TCM Schedule for Wednesday, December 4: TCM Special Theme: Pets on Sets
Who let the dogs out? TCM did!
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
12:45 AM
BARKLEYS OF BROADWAY, THE ( 1949)
A married musical team splits up so the wife can become a serious actress.
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers , Oscar Levant .
C- 109 mins, CC,
2:45 AM
I DON'T CARE GIRL, THE ( 1953)
This musical biopic presents the life of vaudeville headliner Eva Tanguay.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Mitzi Gaynor , David Wayne , Oscar Levant .
C- 78 mins, CC,
4:15 AM
ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS ( 1948)
A singer on a Caribbean cruise gets mixed up in a series of romantic problems.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Jack Carson , Janis Paige , Don DeFore .
C- 99 mins, CC,
6:00 AM
OUR DAILY BREAD ( 1934)
When he inherits a small farm, a Depression-weary man turns it into a collective operation.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Karen Morley , Tom Keene , Barbara Pepper .
BW- 74 mins,
7:15 AM
42ND STREET ( 1933)
The definitive backstage musical, complete with the dazzling newcomer who goes on for the injured star.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Warner Baxter , Bebe Daniels , George Brent .
BW- 89 mins, CC,
9:00 AM
DOWN TO THEIR LAST YACHT ( 1934)
A society family gone bust uses their yacht for charter tours.
Dir: Paul Sloane Cast: Mary Boland , Polly Moran , Ned Sparks .
BW- 64 mins,
10:15 AM
PRODIGAL, THE ( 1931)
A wealthy southern boy takes to the road as a hobo.
Dir: Harry Pollard Cast: Lawrence Tibbett , Esther Ralston , Roland Young .
BW- 76 mins, CC,
11:45 AM
CONQUERORS, THE ( 1932)
Newlyweds go West and build a banking empire in Nebraska.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Richard Dix , Ann Harding , Edna May Oliver .
BW- 86 mins,
1:15 PM
GOLD DIGGERS OF 1935 ( 1935)
A socialite is bamboozled into producing a stage show in her home.
Dir: Busby Berkeley Cast: Dick Powell , Adolphe Menjou , Gloria Stuart .
BW- 95 mins, CC,
3:00 PM
WILD BOYS OF THE ROAD ( 1933)
An impoverished girl masquerades as a boy to run with a gang of young hobos.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Frankie Darro , Edwin Phillips , Rochelle Hudson .
BW- 68 mins, CC,
4:10 PM
ROMANCE ROAD ( 1937)
In this short film, a RCMP sergeant must mediate a land rights dispute between an advancing railroad construction gang and French Canadian trappers in the rugged Northwest Territory of Canada. Vitaphone Release 8179-8180.
Dir: Bobby Connolly Cast: Paul Panzer , Gordon Hart , Charles Hamilton .
C- 19 mins,
4:30 PM
OF MICE AND MEN ( 1939)
A drifter and his slow-witted pal try to make their way in the West.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Burgess Meredith , Betty Field , Lon Chaney Jr. .
BW- 107 mins, CC,
6:30 PM
PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO, THE ( 1985)
A movie character steps off the screen and into the life of his biggest fan.
Dir: Woody Allen Cast: Mia Farrow , Jeff Daniels , Danny Aiello .
C- 82 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM SPECIAL THEME: PETS ON SETS
8:00 PM
LASSIE COME HOME ( 1943)
A faithful collie undertakes an arduous journey to return to her lost family.
Dir: Fred M. Wilcox Cast: Roddy McDowall , Donald Crisp , Dame May Whitty .
C- 89 mins, CC,
9:45 PM
ADVENTURES OF RUSTY ( 1945)
A lonely boy tries to rehabilitate a police dog trained by the Nazis.
Dir: Paul Burnford Cast: Ted Donaldson , Margaret Lindsay , Conrad Nagel .
BW- 67 mins, CC,
11:00 PM
DOG'S BEST FRIEND, A ( 1960)
An angry boy's life changes when he cares for a wounded German Shepherd and learns about love and loyalty.
Dir: Edward L. Cahn Cast: Bill Williams , Marcia Henderson , Roger Mobley .
BW- 70 mins, CC,
2:15 AM
IT'S A DOG'S LIFE ( 1955)
A bull terrier rises from rags to riches.
Dir: Herman Hoffman Cast: Jeff Richards , Jarma Lewis , Edmund Gwenn .
C- 87 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
4:00 AM
MY PAL, WOLF ( 1944)
A little girl fights to keep her dog over her nanny's objections.
Dir: Alfred Werker Cast: Sharyn Moffett , Jill Esmond , Una O'Connor .
BW- 75 mins, CC,
5:30 AM
MGM PARADE SHOW #28 ( 1955)
Walter Pidgeon introduces Part Two of "Captains Courageous" and interviews Robby the Robot from "Forbidden Planet."
BW- 25 mins, CC,