TCM for Wednesday, July 29th: TCM Prime Time Feature: Pre-Code Musicals

[CBHagman]

Now there's a subject line to get people looking!

We've also got Paul Newman, Charles Laughton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Barbra Streisand, and even a bit of Stan and Ollie. Enjoy.

:popcorn: :applause:

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

1:30 AM Green Fire (1954)
An emerald prospector clashes with a beautiful plantation owner in South America. Cast: Grace Kelly, Stewart Granger, Paul Douglas. Dir: Andrew Marton. C-100 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

3:15 AM Bhowani Junction (1956)
An Anglo-Indian beauty falls for a British officer as her country fights for independence. Cast: Ava Gardner, Stewart Granger, Bill Travers. Dir: George Cukor. C-110 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:15 AM Salome (1953)
Herod's stepdaughter discovers Christianity through her love for a Roman centurion. Cast: Rita Hayworth, Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton. Dir: William Dieterle. C-103 mins, TV-PG

7:00 AM Young Bess (1953)
The future Elizabeth I fights court intrigue in the turbulent years before her ascension to the throne. Cast: Jean Simmons, Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton. Dir: George Sidney. C-112 mins, TV-G, CC



9:00 AM Elizabeth Taylor: An Intimate Portrait (1975)
This television-produced documentary features observations by close friends and colleagues of Elizabeth Taylor, including Vincente Minnelli and Richard Brooks. C-66 mins, TV-G, CC

10:07 AM Short Film: Sandpiper - The Big Sur (1965)
C-9 mins,

10:30 AM Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958)
A dying plantation owner tries to help his alcoholic son solve his problems. Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives. Dir: Richard Brooks. C-108 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS



12:30 PM Sweet Bird Of Youth (1962)
A young gigolo returns to his southern hometown in search of the lost love of his youth. Cast: Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight. Dir: Richard Brooks. C-120 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

2:31 PM Short Film: Glimpses Of Florida (1941)
C-9 mins,

2:45 PM Funny Girl (1968)
Comedienne Fanny Brice fights to prove that she can be the greatest star and find romance even though she isn't pretty. Cast: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford. Dir: William Wyler. C-157 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format



5:30 PM Genghis Khan (1965)
The Asian conqueror and his mentor vie for the same woman. Cast: Stephen Boyd, Omar Sharif, James Mason. Dir: Henry Levin. C-126 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

7:40 PM Short Film: County Hospital (1932)
A hospital visitor wreaks havoc during a routine visit. Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Billy Gilbert. Dir: James Parrott. BW-19 mins,

What's On Tonight: TCM PRIME TIME FEATURE: PRE-CODE MUSICALS

8:00 PM Hips, Hips, Hooray (1934)
Two salesmen try to market a flavored lipstick. Cast: Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Ruth Etting. Dir: Mark Sandrich. BW-68 mins, TV-G



9:15 PM Gold Diggers Of 1933 (1933)
Three chorus girls fight to keep their show going and find rich husbands. Cast: Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. BW-98 mins, TV-G, CC



11:00 PM Footlight Parade (1933)
A producer fights labor problems, financiers and his greedy ex-wife to put on a show. Cast: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler. Dir: Lloyd Bacon. BW-104 mins, TV-G, CC

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12:51 AM Short Film: And She Learned About Dames (1934)
A promotional short for "Dames" (1934), where a young girl wins a trip to hollywood and a chance to meet the cast and crew of the picture. BW-9 mins,

1:00 AM Fashions Of 1934 (1934)
A con artist and his beautiful assistant take on the fashion world. Cast: William Powell, Bette Davis, Verree Teasdale. Dir: William Dieterle. BW-78 mins, TV-G

2:30 AM Good Companions, The (1932)
Three musicians team up to save a failing theatrical troupe. Cast: Jessie Matthews, Edmund Gwenn, John Gielgud. Dir: Victor Saville. BW-113 mins,

4:30 AM Let's Fall in Love (1934)
An ambitious film director transforms a Brooklyn-born actress into a Swedish temptress. Cast: Edmund Lowe, Ann Sothern, Miriam Jordan. Dir: David Burton. BW-68 mins, TV-G

5:39 AM Short Film: Let'S Dance (1936)
BW-8 mins,

[pscot]

1. Footlight parade

is a very sexy movie.