TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 8th: TCM Guest Programmer: Neko Case

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One programming note: The times on TCM's monthly schedule do not match what they list for the 8th on their regular schedule. I don't know exactly what the problem is, so I've relied on the newspaper and on TCM's daily schedule.

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009


12:00am 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, Edward Arnold Dir: Frank Capra BW-126 mins, TV-G



2:15am 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, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson Dir: Frank Capra BW-118 mins, TV-G



4:15am Platinum Blonde (1931)
A heartless heiress seduces a hard-working reporter into a disastrous marriage.
Cast: Loretta Young, Robert Williams, Jean Harlow, Halliwell Hobbes Dir: Frank R. Capra BW-89 mins, TV-G



5:45am Short Film: One Reel Wonders: Believe It Or Not #5 (1931)
BW-10 mins

6:00am Wife for a Night (1952)
A poor musician hires a courtesan to pose as his wife so he can "give" her to a wealthy count in return for patronage.
Cast: Gina Lollobrigida, Gino Cervi, Nadia Gray, Armando Francioli Dir: Mario Camerini BW-82 mins, TV-PG

7:30am Big Heat, The (1953)
A police detective whose wife was killed by the mob teams with a scarred gangster's moll to bring down a powerful gangster.
Cast: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Alexander Scourby Dir: Fritz Lang BW-90 mins, TV-14

9:00am Executive Suite (1954)
When a business magnate dies, his board of directors fights over who should run the company.
Cast: William Holden, June Allyson, Barbara Stanwyck, Fredric March Dir: Robert Wise BW-105 mins, TV-PG

11:00am Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
True story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
Cast: Joseph Buloff, Sal Mineo, Everett Sloane, Eileen Heckart Dir: Robert Wise BW-114 mins, TV-PG
1:00pm North By Northwest (1959)
An advertising man is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Cast: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis Dir: Alfred Hitchcock C-136 mins, TV-PG

3:30pm Prize, The (1963)
An American Nobel Prize-winner mixes it up with spies when he travels to Stockholm to collect his award.
Cast: Paul Newman, Edward G. Robinson, Elke Sommer, Diane Baker Dir: Mark Robson C-135 mins, TV-PG
5:45pm Family Plot (1976)
A phony psychic takes on a pair of kidnappers.
Cast: Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William Devane Dir: Alfred Hitchcock C-120 mins, TV-14

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8:00pm Radio Days (1987)
A young boy's coming of age is mirrored by his favorite radio shows and the lives of their stars.
Cast: Mia Farrow, Seth Green, Michael Tucker, Leah Carrey Dir: Woody Allen C-88 mins, TV-14

9:35pm Short Film: One Reel Wonders: Dogway Melody, The (1930)
BW-16 mins

10:04pm Short Film: One Reel Wonders: Cash Stashers (1953)
BW-9 mins

10:15pm Face In The Crowd, A (1957)
A female television executive turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.
Cast: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau Dir: Elia Kazan BW-126 mins, TV-PG

12:27am Short Film: One Reel Wonders: Big Dog House, The (1930)
In this short from the Dogville series, dogs play out a story of jealousy, murder and justice thwarted.
Cast: Oscar, Buster, Jiggs. Dir: Zion Myers, Jules White. BW-16 mins, TV-G

12:51am Short Film: One Reel Wonders: Vienna: The Years Remembered (1968)
This promotional, short documentary provides a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Mayerling" (1968), as well as the actual history that inspired the film.
C-9 mins

1:00am Third Man, The (1949)
A man's investigation of a friend's death uncovers corruption in post-World War II Vienna.
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard Dir: Carol Reed BW-104 mins, TV-14


2:51am Short Film: One Reel Wonders: Trader Hound (1931)
BW-15 mins

3:19am Short Film: One Reel Wonders: Touring Northern England (1950)
In this "Traveltalk," we learn about the history, culture, and people of Northern England.
Cast: James A. FitzPatrick C-9 mins

3:30am Picture of Dorian Gray, The (1945)
A man remains young and handsome while his portrait shows the ravages of age and sin.
Cast: George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury Dir: Albert Lewin BW-110 mins