Tomorrow is actress Virginia Mayo's birthday. And TCM is honoring her with several of her movies. What makes this day stand out is the number of films they are showing. Eight films. Five of which come from 1949. She actually made six films that year which is truly amazing. Things begin at 6 am EST with Red Light, co-starring George Raft and Raymond Burr. Followed by the Jimmy Cagney classic White Heat at 7:30. Next up is the suspense film Flaxy Martin at 9:30. Followed by the light comedy The Girl From Jones Beach with Ronald Reagan. Always Leave Them Laughing bows at 12:30 co-starring Milton Berle, which wraps up the 1949 portion of Ms. Mayo films. The remaining three films from different years are all musicals including the musical Painting The Clouds With Sunshine from 1951; She's Back On Broadway from 1953 and She's Working Her Working Through College with Ronald Reagan again. So Virginia will be well represented for her birthday tomorrow thanks to TCM.
OMG!!! IVE GOT TO SEE SHE'S WORKING HER WAY THROUGH COLLEGE! THAT IS MY MOVIE HONEY!
ReplyDeleteWonderful picture of her! Love that cardigan!
ReplyDeleteShe was such a beauty!! Talented too! I've seen most of those...The Girl from Jones Beach is adorable.
ReplyDeleteShe and James Cagney did another film together...The West Point Story...it's a musical with Doris Day and Gordon MacRae. They were great together.
By the way, Carole and Jean...tough decision...well, not for you, of course, but it is for me, because I like them both just about equally.
Virgina Mayo, is one of my favorite actress. I loved her in musicals. I saw a couple of " new to me" Virgina Mayo movies yesterday on TCM..
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