TCM Schedule for Wednesday, December 16: Star of the Month: Frank Sinatra

TCM goes on trial today with a slate of courtroom dramas.

Then all rise for the chairman of the board, Frank Sinatra.

Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

1:00 AM
Turnabout (1940)
Battling spouses accidentally switch bodies.
Dir: Hal Roach Cast: Adolphe Menjou , Carole Landis , John Hubbard .
BW-84 mins, CC,

2:30 AM
Secret Command (1944)
A surprise visit from his brother almost blows an undercover agent out of the water.
Dir: Eddie Sutherland Cast: Pat O'Brien , Carole Landis , Chester Morris .
BW-82 mins,

4:00 AM
Having Wonderful Crime (1945)
Three amateur detectives try to find a missing magician.
Dir: Eddie Sutherland Cast: Pat O'Brien , George Murphy , Carole Landis .
BW-70 mins, CC,

5:15 AM
TCM Presents Elvis Mitchell Under the Influence: Joan Allen (2008)
Celebrities reveal the classic movies that influenced their lives in interviews with acclaimed film critic/interviewer Elvis Mitchell.
C-27 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 AM
Criminal Is Born, A (1938)
This short film tells the story of how a young man starts a crime spree which leads to murder.
Dir: Leslie Fenton Cast: Dave Durand , Norman Phillips Jr. , William Stack .
BW-20 mins,

6:30 AM
Twilight of Honor (1963)
A struggling lawyer takes on a controversial murder case that could make or break him.
Dir: Boris Sagal Cast: Richard Chamberlain , Joey Heatherton , Nick Adams .
BW-104 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:26 AM
Hill-Tillies (1936)
Comedic duo Patsy Kelly and Lyda Roberti camp out in the woods for a publicity stunt in this short film.
Dir: Gus Meins Cast: Harry Bowen , Toby Wing , David Sharpe .
BW-18 mins, CC,

8:45 AM
Crime and Punishment (1935)
A young student murders for money then tries to escape his guilt and a brilliant detective.
Dir: Josef von Sternberg Cast: Peter Lorre , Edward Arnold , Marian Marsh .
BW-88 mins, CC,

10:30 AM
12 Angry Men (1957)
A jury holdout tries to convince his colleagues to vote not guilty.
Dir: Sidney Lumet Cast: Henry Fonda , Lee J. Cobb , Ed Begley .
BW-96 mins, CC,

12:20 PM
Basque Sports (1957)
This short film focuses on the sports played by ethnic Basques who live in the Pyrenees Mountains.
Dir: Van Campen Heilner
BW-8 mins,

12:30 PM
Witness for the Prosecution (1958)
A British lawyer gets caught up in a couple's tangled marital affairs when he defends the husband for murder.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: Tyrone Power , Marlene Dietrich , Charles Laughton .
BW-116 mins, CC,



2:35 PM
Sportsmen At Work (1957)
This short film focuses on how conservationists attempt to protect wildlife.
Dir: Larry O'Reilly
BW-8 mins,

2:45 PM
I Want To Live! (1958)
True story of the small-time lady crook who fought to escape the gas chamber.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Susan Hayward , Simon Oakland , Virginia Vincent .
BW-121 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 PM
Anatomy Of A Murder (1959)
A small-town lawyer gets the case of a lifetime when a military man avenges an attack on his wife.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: James Stewart , Lee Remick , Ben Gazzara .
BW-161 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:50 PM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer'S World Famous Musical Hits! (1962)
A short promotional reel showcasing six MGM musicals: "Three Little Words," "Because You're Mine," "Till The Clouds Roll By," "The Band Wagon," "Words and Music," and "Singing In The Rain."
C-9 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: FRANK SINATRA

8:00 PM
Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back (1973)
Ol' Blue Eyes confidently delivers a slate of quintessentially Frank tunes.
Dir: Marty Pasetta
C-51 mins,

9:00 PM
On the Town (1949)
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
Dir: Gene Kelly Cast: Gene Kelly , Frank Sinatra , Betty Garrett .
C-98 mins, CC,



10:48 PM
Road To Victory, The (1944)
Hollywood stars entertain and sing to help bolster war bond sales during World War II.
Dir: LeRoy Prinz Cast: Jimmy Lydon , Charlie Ruggles , Olive Blakeney .
BW-11 mins,

11:00 PM
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
A beautiful woman takes over a turn-of-the-century baseball team.
Dir: Busby Berkeley Cast: Frank Sinatra , Esther Williams , Gene Kelly .
C-93 mins, CC,

12:45 AM
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
A pair of sailors on leave try to help a movie extra become a singing star.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Frank Sinatra , Kathryn Grayson , Gene Kelly.
C-139 mins, CC,

3:15 AM
It Happened In Brooklyn (1947)
A returning GI and his friends try to make it in the music business.
Dir: Richard Whorf Cast: Frank Sinatra , Kathryn Grayson , Peter Lawford .
BW-103 mins, CC,

5:00 AM
House I Live In, The (1945)
Singer Frank Sinatra explains the importance of racial tolerance to a group of tough kids in this short film.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Teddy Infuhr , Ronnie Ralph ,
BW-10 mins,

5:15 AM
Kissing Bandit, The (1948)
A timid young man is forced to follow in his father's footsteps as a notorious masked bandit.
Dir: Laslo Benedek Cast: Frank Sinatra , Kathryn Grayson , J. Carrol Naish .
C-100 mins, CC,