Arliss Alert! VOLTAIRE (1933) to air on TCM (US) on July 12 at 4:45 PM EDT
For US viewers, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will air Mr. A’s hit biopic VOLTAIRE on Thursday, July 12, as part of the channel’s celebration leading up to Bastille Day on the 14th. This terrific film...
View ArticleArliss Alert! THE KING’S VACATION (1933) on TCM Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018 @ 5:15...
The people of a country rise up to oust their leader and he goes into exile. This may sound a little like today’s news but actually it’s the plot of THE KING’S VACATION, which is being shown by Turner...
View ArticleArliss Alert! A SUCCESSFUL CALAMITY (1932) is being aired in the US on...
Mr. A’s family comedy, I call it a proto-type of “Father Knows Best,” is being broadcast tomorrow as part of TCM’s salute to Mary Astor. Long before Mary co-starred with Humphrey Bogart or Walter...
View ArticleArliss Alert! THE MILLIONAIRE airs this Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, on TCM (US)...
We are enjoying an embarrassment of riches so to speak following up on today’s telecast of THE WORKING MAN (1933) as part of a tribute to Bette Davis. This Thursday, November 7, Turner Classic Movies...
View ArticleA Video Tour of the Original Souvenir Program from DISRAELI (1929) with...
Souvenir programs from vintage films are highly collectible and one in mint condition can be quite expensive to acquire. Let’s take a video tour of this 1929 DISRAELI program from my collection. I’ve...
View ArticleArliss ALERT! Double Feature: THE GREEN GODDESS and DISRAELI – Tuesday,...
TCM aka Turner Classic Movies – is showing Mr. A’s first two talkies this Tuesday, February 18th, starting at 6 AM eastern time (THE GREEN GODDESS) and then at 7:15 AM his Academy Award winning...
View ArticleArliss Alert! Friday, November 20, 2020 TCM is showing A SUCCESSFUL CALAMITY...
Tomorrow afternoon, Friday, Nov. 20, TCM is showing A SUCCESSFUL CALAMITY (1932) at 3:15 PM (ET). This delightful “Father Knows Best” type of family comedy stars George Arliss and Mary Astor, and a...
View ArticleArliss Alert! VOLTAIRE on TCM Thursday, March 11 at 6AM EST
Our favorite among all the Arliss “biopics,” VOLTAIRE is an intriguing and clever film dealing with an episode in the life of the famous philosopher, author and wit, and lady’s man. Warner Bros....
View ArticleA Novelization of THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD printed in October 1934 in the...
Back in the day many new film releases had tie-in novels to publicize the movie. But book sales suffered during the Great Depression, so instead the studios used film fan magazines and newspapers to...
View ArticleArliss Alert! April TCM (US) Screenings: DISRAELI (1929) April 1 at 8:30AM...
Check your listings to watch these two George Arliss Classics during the first week of April. On April 1st is GA’s Best Actor Academy Award winning film, DISRAELI . An early talkie filmed during the...
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