TCM Schedule for Wednesday, August 5: Summer under the Stars: Fred Astaire

[CBHagman]

That summer storm is just Fred Astaire being turned loose on TCM.

Wednesday, August 5th, 2015

12:15 AM
Pride Of The Yankees, The (1942)
Baseball legend Lou Gehrig faces a crippling disease at the height of his success.
Dir: Sam Wood Cast: Gary Cooper , Teresa Wright , Babe Ruth .
BW-129 mins, CC,

2:30 AM
Happy Ending, The (1969)
A middle-aged woman leaves her husband and children in search of herself.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Jean Simmons , John Forsythe , Shirley Jones .
C-112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:30 AM
Count the Hours (1953)
A lawyer defends a migrant worker in a sensational murder trial.
Dir: Don Siegel Cast: Teresa Wright , MacDonald Carey , Dolores Moran .
BW-75 mins, CC,

6:00 AM
Flying Down To Rio (1933)
A dance-band leader finds love and success in Brazil.
Dir: Thornton Freeland Cast: Dolores Del Rio , Gene Raymond , Raul Roulien .
BW-90 mins, CC,

7:30 AM
Gay Divorcee, The (1934)
An unhappily married woman mistakes a suitor for the gigolo hired to end her marriage.
Dir: Mark Sandrich Cast: Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers , Alice Brady .
BW-105 mins, CC,

9:30 AM
Roberta (1935)
A football player inherits a chic Paris fashion house.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Irene Dunne , Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers .
BW-106 mins, CC,

11:15 AM
Top Hat (1935)
A woman thinks the man who loves her is her best friend's husband.
Dir: Mark Sandrich Cast: Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers , Edward Everett Horton .
BW-100 mins, CC,

1:00 PM
Follow the Fleet (1936)
Two sailors on leave romance a dance-hall hostess and her prim sister.
Dir: Mark Sandrich Cast: Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers , Randolph Scott .
BW-110 mins, CC,

3:00 PM
Swing Time (1936)
To prove himself worthy of his fiancee, a dancer tries to make it big, only to fall for his dancing partner.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers , Victor Moore .
BW-104 mins, CC,

4:45 PM
Carefree (1938)
A psychiatrist falls in love with the woman he's supposed to be nudging into marriage with someone else.
Dir: Mark Sandrich Cast: Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers , Ralph Bellamy .
BW-83 mins, CC,

6:15 PM
Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, The (1939)
True story of the dancing team who taught the world to two-step.
Dir: H. C. Potter Cast: Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers , Edna May Oliver .
BW-94 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: SUMMER UNDER THE STARS: FRED ASTAIRE



8:00 PM
Shall We Dance (1937)
A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.
Dir: Mark Sandrich Cast: Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers , Edward Everett Horton .
BW-109 mins, CC,

9:53 PM
How To Figure Income Tax (1938)
In this comedic short, Robert Benchley explains how those income tax papers work... or tries to.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Robert Benchley ,
BW-8 mins,

10:15 PM
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
An Argentine heiress thinks a penniless American dancer is her secret admirer.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Fred Astaire , Rita Hayworth , Adolphe Menjou .
BW-97 mins, CC,

12:00 AM
Band Wagon, The (1953)
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Fred Astaire , Cyd Charisse , Oscar Levant .
C-112 mins, CC,

2:00 AM
Silk Stockings (1957)
A straitlaced Soviet agent is seduced by Paris and a high-stepping film producer.
Dir: Rouben Mamoulian Cast: Fred Astaire , Cyd Charisse , Janis Paige .
C-118 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:09 AM
Operation Raintree (1957)
This MGM short is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Raintree County" (1957).
Cast: Lee Marvin ,
BW-5 mins,

4:15 AM
Royal Wedding (1951)
A brother-and-sister musical team find romance when they tour to London for Elizabeth II's wedding.
Dir: Stanley Donen Cast: Fred Astaire , Jane Powell , Peter Lawford .
C-93 mins, CC,

[Auggie]

1. Top Hat: One of the best musicals ever