TCM Schedule for Wednesday, December 4: Star of the Month: Fred Astaire

Argh, it's Pirate Day on TCM. At evening things turn more law-abiding when Star of the Month Fred Astaire takes over.

Wednesday, December 4th, 2013

12:00 AM
Big Heat, The (1953)
A police detective whose wife was killed by the mob teams with a scarred gangster's moll to bring down a powerful gangster.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Glenn Ford , Gloria Grahame , Jocelyn Brando .
BW-90 mins, TV-14, CC,

1:37 AM
Cruise Of The Zaca (1952)
In this short film, Erroll Flynn takes a group of scientists on an expedition aboard his schooner, The Zaca.
Dir: Errol Flynn
C-18 mins,

2:00 AM
Key Largo (1948)
A returning veteran tangles with a ruthless gangster during a hurricane.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Edward G. Robinson , Lauren Bacall .
BW-101 mins, TV-G, CC,

4:00 AM
Petrified Forest, The (1936)
An escaped convict holds the customers at a remote desert cantina hostage.
Dir: Archie L. Mayo Cast: Leslie Howard , Bette Davis , Genevieve Tobin .
BW-82 mins, TV-G, CC,

5:30 AM
MGM Parade Show #15 (1955)
George Murphy hosts a special Christmas show featuring Judy Garland performing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" in a clip from "Meet Me in St. Louis."
BW-26 mins, TV-G,

6:00 AM
Raiders Of The Seven Seas (1953)
A legendary pirate captures a Spanish galleon and tries to claim a countess as his bride.
Dir: Sidney Salkow Cast: John Payne , Donna Reed , Gerald Mohr .
C-88 mins, TV-G, CC,

7:30 AM
Captain Kidd (1945)
An infamous pirate tries to double cross the King of England.
Dir: Rowland V. Lee Cast: Charles Laughton , Randolph Scott , Barbara Britton .
BW-81 mins, TV-G,

9:00 AM
Golden Hawk, The (1952)
Male and female pirates join forces against a corrupt Caribbean governor.
Dir: Sidney Salkow Cast: Rhonda Fleming , Sterling Hayden , Helena Carter .
C-82 mins, TV-PG,

10:30 AM
Last of the Buccaneers (1950)
When one of his lieutenant's attacks an American ship, Jean Lafitte has to elude the U.S. Navy.
Dir: Lew Landers Cast: Paul Henreid , Jack Oakie , Karin Booth .
C-79 mins, TV-G,

12:00 PM
Boy and the Pirates, The (1960)
Magic transports a boy to the days of cutthroats and buccaneers.
Dir: Bert I. Gordon Cast: Charles Herbert , Susan Gordon , Murvyn Vye .
C-84 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

1:30 PM
Abbott And Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
Two waiters stumble on a treasure map and land in hot water with pirates.
Dir: Charles Lamont Cast: [Bud] Abbott , [Lou] Costello , Charles Laughton .
BW-70 mins, TV-PG, CC,

2:45 PM
Crimson Pirate, The (1952)
A pirate gets mixed up in a Caribbean revolution.
Dir: Robert Siodmak Cast: Burt Lancaster , Nick Cravat , Eva Bartok .
C-104 mins, TV-G, CC,

4:30 PM
Pirate, The (1948)
An actor poses as a notorious pirate to court a romantic Caribbean girl.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Judy Garland , Gene Kelly , Walter Slezak .
C-102 mins, TV-PG, CC,

6:15 PM
Princess And The Pirate, The (1944)
A cowardly knight rescues a disguised princess from pirates.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Bob Hope , Virginia Mayo , Walter Brennan .
C-94 mins, TV-G, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: FRED ASTAIRE

8:00 PM
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, TV-G, CC,



9:45 PM
Carson on TCM: Fred Astaire (12/21/79) (2013)
TCM presents an interview from The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, with Fred Astaire from 12/21/79.
C-8 mins, TV-PG, CC,

10:00 PM
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, TV-G, CC,



12:00 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, TV-G, CC,

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2:00 AM
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, TV-G, CC,

4:00 AM
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, TV-G, CC,

5:45 AM
Second Chorus (1940)
Two composers vie for their lady manager's heart as they head for Broadway.
Dir: H. C. Potter Cast: Fred Astaire , Paulette Goddard , Artie Shaw .
BW-84 mins, TV-G, CC,