TCM Schedule for Tuesday, June 24: British Oddities (with American Stars)
No prizes for guessing TCM's daytime theme, though I'd say it's a stretch to consider Corvette Summer a movie classic.
Then things get truly weird as night falls and the stars come out -- American stars in British movies.
Tuesday, June 24th, 2014
1:00 AM
Gypsy (1962)
A domineering mother pushes her two daughters to burlesque stardom.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Rosalind Russell , Natalie Wood , Karl Malden .
C-143 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
3:36 AM
Gym College (1955)
In this short film, members of the Florida State University gymnastics team demonstrate their athletic skills.
Dir: Howard Winner
BW-8 mins,
3:45 AM
She's Working Her Way Through College (1952)
A professor helps a burlesque queen get a college education.
Dir: Bruce Humberstone Cast: Virginia Mayo , Ronald Reagan , Gene Nelson .
C-101 mins, CC,
5:30 AM
MGM Parade Show #29 (1955)
Walter Pidgeon introduces Part Three of "Captains Courageous" and a clip from "Tribute to a Badman."
BW-25 mins,
6:00 AM
Great Morgan, The (1946)
An actor's attempt to produce a movie results in a collection of random musical numbers.
Dir: Nat Perrin Cast: Frank Morgan , Carlos Ramirez , Lucille Norman .
BW-57 mins,
7:00 AM
Summer Holiday (1948)
Musical remake of Ah, Wilderness!, about a small-town boy's struggles with growing up.
Dir: Rouben Mamoulian Cast: Mickey Rooney , Gloria De Haven , Walter Huston .
C-93 mins, CC,
8:45 AM
In The Good Old Summertime (1949)
In this musical remake of The Shop Around the Corner, feuding co-workers in a small music shop do not realize they are secret romantic pen pals.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Judy Garland , Van Johnson , S. Z. "Cuddles" Sakall .
C-103 mins, CC,
10:30 AM
Summer Stock (1950)
A farmer gets sucked into show business when a theatrical troupe invades her farm.
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Judy Garland , Gene Kelly , Eddie Bracken .
C-109 mins, CC,
12:30 PM
Hot Summer Night (1957)
A hot-shot reporter risks his life to land an interview with a notorious crook.
Dir: David Friedkin Cast: Marianne Stewart , Claude Akins , Robert Wilke .
BW-86 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:00 PM
Summer Place, A (1959)
An adulterous couple discovers that their children are sexually involved.
Dir: Delmer Daves Cast: Richard Egan , Dorothy McGuire , Sandra Dee .
C-130 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
4:12 PM
Quebec In Summertime (1949)
This short documentary that takes the viewer to southern Québec.
C-10 mins,
4:30 PM
Picasso Summer, The (1970)
A San Francisco couple travels to France in search of Pablo Picasso.
C-94 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
6:15 PM
Corvette Summer (1978)
A high school student takes off in search of his stolen, rebuilt Corvette.
Dir: Matthew Robbins Cast: Mark Hamill , Annie Potts , Eugene Roche .
BW-105 mins, Letterbox Format
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: BRITISH ODDITIES (WITH AMERICAN STARS)
8:00 PM
Thunder In The City (1937)
A visiting American engages in a bold business promotion, the likes of which the British have not seen.
Dir: Marion Gering Cast: Edward G. Robinson , Luli Deste , Nigel Bruce .
BW-79 mins, CC,
9:30 PM
Wee Bit Of Scotland, A (1949)
This short film focuses on the history, culture, and people of Scotland.
C-10 mins,
9:45 PM
Another Man's Poison (1951)
A mystery writer's real life turns to intrigue when her criminal husband escapes from prison.
Dir: Irving Rapper Cast: Bette Davis , Gary Merrill , Emlyn Williams .
BW-90 mins, CC,
11:30 PM
Sanders of the River (1935)
A British District Officer in Nigeria fights against gun-runners and slavers with the aid of a loyal native chief.
Dir: Zoltan Korda Cast: Paul Robeson , Leslie Banks , Nina Mae McKinney .
BW-88 mins, CC,
1:02 AM
Annie Laurie (1936)
This short film details how the Scottish song "Annie Laurie" happened to be written.
BW-10 mins,
1:15 AM
No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948)
A kidnapped heiress falls in love with one of her captors.
Dir: St. John Legh Clowes
BW-103 mins, CC,
3:00 AM
Ghost Train, The (1941)
Railroad passengers find themselves stranded at a haunted station.
Dir: Walter Forde Cast: Arthur Askey , Richard Murdoch , Kathleen Harrison .
BW-85 mins,
4:30 AM
Beware Of Pity (1946)
A paraplegic mistakes a man's pity for love.
Dir: Maurice Elvey Cast: Lilli Palmer , Albert Lieven , Sir Cedric Hardwicke .
BW-103 mins,
