August Update

Franchot on TV
Sunday, August 7th

• 9:30 PM Eastern on TCM: Bombshell, 1933 comedy starring Jean Harlow, Lee Tracy, and Franchot Tone. 

Monday, August 8th

• 1:00 AM Eastern on TCM: Reckless, 1935 romance starring Jean Harlow, William Powell, and Franchot Tone
• 4:15 AM Eastern on TCM: Suzy, 1936 drama starring Jean Harlow, Cary Grant, and Franchot Tone.

Saturday, August 12th

• 4:15 AM Eastern on TCM: Three Loves Has Nancy, 1938 comedy starring Robert Montgomery, Janet Gaynor, and Franchot Tone.

On the Blog in August

I will be writing about the 1933 pre-code The Stranger's Return for The Second Annual Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon hosted by In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood. Due to a busier work schedule in July, I wasn't able to post as often as I wanted. I am planning to post more frequently this month.

I did get a chance to work on my Finding Franchot fansite at www.findingfranchot.com in July and will continue to develop it in August. I've added quotes, some photos, and film listings, but I need to work on many more pages.

May Update

On television:
Dangerous (1935) starring Franchot and Bette Davis will be airing on TCM on Tuesday, May 17 @ 12:00 AM (ET)

On the blog:
In addition to my regular posts, I'm participating in Movies Silently's Classic Movie Ice Cream Social blogathon at the end of the month. The blogathon is focusing on sunny, cheerful movies, so I'll be writing a post on the 1947 comedy Honeymoon starring Franchot, Shirley Temple, and Guy Madison. It's a delight to watch and a go-to movie when I need some cheering up.

I've been updating the other pages on this blog (displayed in the blog header). I consolidated the Print Resources and Online Resources pages into just one page called Additional Resources. The Additional Resources page includes book citations and online links for further Franchot research. It also includes a list of some of my favorite classic Hollywood websites and blogs.

Don't forget that I label each of my posts with relevant tags, so if you want to read up on a certain movie or person in Franchot's life or just want to read what Franchot said (tag: quotes by FT) or what others have said about Franchot (tag: quotes about FT), go to the tags on the left sidebar.

As always, thanks for reading!

April News

Set your DVR! TV Listings for April
Love on the Run (1936) starring Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, and Franchot Tone will air on TCM on Wednesday, April 6 @ 03:00 PM (ET).

Phantom Lady (1944) starring Franchot Tone and Ella Raines will air on TCM on Friday, April 8 @ 06:30 PM (ET).

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) starring Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, and Franchot Tone will air on TCM on Sunday, April 17 @ 08:00 PM (ET).

Bombshell (1933) starring Jean Harlow and Franchot Tone will air on TCM on Friday, April 22 @ 06:15 PM (ET).

Online
The 1955 Four Star Playhouse television presentation of Award (now in the public domain) is available on Jimbo Berkey's terrific public domain site. You can watch it here. The drama stars Franchot Tone and Ida Lupino.

On the Blog
This blog and my Instagram account dedicated to Franchot both have 1 year anniversaries this month. Thank you to everyone who has followed me and my posts! This has been a wonderful outlet for my Franchot research, film summaries, and discoveries. It has given me the opportunity to meet other fans who admire Franchot's work as much as I do and that has been a true delight!

In April, I'm participating in two exciting classic film blogathons. In a few days, I'll be writing about the 1935 Franchot-Bette collaboration Dangerous for the Bette Davis Blogathon hosted by In The Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood. Later this month, I'll write about Franchot and Joan Crawford's relationship for the Star-Studded Couple Blogathon hosted by Phyllis Loves Classic Movies.

I didn't get a chance to write about the 1944 film Dark Waters in March, so I'll be posting that in April.

February Announcements

• February is Franchot's birthday month! Franchot was born on February 27, 1905.
• Special Screenings:
• Midnight Mary is being screened tonight (February 2) at University of California, Riverside, Palm Desert Campus. The screening is sold out at this time.
• On Television:
• Mutiny on the Bounty, Monday, February 15 @ 08:15 AM (ET), Turner Classic Movies
• Dangerous, Wednesday, February 24 @ 11:30 AM (ET), Turner Classic Movies
• In addition to my regular posts, I'm participating in the A Kiss is Just a Kiss Blogathon hosted by Second Sight Cinema on February 13th. I'll be covering the online kisses and romance between my favorite romantic comedy duo Franchot Tone and Deanna Durbin!

Where to watch Franchot in January

January is serving up a nice variety of viewings for Franchot fans. Here is what to watch and when!

Scheduled to air on TCM:
Exclusive Story (1936)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21 @ 04:45 PM (ET)

Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 @ 02:15 PM (ET)

Gentlemen are Born (1934)
(I'm incredibly excited about this one, since it is not available on DVD!)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29 @ 02:15 PM (ET)

Phantom Lady (1944)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 31 @ 08:30 AM (ET)

Streaming on Warner Archive Instant:
Advise & Consent (1962)
All About Late in the Afternoon from Season 1 of The Eleventh Hour (1962). This television episode is extremely rare and features Franchot with another veteran actor Chester Morris. So thankful that Warner Archive Instant is currently featuring it on their site!

Streaming on Hulu:
The Silence from Season 2 of The Twilight Zone (1961)
The Impossible Dream from Season 4 of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959)
Denver McKee from Season 2 of Bonanza (1960)

Don't forget that several of FT's public domain films and radio plays can be found for free online on The Internet Archive and Youtube.