TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 6: The Golden Years
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Uh-oh, here comes Make Way for Tomorrow. I haven't seen it yet, but I understand it's truly classic and requires a hefty box of tissues.
Tuesday, December 6th, 2016
12:30 AM
DICK RICH AND HIS SYNCHO SYMPHONISTS (1928)
Dick Rich clowns with his dance band before they perform three of their biggest hits.
Cast: Dick Rich , Cheri Rich , Sid Austin .
BW-10 mins,
12:30 AM
JACK WALDRON IN 'A BREATH OF BROADWAY' (1928)
In his only film appearance, the vaudeville star tells jokes and sings two songs.
Cast: Jack Waldron ,
BW-8 mins,
12:30 AM
BEN BERNIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA (1930)
The popular dance band performs four of its biggest hits.
Dir: Murray Roth Cast: Pat Kennedy , Ben Bernie & Orchestra , Frances McCoy .
BW-9 mins,
12:30 AM
HARRY FOX AND HIS SIX AMERICAN BEAUTIES (1929)
A singer performs two numbers backed by a sextet of chambermaids.
Dir: Murray Roth Cast: Marjorie Main , Harry Fox ,
BW-7 mins,
12:30 AM
BRENNAN AND BUTLER IN 'YOU DON'T KNOW THE HALF OF IT' (1929)
A man interviews a self-styled sexpot.
Dir: Murray Roth Cast: Jay Brennan , Ann Butler ,
BW-9 mins,
12:30 AM
ARTHUR PAT WEST IN 'SHIP AHOY' (1928)
A sailor on a yacht sings and dances with the passengers.
Dir: Doc Salomon Cast: Harris Gordon , Pat West , Sidney D'Albrook .
BW-8 mins,
1:45 AM
SHOW GIRL IN HOLLYWOOD (1930)
A Broadway songbird goes to Hollywood in search of screen stardom.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Alice White , Jack Mulhall , Blanche Sweet .
BW-78 mins, CC,
3:15 AM
BLOSSOM SEELEY AND BENNIE FIELDS (1928)
In this short film, Blossom Seeley and Benny Fields perform such musical numbers as "Call of the South" and "Hello Bluebird." Vitaphone Release 548.
BW-10 mins,
3:15 AM
TAL HENRY AND HIS NORTH CAROLINIANS (1929)
Tal Henry and His North Carolinians perform such musical numbers as "Come on Baby" and "Shame on You." Vitaphone Release 732.
BW-9 mins,
3:15 AM
HARRY WAYMAN'S DEBUTANTES (1928)
The all-female dance band performs three of its biggest hits.
Cast: Harry Wayman ,
BW-8 mins,
3:15 AM
FLORENCE BRADY IN 'A CYCLE OF SONGS' (1928)
The popular singer performs three songs.
Cast: Florence Brady ,
BW-9 mins,
3:15 AM
SHAW AND LEE IN 'GOING PLACES' (1930)
Two hobos get into a top restaurant claiming to be self-made men.
BW-7 mins,
3:15 AM
JANS AND WHALEN, TWO GOOD BOYS GONE WRONG (1929)
The vaudeville team perform two songs and engage in comic sparring.
Dir: Murray Roth Cast: Harold Whalen , Harry Jans ,
BW-10 mins,
4:15 AM
DON JUAN (1926)
In this silent film, the legendary lover fights to survive intrigue in the court of the Borgias.
Dir: Alan Crosland Cast: John Barrymore , Mary Astor , Willard Louis .
BW-112 mins,
6:15 AM
MOBY DICK (1930)
A mad sea captain sails for vengeance against the white whale that crippled him.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: John Barrymore , Joan Bennett , Lloyd Hughes .
BW-77 mins, CC,
8:00 AM
SINGING NUN, THE (1966)
Fanciful biography of the Belgian nun who briefly made the hit parade.
Dir: Henry Koster Cast: Debbie Reynolds , Ricardo Montalban , Greer Garson .
C-96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
9:45 AM
JOHNNY BELINDA (1948)
A small-town doctor helps a deaf-mute farm girl learn to communicate.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Jane Wyman , Lew Ayres , Charles Bickford .
BW-102 mins, CC,
11:45 AM
SWAN, THE (1956)
On the eve of her marriage to a prince, a noblewoman falls for her brother's tutor.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Grace Kelly , Alec Guinness , Louis Jourdan .
C-108 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
1:45 PM
OUR VINES HAVE TENDER GRAPES (1945)
A Norwegian farmer tries to raise two children in the Midwest.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Edward G. Robinson , Margaret O'Brien , James Craig .
BW-106 mins, CC,
3:45 PM
MEET ME IN LAS VEGAS (1956)
A ballerina becomes a gambler's lucky charm.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Dan Dailey , Cyd Charisse , Agnes Moorehead .
C-112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
5:45 PM
MRS. PARKINGTON (1944)
A lady's maid marries a man whose prospects push her into high society.
Dir: Tay Garnett Cast: Greer Garson , Walter Pidgeon , Edward Arnold .
BW-124 mins, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE GOLDEN YEARS
8:00 PM
MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW (1937)
A devoted couple faces the harsh economic realities of growing older.
Dir: Leo McCarey Cast: Victor Moore , Beulah Bondi , Fay Bainter .
BW-92 mins, CC,
9:45 PM
TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, A (1985)
An aging woman escapes her controlling family to visit her childhood home.
Dir: Peter Masterson Cast: Geraldine Page , Rebecca De Mornay , Carlin Glynn .
C-108 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
11:45 PM
I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER (1970)
When his mother dies, a grieving son is torn between his demanding father and his need to live his own life.
Dir: Gilbert Cates Cast: Melvyn Douglas , Gene Hackman , Dorothy Stickney .
C-92 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
1:30 AM
TOKYO STORY (1953)
An aging couple visits their children in Tokyo only to find heartache and rejection.
Dir: Yasujiro Ozu Cast: Chishu Ryu , Chieko Higashiyama , Setsuko Hara .
BW-136 mins,
4:00 AM
JUDGE HARDY AND SON (1939)
A small-town judge tries to save an elderly couple from eviction while coping with his wife's illness.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone , Mickey Rooney , Cecilia Parker .
BW-90 mins, CC,
