TCM Schedule for Sunday August 24 - Summer Under the Stars: Gladys George

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Today's star is the brassy, tough blonde Gladys George.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM BRIGHT LEAF (1950)
Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Gary Cooper , Lauren Bacall , Patricia Neal . BW-111 mins,

8:00 AM HARD WAY, THE (1942)
An ambitious woman doesn't care who she hurts in her drive to make her sister a star. Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: Ida Lupino , Dennis Morgan , Joan Leslie . BW-109 mins, CC,

10:00 AM FLAMINGO ROAD (1949)
A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Joan Crawford , Zachary Scott , Sydney Greenstreet . BW-94 mins, CC,

11:45 AM CHILD IS BORN, A (1940)
A pregnant prison inmate shares her problems with the patients in a maternity ward. Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Geraldine Fitzgerald , Jeffrey Lynn , Gladys George . BW-80 mins,

1:15 PM MARIE ANTOINETTE (1938)
Lavish biography of the French queen who "let them eat cake." Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: Norma Shearer , Tyrone Power , John Barrymore . BW-157 mins, CC,

4:00 PM THEY GAVE HIM A GUN (1937)
With no other prospects, a World War I veteran turns to crime. Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: Spencer Tracy , Gladys George , Franchot Tone . BW-95 mins, CC,

5:46 PM ALIBI MARK (1937)
In this short film, an out-of-work man finds himself falsely accused of murder. Vitaphone Release B41. Dir: Joseph Henabery Cast: Charles Withers , Fred Whitehouse , Cliff Storey . BW-13 mins,

6:00 PM ROARING TWENTIES, THE (1939)
Three WWI Army buddies get mixed up with the mob in peacetime. Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: James Cagney , Priscilla Lane , Humphrey Bogart . BW-107 mins, CC,

8:00 PM MALTESE FALCON, THE (1941)
Hard-boiled detective Sam Spade gets caught up in the murderous search for a priceless statue. Dir: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Mary Astor , Gladys George . BW-100 mins, CC,

9:51 PM FISTICUFFS (1938)
This specialty short showcases former heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer with various sparring partners in the ring. Dir: David Miller Cast: Mickey MacAvoy , Sally Payne , Hank Hankinson . BW-9 mins,

10:00 PM MADAME X (1937)
When she kills a blackmailer, a woman is defended by the son she abandoned years earlier. Dir: Sam Wood Cast: Gladys George , John Beal , Warren William . BW-72 mins, CC,

11:30 PM LULLABY OF BROADWAY, THE (1951)
A star's former servants try to keep her daughter from learning of her fate. Dir: David Butler Cast: Doris Day , Gene Nelson , S. Z. Sakall . C-92 mins,

1:15 AM HE RAN ALL THE WAY (1951)
A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment. Dir: John Berry Cast: John Garfield , Shelley Winters , Wallace Ford . BW-78 mins,

2:45 AM ALIAS A GENTLEMAN (1948)
An aging convict tries to keep his daughter from following in his footsteps. Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast: Wallace Beery , Tom Drake , Dorothy Patrick . BW-76 mins,

4:04 AM LITTLE RANGER, THE (1938)
After being dumped by his girlfriend, a young boy fantasizes about revenge in a movie theater in this short film. Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: Tommy Bond , Henry Lee (Spike) , Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer . BW-11 mins,

4:15 AM LOVE IS A HEADACHE (1938)
A freak accident gives a fading actress a huge publicity push. Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Gladys George , Franchot Tone , Ted Healy . BW-73 mins, CC,

5:37 AM SUNDAY ROUND-UP, THE (1937)
In this short film, a pastor in a western town competes against a saloon in order to form a congregation for his small church. Vitaphone Release 7661-7662. Dir: William Clemens Cast: Fritz Hubert , Jean Hubert , The Wranglers . C-19 mins,

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1. OMG, one of my favorite classic movie scenes is the start of Flamingo Road

where a 50-year-old Joan Crawford is a hoochy-coochy carnival dancer. I lose it every time I see that.

She also has one of the best lines in movies which also cracks me up.

You just wouldn't believe how much trouble it is to dispose of a dead elephant.

Still, it's an fun, engaging flick.