TCM for Tuesday, June 2nd: Great Directors: Frank Capra

[CBHagman]

Hooray! Frank Capra's on deck tonight! :woohoo:

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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

1:48 AM Short Film: Stars On Horseback (1943)
Master blacksmith, Georg Garfield, makes house calls to Hollywood stars' homes to pamper their horse's hooves. Cast: Bette Davis, George Tobias, Olivia DeHavilland Dir: Myron J. Swartz BW-7 mins,

2:00 AM Quiet Man, The (1952)
An Irish ex-boxer retires to Ireland and searches for the proper wife. Cast: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald. Dir: John Ford. C-129 mins, TV-PG, CC



4:15 AM She Wore A Yellow Ribbon (1949)
An aging Cavalry officer tries to prevent an Indian war in the last days before his retirement. Cast: John Wayne, Joanne Dru, Ben Johnson. Dir: John Ford. C-104 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

6:00 AM Bombshell (1933)
A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on. Cast: Jean Harlow, Lee Tracy, Frank Morgan. Dir: Victor Fleming. BW-96 mins, TV-G, CC

7:37 AM Short Film: Jean Harlow (1962)
BW-4 mins,

7:46 AM Short Film: Camera Speaks, The (1934)
An old cameraman and his camera reminisce about their days shooting silent films and news stories. BW-11 mins,

8:00 AM Test Pilot (1938)
An irresponsible test pilot's wife and best friend try to get him to grow up. Cast: Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy. Dir: Victor Fleming. BW-119 mins, TV-G, CC

10:00 AM Treasure Island (1934)
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of a young boy out to foil pirates and find a buried treasure. Cast: Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Lewis Stone. Dir: Victor Fleming. BW-103 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

11:44 AM Short Film: Captain Kidd'S Treasure (1938)
BW-10 mins,

12:00 PM Captains Courageous (1937)
A spoiled rich boy is lost at sea and rescued by a fishing boat, where hard work and responsibility help him become a man. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Freddie Bartholomew, Lionel Barrymore. Dir: Victor Fleming. BW-117 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

2:00 PM Guy Named Joe, A (1943)
A downed World War II pilot becomes the guardian angel for his successor in love and war. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne, Van Johnson. Dir: Victor Fleming. BW-120 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

4:01 PM Short Film: Red Cross Promo ( Spencer Tracy) (1951)
A patriotic wartime advertisement with Spencer Tracy urging movie goers to donate to the Red Cross. Cast: Spencer Tracy BW-2 mins,

4:11 PM Short Film: Spencer Tracy Bio (1962)
BW-4 mins,



4:15 PM Tortilla Flat (1942)
Inhabitants of a Southern California fishing village strive for the simple pleasures of life. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, John Garfield. Dir: Victor Fleming. BW-99 mins, TV-PG, CC

6:00 PM Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde (1941)
A scientist's investigations into the nature of good and evil turn him into a murderous monster. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner. Dir: Victor Fleming. BW-113 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

What's On Tonight: GREAT DIRECTORS: FRANK CAPRA

8:00 PM It Happened One Night (1934)
A newspaperman tracks a runaway heiress on a madcap cross-country tour. Cast: Claudette Colbert, Clark Gable, Walter Connolly. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-105 mins, TV-PG, CC



9:51 PM Short Film: Capital City Washington D.C., The (1940)
An installment of James A. Fitzpatrick's Travel Talks honoring Washington D.C. Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick C-9 mins,

10:00 PM Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
An idealistic Senate replacement takes on political corruption. Cast: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-130 mins, TV-G, CC

12:15 AM You Can't Take It With You (1938)
A girl from a family of freethinkers falls for the son of a conservative banker. Cast: Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-126 mins, TV-G



2:30 AM Arsenic And Old Lace (1944)
A young man about to be married discovers the two aunts who raised him have been poisoning lonely old men. Cast: Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Peter Lorre. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-118 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

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4:30 AM Platinum Blonde (1931)
A heartless heiress seduces a hard-working reporter into a disastrous marriage. Cast: Robert Williams, Loretta Young, Jean Harlow. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-89 mins, TV-G