TCM Schedule for Sunday, August 15 --- ESSENTIALS, JR. : MARGARET O'BRIEN

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15 Sunday





6:00 AM Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
A wheelchair-bound doctor tries to prove a convicted killer's innocence. Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, Donna Reed. Dir: Willis Goldbeck. BW-89 mins, TV-PG

7:30 AM Music For Millions (1944)
A pregnant musician awaits her husband's return from World War II. Cast: Margaret O'Brien, June Allyson, Jimmy Durante. Dir: Henry Koster. BW-118 mins, TV-G, CC

9:30 AM Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
A child of the tenements helps an ex-con find a new life. Cast: Margaret O'Brien, Angela Lansbury, George Murphy. Dir: Roy Rowland. BW-74 mins, TV-G, CC

10:45 AM Her First Romance (1951)
A high school girl steals from her parents to be with the boy she loves. Cast: Margaret O'Brien, Jimmy Hunt, Elinor Donahue. Dir: Seymour Friedman. C-73 mins, TV-G

11:59 AM Short Film: Madeira "Isle Of Romance" (1938)
C-8 mins,

12:18 PM Short Film: You, John Jones! (1943)
John Jones (James Cagney) is on duty as air raid warden when he realizes how fortunate he is to live safely with his family while others around the world suffer from the war. Cast: James Cagney, Ann Sothern, Margaret O'Brien Dir: Mervyn LeRoy BW-10 mins,

12:30 PM Journey For Margaret (1942)
An American correspondent tries to adopt two children orphaned during the London blitz. Cast: Robert Young, Laraine Day, Margaret O'Brien. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke II. BW-81 mins, TV-G, CC

2:00 PM The Canterville Ghost (1944)
A ghost who died a coward tries to inspire U.S. GIs to become heroes. Cast: Charles Laughton, Margaret O'Brien, Robert Young. Dir: Jules Dassin. BW-96 mins, TV-G, CC

3:45 PM Meet Me In St. Louis (1944)
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family. Cast: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor. Dir: Vincente Minnelli. C-113 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

5:45 PM Little Women (1949)
The four daughters of a New England family fight for happiness during and after the Civil War. Cast: June Allyson, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Lawford. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. C-122 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS


What's On Tonight: ESSENTIALS, JR. : MARGARET O'BRIEN

8:00 PM The Secret Garden (1949)
An orphaned girl changes the lives of those she encounters at a remote estate. Cast: Margaret O'Brien, Herbert Marshall, Dean Stockwell. Dir: Fred M. Wilcox. BW-92 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

9:38 PM Short Film: Somewhat Secret (1939)
Swing music is forbidden at a girls finishing school by an oppressive dean. The student body as well as a former swing musician turned teacher (and fiancee to the dean) struggle to satisfy their craving for swing music and social liberation. BW-21 mins,

10:00 PM Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
A Norwegian farmer tries to raise two children in the Midwest. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Margaret O'Brien, James Craig. Dir: Roy Rowland. BW-106 mins, TV-PG, CC

12:00 AM Bad Bascomb (1946)
A western bandit is reformed by his love for a little girl. Cast: Wallace Beery, Margaret O'Brien, Marjorie Main. Dir: S. Sylvan Simon. BW-110 mins, TV-G, CC

2:00 AM Heller In Pink Tights (1960)
Touring actors in the wild West brave Indians and outlaws. Cast: Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Eileen Heckart. Dir: George Cukor. C-101 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

3:50 AM Short Film: Modern Guatemala City (1945)
C-8 mins,

4:00 AM Big City (1948)
Three bachelors adopt an orphan, then fight over custody when each falls in love. Cast: Margaret O'Brien, Robert Preston, Danny Thomas. Dir: Norman Taurog. BW-103 mins, TV-G, CC

5:44 AM Short Film: Big City Fantasy (1934)
BW-10 mins,