TCM Schedule for Wednesday, December 30: Star of the Month: Frank Sinatra

[CBHagman]

Wednesday, December 30th, 2015

12:00 AM
Defiant Ones, The (1958)
Two convicts, a white racist and an angry black, escape while chained to each other.
Dir: Stanley Kramer Cast: Tony Curtis , Sidney Poitier , Theodore Bikel .
BW-96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:49 AM
Million Dollar Nickel, The (1952)
This propaganda short focuses on how the war against Communism can be fought by the purchase of a stamp.
BW-9 mins,

2:00 AM
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
To commit the perfect crime, a former detective keeps his colleagues' identities secret from each other.
Dir: Phil Karlson Cast: John Payne , Coleen Gray , Preston Foster .
BW-99 mins, CC,

3:45 AM
Back From Eternity (1956)
When an airliner crashes in the jungle, the repaired plane can only hold five of the survivors.
Dir: John Farrow Cast: Robert Ryan , Anita Ekberg , Rod Steiger .
BW-97 mins, CC,

5:30 AM
Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)
A young woman uses scientific research to trap a man into marriage.
Dir: Don Hartman Cast: Cary Grant , Franchot Tone , Diana Lynn .
BW-85 mins, CC,

7:00 AM
Night Into Morning (1951)
After a fire kills his family, a college professor sinks into alcoholism.
Dir: Fletcher Markle Cast: Ray Milland , John Hodiak , Nancy Davis .
BW-86 mins, CC,

8:30 AM
Star Is Born, A (1954)
A falling star marries the newcomer he's helping reach the top.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Judy Garland , James Mason , Jack Carson .
C-176 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:30 AM
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
A dying plantation owner tries to help his alcoholic son solve his problems.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Elizabeth Taylor , Paul Newman , Burl Ives .
C-108 mins, CC,

1:30 PM
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
A husband and wife fight to conquer alcoholism.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Jack Lemmon , Lee Remick , Charles Bickford .
BW-117 mins, CC,

3:33 PM
H.M.S. Bounty Sails Again! (1962)
A promotional short following the world tour of the "HMS Bounty", built specially by MGM for their 1962 remake "Mutiny on the Bounty."
BW-8 mins,

3:45 PM
Two Weeks In Another Town (1962)
A recovering alcoholic film director tries for a comeback in Rome.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Kirk Douglas , Edward G. Robinson , Cyd Charisse .

C-107 mins, CC,
5:45 PM
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
An academic couple reveal their deepest secret to a pair of newcomers during an all-night booze fest.
Dir: Mike Nichols Cast: Elizabeth Taylor , Richard Burton , George Segal .
BW-131 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: FRANK SINATRA

8:00 PM
Sinatra (1969)
The great singer performs some of his favorite songs.
Dir: Tim Kiley
C-52 mins,

9:15 PM
Man With The Golden Arm, The (1956)
A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: Frank Sinatra , Eleanor Parker , Kim Novak .
BW-119 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:30 PM
Joker Is Wild, The (1957)
Singer Joe E. Lewis fights to rebuild his life after gangsters slash his vocal cords.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Frank Sinatra , Mitzi Gaynor , Jeanne Crain .
BW-126 mins, CC,

1:45 AM
Some Came Running (1958)
A veteran returns home to deal with family secrets and small-town scandals.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Shirley MacLaine .
C-136 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 AM
Sergeants 3 (1962)
Three adventurous Cavalry officers and their bugler take on a renegade chief.
Dir: John Sturges Cast: Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Sammy Davis Jr. .
C-113 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Thank you for posting these. I know it sounds silly but I have just 'discovered'

TCM. Maybe it's my age catching up to me, but what treasures.

[CBHagman]

2. TCM is rare indeed.

It fills a need other networks simply won't address, and it's a lot more respectful of its audience.