TCM Schedule for Thursday, December 5: Star of the Month: Joan Blondell

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Thursday, December 5, 2019

12:30 AM
GIT ( 1965)
Dir: Ellis Kadison Cast: Jack Chaplian , Heather North , Leslie Bradley .
BW- 90 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,

6:00 AM
WIDOW FROM CHICAGO, THE ( 1930)
A woman infiltrates a criminal mob to avenge her brother's death.
Dir: Edward Cline Cast: Alice White , Neil Hamilton , Edward G. Robinson .
BW- 62 mins,

7:15 AM
FINGER POINTS, THE ( 1931)
A naive reporter takes payoffs for keeping a prominent gangster out of the papers.
Dir: John Francis Dillon Cast: Richard Barthelmess , Fay Wray , Regis Toomey .
BW- 85 mins, CC,

8:45 AM
GAMBLING ON THE HIGH SEAS ( 1940)
A reporter tries to nail a gambling-ship owner for murder.
Dir: George Amy Cast: Wayne Morris , Jane Wyman , Gilbert Roland .
BW- 55 mins, CC,

9:45 AM
BLACK HAND ( 1950)
In turn-of-the-century New York, an Italian seeks vengeance on the mobsters who killed his father.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Gene Kelly , J. Carrol Naish , Teresa Celli .
BW- 92 mins, CC,

11:30 AM
WHITE HEAT ( 1949)
A government agent infiltrates a gang run by a mother-fixated psychotic.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: James Cagney , Virginia Mayo , Edmond O'Brien .
BW- 113 mins, CC,

1:30 PM
RACE STREET ( 1948)
A night-club owner takes on the crooks who killed his best friend.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: George Raft , William Bendix , Marilyn Maxwell .
BW- 79 mins, CC,

3:00 PM
LITTLE CAESAR ( 1930)
A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Edward G. Robinson , Douglas Fairbanks , Glenda Farrell .
BW- 78 mins, CC,

4:30 PM
PAY OR DIE! ( 1960)
A policeman attempts to crack down on organized crime "protection" rackets.
Dir: Richard Wilson Cast: Ernest Borgnine , Zohra Lampert , Alan Austin .
BW- 111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:30 PM
PURPLE GANG, THE ( 1960)
The story of the infamous gang of bootleggers, hijackers, and killers in 1920's Detroit.
Dir: Frank McDonald Cast: Barry Sullivan , Robert Blake , Elaine Edwards .
BW- 85 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: JOAN BLONDELL

8:00 PM
SINNER'S HOLIDAY ( 1930)
A jealous young man frames his sister's boyfriend.
Dir: John G. Adolfi Cast: Grant Withers , Evelyn Knapp , James Cagney .
BW- 60 mins, CC,

9:15 PM
MILLIE ( 1931)
A prostitute turns to murder to protect her teenage daughter's honor.
Dir: John Francis Dillon Cast: Helen Twelvetrees , Lilyan Tashman , Robert Ames .
BW- 84 mins, CC,

11:00 PM
BLONDE CRAZY ( 1931)
A con-man bellhop and his chambermaid girlfriend set out to fleece hotel guests.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: James Cagney , Joan Blondell , Louis Calhern .
BW- 79 mins, CC,

12:30 AM
MAKE ME A STAR ( 1932)
A grocery clerk goes to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune.
Dir: William Beaudine Cast: Joan Blondell , Stuart Erwin , ZaSu Pitts .
BW- 86 mins, CC,

2:15 AM
BLONDIE JOHNSON ( 1933)
A female crook fights her way from poverty to the top of the underworld.
Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Joan Blondell , Chester Morris , Allen Jenkins .
BW- 68 mins, CC,

3:30 AM
CROWD ROARS, THE ( 1932)
A race-car driver tries to keep his brother from following in his footsteps.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: James Cagney , Joan Blondell , Ann Dvorak .
BW- 70 mins, CC,

4:45 AM
THREE ON A MATCH ( 1932)
A woman's childhood friends try to rescue her from gangsters.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Virginia Davis , Joan Blondell , Dawn O'Day .
BW- 63 mins, CC,