Turner Classic Movies has a tribute to master film composer Max Steiner with showings of King Kong, Gone With the Wind and three more of his classics on Monday, July 12, 2021.
Steiner, born in Vienna in 1888, worked in the theatre at age 12 then moved to Hollywood in 1929, where he worked for more than 30 years. He composed the score for about 300 films from the 1920s to 1960s.
He was nominated for an Academy Award for best film score 18 times and won three times. He received two nominations in 1940, for Dark Victory and Gone With the Wind.
Although Steiner did not win the Oscar for Gone With the Wind, the score is recognized as a masterpiece and is number 2 on AFI’s list of the best film scores ever. (Number 1 is Star Wars.)
For more on Steiner visit: Composer Max Steiner IMDB Profile
Here is the TCM schedule for the tribute on Monday and Tuesday, July 12-13, 2021. All times are ET:
Monday, July 11, 2021
- 8:00 PM The Most Dangerous Game (1932). A big game hunter decides to stalk human prey. Stars Joel Mccrea, Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong.
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9:15 PM King Kong (1933). A film crew discovers the “eighth wonder of the world,” a giant prehistoric ape, and brings him back to New York City. Stars Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot.
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11:15 PM Gone With the Wind (1939). The classic tale Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler with the Civil War as a backdrop. Stars Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia De Havilland.
Tuesday, July 12, 2021
- 3:15 AM Of Human Bondage (1934). A medical student falls prey to a waitress. Stars Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Frances Dee.
- 4:45 AM Mildred Pierce (1945). A woman’s ambitions for her daughter drastically impact her life. Stars Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott.
Below is a trailer for Gone with the Wind from Movieclips Classic Trailers.
