Turner Classic Movies US (TCM) is showing TWO George Arliss films this Thursday, Sept. 19, beginning at 12:30 PM eastern daylight time with A SUCCESSFUL CALAMITY (1932). This is the second time TCM is running this film in less than a month!
Then also on Thursday at 3:15 PM is my vote for the best of the Arliss comedies – and the best film to recommend to a first-time Arliss viewer. The film is THE WORKING MAN (1933) that also co-stars a very young Bette Davis.
Fantastic! Two of my favorite Arliss films! Thanks for the reminder! There are always touches of Mr. Arliss’s sly humor in nearly every one of his pictures, but A SUCCESSFUL CALAMITY is my favorite, with many memorable comedic moments.
Great to see these films still get programmed.