TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 29th: TCM Prime Time Feature: TCM Remembers

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Tonight TCM pays tribute to several classic film figures who left us in the year that is ending.

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

12:00 AM Lady For A Day (1933)
A gangster helps an old apple-vendor pose as a society woman to fool her visiting daughter. Cast: May Robson, Warren William, Guy Kibbee. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-96 mins, TV-G

1:45 AM Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
A good-hearted gangster turns an old apple seller into a society matron so she can impress her daughter. Cast: Bette Davis, Glenn Ford, Hope Lange. Dir: Frank Capra. C-137 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 AM Matinee Idol (1928)
While marooned in the country, a Broadway star auditions incognito for the local little theatre. Cast: Johnnie Walker, Bessie Love, Lionel Belmore. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-57 mins, TV-G

5:15 AM Rain or Shine (1930)
A young woman inherits her father's financially troubled circus. Cast: Joe Cook, Joan Peers, Louise Fazenda. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-88 mins, TV-G

6:00 AM Short Film: Movies On Sundays (1935)
A promotional short from 1935 encouraging Pennsylvania's citizens to allow movie showings on Sundays, just as other leisure was allowed at the time. Interesting look at the relative political conservatism of the day. BW-8 mins,

7:00 AM High Noon (1952)
A retired Marshal must defend his town from a revengeful villain. Cast: Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell. Dir: Fred Zinnemann. BW-85 mins, TV-PG, CC

8:30 AM Manhatta (1921)
This silent documentary cameras capture the beauty and majesty of the New York harbor. BW-12 mins, TV-G

8:45 AM 42nd Street (1933)
The definitive backstage musical, complete with the dazzling newcomer who goes on for the injured star. Cast: Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Warner Baxter. Dir: Lloyd Bacon. BW-89 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

10:30 AM Cameraman, The (1928)
In this silent film, a photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a movie queen. Cast: Buster Keaton, Marceline Day, Harry Gribbon. Dir: Edward Sedgwick. BW-76 mins, TV-G

11:47 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,

12:00 PM Miracle of Morgan's Creek, The (1944)
During World War II, a 4F tries to help the woman he loves cover up a surprise pregnancy. Cast: Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton, William Demarest. Dir: Preston Sturges. BW-99 mins, TV-PG, CC

1:40 PM Short Film: Give Us The Earth (1947)
BW-21 mins,

2:00 PM Salt Of The Earth (1954)
The wives of striking mineworkers fight to keep the union going. Cast: Juan Chacon, Rosaura Revueltas, Will Geer. Dir: Herbert Biberman. C-92 mins, TV-PG

3:45 PM Harold and Maude (1971)
A suicidal young man gets a new lease on life when he falls for an 80-year-old woman. Cast: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles. Dir: Hal Ashby. C-91 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

5:30 PM Short Film: JAMMIN' THE BLUES (1944)
In this short, prominent jazz musicans of the 1940s get together for a rare filming of a jam session. Cast: Lester Young, Marie Bryant, George 'Red' Callender. Dir: Gjon Mili. BW-10 mins,

5:45 PM Flower Drum Song (1961)
A refugee travels to Chinatown as a mail-order bride. Cast: Benson Fong, Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta. Dir: Henry Koster. C-131 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

What's On Tonight: TCM PRIME TIME FEATURE: TCM REMEMBERS

8:00 PM On The Waterfront (1954)
A young stevedore takes on the mobster who rules the docks. Cast: Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Rod Steiger. Dir: Elia Kazan. BW-108 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format



Karl Malden

10:00 PM Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
A perpetual truant joins his friends for a day of adventure and self-discovery. Cast: Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck. Dir: John Hughes. C-103 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format



John Hughes

12:00 AM Battleground (1949)
American soldiers in France fight to survive a Nazi siege just before the Battle of the Bulge. Cast: Van Johnson, John Hodiak, Ricardo Montalban. Dir: William A. Wellman. BW-119 mins, TV-
PG, CC, DVS



Van Johnson


2:07 AM Short Film: Man Who Makes The Difference, The (1968)
A behind the cameras featurette showcasing the action film "Ice Station Zebra" (1968) and the talents of John Stevens, renowned second unit/stunt photographer, who filmed the racing sequences in "Grand Prix" (1966). C-7 mins,

2:15 AM Ice Station Zebra (1968)
A sub commander on a perilous mission must ferret out a Soviet agent on his ship. Cast: Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Jim Brown. Dir: John Sturges. C-152 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format



Patrick McGoohan

5:00 AM Short Film: Now Playing January (2010) (2010)
Features highlights of the month's programming on TCM, including festivals and stars. BW-23 mins, TV-PG, CC

5:30 AM MGM Parade Show #15 (1955)
George Murphy hosts a special Christmas show featuring Judy Garland performing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" in a clip from "Meet Me in St. Louis." BW-26 mins, TV-G