TCM Schedule for Monday February 7 - 31 Days of Oscar

[rdmtimp]

More 31 Days of Oscar - starting with 3 films nominated for Best Picture and nothing else (?); 4 shot by Leon Shamroy (tied for both most nominations and most wins in cinematography); and 5 films that earned Greer Garson consecutive Best Actress nominations (a feat only Bette Davis matched).

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM Here Comes the Navy (1934)
A cocky naval cadet clashes with an old friend serving with him. Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Dorothy Tree. Dir: Lloyd Bacon. BW-87 mins, TV-PG, CC

7:30 AM Trader Horn (1931)
An African trader and a white jungle goddess join forces against a hostile tribe. Cast: Harry Carey, Edwina Booth, Duncan Renaldo. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke II. BW-122 mins, TV-G, CC

10:00 AM House of Rothschild, The (1934)
A Jewish family fights prejudice to build a financial empire. Cast: George Arliss, Loretta Young, Boris Karloff. Dir: Alfred L. Werker. BW-87 mins,

12:00 PM Libeled Lady (1936)
When an heiress sues a newspaper, the editor hires a reporter to compromise her. Cast: Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy. Dir: Jack Conway. BW-98 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

1:45 PM Black Swan, The (1942)
When he's named governor of Jamaica, a former pirate sets out to clean up the Caribbean. Cast: Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn. Dir: Henry King. C-85 mins, TV-PG, CC

3:15 PM Snows Of Kilimanjaro, The (1952)
As he fights a deadly jungle fever, a hunter remembers his lost loves.. Cast: Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner. Dir: Henry King. C-114 mins, TV-PG, CC

5:15 PM South Pacific (1958)
A Navy nurse must choose between love and prejudice during World War II. Cast: Mitzi Gaynor, Rossano Brazzi, John Kerr. Dir: Joshua Logan. C-157 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM Blossoms In The Dust (1941)
True-life story of Edna Gladney, who fought for orphans' rights in Texas. Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Marsha Hunt. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. C-100 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

10:00 PM Mrs. Miniver (1942)
A British family struggles to survive the first days of World War II. Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright. Dir: William Wyler. BW-134 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

12:30 AM Madame Curie (1943)
The famed female scientist fights to keep her marriage together while conducting early experiments with radioactivity. Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. BW-124 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

2:45 AM Mrs. Parkington (1944)
A lady's maid marries a man whose prospects push her into high society. Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Agnes Moorehead. Dir: Tay Garnett. BW-124 mins, TV-G, CC

5:00 AM Valley Of Decision, The (1945)
An Irish housemaid's romance with the boss's son is complicated by labor disputes in the Pittsburgh mills. Cast: Greer Garson, Gregory Peck, Lionel Barrymore. Dir: Tay Garnett. BW-119 mins, TV-PG, CC

[lavenderdiva]

1. Wow!

rdmtimp, I NEVER knew that Greet Garson had 5 consecutive nominations for Best Actress! did she ever win? Thanks for sharing that...

:hi:

[CBHagman]

2. She won Best Actress for "Mrs. Miniver."

TCM's profile of her:

http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?participantId=68970%7C63414

[lavenderdiva]

3. I didn't realize it took her 5 nominations to get her Oscar!

That's just amazing!!