My Fellow Americans

[Rickitycrate]

For those of us that receive Turner Classic Movies on cable this is a heads-up that the 1927 silent picture WINGS will be showing at 9PM central tonight. Wings won the first Academy Award for best picture. Directed by William Wellman, starring Clara Bow (the "IT" girl), Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Richard Arlen and an early cameo by perhaps Hollywood's most familiar actors in WWI roles, Gary Cooper. I do beleive that the many of the planes in this film are actually survivors of WWI. What with the silent dialogue screens the film can be a bit tedious but the flight and trench fighting scenes making for worthy viewing for men with our interest.

[Bullethead]

For those of us that receive Turner Classic Movies on cable this is a heads-up that the 1927 silent picture WINGS will be showing at 9PM central tonight.

 

Thanks for the tip. Poor choice of time for it, up against the end of the Super Bowl, and I have to work tomorrow. But I'll get it a look if I can.

[von Baur]

Yeah, I'm with Bullethead on this one. I've seen 'Wings' before (and remember The Coop's scene...all two minutes of it), but I've never seen a Super Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and my beloved Steelers. And with Pittsburgh Super Bowls being among the most nail-biting, down-to-the-wire I doubt I'll dare change channels.

 

edit: I just hope someone hides Ted's crayons.

Edited February 6, 2011 by von Baur

[Rickitycrate]

I hear you guys. I got the movie on tape and my plans for tonight are the game and bottling my latest brew. Oh yes, and having a few.