TCM Schedule for Tuesday, July 25: '50s Car Culture
Here's an immortal whose I didn't know: Victor Schertzinger, a director and composer with a long list of credits.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006276/#director
Tuesday, July 25th, 2017
12:35 AM
OVERTURE TO THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR ( 1953)
The MGM Symphony Orchestra performs the Overture to the Merry Wives of Windsor in this musical short.
C- 9 mins, Letterbox Format
12:45 AM
KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE ( 1953)
Queen Guinevere is torn between love for her husband and Sir Lancelot.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Robert Taylor , Ava Gardner , Mel Ferrer .
C- 116 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:44 AM
GLIMPSES OF OLD ENGLAND ( 1949)
This short film focuses on the sights and culture that define "Old England."
C- 9 mins,
3:00 AM
MOGAMBO ( 1953)
In this remake of Red Dust, an African hunter is torn between a lusty showgirl and a married woman.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Clark Gable , Ava Gardner , Grace Kelly .
C- 116 mins, CC,
5:05 AM
BIG BLUE GOOSE ( 1956)
In this short film, naturalist Van Campen Heilner travels to the Louisiana bayou country.
Dir: Van Campen Heilner
BW- 8 mins,
5:15 AM
BHOWANI JUNCTION ( 1956)
An Anglo-Indian beauty falls for a British officer as her country fights for independence.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Ava Gardner , Stewart Granger , Bill Travers .
C- 110 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
7:15 AM
THREE GODFATHERS ( 1936)
Three fugitives risk their lives to bring a newborn baby out of the desert to safety.
Dir: Richard Boleslawski Cast: Chester Morris , Lewis Stone , Walter Brennan .
BW- 81 mins, CC,
8:45 AM
GOOD-BYE, MY LADY ( 1956)
A stray dog brings together a young boy and an old man in the Georgia swamps.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Walter Brennan , Phil Harris , Brandon de Wilde .
BW- 95 mins, CC,
10:35 AM
HOW TO BREAK 90 #5 IMPACT ( 1933)
In this short film, Bobby Jones demonstrates the proper golf swing and how it affects the moment of impact between the club face and the ball. Vitaphone Release 5823.
Dir: George Marshall
BW- 9 mins,
10:45 AM
FRIENDS AND LOVERS ( 1931)
A society woman and her husband blackmail the men who flirt with her.
Dir: Victor Schertzinger Cast: Adolphe Menjou , Lily Damita , Laurence Olivier .
BW- 68 mins,
12:00 PM
WOMAN BETWEEN, THE ( 1931)
A World War I pilot falls for his commander's wife.
Dir: Victor Schertzinger Cast: Lily Damita , Lester Vail , O. P. Heggie .
BW- 73 mins, CC,
1:19 PM
SWING HIGH ( 1932)
This short film focuses on the trapeze family The Flying Codonas.
Dir: Jack Cummings
BW- 10 mins,
1:30 PM
MATCH KING, THE ( 1932)
An ambitious young man corners the market on matches, then faces the destruction of his empire.
Dir: Howard Bretherton Cast: Warren William , Lily Damita , Glenda Farrell .
BW- 78 mins, CC,
3:00 PM
GOLDIE GETS ALONG ( 1933)
A small-town girl schemes to get to Hollywood only to run into the man she left behind.
Dir: Malcolm St. Clair Cast: Lily Damita , Charles Morton , Sam Hardy .
BW- 68 mins, CC,
4:15 PM
FRISCO KID ( 1935)
A shanghaied sailor turns himself into the king of San Francisco's rough-and-tumble Barbary Coast.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: James Cagney , Margaret Lindsay , Ricardo Cortez .
BW- 77 mins, CC,
5:45 PM
WE'RE IN THE MONEY ( 1935)
Gold-digging process servers set their sights on a breach of promise defendant.
Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Joan Blondell , Glenda Farrell , Hugh Herbert .
BW- 66 mins, CC,
7:00 PM
TRIAL BY TRIGGER ( 1944)
A logger must save his stand of redwoods from being bought by an unscrupulous logging company owner in this short film. Vitaphone Release 1234A.
Dir: William McGann Cast: Cheryl Walker , Fred Kelsey , Kansas Moehring .
C- 21 mins,
7:30 PM
WELLS FARGO DAYS ( 1944)
In this short western, a gunman attempts to avoid trouble in a new town. Vitaphone Release 1226A.
Dir: Mack V. Wright Cast: Lew Meehan , Lafe McKee , George Morrell .
C- 20 mins,
What's on Tonight: '50s Car Culture
8:00 PM
HOT ROD ( 1950)
A young man restores an old car behind his disapproving father's back.
Dir: Lewis D. Collins Cast: James Lydon , Art Baker , Gil Stratton Jr. .
BW- 61 mins, CC,
9:05 PM
PEST CONTROL ( 1950)
This short film offers advice on how to handle various pests, including: an obnoxious man, a bratty child and an ink pen that does not work.
Dir: David Barclay Cast: Dave O'Brien , Ellinor Vanderveer ,
BW- 8 mins,
9:30 PM
HOT ROD GANG ( 1958)
A young man enters a rock band to raise money so he can enter a big drag race.
Dir: Lew Landers Cast: John Ashley , Jody Fair , Gene Vincent .
BW- 72 mins, CC,
11:00 PM
GHOST OF DRAGSTRIP HOLLOW, THE ( 1959)
A group of drag-racing fanatics move into an old deserted mansion.
Dir: William Hole Cast: Jody Fair , Russ Bender , Henry McCann .
BW- 65 mins, CC,
12:15 AM
HOT CARS ( 1956)
To pay for his son's operation, a man gets mixed up with a stolen car ring.
Dir: Donald McDougall Cast: John Bromfield , Joi Lansing , Mark Dana .
BW- 61 mins, CC,
1:30 AM
FAST AND THE FURIOUS, THE ( 1954)
A wrongly convicted man takes a young woman hostage while fighting to clear his name.
Dir: Edwards Sampson Cast: John Ireland , Dorothy Malone , Bruce Carlisle .
BW- 74 mins, CC,
2:51 AM
TEENAGERS ON TRIAL ( 1955)
This short film focuses on the dangers and potential causes of teenage delinquency.
BW- 8 mins,
3:00 AM
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE ( 1955)
An alienated teenager tries to handle life's troubles and an apron-wearing dad.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: James Dean , Natalie Wood , Sal Mineo .
C- 111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
5:00 AM
JALOPY ( 1953)
The Bowery Boys enter an auto race when one of them invents a new super gas.
Dir: William Beaudine Cast: Leo Gorcey , Huntz Hall , Bernard Gorcey .
BW- 62 mins, CC,