Mary Astor night

Tonight on TCM is devoted to the actress Mary Astor. The real reason I'm mentioning it, however, is because of the new-to-TCM documentary that's showing up, called Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor. I haven't seen the documentary, but it sounds interesting, focusing on the 1936 custody trial between Astor and her ex-husband over the couple's 5-year-old daughter. I think I heard somebody on the TCM boards mention this back in 2018 when it showed up at the TCM film festival. The only thing that gives me pause is the presence of Molly Haskell.

The documentary kicks off the night at 8:00 PM, and like a lot of the new-to-TCM documentaries, there's a second airing for the benefit of people on the west coast, at 1:00 AM. The rest of the night has four of Astor's performance, including a really good one in Act of Violence at 4:30 AM Tuesday. One interesting thing is that Act of Violence is actually on the TCM schedule a second time this week, at 6:30 PM Friday.