00:01Desire is often cited as Gary Cooper's best comedy performance.
00:05His next picture, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, more satirical than overtly funny,
00:10also allowed Cooper to extend himself and show off his range.
00:14Amazingly, Mr. Deeds hit theaters the day after Desire came to theaters.
00:19In September, Cooper's third movie of 1936 exposed audiences to another side of him.
00:25In The General Diet at Dawn, he plays an American mercenary
00:28caught up in a fight between Chinese warlords.
00:31Later that fall, he also starred in The Plainsman,
00:34a western that reunited him with his Mr. Deeds co-star, Gene Arthur.
00:38As you can tell, 1936 turned out to be a banner year for Gary Cooper
00:42with four solid hits and his first Oscar-nominated performance in Mr. Deeds.
00:48Moreover, Cooper made the list of the top ten box office stars for the first time.
00:53Coming up, more Gary Cooper.
00:55This time, Cooper stars opposite Helen Hayes in a 1932 adaptation of a novel
01:00by Ernest Hemingway, who became a friend of Cooper's.
01:03A Farewell to Arms is next on Turner Classic Movies.
01:07Next on TCM, A Farewell to Arms,
01:11then Love in the Afternoon,
01:13and later, The Narrow Margin.
01:16The clock's ticking on TCM tonight.
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