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In 1986, media mogul Ted Turner, purchased the majority of the MGM film and television library. Because of his debt load, he could not keep the MGM name and resold that and a number of other assets but he kept all of the MGM library of pre 1986 films and Warner Brothers pre 1950 library, all of the RKO library and some of the United Artists library.
Turner started broadcasting the library on Turner Network Television (TNT) and began 'colorizing' some of the old black and white classics. That wasn't as popular as the company had hoped; upon hearing that Turner was planning to colorize 'Citizen Kane', Orson Wells is quoted as saying, "Tell Turner to keep his goddamned Crayolas away from my film!".
On April 14, 1994, Turner Classic Movies debuted as a medium to show the MGM, UA, RKO and WB movies owned by Turner. In addition to showing these movies uninterrupted by commercials, in the intervening years TCM has added to their original library, the public can purchase copies of many of these classics from TCM, but they also work to preserve the original copies of the deteriorating old films in the library.
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What is the name of the themesong on Turner Classic Movies?
There is no theme song for the Turner Classic Movie channel. The theme songs that you hear are for the individual movies and shows that the network broadcasts.
What providers carry turner classic movies?
Time Warner Cable does.
Where can you watch older movies for free?
you can watch free movies at http://www.moviesepisodes.com/
Are there commercials on Turner Classic Movies?
No. All films are shown unedited and uninterrupted.
Is there anywhere where I can watch goodbye mr chips 1939 online for free without downloads or other Crap?
No, but Turner Classic Movies is going to televise it Sunday, February 13 at 2:00AM.
