Guest Author - Sandy Mullins
Monday nights in January are Robert Montgomery nights on Turner Classic Movies (TCM), where you can catch 49 of his 63 movies.
Robert Montgomery was born May 21, 1904 as Henry Montgomery Jr. (III) and passed away on September 27, 1981 in the same state he was born in New York. Robert was the father of Elizabeth Montgomery (Bewitched and movies) a famous actress in her own right.
Robert got his first roll in the big screen with MGM in the movie So This Is College (1929). His first leading roll was in Private Lives (1931).
Robert was President of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) during 1936-1938 and 1946-1947). Robert stayed with MGM for sixteen years and that was only interrupted when during WWII he served and earned the rank of U.S.N.R. Commander. Robert stood in for director John Ford when he came ill, during filming of They Were Expendable (1945) (uncredited as assistant director)
Robert Montgomery Movies on TCM:
Blondie of the Follies (1932)
But the Flesh is Weak (1932)
Faithless (1932)
Forsaking All Others (1934)
Free and Easy (1930)
Haunted Honeymoon (1940) aka Busman’s Honeymoon
Inspiration (1931)
June Bride (1948)
Lady in the Lake (1947)
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941)
Made on Broadway (1933) aka The Girl I Made
Night Must Fall (1937)
No More Ladies (1935)
Our Blushing Brides (1930)
Petticoat Fever (1936)
Picadilly Jim (1936)
Private Lives (1931)
Rage in Heaven (1941)
Riptide (1934)
Shipmates (1931)
So This is College (1929)
Strangers May Kiss (1931)
The Big House (1930)
The Divorcee (1930)
The Easiest Way (1931)
The Earl of Chicago (1940)
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
The Mystery of Mr. X (1934)
They Were Expendable (1945)
Trouble For Two (1936)
Untamed (1929)
When Ladies Meet (1933) aka Strange Skirts or Truth is Stranger
For more information on Robert Montgomery check out the links below.
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (offsite link)
Robert Montgomery Fan Site (offsite link)
