: Richard Boleslawski; Cast: Irene Dunne, Melvyn Douglas, Thomas Mitchell
2:00 a.m.
The More the Merrier (1943)
The World War II housing shortage brings three people together for an unlikely romance.
Dir: George Stevens; Cast: Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn