In The Spotlight Over There On TCM...Actor Bob Tay

[filmnoirfanatic]

TCM...SCHEDULE FOR APRIL...
TCM SCHEDULE FOR APRIL

Actor Robert Taylor, is in the spotlight the entire month of April...


My Question To You Is This...What Is Your Favorite Robert Taylor Films?


The Star of the Month is actor Robert Taylor...What are your favorite Films starring actor Taylor?
My Film Noir Newpaper Changes Monthly...

Of course...I like his film noir...High Wall, The Bribe, Johnny Eager, Conspirators, Rogue Cop, Under Current, (Katherine Hepburn's first and only film noir) Nick Ray's colour noir Party Girl, and (Ivanhoe...Which of course is a NonNoir) But, most importantly he had the distinct honour of once being married to that film noir icon Miss Barbara Stanwyck.(Double Indemnity, The file on Thelma Jordon, Sorry,Wrong Number, Jeopardy, East Side, West Side...etc, etc, etc...)
Overview:
Date of Birth:5 August 1911, Filley, Nebraska,
Date of Death:8 June 1969, Santa Monica, California,

Mini Biography:Spangler Arlington Brugh -- for such was the impressive name with which... See more »

Actor Robert Taylor died of lung cancer - he was a chain smoker - at the age of 57...
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Filmography
Where Angels Go Trouble Follows! (1968) .... Mr. Farriday - The 'In' Group
Le rouble à deux faces (1968) .... Anderson
... aka "Hot Line" - USA (video title)
... aka "The Day the Hot Line Got Hot" - USA
"Hondo" .... Gallagher (2 episodes, 1967)
- Hondo and the War Cry (1967) TV episode .... Gallagher
- Hondo and the Eagle Claw (1967) TV episode .... Gallagher
Hondo and the Apaches (1967) (TV) .... Gallagher
Return of the Gunfighter (1967) .... Ben Wyatt
La sfinge d'oro (1967) .... Prof. Karl Nichols
... aka "The Glass Sphinx" - USA
Savage Pampas (1966) .... Captain Martín
Johnny Tiger (1966) .... George Dean
The Night Walker (1964) .... Barry Moreland
... aka "William Castle's The Night Walker" - USA (complete title)
A House Is Not a Home (1964) .... Frank Costigan
Cattle King (1963) .... Sam Brassfield
... aka "Cattle King of Wyoming" - USA (alternative title)
Miracle of the White Stallions (1963) .... Col. Podhajsky
"The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" .... Captain Matt Holbrook / ... (98 episodes, 1959-1962)
- Saturday Edition (1962) TV episode .... Captain Matt Holbrook
- Strangers in the House (1962) TV episode .... Captain Matt Holbrook
- The Walls Have Eyes (1962) TV episode .... Captain Matt Holbrook
- The Fourth Commandment (1962) TV episode .... Captain Matt Holbrook
- Finders Keepers (1962) TV episode .... Captain Matt Holbrook
(93 more)


Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959) .... Robert Adamson
The House of the Seven Hawks (1959) .... John Nordley
The Hangman (1959) .... Mackenzie Bovard
Party Girl (1958) .... Thomas 'Tommy' Farrell
The Law and Jake Wade (1958) .... Jake Wade
Saddle the Wind (1958) .... Steve Sinclair Double S Owner
Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957) .... Lloyd Tredman
The Power and the Prize (1956) .... Cliff Barton
D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) .... Capt. Brad Parker
The Last Hunt (1956) .... Charlie Gilson
Quentin Durward (1955) .... Quentin Durward
... aka "Sir Walter Scott's Quentin Durward" - USA (complete title)
Many Rivers to Cross (1955) .... Bushrod Gentry
Rogue Cop (1954) .... Det. Sgt. Christopher Kelvaney
Valley of the Kings (1954) .... Mark Brandon
Knights of the Round Table (1953) .... Lancelot
All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) .... Joel Shore
Ride, Vaquero! (1953) .... Rio
Above and Beyond (1952) .... Lt. Col. Paul W. Tibbets 509th Composite Group CO (pilot of Enola Gay)
Ivanhoe (1952) .... Ivanhoe
Westward the Women (1951) .... Buck Wyatt
Quo Vadis (1951) .... Marcus Vinicius
Devil's Doorway (1950) .... Lance Poole
Ambush (1950) .... Ward Kinsman


Conspirator (1949) .... Maj. Michael Curragh
The Bribe (1949) .... Rigby
High Wall (1947) .... Steven Kenet
Undercurrent (1946) .... Alan Garroway
Song of Russia (1944) .... John Meredith
Bataan (1943) .... Sgt. Bill Dane
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 2 (1943) .... Instructor
Primary Flight Instruction: Stearman N2-S Part 1 (1943) .... Instructor
Stand by for Action (1942) .... Lieut. Gregg Masterman
Her Cardboard Lover (1942) .... Terry Trindale
Johnny Eager (1941) .... John 'Johnny' Eager
When Ladies Meet (1941) .... Jimmy Lee
Billy the Kid (1941) .... Billy Bonney
Flight Command (1940) .... Ensign Alan Drake
Escape (1940) .... Mark Preysing
Waterloo Bridge (1940) .... Roy Cronin


Remember? (1939) .... Jeffrey 'Jeff' Holland
Lady of the Tropics (1939) .... William 'Bill' Carey
Lucky Night (1939) .... William 'Bill' Overton
Stand Up and Fight (1939) .... Blake Cantrell
The Crowd Roars (1938) .... Thomas 'Tommy'/'Killer' McCoy
Three Comrades (1938) .... Erich Lohkamp
A Yank at Oxford (1938) .... Lee Sheridan
Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) .... Stephan 'Steve' Raleigh
Lest We Forget (1937)
This Is My Affair (1937) .... Lt. Richard L. Perry
Personal Property (1937) .... Raymond Dabney aka Ferguson
Camille (1936) .... Armand Duval
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) .... 'Bow' Timberlake
His Brother's Wife (1936) .... Chris Claybourne
Private Number (1936) .... Richard Winfield
Small Town Girl (1936) .... Dr. Robert 'Bob' Dakin
... aka "One Horse Town" - USA (TV title)
Magnificent Obsession (1935) .... Dr. Robert Merrick
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) .... Robert Gordon
Murder in the Fleet (1935) .... Lt. Tom 'Tommy' Randolph
West Point of the Air (1935) .... 'Jasky' Jaskarelli
Times Square Lady (1935) .... Steven J. 'Steve' Gordon
Society Doctor (1935) .... Dr. Tommy 'Sprout' Ellis
Crime Does Not Pay Series No. 1 Entitled 'Buried Loot' (1935) .... Albert 'Al' Douglas
... aka "Buried Loot" - USA (short title)
... aka "Crime Does Not Pay #1: Buried Loot" - USA (series title)
A Wicked Woman (1934) .... Bill Renton, Yancey's Love
There's Always Tomorrow (1934) .... Arthur White
... aka "Too Late for Love" - USA (TV title)
The Spectacle Maker (1934) (uncredited) .... The Duchess's Paramour
Handy Andy (1934) .... Lloyd Burmeister



DeeDee

[Midge]

My favorite Rogers film is Swing Time. I love the scene where she drinks bicarbonate of soda right before an audition and hiccups her way through "Let Yourself Go."
[edit] Oops! That scene is in Follow the Fleet, not Swing Time.

[tinyhippy]

I love Ginger! She is absolutely one of my favourite female stars of all time. I'm excited to hear she's star of the month for March.
Bachelor Mother is hilarious!

[diane]

I go for "Bachelor Mother" as well. I just love the very end scene where she gives
that little laugh "haha" - there is so much meaning in that scene.
I am going to also nominate "The Thirteenth Guest" and "A Shriek in the Night".
Both were made around 1932 and she was just a damsel in distress but they
were really good "creepy" stories - "The Thirteenth Guest" had a villain known
as "The Clutching Hand" and in both of them she and Lyle Talbot had great
chemistry. I also liked her in "43nd Street" as well.

[tinyhippy]

I just had to go through my entire burned DVD collection because of all the Ginger movies coming on this month! I wasn't sure which ones I had already! Turns out I only have 18, so I'm in for a treat getting lots more. I had no idea I didn't already have Kitty Foyle. I love that one!

[filmnoirfanatic]

Hi! Larry 66 diner members, Midge, Diane and tinyhippy...

I plan to post TCM schedule here monthly...if my schedule allows...Therefore, without further "adieu"... here goes the star of the month actor Robert Taylor.




DeeDee

[diane]

I'm sorry - I didn't realise the topic was Robert Taylor. You know he is an
actor I have never been real fond of. He comes across as sort of pompous
in the films I have seen - and I realise looking down the list that I haven't
seen many!! I will nominate "Johnny Eager" - more for Lana Turner's drop
dead gorgeous looks and Van Heflin for being quirky and for breaking
your heart.

[Midge]

Add me to the list of non-fans. Robert Taylor was a beautiful as a young man, but I was never terribly impressed with his acting. He seemed to be at his best when he was supported by a strong cast or paired with an exceptionally charismatic leading lady. My favorite Robert Taylor film is Camille. I also liked him in Bataan, Johnny Eager and Waterloo Bridge.

[tinyhippy]

I saw the subject line and was trying to figure out: Who on earth is Bob Tay?

I've never been terribly impressed with Robert Taylor. To be honest I've never seen many of his movies. The first that comes to mind that I really enjoyed was Waterloo Bridge.

[Midge]

Apr 6, 2010 13:39:45 GMT -6 tinyhippy said:

I saw the subject line and was trying to figure out: Who on earth is Bob Tay?

What? You call yourself a classic movie fan and you've never heard of Bob Tay?

[filmnoirfanatic]

Apr 5, 2010 22:11:51 GMT -6 diane said:

I'm sorry - I didn't realise the topic was Robert Taylor.

Hi! Diane,
I'am so sorry, I switched gears in the middle of the Ginger Rogers' post...Therefore, in the future I will try to post a video on this thread at the beginning of each month when the Star of the Month change.

Apr 5, 2010 22:11:51 GMT -6 diane said:

You know he is an
actor I have never been real fond of. He comes across as sort of pompous
in the films I have seen - and I realise looking down the list that I haven't
seen many!! I will nominate "Johnny Eager" - more for Lana Turner's drop
dead gorgeous looks and Van Heflin for being quirky and for breaking
your heart.

I have to admit that he is one of my fave, but he do give the impression of being a bit "stiff" and I did like his performance in the film noir that you just mention Johnny Eager ... because he played Eager, very low key.(Ditto on the Turner and Heflin performances in this film too!)

DeeDee

[filmnoirfanatic]

Apr 6, 2010 14:36:09 GMT -6 Midge said:

Apr 6, 2010 13:39:45 GMT -6 tinyhippy said:

I saw the subject line and was trying to figure out: Who on earth is Bob Tay?

What? You call yourself a classic movie fan and you've never heard of Bob Tay?

Midge,
LOL!!!!

I'am so sorry about using the pull them in "ploy"... Who is ...
Oh!...actor Robert Taylor...in all honesty I "ran" out of space on the subject line.

Midge said, "Add me to the list of non-fans. Robert Taylor was a beautiful as a young man, but I was never terribly impressed with his acting. He seemed to be at his best when he was supported by a strong cast or paired with an exceptionally charismatic leading lady."

I guess that I have to second your notion when it comes to actor Robert Taylor's acting abilities...Because your opinion about his (Taylor) acting abilities just about sums up my feeling about him too...I thought that he was to stiff, almost emotionless and nonchalance...in some of his roles...
...but, he seemed like a lovely person. (Internally too!)

DeeDee

[Midge]

No need to apologize, Dee Dee. Glad you liked my sense of humor. By coincidence, when I read your message I was watching a Robert Taylor movie on TCM, When Ladies Meet. It was made in 1941 after Taylor decided to "man up" by growing a mustache. I much prefer the mustache-free pretty-boy Taylor. ::

[tinyhippy]

Apr 7, 2010 2:03:35 GMT -6 Midge said:

I much prefer the mustache-free pretty-boy Taylor. ::

He certainly was pretty :embarrassed: :: Too pretty for my liking, personally speaking!

[tinyhippy]

Apr 6, 2010 14:36:09 GMT -6 Midge said:

Apr 6, 2010 13:39:45 GMT -6 tinyhippy said:

I saw the subject line and was trying to figure out: Who on earth is Bob Tay?

What? You call yourself a classic movie fan and you've never heard of Bob Tay?

Sometimes you never know! I remember, when I first began to seriously watch classic movies about 6 years ago, I was looking through TCM's schedule for that day and I noticed they had a typo in John Wayne's name - they'd put "John Payne". Well, I thought that was the funniest thing, but then I noticed they kept doing it, every month! Finally I realised John Payne was a different guy, not a typo. :unsure: ;D

[Midge]

Apr 7, 2010 9:32:22 GMT -6 tinyhippy said:

Sometimes you never know! I remember, when I first began to seriously watch classic movies about 6 years ago, I was looking through TCM's schedule for that day and I noticed they had a typo in John Wayne's name - they'd put "John Payne". Well, I thought that was the funniest thing, but then I noticed they kept doing it, every month! Finally I realised John Payne was a different guy, not a typo. ;D

I did the same thing when I was new to classic movies. Now there's no way I could ever confuse them. Unlike Marion Michael Morrison, John Payne used his real name. His great-uncle was John Howard Payne, who wrote the lyrics to the song "Home Sweet Home." John Payne is my absolute favorite matinee idol of the 1940's, especially in those splashy Technicolor musicals he made at Fox.