TCM Schedule for Thursday, Nov 7, 2024 - Musicals/Powell & Pressburger, Part 1
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
Martin Scorsese kicks off the evening in a TCM original documentary at 8:00 pm eastern.
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Accurate and better written synopses, full cast, and trivia for all films available at https://www.imdb.com
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6:00 AM | The Singing Kid (1936)
A singing star makes a talented kid his protege.
Dir: William Keighley | Cast: Al Jolson, Sybil Jason, Beverly Roberts
7:30 AM | Ready, Willing and Able (1937)
Two songwriters want to cast a British star in their new show.
Dir: Ray Enright | Cast: Ruby Keeler, Lee Dixon, Allen Jenkins
9:15 AM | Broadway Hostess (1935)
A small-town girl rises to night-club stardom.
Dir: Frank Mcdonald | Cast: Winifred Shaw, Genevieve Tobin, Lyle Talbot
10:30 AM | Stars Over Broadway (1935)
A agent turns a hotel porter into an overnight sensation.
Dir: William Keighley | Cast: Pat O'Brien, Jane Froman, James Melton
12:00 PM | Go into Your Dance (1935)
Broadway star gets mixed up with gambling and gangsters.
Dir: Archie L. Mayo | Cast: Al Jolson, Ruby Keeler, Glenda Farrell
1:30 PM | Sons O' Guns (1936)
Song-and-dance man gets caught up in war and espionage.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon | Cast: Joe E. Brown, Joan Blondell, Beverly Roberts
3:00 PM | For Me and My Gal (1942)
Vaudeville performers dream of stardom until World War I interfers
Dir: Busby Berkeley | Cast: Judy Garland, George Murphy, Gene Kelly
4:45 PM | Flirtation Walk (1934)
A West Point cadet falls for his commanding officer's daughter.
Dir: Frank Borzage | Cast: Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Pat O'Brien
6:30 PM | Colleen (1936)
An eccentric millionaire hires a gold digger to run his business.
Dir: Alfred E. Green | Cast: Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Jack Oakie
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8:00 PM | Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024) TCM PREMIERE
Martin Scorsese reflects on the influence of directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
Dir: David Hinton | Cast: Martin Scorsese, Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
10:30 PM | The Red Shoes (1948)
Tale of a famous ballerina who must choose between art and love.
Dir: Michael Powell | Cast: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer
1:00 AM | The Spy in Black (1939)
A German sub tries to sink the British fleet during World War I.
Dir: Michael Powell | Cast: Conrad Veidt, Sebastian Shaw, Valerie Hobson
2:30 AM | 49th Parallel (1941)
The crew of a stranded German U-boat tries to evade capture in Canada during World War II.
Dir: Michael Powel | Cast: Leslie Howard, Raymond Massey, Laurence Olivier
4:45 AM | Something Always Happens (1934)
When a gasoline company president rejects his marketing proposal, an unemployed man joins the competition.
Dir: Michael Powell | Cast: Ian Hunter, Nancy O'Neil, John Singer