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The FALCON marathon on TCM 11/20

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:43 am
by jeffbert
14 Hours long!
20 Friday
6:00 AM Gay Falcon, The (1942)
A society sleuth tries to break up an insurance scam. Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Gladys Cooper. Dir: Irving Reis. BW-67 mins, TV-G, CC

Note that at the time this film was made, 'gay' had a much different meaning than it does today!

...20 Friday
7:15 AM Date With The Falcon, A (1941)
The gentleman detective postpones his wedding to find a cache of stolen diamonds. Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, James Gleason. Dir: Irving Reis. BW-63 mins, TV-G
8:30 AM Falcon Takes Over, The (1942)
A society sleuth and a lady reporter try to track down a murderous thug's lost girlfriend. Cast: George Sanders, Lynn Bari, Ward Bond. Dir: Irving Reis. BW-63 mins, TV-G
9:45 AM Falcon's Brother, The (1942)
A gentlemanly detective calls on his brother to help him stop the Nazis from assassinating a key diplomat. Cast: George Sanders, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph. Dir: Stanley Logan. BW-63 mins, TV-G
11:00 AM Falcon Strikes Back, The (1943)
A society sleuth is framed for murder by criminals running a war-bond racket. Cast: Tom Conway, Harriet Hilliard, Edgar Kennedy. Dir: Edward Dmytryk. BW-66 mins, TV-G
12:15 PM Falcon In Danger, The (1943)
A society sleuth tracks a lost plane carrying $100,000. Cast: Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Elaine Shepard. Dir: William Clemens. BW-70 mins, TV-G
1:30 PM Falcon And The Co-Eds, The (1944)
A society sleuth investigates murder at a girls' school. Cast: Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell. Dir: William Clemens. BW-68 mins, TV-G
2:45 PM Falcon Out West, The (1944)
A society sleuth turns cowboy to investigate a Texas murder. Cast: Tom Conway, Carole Gallagher, Barbara Hale. Dir: William Clemens. BW-64 mins, TV-G
4:00 PM Falcon In Mexico, The (1944)
A society sleuth travels South of the border to investigate an art dealer's murder. Cast: Tom Conway, Mona Maris, Martha MacVicar. Dir: William Berke. BW-70 mins, TV-G
5:15 PM Falcon In Hollywood, The (1944)
A society sleuth tours the movie capital, where he uncovers an actor's murder. Cast: Tom Conway, Barbara Hale, Sheldon Leonard. Dir: Gordon Douglas. BW-67 mins, TV-G, CC
6:30 PM Falcon In San Francisco, The (1945)
A society sleuth enlists a little girl's help in nabbing a mob of silk smugglers. Cast: Tom Conway, Rita Corday, Sharyn Moffett. Dir: Joseph H. Lewis. BW-66 mins, TV-G

http://www.tcm.com/schedule/index.jsp?startDate=11/20/2009&timezone=EST&cid=N

I must 1st finish watching all the horror films from Oct! :D

Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:53 am
by cybotron
9:45 :whistling: :w00t: :ninja:

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:45 am
by jeffbert
This Friday, nearly the same schedule will occur, but it starts with
6:00am Gay Falcon, The (1942)
A society sleuth tries to break up an insurance scam.
Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Allen Jenkins, Anne Hunter Dir: Irving Reis BW-67 mins, TV-G

For those younsters out there, 'gay' actually had a much different meaning back then! :lol:
7:15am Date With The Falcon, A (1941)
The gentleman detective postpones his wedding to find a cache of stolen diamonds.
Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, James Gleason, Allen Jenkins Dir: Irving Reis BW-63 mins, TV-G

8:30am Falcon Takes Over, The (1942)
A society sleuth and a lady reporter try to track down a murderous thug's lost girlfriend.
Cast: George Sanders, Lynn Bari, James Gleason, Allen Jenkins Dir: Irving Reis BW-63 mins, TV-G

9:45am Falcon's Brother, The (1942)
A gentlemanly detective calls on his brother to help him stop the Nazis from assassinating a key diplomat.
Cast: George Sanders, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Don Barclay Dir: Stanley Logan BW-63 mins, TV-G

10:50am Short Film: One Reel Wonders: We Never Sleep (1956)
BW-8 mins

11:00am Falcon Strikes Back, The (1943)
A society sleuth is framed for murder by criminals running a war-bond racket.
Cast: Tom Conway, Harriet Hilliard, Jane Randolph, Edgar Kennedy Dir: Edward Dmytryk BW-66 mins, TV-G

12:15pm Falcon In Danger, The (1943)
A society sleuth tracks a lost plane carrying $100,000.
Cast: Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Elaine Shepard, Amelita Ward Dir: William Clemens BW-70 mins, TV-G

1:30pm Falcon And The Co-Eds, The (1944)
A society sleuth investigates murder at a girls' school.
Cast: Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Rita Corday, Amelita Ward Dir: William Clemens BW-68 mins, TV-G

2:45pm Falcon Out West, The (1944)
A society sleuth turns cowboy to investigate a Texas murder.
Cast: Tom Conway, Carole Gallagher, Barbara Hale, Joan Barclay Dir: William Clemens BW-64 mins, TV-G

4:00pm Falcon In Mexico, The (1944)
A society sleuth travels South of the border to investigate an art dealer's murder.
Cast: Tom Conway, Mona Maris, Martha MacVicar, Nestor Paiva Dir: William Berke BW-70 mins, TV-G

5:15pm Falcon In Hollywood, The (1944)
A society sleuth tours the movie capital, where he uncovers an actor's murder.
Cast: Tom Conway, Barbara Hale, Veda Ann Borg, John Abbott Dir: Gordon Douglas BW-67 mins, TV-G

6:30pm Falcon In San Francisco, The (1945)
A society sleuth enlists a little girl's help in nabbing a mob of silk smugglers.
Cast: Tom Conway, Rita Corday, Edward S. Brophy, Sharyn Moffett Dir: Joseph H. Lewis BW-66 mins, TV-G

:D

BTW, there are some weird horror films late F/S night, but that subject is for another thread!