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Hollywood during wartime is the subject of this week's installment of "Moguls and Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood", followed by some wartime era classics.
(all times Eastern)
6:00 AM Dames (1934) A reformer's daughter wins the lead in a scandalous Broadway show. Cast: Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler. Dir: Ray Enright. BW-91 mins, TV-G, CC
7:32 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,
7:45 AM Stars Over Broadway (1935) An aggressive agent turns a hotel porter into an overnight sensation. Cast: James Melton, Jane Froman, Pat O'Brien. Dir: William Keighley. BW-89 mins, TV-G
9:19 AM Short Film: United States Marine Band (1942) A patriotic wartime short showcasing the U.S. Marine Corps Band and famous songs of the Marine Corps. BW-9 mins,
9:30 AM Singing Marine, The (1937) A young Marine develops an inflated ego after winning a talent contest. Cast: Dick Powell, Doris Weston, Jane Darwell. Dir: Ray Enright. BW-105 mins, TV-G, CC
11:17 AM Short Film: Marines In The Making (1942) A war-time promotional short documentary exhibiting the U.S. Marine Corps' physical conditioning, hand-to-hand combat training, rifle drills, as well as the USMC rifle creed. Cast: Pete Smith BW-9 mins,
11:30 AM 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
1:15 PM 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
3:00 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
5:00 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
6:47 PM Short Film: So You Want To Be In Pictures (1947) Joe McDoakes (George O'Hanlon) learns what a bumpy road it can be to become an Hollywood star. Cast: George O'Hanlon, Jack Carson, George Chandler Dir: Richard L. Bare BW-11 mins,
7:00 PM Brother, Can You Spare a Dream? (2010) C-60 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
8:00 PM Warriors & Peace Makers (2010) C-60 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
9:00 PM Casablanca (1942) An American saloon owner in North Africa is drawn into World War II when his lost love turns up. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid. Dir: Michael Curtiz. BW-103 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS
11:00 PM Warriors & Peace Makers (2010) C-60 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
12:00 AM Great Dictator, The (1940) A Jewish barber takes the place of a war-hungry dictator. Cast: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie. Dir: Charles Chaplin. BW-125 mins, TV-PG, CC
2:15 AM They Were Expendable (1945) A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II. Cast: Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed. Dir: John Ford. BW-135 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS
4:30 AM Hollywood Canteen (1944) A serviceman and a starlet find love at the star-staffed serviceman's center. Cast: Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, Dane Clark. Dir: Delmer Daves. BW-124 mins, TV-G, CC
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