TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 28th: Birthday Tribute to Lew Ayres

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Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

12:00 AM Pink Panther, The (1964)
In the first Inspector Clouseau film, the bumbling French police detective tries to stop a notorious jewel thief from nabbing a princess' diamond. Cast: Peter Sellers, David Niven, Robert Wagner. Dir: Blake Edwards. C-115 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format



2:00 AM Victor/Victoria (1982)
An unemployed female singer poses as a female impersonator and becomes a star. Cast: Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston. Dir: Blake Edwards. C-134 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format



4:30 AM Operation Petticoat (1959)
During World War II, the crew of a decrepit submarine takes on a team of Navy nurses. Cast: Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Dina Merrill. Dir: Blake Edwards. C-121 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format



6:45 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

7:15 AM Young Dr. Kildare (1938)
A medical school graduate must choose between a small-town practice and a big-city internship. Cast: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Nat Pendleton. Dir: Harold S. Bucquet. BW-82 mins, TV-G, CC

8:45 AM Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
A young doctor treats a gangster and falls for the man's kid sister. Cast: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Lana Turner. Dir: Harold S. Bucquet. BW-87 mins, TV-G, CC

10:15 AM Secret Of Dr. Kildare, The (1939)
A young doctor tries to help a woman suffering from psychosomatic blindness. Cast: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day. Dir: Harold S. Bucquet. BW-84 mins, TV-G, CC

11:45 AM Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
A young doctor uses pioneering methods to treat a mental patient. Cast: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day. Dir: Harold S. Bucquet. BW-77 mins, TV-G, CC

1:15 PM Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic. Cast: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day. Dir: Harold S. Bucquet. BW-79 mins, TV-G, CC

2:45 PM Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
A young doctor's marriage could be called off when the bride's brother is diagnosed with epilepsy. Cast: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Robert Young. Dir: Harold S. Bucquet. BW-75 mins, TV-G, CC

4:00 PM Holiday (1938)
An unhappy heiress falls in love with her stodgy sister's freethinking fiance. Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Edward Everett Horton. Dir: George Cukor. BW-96 mins, TV-G, CC



5:45 PM Johnny Belinda (1948)
A small-town doctor helps a deaf-mute farm girl learn to communicate. Cast: Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Agnes Moorehead. Dir: Jean Negulesco. BW-102 mins, TV-G, CC



7:30 PM Now Playing January (2011) (2011)
C-27 mins, TV-PG, CC

8:00 PM Connecticut Yankee (1931)
An accident sends a modern repairman back in time to King Arthur's court. Cast: Will Rogers, Maureen O'Sullivan, Myrna Loy. Dir: David Butler. BW-85 mins,

9:39 PM Short Film: Old Bull, The (1932)
Comedic duo Thelma Todd and ZaSu Pitts go out for a driving lesson, and what a lesson they get! Cast: Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts Dir: George Marshall BW-19 mins,

10:00 PM Doctor Bull (1933)
A country doctor ignites gossip when he falls for a small-town widow. Cast: Will Rogers, Vera Allen, Marian Nixon. Dir: John Ford. BW-79 mins, , CC
11:30 PM Doubting Thomas (1935)
C-75 mins, , CC

1:00 AM In Old Kentucky (1935)
A drunken young veteran returns home to find the family horse-breeding business facing ruin. BW-86 mins, , CC

2:30 AM Life Begins at 40 (1935)
A small-town newspaper publisher champions a young man who may have been jailed wrongly. Cast: Will Rogers, Richard Cromwell, Rochelle Hudson. Dir: George Marshall. BW-80 mins, , CC

4:00 AM Too Busy to Work (1932)
A hobo searches the countryside for the daughter he lost when his wife left him. Cast: Will Rogers, Marian Nixon, Dick Powell. Dir: John G. Blystone. BW-77 mins, , CC

5:15 AM Down to Earth (1932)
A wealthy family has to learn to live without when the Depression leaves them broke. Cast: Will Rogers, Dorothy Jordan, Irene Rich. Dir: David Butler. BW-80 mins,