TCM Schedule for Tuesday, April 15: Rock Stars
In the daytime there's a cinematic tribute to the Navy!
Tuesday, April 15th, 2014
12:00 AM
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne (2014)
TCM host Robert Osborne sits down with Alec Baldwin to discuss Osborne's life and career.
C-74 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
1:20 AM
This Theatre And You (1948)
This short film takes a look at the importance of the motion picture theatre to small-town communities.
Cast: Brandon Beach ,
BW-8 mins,
1:30 AM
Singin' In The Rain (1952)
A silent-screen swashbuckler finds love while trying to adjust to the coming of sound.
Dir: Gene Kelly Cast: Gene Kelly , Donald O'Connor , Debbie Reynolds .
C-103 mins, CC,
3:20 AM
Goofy Movies Number Three (1934)
This short film has Pete Smith provide comedic narration over silent footage and present a spoof of James A. FitzPatrick's Traveltalk series.
BW-10 mins,
3:30 AM
It Happened One Night (1934)
A newspaperman tracks a runaway heiress on a madcap cross-country tour.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Clark Gable , Claudette Colbert , Walter Connolly .
BW-105 mins, CC,
5:30 AM
Petrified Forest, The (1936)
An escaped convict holds the customers at a remote desert cantina hostage.
Dir: Archie L. Mayo Cast: Leslie Howard , Bette Davis , Genevieve Tobin .
BW-82 mins, CC,
7:00 AM
Son Of A Sailor (1933)
A lovesick fool bumbles into espionage and finds a stolen plane.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Joe E. Brown , Jean Muir , Frank McHugh .
BW-73 mins,
8:15 AM
On An Island With You (1948)
A movie star falls for a handsome naval officer during location shooting in Hawaii.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Esther Williams , Peter Lawford , Ricardo Montalban .
C-108 mins, CC,
10:15 AM
Sailor Takes A Wife, The (1945)
A sailor gets more than he bargained for from a quickie marriage.
Dir: Richard Whorf Cast: Robert Walker , June Allyson , Hume Cronyn .
BW-91 mins,
12:00 PM
Follow The Boys (1963)
Four Navy wives create mayhem as they follow their men around the Riviera.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Connie Francis , Paula Prentiss , Dany Robin .
C-95 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
1:45 PM
Mister Roberts (1955)
A naval officer longing for active duty clashes with his vainglorious captain.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Henry Fonda , James Cagney , William Powell .
C-121 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
4:00 PM
Don't Go Near The Water (1957)
Navy office workers scheme to build a recreation hall on a remote Pacific island.
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Glenn Ford , Gia Scala , Earl Holliman .
C-107 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
6:00 PM
Kiss Them For Me (1957)
Three navy war heroes are booked on a morale-building "vacation" in San Francisco and plan to throw a wild party.
Dir: Stanley Donen Cast: Cary Grant , Jayne Mansfield , Leif Erickson .
C-102 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: ROCK STARS
8:00 PM
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
A rock star's personal appearance turns a small town into a disaster area.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Janet Leigh , Dick Van Dyke , Ann-Margret .
C-112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
10:00 PM
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
After learning to play the guitar in prison, a young man becomes a rock 'n roll sensation.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Elvis Presley , Judy Tyler , Mickey Shaughnessy .
BW-97 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
12:00 AM
Go, Johnny, Go! (1959)
Rock-n-roll promoter Alan Freed searches for a talent contest's mysterious winner.
Dir: Paul Landres Cast: Alan Freed , Jimmy Clanton , Sandy Stewart .
BW-74 mins,
1:30 AM
Buddy Holly Story, The (1978)
The pioneering rock musician fights to win acceptance for his new breed of music.
Dir: Steve Rash Cast: Gary Busey , Charles Martin Smith , Don Stroud .
C-114 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
3:30 AM
Jamboree (1957)
Two young people attempt to find love and success by making it in the music industry.
Dir: Roy Lockwood Cast: Kay Medford , Bob Pastene , Paul Carr .
BW-83 mins,
5:00 AM
Elvis: That's The Way It Is (1970)
Restored version of the King's classic Vegas concert film.
C-96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format