TCM Schedule for Wednesday, December 18: TCM Special Theme: Pets on Sets
Before we get to the pets (And such a variety!), there's a birthday tribute to director Jules Dassin, born December 18, 1911. See his 2008 obituary (link below) for more on his life and work.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/apr/02/obituaries.mainsection
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
2:00 AM
MCHALE'S NAVY ( 1964)
Dir: Edward J. Montagne Cast: Ernest Borgnine , Tim Conway , Joe Flynn .
BW- 93 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
3:45 AM
EUREKA ( 1984)
A prospector finds that striking it rich is not the ticket to happiness.
Dir: Nicolas Roeg Cast: Gene Hackman , Theresa Russell , Rutger Hauer .
C- 130 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
6:00 AM
MONTEREY POP ( 1969)
Concert film about the pre-Woodstock music festival.
Dir: D. A. Pennebaker
C- 79 mins, CC,
7:30 AM
WILD STRAWBERRIES ( 1957)
On his way to an awards ceremony, a distinguished professor thinks back on his loveless life.
Dir: Ingmar Bergman Cast: Victor Seastrom , Ingrid Thulin , Bibi Andersson .
BW- 92 mins,
9:04 AM
VISIT TO SANTA, A ( 1963)
Two children dreaming of Christmas visit Santa at the North Pole in this short film.
C- 12 mins,
9:30 AM
TAMING OF THE SHREW, THE ( 1967)
A fortune hunter agrees to wed a temperamental woman so his friend can court her sister.
Dir: Franco Zeffirelli Cast: Elizabeth Taylor , Richard Burton , Cyril Cusack .
C- 122 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
11:37 AM
HEART TO HEART ( 1949)
This short film focuses on heart disease and preventive measures an individual should take to avoid heart failures.
Dir: Gunther von Fritsch
BW- 21 mins,
12:00 PM
AFFAIRS OF MARTHA, THE ( 1942)
A servant's scandalous novel lands her employers in hot water.
Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Marsha Hunt , Richard Carlson , Marjorie Main .
BW- 67 mins, CC,
1:15 PM
CANTERVILLE GHOST, THE ( 1944)
A ghost who died a coward tries to inspire U.S. GIs to become heroes.
Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Charles Laughton , Robert Young , Margaret O'Brien .
BW- 95 mins, CC,
3:00 PM
NAKED CITY, THE ( 1948)
A step-by-step look at a murder investigation on the streets of New York.
Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Barry Fitzgerald , Howard Duff , Dorothy Hart .
BW- 96 mins, CC,
4:45 PM
YOUNG IDEAS ( 1943)
A widow's grown children try to break up her romance with a college professor.
Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Susan Peters , Herbert Marshall , Mary Astor .
BW- 77 mins, CC,
6:15 PM
BRUTE FORCE ( 1947)
Tough, disgruntled prisoners plan a daring, possibly bloody escape while on a drain pipe detail.
Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Burt Lancaster , Hume Cronyn , Charles Bickford .
BW- 98 mins, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM SPECIAL THEME: PETS ON SETS
8:00 PM
YEARLING, THE ( 1946)
A Florida boy's pet deer threatens the family farm.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Gregory Peck , Jane Wyman , Claude Jarman Jr. .
C- 128 mins, CC,
10:30 PM
BORN FREE ( 1965)
A game warden and his wife face a wrenching decision when the lion cub they've raised becomes too big to keep.
Dir: James Hill Cast: Virginia McKenna , Bill Travers , Geoffrey Keen .
C- 95 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
12:15 AM
EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE ( 1978)
A trucker and fist-fighter roams the valley with his pet orangutan.
Dir: James Fargo Cast: Clint Eastwood , Sondra Locke , Geoffrey Lewis .
C- 115 mins, CC,
2:30 AM
FLIPPER ( 1963)
A fisherman in the Florida Keys opposes his son's friendship with a dolphin.
Dir: James B. Clark Cast: Chuck Connors , Luke Halpin , Kathleen Maguire .
C- 90 mins, CC,
4:15 AM
FLIPPER'S NEW ADVENTURE ( 1964)
The heroic dolphin helps capture a group of escaped convicts.
Dir: Leon Benson Cast: Luke Halpin , Pamela Franklin , Helen Cherry .
C- 98 mins, CC, Letterbox Format