Jennifer Jones Monday August 17th
Posted: August 15th, 2009, 5:00 pm
Love her or hate her, this Monday you can see some of Jennifer Jones best movies on TCM this August 17th. Of course, the usual Jennifer Jones flicks are getting their bi-monthly airing on Monday, but there are some surprises. Now, if only they'd show Gone to Earth again! No Song of Bernadette (her breakthrough role) or Cluny Brown, (Jones' most charming and natural performance) but there are some new ones for TCM and some favorites. Hope you will all chime in with your opinions.
Below are my musings on the films I'm looking forward to on Monday. The entire TCM schedule for Monday is listed just below this with all times shown as EDT.
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After recently reading Madame Bovary for the first time (I'm slow), and Emmanuel Levy's biography of Vincente Minnelli, I'm looking forward to seeing the visually imaginative Minnelli-Jones film again with fresh eyes. I've never seen We Were Strangers in its entirety either, though friends on this board have told me it was disappointing, I think that Garfield and Jones under Huston's direction might be fascinating to me.
One of the highlights of the day is a chance to see a sort of "Duel in the Sun" goes to the Bayou in Ruby Gentry, which is very rarely seen anymore. It also gives a glimpse of Chuck Heston before history, the bible, sci-fi, and the nra distracted from his job--uh, acting, well sort of. The late Karl Malden gets to play in this one too, and Jennifer sighs alot in her languid fashion.
After Feaito's recent paean to the Indiscretion of an American Wife on these boards, I'm going to have to check this one out again too. Fernando, it's the 63 minute version. Is that the one you liked so much?
By 6pm, I'll be turning off the phone and curling up with an iced tea to catch Love Letters with one of my all time favorite character actresses: Gladys Cooper, who plays a significant role in this rarely broadcast two hanky movie. I also like Singleton's dreamy personality, but then, that's also why the next film, Portrait of Jennie sucks me in every blessed time too!
I haven't seen Carrie, directed by William Wyler with Jones opposite Laurence Olivier in the Theodore Dreiser film in years, so I'll have to see if the movie (and Olivier, who was, as I recall, exceptional) is as good when seen through adult eyes.
I must admit I've never seen Beat the Devil in its entirety, but have heard it is fun, as long as you don't expect any plot development that is logical. If I don't, I would certainly like to see Peter Lorre and Humphrey Bogart together--even if, as I fear, Jones has blond hair in this movie!
Good Morning, Miss Dove, which is quite a lovely story about a teacher, (and, I believe, one of MrsL's faves) is also being shown on TCM (I think that this Fox film is a TCM premiere)!
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Monday, August 17th
Summer Under the Stars
Jennifer Jones Lineup:
6:00 AM
Madame Bovary (1949)
A romantic country girl sacrifices her marriage when she thinks she's found true love. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Van Heflin, James Mason. Dir: Vincente Minnelli. BW-114 mins, TV-PG, CC
8:00 AM
We Were Strangers (1949)
A Cuban American returns to his homeland during the Revolution and becomes involved in an assassination attempt. Cast: Jennifer Jones, John Garfield, Pedro Armendariz. Dir: John Huston. BW-106 mins, TV-PG, CC
10:00 AM
Ruby Gentry (1952)
A tempestuous girl from the swamps ignites passions when she moves into the business world. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston, Karl Malden. Dir: King Vidor. BW-82 mins, TV-14, CC
11:30 AM
Indiscretion Of An American Wife (1954)
An American woman tries to break it off with her Italian lover. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Montgomery Clift, Richard Beymer. Dir: Vittorio De Sica. BW-63 mins, TV-PG
1:00 PM
Barretts Of Wimpole Street, The (1957)
Poet Elizabeth Barrett defies her tyrannical father for the love of Robert Browning. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Bill Travers, John Gielgud. Dir: Sidney Franklin. C-105 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format
3:00 PM
Since You Went Away (1944)
A mother and wife struggle to cope while her husband is off serving in World War II. Cast: Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten. Dir: John Cromwell. BW-177 mins, TV-G, CC
6:00 PM
Love Letters (1945)
A soldier falls for the woman who may have killed his best friend. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gladys Cooper. Dir: William Dieterle. BW-101 mins, TV-14, CC
7:42 PM
Short Film: Letter From A Soldier, A (1951)
In this excerpt from the feature film "It's A Big Country" (1951), a U.S. GI back stateside from Korea delivers a letter to the mother of a dead fellow soldier. BW-9 mins,
8:00 PM
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
An artist discovers his gift when he falls for a beautiful ghost. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore. Dir: William Dieterle. BW-86 mins, TV-PG, CC
9:30 PM
Carrie (1952)
A married man's passion for a young woman leads to tragedy. Cast: Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Eddie Albert. Dir: William Wyler. BW-122 mins, TV-PG, CC
11:45 PM
Beat The Devil (1954)
A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Gina Lollobrigida, Jennifer Jones. Dir: John Huston. BW-90 mins, TV-PG, CC
1:30 AM
Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
A devoted teacher sacrifices personal happiness to stay with her students. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Robert Stack, Marshall Thompson. Dir: Henry Koster. C-107 mins, , Letterbox Format
3:30 AM
Duel In The Sun (1946)
A fiery half-breed comes between a rancher's good and evil sons. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten. Dir: King Vidor. C-144 mins, TV-14, CC
Below are my musings on the films I'm looking forward to on Monday. The entire TCM schedule for Monday is listed just below this with all times shown as EDT.
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After recently reading Madame Bovary for the first time (I'm slow), and Emmanuel Levy's biography of Vincente Minnelli, I'm looking forward to seeing the visually imaginative Minnelli-Jones film again with fresh eyes. I've never seen We Were Strangers in its entirety either, though friends on this board have told me it was disappointing, I think that Garfield and Jones under Huston's direction might be fascinating to me.
One of the highlights of the day is a chance to see a sort of "Duel in the Sun" goes to the Bayou in Ruby Gentry, which is very rarely seen anymore. It also gives a glimpse of Chuck Heston before history, the bible, sci-fi, and the nra distracted from his job--uh, acting, well sort of. The late Karl Malden gets to play in this one too, and Jennifer sighs alot in her languid fashion.
After Feaito's recent paean to the Indiscretion of an American Wife on these boards, I'm going to have to check this one out again too. Fernando, it's the 63 minute version. Is that the one you liked so much?
By 6pm, I'll be turning off the phone and curling up with an iced tea to catch Love Letters with one of my all time favorite character actresses: Gladys Cooper, who plays a significant role in this rarely broadcast two hanky movie. I also like Singleton's dreamy personality, but then, that's also why the next film, Portrait of Jennie sucks me in every blessed time too!
I haven't seen Carrie, directed by William Wyler with Jones opposite Laurence Olivier in the Theodore Dreiser film in years, so I'll have to see if the movie (and Olivier, who was, as I recall, exceptional) is as good when seen through adult eyes.
I must admit I've never seen Beat the Devil in its entirety, but have heard it is fun, as long as you don't expect any plot development that is logical. If I don't, I would certainly like to see Peter Lorre and Humphrey Bogart together--even if, as I fear, Jones has blond hair in this movie!
Good Morning, Miss Dove, which is quite a lovely story about a teacher, (and, I believe, one of MrsL's faves) is also being shown on TCM (I think that this Fox film is a TCM premiere)!
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Monday, August 17th
Summer Under the Stars
Jennifer Jones Lineup:
6:00 AM
Madame Bovary (1949)
A romantic country girl sacrifices her marriage when she thinks she's found true love. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Van Heflin, James Mason. Dir: Vincente Minnelli. BW-114 mins, TV-PG, CC
8:00 AM
We Were Strangers (1949)
A Cuban American returns to his homeland during the Revolution and becomes involved in an assassination attempt. Cast: Jennifer Jones, John Garfield, Pedro Armendariz. Dir: John Huston. BW-106 mins, TV-PG, CC
10:00 AM
Ruby Gentry (1952)
A tempestuous girl from the swamps ignites passions when she moves into the business world. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston, Karl Malden. Dir: King Vidor. BW-82 mins, TV-14, CC
11:30 AM
Indiscretion Of An American Wife (1954)
An American woman tries to break it off with her Italian lover. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Montgomery Clift, Richard Beymer. Dir: Vittorio De Sica. BW-63 mins, TV-PG
1:00 PM
Barretts Of Wimpole Street, The (1957)
Poet Elizabeth Barrett defies her tyrannical father for the love of Robert Browning. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Bill Travers, John Gielgud. Dir: Sidney Franklin. C-105 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format
3:00 PM
Since You Went Away (1944)
A mother and wife struggle to cope while her husband is off serving in World War II. Cast: Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten. Dir: John Cromwell. BW-177 mins, TV-G, CC
6:00 PM
Love Letters (1945)
A soldier falls for the woman who may have killed his best friend. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Gladys Cooper. Dir: William Dieterle. BW-101 mins, TV-14, CC
7:42 PM
Short Film: Letter From A Soldier, A (1951)
In this excerpt from the feature film "It's A Big Country" (1951), a U.S. GI back stateside from Korea delivers a letter to the mother of a dead fellow soldier. BW-9 mins,
8:00 PM
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
An artist discovers his gift when he falls for a beautiful ghost. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore. Dir: William Dieterle. BW-86 mins, TV-PG, CC
9:30 PM
Carrie (1952)
A married man's passion for a young woman leads to tragedy. Cast: Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Eddie Albert. Dir: William Wyler. BW-122 mins, TV-PG, CC
11:45 PM
Beat The Devil (1954)
A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Gina Lollobrigida, Jennifer Jones. Dir: John Huston. BW-90 mins, TV-PG, CC
1:30 AM
Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
A devoted teacher sacrifices personal happiness to stay with her students. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Robert Stack, Marshall Thompson. Dir: Henry Koster. C-107 mins, , Letterbox Format
3:30 AM
Duel In The Sun (1946)
A fiery half-breed comes between a rancher's good and evil sons. Cast: Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten. Dir: King Vidor. C-144 mins, TV-14, CC