TCM Schedule for Saturday, September 23 --- THE ESSENTIALS: RODGERS & HART

[lavenderdiva]

24 Saturday



6:00 AM College Coach (1933)
A timid chemistry major becomes a college football star.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Dick Powell , Ann Dvorak , Pat O'Brien .
BW-76 mins, TV-G,

7:30 AM Too Many Girls (1940)
Four college football stars are hired to chaperon a reckless heiress to a Wild West college.
Dir: George Abbott Cast: Lucille Ball , Richard Carlson , Ann Miller .
BW-85 mins, TV-G, CC,

9:00 AM The Fixer Uppers (1935)
Comedic duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy have a no fail plan to help a jealous wife woo her husband, but somehow things go wrong.
Dir: Charles Rogers Cast: Mae Busch , Oliver Hardy , Arthur Housman .
BW-20 mins, TV-G, CC,

9:30 AM The Casino Murder Case (1935)
Society sleuth Philo Vance takes on a series of murders at an aging dowager's mansion.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Paul Lukas , Alison Skipworth , Donald Cook .
BW-83 mins, TV-G, CC,

11:00 AM Zorro Rides Again: Trapped (1937)
In the tenth chapter of Zorro Rides Again, the swashbuckler's great grandson is caught in an exploding tunnel.
BW-17 mins, TV-G,

11:30 AM Zorro Rides Again: Right of Way (1937)
In the eleventh chapter of Zorro Rides Again, the swashbuckler's great grandson fights to survive a fall from a skyscraper.
BW-16 mins, TV-G,

12:00 PM Tarzan's Fight For Life (1958)
The jungle king tries to help a doctor establish a mission.
Dir: Bruce Humberstone Cast: Gordon Scott , Eve Brent , Rickie Sorensen .
C-86 mins, TV-PG,

1:30 PM Ben-Hur (1959)
While seeking revenge, a rebellious Israelite prince crosses paths with Jesus Christ.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Charlton Heston , Jack Hawkins , Haya Harareet .
C-222 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:30 PM The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Charles Lindbergh risks his life to complete his historic flight from New York to Paris.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: James Stewart , Murray Hamilton , Patricia Smith .
C-135 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format


WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE ESSENTIALS: RODGERS & HART

8:00 PM Love Me Tonight (1932)
A Parisian tailor falls in love with a princess.
Dir: Rouben Mamoulian Cast: Maurice Chevalier , Jeanette MacDonald , Charlie Ruggles .
BW-89 mins, TV-G, CC,

9:50 PM One Reel Wonder: Rambling Round Radio Row 5 (The Happiness Boys) (1933)
BW-9 mins,

10:00 PM Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
A tramp rescues the mayor's girlfriend from a suicide attempt.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Al Jolson , Madge Evans , Frank Morgan .
BW-83 mins, TV-PG,

11:30 PM Hollywood Party (1934)
A movie star's gala celebration creates chaos.
Dir: Allan Dwan Cast: Stan Laurel , Oliver Hardy , Jimmy Durante .
C-69 mins, TV-G, CC,

12:45 AM Evergreen (1934)
A publicity man passes off an aspiring musical star as her famous, long-retired mother.
Dir: Victor Saville Cast: Jessie Matthews , Sonnie Hale , Betty Balfour .
BW-94 mins, TV-G,

2:30 AM I Married An Angel (1942)
A playboy drops his many girlfriends when he falls in love with a grounded angel.
Dir: Maj. W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: Jeanette MacDonald , Nelson Eddy , Edward Everett Horton .
BW-85 mins, TV-G, CC,

4:00 AM Nana (1934)
A streetwalker rises to stage stardom but triggers a scandal when two brothers fall for her.
Dir: Dorothy Arzner Cast: Anna Sten , Lionel Atwill , Richard Bennett .
BW-87 mins, TV-PG,

5:30 AM MGM Parade Show #5 (1955)
Tony Martin performs in a clip from "Till the Clouds Roll By"; John Hodiak introduces a clip from "Trial." Hosted by George Murphy.
BW-26 mins, TV-G,

[CBHagman]

1. "Love Me Tonight" was one of those I saw in the theater...

...in fact at a theater at a film preservation facility.

[lavenderdiva]

2. You are encyclopedic in your memory of what

you have seen! It's fabulous- the breadth and scope of your film history is amazing!!! :hi:

[CBHagman]

3. Thanks!

:hi:

There are gaps in my film education, though... :blush: