Classic Films
Related: About this forumTCM Schedule for Tuesday, May 23: Hosted by Ann Margret
The daytime theme will be Goodbye, Pal Productions.
And in anticipation of tonight's schedule, here's a little more on Ann Margret:
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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
12:15 AM Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers (2019)
Daniel Raim's documentary following the history of America's first cinematographers.
Dir: Daniel Raim Cast: John Bailey, Kevin Brownlow, Steve Gainer
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
2:00 AM Funny Lady (1975)
Musical biography of Fanny Brice and her tempestuous marriage to showman Billy Rose.
Dir: Herbert Ross Cast: Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif
Runtime: 136 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
4:30 AM The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
A deaf mute changes the lives of all he meets.
Dir: Robert Ellis Miller Cast: Alan Arkin, Chuck McCann, Peter Mamakos
Runtime: 123 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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6:45 AM The Great Rupert (1950)
A squirrel becomes the guardian angel for an impoverished family.
Dir: Irving Pichel Cast: Jimmy Durante, Terry Moore, Tom Drake
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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8:30 AM tom thumb (1958)
A six-inch-tall boy takes on a pair of comical crooks.
Dir: George Pal Cast: Russ Tamblyn, Alan Young, June Thorburn
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
10:15 AM The Time Machine (1960)
In this adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic novel, a scientist in 1880s Victorian England builds a vehicle to transport him through time. He first travels to 1917 and the horror of World War I. Next, he sets his destination for 1940 and the start of World War II. From there he travels to a future London.
Dir: George Pal Cast: Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-G CC: Y
12:15 PM The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
Fanciful biography of the German fairy-tale collectors, with reenactments of three of their stories.
Dir: Henry Levin Cast: Laurence Harvey, Karl Boehm, Claire Bloom
Runtime: 129 mins Genre: Epic Rating: TV-G CC: Y
2:45 PM 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
A Chinese showman uses his magical powers to save a Western town from itself.
Dir: George Pal Cast: Tony Randall, Barbara Eden, Arthur O'Connell
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
4:30 PM Doc Savage: The Man Of Bronze (1975)
Doc Savage not only has herculean strength, but is a surgeon, linguist, inventor, and a highly ethical man determined to do good. Doc goes into the Valley of the Vanished to stop the power-mad Captain Seas from causing trouble.
Dir: Michael Anderson Cast: Ron Ely, Paul Gleason, William Lucking
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-G CC: Y
6:15 PM Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1960)
A Greek fisherman gets caught up in court intrigue in a land of scientific wonders.
Dir: George Pal Cast: Anthony Hall, Joyce Taylor, John Dall
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: HOSTED BY ANN MARGRET
8:00 PM Once a Thief (1965)
A young ex-con trying to go straight gets caught up in another criminal scheme.
Dir: Ralph Nelson Cast: Alain Delon, Ann-Margret, Van Heflin
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
10:00 PM Viva Las Vegas (1964)
A race car driver preparing for the Grand Prix whiles his time away in Las Vegas working as a waiter to pay for his new engine. Soon, he strikes up a romance with a beautiful young woman.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret, Cesare Danova
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
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11:45 PM Coming Home (1978)
Sally Hide, the wife of a Marine serving in Vietnam, decides to volunteer at a local veterans hospital to occupy her time. She meets Luke Martin, a frustrated, wheelchair-bound vet who has become disillusioned with the war. Sally and Luke develop a friendship that soon turns into a romance.
Dir: Hal Ashby Cast: Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Bruce Dern
Runtime: 128 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
2:15 AM The Miniver Story (1950)
A brave family comes together in the face of postwar problems.
Dir: H. C. Potter Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak
Runtime: 104 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
4:15 AM Till the End of Time (1946)
A returning World War II veteran falls for a troubled war widow.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Dorothy McGuire, Guy Madison, Robert Mitchum
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y