TCM Schedule for Thurs, Nov 14, 2024 - Dick Powell/Powell & Pressburger, Pt 2

Dick Powell (November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and studio head.

Though he came to stardom as a musical comedy performer, he showed versatility and successfully transformed into a hardboiled leading man, starring in projects of a more dramatic nature. He was the first actor to portray private detective Philip Marlowe on screen.

WIth the the exception of United Artist's Pitfall (1948), all of Powells films shown during the day were released by Warner Bros.

Full bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Powell



Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell in Gold Diggers of 1933


The British film-making partnership of Michael Powell (1905–1990) and Emeric Pressburger (1902–1988)—together often known as The Archers, the name of their production company—made a series of influential films in the 1940s and 1950s.

Their collaborations—24 films between 1939 and 1972—were mainly derived from original stories by Pressburger with the script written by both Pressburger and Powell. Powell did most of the directing while Pressburger did most of the work of the producer and also assisted with the editing, especially the way the music was used.

Unusually, the pair shared a writer-director-producer credit for most of their films. The best-known of these are The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Canterbury Tale (1944), I Know Where I'm Going! (1945), A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).

In 1981, Powell and Pressburger were recognised for their contributions to British cinema with the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, the most prestigious award given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Full bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powell_and_Pressburger

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6:30 AM | Going Places (1938)
A sporting-goods salesman poses as a jockey to stimulate sales.
Dir: Ray Enright | Cast: Dick Powell, Anita Louise, Allen Jenkins

8:00 AM | Hard to Get (1938)
An unemployed architect falls in love with an heiress.
Dir: Ray Enright | Cast: Dick Powell, Olivia De Havilland, Charles Winninger

9:30 AM | Hollywood Hotel (1937)
A small-town boy wins a Hollywood talent contest.
Dir: Busby Berkeley | Cast: Dick Powell, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane

11:30 AM | Naughty But Nice (1939)
A college professor turns songwriter and falls for his lyricist.
Dir: Ray Enright | Cast: Ann Sheridan, Dick Powell, Gale Page

1:15 PM | Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938)
A singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon | Cast: Dick Powell, Pat O'Brien, Priscilla Lane

2:45 PM | Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Three chorus girls fight to keep their show going and find rich husbands.
Dir: Mervyn Leroy | Cast: Warren William, Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers

4:30 PM | Pitfall (1948)
A married insurance man falls for a criminal's girlfriend.
Dir: Andre Detoth | Cast: Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt

6:00 PM | The Singing Marine (1937)
A young Marine develops an inflated ego after winning a talent contest.
Dir: Ray Enright | Cast: Dick Powell, Doris Weston, Lee Dixon


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8:00 PM | One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
A bomber crew bails out over Holland after their plane is damaged during a mission.
Dir: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Cast: Godfrey Tearle, Eric Portman, Hugh Williams:

10:00 PM | Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024)
Martin Scorsese reflects on the influence of directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
Dir: David Hinton | Cast: Martin Scorsese, Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

12:30 AM | The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
An aging military man looks back on the loves and frienda that shapoed his life.
Dir: Michael Powell | Cast: Deborah Kerr, Roger Livesey, Anton Walbrook

3:30 AM | A Canterbury Tale (1944)
Three visitors to a small town try to catch a man who pours glue in women's hair.
Dir: Michael Powell | Cast: Eric Portman, Sheila Sim

5:45 AM | Crown v. Stevens (1936)
An ex-dancer marries a rich man hoping to pay off a loan shark.
Dir: Michael Powell | Cast: Beatrix Thomson, Patric Knowles, Googie Withers