TCM Schedule for Tuesday, October 6th: TCM Prime Time Feature: Esther Williams

[CBHagman]

It's Carole Lombard's birthday, and that's reflected in the TCM schedule...



...and in addition there's a quadruple helping of Ronald Colman movies.



There's a Robert Montgomery sighting too. Enjoy.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iNLtcc6dW9Q/SYXSYa-E-jI/AAAAAAAAB8A/0l2rpKvN7_Q/s320/Robert+Montgomery.jpg

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

1:00 AM Short Film: Paris On Parade (1938)
C-9 mins,

1:15 AM Lili (1953)
A French orphan gets a job with a carnival puppet show. Cast: Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor. Dir: Charles Walters. C-81 mins, TV-G, CC

2:45 AM Glass Slipper, The (1955)
Musical adaptation of the story of Cinderella and her magical trip to the prince's ball. Cast: Leslie Caron, Michael Wilding, Keenan Wynn. Dir: Charles Walters. C-94 mins, TV-G, CC

4:30 AM Down to Earth (1947)
The goddess of the dance comes to Earth to take over a musical lampooning the gods. Cast: Rita Hayworth, Larry Parks, James Gleason. Dir: Alexander Hall. C-101 mins, TV-G

6:15 AM Young In Heart, The (1938)
A family of con artists saves the life of a wealthy old woman and plots to fleece her. Cast: Janet Gaynor, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Paulette Goddard. Dir: Richard Wallace. BW-91 mins, TV-G

7:47 AM Short Film: Janet Gaynor Bio (1962)
BW-4 mins,

8:00 AM Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)
A country girl follows the man who jilted her to the big city, where she finds two new suitors. Cast: Janet Gaynor, Robert Montgomery, Franchot Tone. Dir: Richard Thorpe. BW-70 mins, TV-G, CC

9:15 AM Brief Moment (1933)
A nightclub singer tries to rehabilitate a wealthy playboy. Cast: Carole Lombard, Gene Raymond, Donald Cook. Dir: David Burton. BW-69 mins, TV-G

10:30 AM Lady By Choice (1934)
To improve her image, a fan dancer "adopts" an old woman to be her mother. Cast: Carole Lombard, May Robson, Walter Connolly. Dir: David Burton. BW-76 mins, TV-G

12:00 PM In Name Only (1939)
A wealthy man falls for a widow but can't get his wife to divorce him. Cast: Cary Grant, Carole Lombard, Kay Francis. Dir: John Cromwell. BW-95 mins, TV-G, CC

2:00 PM Raffles (1930)
A distinguished British gentleman hides his true identity as a notorious jewel thief. Cast: Ronald Colman, Kay Francis, Bramwell Fletcher. Dir: George Fitzmaurice. BW-71 mins,

3:15 PM Short Film: Hollywood Extra! (1936)
BW-10 mins,

3:30 PM Cynara (1932)
Infidelity threatens a lawyer's marriage when his fling decides to steal him from his wife. Cast: Ronald Colman, Kay Francis, Phyllis Barry. Dir: King Vidor. BW-78 mins,

5:00 PM Devil To Pay, The (1930)
A spendthrift's return shakes up his family. Cast: Ronald Colman, Loretta Young, Mary Carlyle. Dir: George Fitzmaurice. BW-72 mins, TV-G

6:15 PM Kismet (1944)
In the classic Arabian Nights tale, the king of the beggars enters high society to help his daughter marry a handsome prince. Cast: Ronald Colman, Marlene Dietrich, Edward Arnold. Dir: William Dieterle. C-100 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

What's On Tonight: TCM PRIME TIME FEATURE: ESTHER WILLIAMS



8:00 PM Easy To Love (1953)
Two men vie for the heart of a Cypress Gardens swimming star. Cast: Esther Williams, Tony Martin, Van Johnson. Dir: Charles Walters. C-96 mins, TV-G, CC

10:00 PM Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
True story of Annette Kellerman, the world's first great swimming star. Cast: Esther Williams, Victor Mature, Walter Pidgeon. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. C-110 mins, TV-G, CC

12:00 AM Pagan Love Song (1950)
An American tourist romances a Tahitian beauty. Cast: Esther Williams, Howard Keel, Rita Moreno. Dir: Robert Alton. C-77 mins, TV-G, CC

1:30 AM This Time For Keeps (1947)
A famous singer's son falls for a swimming star. Cast: Esther Williams, Jimmy Durante, Lauritz Melchior. Dir: Richard Thorpe. C-104 mins, TV-G, CC

3:30 AM Thrill Of A Romance (1945)
A soldier returning from World War II finds love with a lady swimmer. Cast: Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Tommy Dorsey. Dir: Richard Thorpe. BW-105 mins, TV-G, CC

5:16 AM Short Film: Miracle Of Sound, The (1940)
A behind the scenes look at how sound is produced for films. Cast: Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy Dir: Douglas Shearer BW-11 mins,

5:30 AM MGM Parade Show #21 (1955)
Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper perform in a clip from "The Champ"; Russ Tamblyn introduces a clip from "The Last Hunt." Hosted by George Murphy. BW-26 mins, TV-G