Sunday, October 28, 2018

Baby Peggy turns 100 tomorrow

Assuming she doesn't die in the next 24 hours, and yes, I know that sounds morbid. But since she was a child star in the silent era, TCM is celebrating the day tonight in its Silent Sunday Nights lineup.

The first selection isn't actually a silent movie, but the 2010 documentary Baby Peggy: The Element in the Room, at midnight tonight. I've mentioned this one several times in the past and it's an excellent look at what Hollywood and the parents did to these poor children, with Peggy being more or less washed up at the age of 7.

Of the two silent movies, The Family Secret at 1:15 AM is actually new to me, although I've seen (and enjoyed) Captain January which shows up at 2:30 AM.

TCM Imports is shunted to 4:00 AM instead of the usual time slot around 2:00 AM, although we get a good one this week in Diabolique.

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