TCM Schedule for Saturday, December 5 --- THE ESSENTIALS: RONALD COLMAN

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5 Saturday



6:00 AM Stage Door Canteen (1943)
A USO girl defies the rules when she falls for a soldier visiting the star-studded Stage Door Canteen. Cast: Cheryl Walker, William Terry, Katharine Hepburn. Dir: Frank Borzage. BW-131 mins, TV-G

8:12 AM Short Film: U.S. Service Bands (1943)
A WWII patriotic wartime short showcasing the Service Bands of the U.S. Army, Army Air Force, Marines, and Navy and their most famous songs. Footage of the U.S. Military in action during WWII and before is shown, as well as performances by the various service bands. BW-10 mins,

8:30 AM Street Scene (1931)
A husband's violent reaction becomes the talk of the neighborhood when he catches his cheating wife in the act. Cast: Beulah Bondi, Estelle Taylor, Sylvia Sidney. Dir: King Vidor. BW-79 mins, TV-14

10:00 AM Murder Ahoy (1964)
Elderly sleuth Miss Marple takes to the seas to investigate murder on a naval training ship. Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Lionel Jeffries, Miles Malleson. Dir: George Pollock. BW-93 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

11:44 AM Short Film: Sky Divers, The (1969)
C-15 mins,

12:00 PM Fitzwilly (1967)
When an aging philanthropist goes broke, her butler robs from the rich so she can give to the poor. Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Edith Evans, Barbara Feldon. Dir: Delbert Mann. C-102 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

1:45 PM Holiday Affair (1950)
A young widow is torn between a boring businessman and a romantic ne'er-do-well. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey. Dir: Don Hartman. BW-87 mins, TV-G, CC

3:15 PM Clock, The (1945)
A G.I. en route to Europe falls in love during a whirlwind two-day leave in New York City. Cast: Judy Garland, Robert Walker, James Gleason. Dir: Vincente Minnelli. BW-90 mins, TV-PG, CC

5:00 PM My Fair Lady (1964)
A phonetics instructor bets that he can pass a street urchin off as a lady. Cast: Rex Harrison, Audrey Hepburn, Stanley Holloway. Dir: George Cukor. C-172 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

What's On Tonight: THE ESSENTIALS: RONALD COLMAN

8:00 PM Random Harvest (1942)
A woman's happiness is threatened when she discovers her husband has been suffering from amnesia. Cast: Greer Garson, Ronald Colman, Susan Peters. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. BW-127 mins, TV-G, CC

10:15 PM Talk Of The Town, The (1942)
An escaped political prisoner and a stuffy law professor vie for the hand of a spirited schoolteacher. Cast: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman. Dir: George Stevens. BW-117 mins, TV-G, CC

12:16 AM Short Film: To My Unborn Son (1943)
BW-9 mins,

12:30 AM 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

2:19 AM Short Film: Mediterranean Ports Of Call (1941)
C-9 mins,

2:30 AM Prisoner Of Zenda, The (1937)
An Englishman who resembles the king of a small European nation gets mixed up in palace intrigue when his look-alike is kidnapped. Cast: Ronald Colman, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Madeleine Carroll. Dir: John Cromwell. BW-101 mins, TV-PG, CC

4:15 AM Arrowsmith (1931)
A crusading doctor fights his way through tragedy to find his true calling. Cast: Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Myrna Loy. Dir: John Ford. BW-99 mins, TV-PG, CC

[CBHagman]

1. Get out your handkerchief (and the popcorn).

Have the former ready for Random Harvest and the latter for The Talk of the Town.



Garson and Colman make a great team.




Arthur, Colman, and Grant are very likable (and watchable) together.