TCM Schedule for Monday December 6 - TCM Spotlight: The History of Hollywood

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This weeks installment of "Moguls and Movie Stars" focuses on the 50's, and there's some seminal 50's films to go along with it. Plus, it's Dave Brubeck's 90th birthday, and TCM has a new documentary, plus lots of other jazz-related films in daytime.

(all times Eastern)

7:30 AM Blues In The Night (1941)
The members of a traveling jazz band try to keep their leader from drinking himself to death. Cast: Priscilla Lane, Richard Whorf, Lloyd Nolan. Dir: Anatole Litvak. BW-88 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

9:00 AM 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,

9:21 AM Short Film: Background Beat, The (1965)
A short doc by director Ralph Nelson exploring how he uses music and scoring in his pictures. Includes examples from "Once A Thief" (1965). BW-7 mins,

9:30 AM Gene Krupa Story, The (1959)
Legendary jazz musician Gene Krupa faces highs and lows along the path of his life. Cast: Sal Mineo, Susan Kohner, James Darren Dir: Don Weis BW-101 mins, TV-PG, CC

11:19 AM Short Film: Soundman, The (1950) BW-10 mins,

11:30 AM Young Man With a Horn (1950)
A young trumpet player is torn between an honest singer and a manipulative heiress. Cast: Kirk Douglas, Doris Day, Lauren Bacall. Dir: Michael Curtiz. BW-112 mins, TV-PG, CC

1:30 PM Strip, The (1951)
A jazz drummer fights to clear his name when he's accused of killing a racketeer. Cast: Mickey Rooney, Sally Forrest, William Demarest. Dir: Leslie Kardos. BW-86 mins, TV-PG, CC

2:57 PM Short Film: Romantic Nevada (1943) C-9 mins,

3:15 PM All Night Long (1962)
A jazz band's leader thinks his wife is unfaithful. Cast: Patrick McGoohan, Paul Harris, Betsy Blair. Dir: Basil Dearden. BW-91 mins, TV-14, CC

5:00 PM Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way (2010)
Executive produced by Clint Eastwood, this documentary chronicles the life and music of America's jazz ambassador Dave Brubeck on the occasion of his 90th birthday. C-84 mins, TV-PG, CC

6:35 PM Short Film: Cairo Theatre Opening: Mgm Big Parade Hits For '40 (1940)
Cairo's first MGM theatre opening, with introduction from Mr. Lewis Stone followed by samples of upcoming pictures. Cast: Lewis Stone BW-23 mins,

7:00 PM Warriors & Peace Makers (2010) C-60 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM Attack of the Small Screens, The (2010)C-60 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

9:15 PM Marty (1955)
A lonely butcher finds love despite the opposition of his friends and family. Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti. Dir: Delbert Mann. BW-94 mins, TV-PG, CC

11:00 PM Attack of the Small Screens, The (2010) C-60 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

12:00 AM 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, Walter Matthau. Dir: Elia Kazan. BW-126 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

2:15 AM Sweet Smell Of Success (1957)
A crooked press agent stoops to new depths to help an egotistical columnist break up his sister's romance. Cast: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Martin Milner. Dir: Alexander Mackendrick. BW-96 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

4:00 AM Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951)
A fading southern belle tries to build a new life with her sister in New Orleans. Cast: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Karl Malden. Dir: Elia Kazan. BW-125 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS