Below is another rare clip from the Electronovision production of Bill Sargent’s Harlow starring Carol Lynley. The actors portraying Laurel and Hardy aren’t bad. Having Al Jolson in blackface on his lunch break though is a bit much. Clip also features Lloyd Bochner as ficitious actor Marc Peters and Ginger Rogers wonderful as Mama Jean.
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Hollywood lost two talented actors last week, Ben Gazzara and Zalman King. Click here to read Stephen Bowie’s wondeful tribute to them on his Blog.
I admired Gazzara and really liked him most in his TV series Run for Your Life and the TV miniseries QB VII.
King was much less of a household name. He specialized in playing hippie radicals or tough bikers on numerous TV shows such as The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Land of the Giants, and Then Came Bronson. I always enjoyed seeing him turn up in these parts because he brought a real intensity to them. Stephen pays homage to King’s one season stint on The Young Lawyers (1970-71), which co-starred Judy Pace and Lee. J. Cobb. I would like to add that the Hollywood Foreign Press took note of his splendid work and nominated him for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in TV. He later went behind the camera as director and producer.
I have had a number of people asking me when the Turner Classic Movies Spring Break Film Festival will air and what movies will they be showing. Below is the schedule. I will be doing intros to all of them with Ben Mankiewicz. All but three are featured in my book Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959 to 1969. Buy a copy and follow along.
TCM Spotlight: Spring Break
Monday, April 16
8:00 PM Where the Boys Are (’60)
10:00 PM Palm SpringsWeekend (’63)
12:00 AM Girl Happy (’65)
2:00 AM BlueHawaii(’61)
Tuesday, April 17
8:00 PM Gidget (’59)
9:45 PM Gidget Goes Hawaiian (’61)
11:30 PM Ride the Wild Surf (’64)
1:15 AM For Those Who Think Young (’64)
Wednesday, April 18
8:00 PM The Girls on the Beach (’65)
9:30 PM Beach Ball (’65)
11:00 PM Endless Summer (’66)
12:45 AM Barefoot Adventure (’60)
Thursday, April 19
8:00 PM Beach Party (’63)
10:00 PM MuscleBeachParty (’64)
11:45 PM BikiniBeach(’64)
1:30 AM Beach Blanket Bingo (’65)
Friday, April 20
8:00 PM Ski Party (’65)
10:00 PM Winter a Go Go (’65)
12:00 AM Get Yourself a College Girl (’64)
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Click here to read a great interview with former actress and Academy Award nominee Mary Badham, who recalls working at the age of 10 on the classic film To Kill a Mockingbird celebrating its 50th anniversary.
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