TV Guide's fall preview page for THE ROCKFORD FILES, which debuted as a weekly series #OTD in 1974. From grandparents to kids, everybody loved James Garner. And the Fri 9pm ET time slot meant some of us got our first taste of grown-up TV from Jim Rockford. A high bar, indeed. #TVSky

#NoirChecklist for #Jeopardy: -Exotic setting -Gruesome murder scene -Loyal wife who’ll “do anything” to save… -Sappy hubby -Sexy villain who is… -An escaped convict (with a heart of gold?) -Barry Sullivan gritting his teeth -Stany getting sultry south of the border! ##NoirAlley #TCMParty

I’d like to know what perfume she’s wearing that still smells like anything at all after the day she’s had. #TCMParty #NoirAlley #Jeopardy

A flat tire. Swell. As if we weren’t already in #Jeopardy. #TCMParty #NoirAlley

He looked like Boo Radley standing there. Seemed like a good person to ask for help. #TCMParty #NoirAlley #Jeopardy

Ah, the 1950s, when all women were perennially hysterical and couldn’t possibly figure out how to drive. #TCMParty #NoirAlley #Jeopardy

Alternate Title for #Jeopardy: My Foot is Stuck #TCMParty #NoirAlley

“We packed camping equipment” for a two-week, etc. etc. -Words I have never ever ever said #TCMParty #NoirAlley #Jeopardy

Ida Lupino in Buddy Westmore’s make-up chair—being “trollop-ized” in the words of Paramount’s publicity department—while working on “The Light That Failed” (1939)

Commercial deodorant products were first introduced in the 19th century, gaining traction in the 1920s. These unfortunate ladies are apparently nose blind and need input from friends and family who have a whole bunch of euphemisms for “you stink.” #VintageAds

#WeRemember

Unrelated to tonight’s theme, I happened to be watching Green Light (1937) last night. Meet Sylvia, Errol Flynn’s dog in the film. (She’s the one in the middle) 🥰 #TCMParty

Thank you to our intrepid #TheNoirCollective hosts @tommykrasker.bsky.social and @vanstanwyck.bsky.social for another great (crossover!) watch party! 🐶 🇬🇧

My summation the first time I watched #Obsession #TCMParty #TheNoirCollective

Just looked up Naunton Wayne (Superintendent Finsbury) and I believe he was in every classic British film ever. #TheNoirCollective #Obsession #TCMParty

I love the parallel shots of Monty following in Clive's footsteps with the music changing from ominous for the human to jaunty for our hero. Doggy Third Man tunnel is my favorite. #Obsession #TheNoirCollective #TCMParty

British noir be like: I think you killed my lover. I have contacted Scotland Yard. Tea? 🫖 #TheNoirCollective #TCMParty #Obsession

Film critic Keith Humphreys once expressed a fondness for British noirs in which “brutal people say awful things with perfect manners.” He called #Obsession a perfect example of the “Terribly sorry, old chap, but I’m afraid I’m going to have to kill you” school of noir. #TheNoirCollective #TCMParty

Here’s Ruby, my “dog star,” trying to contain her excitement for tonight’s watch party 😂 🐶 #TheNoirCollective #Obsession #TheHiddenRoom #TCMParty

I might even learn to cook if I had this. Maybe… #StarTrek60

Amanda Wong@amandawtwong.bsky.social · 6d ago

No, babe, I NEED the $200 Le Creuset Star Trek shuttlecraft casserole dish for my banana bread.

Sharing from Internet Archive: “Much of BET’s digital journalism is no longer available on the web Internet Archive has preserved more than 199,000 BET articles over the years. They can now be accessed through the Wayback Machine & a new pilot explorer: wayback-labs.sf.archive.org/bet-explorer/

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · last wk.

BET Digital has permanently removed all its digital news articles from its website to 'prioritize video content,' I'm told. Years of news articles are now gone forever. Some writers were able to save their stories; some weren't

That scene with Mrs. Shanway reading the cancelled checks is brutal. Such a creative way to tell her sad, deeply personal story. Sally Forrest does it beautifully. #TCMParty #MysteryStreet

There are plenty of problematic aspects of classic film but the controversy surrounding this song still surprises me. Watching the source material, #NeptunesDaughter, Esther Williams is completely in on the joke and nobody’s victim. #TCMParty

As Eddie said yesterday, it wouldn’t be a #NoirCity fest without Cornell Woolrich. Favorite exchange from BLACK ANGEL: Peter Lorre: Tell her to come over. Goon: Mr. Marko, I don’t think— Lorre: I don’t slug and you don't think. Is that a deal? @noirfoundation.bsky.social @eddiemuller.bsky.social

Dolores del Río in a gown designed by Orry-Kelly for In Caliente (1935).

We have a musician in the family so now every time I hear Pat Boone’s name I think of his namesake “Pat-Boone-Debby-Boone” drum fill. I’m sure that’s just the legacy he’s hoping for. #RandomMusings #TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheYellowCanary emastered.com/blog/drum-fi...

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#NoirChecklist for #TheYellowCanary: -Protagonist must become detective -Loyal (genie) wife -Henchman with issues -Several pointless songs -Barroom floozy -Beach house location -Creepy innkeeper -Expository flashback -Plot easier to predict than Pat Boone's lack of an Oscar nom #NoirAlley #TCMParty

If the signal is singing “You’ll Never Know,” the kidnapper must be Alice Faye. Mystery solved. You’re welcome. #TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheYellowCanary

Well $h*t just got terrifying. That baby doll … Kudos to Barbara Eden, who proves herself to be a champion screamer!!! #TCMParty #NoirAlley #TheYellowCanary