August 8th - Rita Hayworth's Day on Turner Classic Movies
All Times Eastern Standard Time
6:00 AM
AFFECTIONATELY YOURS (1941)
A foreign correspondent hurries home to stop his wife from getting a divorce.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Merle Oberon , Dennis Morgan , Rita Hayworth .
BW-88 mins, TV-G, CC,
Great Comedy and Excellent Acting ... Rita Hayworth did a great job as a supporting actress.
7:30 AM
ANGELS OVER BROADWAY (1940)
A playwright persuades a con artist to help an embezzler go straight.
Dir: Ben Hecht Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. , Rita Hayworth , Thomas Mitchell .
BW-79 mins, TV-PG, CC,
The chemistry of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Rita Hayworth was out of this world. Romantic! A must see Hayworth Movie!
9:00 AM
MONEY TRAP, THE (1966)
A cop with financial problems turns crooked.
Dir: Burt Kennedy Cast: Glenn Ford , Elke Sommer , Rita Hayworth .
BW-92 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
It will be the first time that I seen this movie ... My friends told me not to watch it ... because Rita started to show some signs of Alzheimer's.
10:45 AM
LADY FROM SHANGHAI, THE (1948)
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Rita Hayworth , Orson Welles , Everett Sloane .
BW-87 mins, TV-PG, CC,
Best Film Noir Movie that Rita Hayworth done in her lifetime. Well Made by Orson Wells.
12:15 PM
ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS (1939)
A team of flyers risks their lives to deliver the mail in a mountainous South American country.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Cary Grant , Jean Arthur , Richard Barthelmess .
BW-121 mins, TV-PG, CC,
I wished Cary Grant and Rita Hayworth made another movie together ... they were great in this movie ... Jean Arthur was fabulous too.
2:30 PM
TONIGHT AND EVERY NIGHT (1945)
An American girl falls for an RAF pilot while performing at a British music hall.
Dir: Victor Saville Cast: Rita Hayworth , Lee Bowman , Janet Blair .
C-92 mins, TV-PG,
This is the only Rita Hayworth Movie that I ever cried in my lifetime ... the ending of this movie unlocked my tears!
4:15 PM
YOU'LL NEVER GET RICH (1941)
A Broadway dancing team splits up when the male dancer is drafted.
Dir: Sidney Lanfield Cast: Fred Astaire , Rita Hayworth , Robert Benchley .
BW-89 mins, TV-G, CC,
One of my favorites too ... and Rita too. It has the best Dancing Scene in all Hollywood History ... see link below.
http://vimeo.com/15138127
6:00 PM
STRAWBERRY BLONDE, THE (1941)
A man's infatuation with a gold-digging beauty continues after his marriage.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: James Cagney , Olivia de Havilland , Rita Hayworth .
BW-99 mins, TV-G, CC,
My least favorite movie of Rita Hayworth ... James Cagney stole the show and its all JAMES CAGNEY!
8:00 PM
PAL JOEY (1957)
An opportunistic singer woos a wealthy widow to boost his career.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Rita Hayworth , Frank Sinatra , Kim Novak .
C-109 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
Powerhouse Film of three Major Stars ... Hayworth, Sinatra, and Novak. I love this film!
10:00 PM
DOWN TO EARTH (1947)
The goddess of the dance comes to Earth to take over a musical lampooning the gods.
Dir: Alexander Hall Cast: Rita Hayworth , Larry Parks , Marc Platt .
C-101 mins, TV-G,
Rita Hayworth as her Dreamlike Gorgeousness at her VERY BEST ... She at her pinnacle of her Beauty ... a true Love Goddess!
12:00 AM
GILDA (1946)
A gambler discovers an old flame in South America, but she's married to his new boss.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Rita Hayworth , Glenn Ford , George Macready .
BW-110 mins, TV-PG, CC,
The Best Film that Rita Hayworth done her Hollywood Career ... Iconic in every way possible. My Most Favorite Movie.
2:00 AM
YOU WERE NEVER LOVELIER (1942)
An Argentine heiress thinks a penniless American dancer is her secret admirer.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Fred Astaire , Rita Hayworth , Adolphe Menjou .
BW-97 mins, TV-G, CC,
Romantic, Charming, and Incredibly Glamorous ... Fabulous Dance Routine and a Incredible Ending too!
4:00 AM
MISS SADIE THOMPSON (1953)
A moralist sets out to reform the legendary South Seas floozy.
Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast: Rita Hayworth , Jose Ferrer , Aldo Ray .
C-90 mins, TV-14, CC,
This movie is so much high energy and it was one of the movies that Rita had so much fun in ... I just love this film.
If you have any questions about any of these movies ... please let me know and I'm planning on watch most of them that day.