Tweet Arliss Alert - VOLTAIRE on TCM Sat 7/14 @ 5:45 AM EDT

Celebrate Bastille Day this Saturday morning, July 14th, by watching (or recording) VOLTAIRE (1933), yours truly’s favorite biopic starring Mr. A. The time is a bit early even if you’re on the east coast – 5:45 am EDT – but that’s why dvr, tivo, etc. were invented. Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is the fortunate channel but if you’re scheduling your timer, be aware that TCM dates everything up to 6 am as the previous day so TCM lists VOLTAIRE as airing on July 13 at 5:45 am EDT even though we know it’s really July 14th at 5:45 am. We prefer to think of this as test to determine whether we’re smart enough to view a George Arliss film, but we all get a passing grade

Here is a still of Doris Kenyon as Mme. Pompadour that I picked up several months ago.

Here is a still of Doris Kenyon as Mme. Pompadour that I picked up several months ago.

Splendid portrait, Caesar. In honor of Saturday's showing I tried to refresh it a bit;

Mr. Arliss exercised his (reported) preogative of selecting his supporting cast with exquisite taste.