TCM Schedule for Tuesday, June 17th: Elvis, Then Race in Hollywood

[CBHagman]

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008.

1:15 AM Where The Boys Are (1960) College coeds go looking for love during spring break in Fort Lauderdale. Cast: George Hamilton, Yvette Mimieux, Connie Francis. Dir: Henry Levin. C-99 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS

3:00 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

5:00 AM All-American Co-Ed (1941) A college boy dresses as a girl to infiltrate a women's college. Cast: Frances Langford, Johnny Downs, Harry Langdon. Dir: LeRoy Prinz. BW-49 mins, TV-G

6:00 AM I Remember Mama (1948) Norwegian immigrants face the trials of family life in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. Cast: Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oscar Homolka. Dir: George Stevens. BW-134 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

8:15 AM White Cliffs Of Dover, The (1944) An American woman with a British husband fights to keep her family together through two world wars. Cast: Irene Dunne, Van Johnson, Roddy McDowall. Dir: Clarence Brown. BW-126 mins, TV-PG, CC

10:30 AM Jailhouse Rock (1957) After learning to play the guitar in prison, a young man becomes a rock 'n roll sensation. Cast: Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy. Dir: Richard Thorpe. BW-96 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS

12:15 PM It Happened At The World's Fair (1963) A pilot's efforts to help a lost girl at the Seattle World's Fair lead to love. Cast: Elvis Presley, Joan O'Brien, Gary Lockwood. Dir: Norman Taurog. C-105 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

2:04 PM Short Film: Man Who Makes The Difference, The (1968) C-7 mins

2:15 PM Kissin' Cousins (1964) A singing military officer gets mixed up with his look-alike hillbilly cousin. Cast: Elvis Presley, Arthur O'Connell, Yvonne Craig. Dir: Gene Nelson. C-96 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

4:00 PM Girl Happy (1965) A rock singer is hired to chaperone a gangster's daughter in Fort Lauderdale. Cast: Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Gary Crosby. Dir: Boris Sagal. C-95 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:45 PM Spinout (1966) A singing race-car driver has to choose among three amorous females. Cast: Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Diane McBain. Dir: Norman Taurog. C-93 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

7:30 PM MGM Parade Show #7 (1955) Ray Bolger performs in a clip from "The Great Ziegfeld"; Debbie Reynolds introduces a clip from "The Tender Trap." Hosted by George Murphy. BW-26 mins, TV-G

What's On Tonight: TCM SPOTLIGHT: RACE AND HOLLYWOOD

8:00 PM Go For Broke! (1951) The true story of World War II's all Japanese-American unit. Cast: Van Johnson, Lane Nakano, George Miki. Dir: Robert Pirosh. BW-91 mins, TV-PG, CC



Website on the 442nd Regimental Combat Team:

http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/nisei/index3_442nd.html

More on the 442nd RCT:

http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/medalofhonor/

World War II veteran Senator Daniel Inouye's (D-HI) story:



http://inouye.senate.gov/gfb/index.html

9:45 PM Bad Day At Black Rock (1955) A one-armed veteran uncovers small-town secrets when he tries to visit an Asian-American war hero's family. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis. Dir: John Sturges. C-82 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS

11:15 PM Teahouse Of The August Moon, The (1956) An Okinawan translator introduces U.S. occupation forces to the joys of local life. Cast: Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, Eddie Albert. Dir: Daniel Mann. C-123 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS

1:30 AM Walk Like A Dragon (1960) A cowboy's love for a Chinese slave girl triggers controversy in a Western town. Cast: Jack Lord, Nobu McCarthy, James Shigeta. Dir: James Clavell. BW-95 mins, TV-PG

3:15 AM Hour Of The Gun (1967) Wyatt Earp tracks down the survivors of the Clanton Gang after the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Cast: James Garner, Jason Robards, Jr., Robert Ryan. Dir: John Sturges. C-101 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

5:00 AM Private Screenings: James Garner (2001) James Garner appears with Robert Osborne to discuss his extensive film career. Cast: James Garner, Robert Osborne. BW-54 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

[Longhorn]

1. Go For Broke sounds really interesting!

Thanks for all the information! I'll be recording it. :hi:

[lavenderdiva]

2. 'Go For Broke!' sounds very interesting-

I've never seen it before, and would have probably glossed over it, but for your background info- Thanks for sharing it; I'm going to record it! :hi: