Dustin Hoffman in drag, Walter Pidgeon and Greer Garson teaming up again, and it looks like TCM is finally airing a version of the tale "The Little Clown of God" or "Our Lady's Juggler" (
The Greatest Gift). Christmas in September! I only hope I can get the VCR to work.
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008.
12:30 AM Devil's Doorway (1950)
A Native American Civil War hero returns home to fight for his people. Cast: Robert Taylor, Louis Calhern, Paula Raymond. Dir: Anthony Mann. BW-84 mins, TV-PG, CC
2:00 AM Tall Target, The (1951)
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President Lincoln during a train ride. Cast: Dick Powell, Paula Raymond, Adolphe Menjou. Dir: Anthony Mann. BW-78 mins, TV-G, CC
3:30 AM Man From Laramie, The (1955)
A wandering cowboy gets caught in the rivalry between an aging rancher's sons. Cast: James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp. Dir: Anthony Mann. C-102 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
5:15 AM He Walked By Night (1948)
After killing a cop, a burglar fights to evade the police. Cast: Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts. Dir: Alfred Werker. BW-79 mins, TV-14
6:45 AM Scandal At Scourie (1953)
Controversy erupts in a small Canadian town when a Protestant couple tries to adopt a Catholic child. Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Agnes Moorehead. Dir: Jean Negulesco. C-90 mins, TV-G, CC
8:16 AM Short Film: Let'S Sing A Song Of The West (1947)
BW-9 mins,
8:30 AM If Winter Comes (1947)
Scandal results when a well-meaning man takes in a pregnant girl. Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Deborah Kerr, Janet Leigh. Dir: Victor Saville. BW-97 mins, TV-G, CC
10:08 AM Short Film: Greatest Gift, The (1942)
A French monastary takes in a juggler to care for whille they prepare gifts to offer to Our Lady. Cast: Edmund Gwenn Dir: Harold Daniels BW-11 mins,
10:30 AM Forbidden Planet (1956)
A group of space troopers investigates the destruction of a colony on a remote planet. Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen. Dir: Fred M. Wilcox. C-99 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS
12:19 PM Short Film: Really Important Person, A (1947)
BW-11 mins,
12:30 PM Sound Off (1952)
A brash nightclub entertainer has to straighten out when he's drafted and falls for a beautiful WAC. Cast: Mickey Rooney, Anne James, Sammy White. Dir: Richard Quine. C-83 mins,
2:00 PM All Ashore (1953)
Three sailors on shore leave sing and dance their way to love. Cast: Mickey Rooney, Dick Haymes, Peggy Ryan. Dir: Richard Quine. BW-80 mins,
3:30 PM Boys' Town (1938)
True story of Father Flanagan's fight to build a home for orphaned boys. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull. Dir: Norman Taurog. BW-93 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS
5:04 PM Short Film: City Of Little Men, The (1938)
The story of Boys Town, a community founded by a Catholic Priest as a self-sufficient town for orhpaned and delinquent boys. BW-11 mins,
5:19 PM Short Film: Little Maestro (1937)
BW-11 mins,
5:30 PM Babes in Arms (1939)
A group of second-generation entertainers puts on a show to launch their careers. Cast: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles Winninger. Dir: Busby Berkeley. BW-96 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS
7:15 PM Private Screenings: Mickey Rooney (1997)
Mickey Rooney discusses his life and career with TCM host Robert Osborne. Cast: Robert Osborne C-41 mins, TV-G, CC
8:00 PM Yentl (1983)
A Jewish girl masquerades as a boy to study Torah, but falls in love with her best friend. Cast: Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin, Amy Irving. Dir: Barbra Streisand. C-133 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
10:30 PM 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
1:00 AM Some Like It Hot (1959)
Two musicians on the run from gangsters masquerade as members of an all-girl band. Cast: Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis. Dir: Billy Wilder. BW-121 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
3:15 AM Tootsie (1982)
An unemployed actor masquerades as a woman to win a soap-opera role. Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr. Dir: Sydney Pollack. C-116 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format
5:15 AM Sydney Pollack (2008)
Celebrities reveal the classic movies that influenced their lives in interviews with acclaimed film critic/interviewer Elvis Mitchell. C-28 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format