Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in Singin’ In The Rain. (Getty)
It’s been almost a month since Hollywood was dealt the double tragedy of seeing Carrie Fisher and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, die within a day of each other in December. Turner Classic Movies is paying tribute to Reynolds’ career with a 24-hour marathon of films starring the actress on Friday, January 27. The marathon kicks off at 6:00 a.m. and continues into Saturday morning. It’s a great way to see Reynolds’ talents beyond Singin’ In The Rain.
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The selection of films runs from her most well-known movies like Singin’ In The Rain, The Unsinkable Molly Brown and The Singing Nun, to more obscure movies like I Love Melvin, How Sweet It Is and The Tender Trap. How The West Was Won, which features Reynolds in a significant role, also takes up a sizable chunk of the marathon. Unfortunately, Tammy and the Bachelor isn’t on the schedule.
Reynolds died on December 28, 2016 at age 84, just a day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher, died at age 60 after suffering a heart attack. Reynolds earned her only Oscar nomination for The Unsinkable Molly Brown and received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy Awards in 2015.
Here is the complete TCM tribute schedule:
- 6:00 AM It Started With A Kiss (1959) – co-starring Glenn Ford & Eva Gabor; directed by George Marshall
- 7:45 AM Bundle of Joy (1956) – co-starring Reynolds’ first husband, Eddie Fisher; directed by Norman Taurog
- 9:30 AM How the West Was Won (1962) – This all-star epic about the American west features segments directed by John Ford, Henry Hathaway and George Marshall
- 12:30 PM The Tender Trap (1955) – co-starring Frank Sinatra; directed by Charles Walters
- 2:30 PM Hit The Deck (1955) – co-starring Jane Powell & Tony Martin; directed by Roy Rowland
- 4:30 PM I Love Melvin (1953) – co-starring Donald O’Connor; directed by Don Weis
- 6:00 PM Singin’ In the Rain (1952) – co-starring Gene Kelly & Donald O’Connor; directed by Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen
- 8:00 PM The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) – co-starring Herve Presnell; directed by Charles Walters
- 10:30 PM The Mating Game (1959) – co-starring Tony Randall; directed by George Marshall
- 12:30 AM The Catered Affair (1956) – co-starring Ernest Borgnine & Bette Davis; directed by Richard Brooks
- 2:15 AM The Singing Nun (1966) – co-starring Ricardo Montalban & Greer Garson; directed by Henry Koster
- 4:00 AM How Sweet It Is! (1968) – co-starring James Garner; directed by Jerry Paris
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Debbie Reynolds Remembered: TCM’s Complete Tribute Schedule