TCM Schedule for Wednesday, April 18th, 2012: Spring Break

Baseball takes pride of place in TCM's daytime schedule, but it's still Spring Break week, so don't put away your surfboards and jams just yet!

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

1:15 AM For Those Who Think Young (1964)
Teens fight to keep a wealthy businessman from shutting down their beachside hangout.
Dir: Leslie H. Martinson Cast: James Darren , Pamela Tiffin , Woody Woodbury .
C-97 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format

3:00 AM It's A Bikini World (1967)
When a female scientist turns down a playboy's pass, he poses as his own brother to win her heart.
Dir: Stephanie Rothman Cast: Deborah Walley , Tommy Kirk , Robert Pickett .
C-85 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

4:30 AM Hot Rods to Hell (1967)
A family traveling through the desert is set up by a teen gang.
Dir: John Brahm Cast: Dana Andrews , Jeanne Crain , Mimsy Farmer .
C-100 mins, TV-PG,

6:15 AM Fireman, Save My Child (1932)
A small-town ball player moves to the big leagues.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Joe E. Brown , Evalyn Knapp , Lilian Bond .
BW-66 mins, TV-G,

7:30 AM Elmer The Great (1933)
A country hick bats his way to baseball stardom.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Joe E. Brown , Patricia Ellis , Frank McHugh .
BW-72 mins, TV-G, CC,

8:45 AM Alibi Ike (1935)
A brash baseball star gets mixed up with gamblers and a pretty young girl.
Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Joe E. Brown , Olivia de Havilland , Ruth Donnelly .
BW-72 mins, TV-G, CC,



10:00 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-128 mins, TV-PG, CC,



12:15 PM Babe Ruth Story, The (1948)
A childlike oaf becomes the greatest star in baseball.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: William Bendix , Claire Trevor , Charles Bickford .
BW-106 mins, TV-G,

2:15 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, TV-G, CC,

4:00 PM Jackie Robinson Story, The (1950)
Jackie Robinson plays himself in this true story of the man who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: Jackie Robinson , Ruby Dee , Minor Watson .
BW-77 mins, TV-PG,



5:30 PM Angels In The Outfield (1951)
The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine assistance.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Paul Douglas , Janet Leigh , Keenan Wynn .
BW-99 mins, TV-G, CC,

7:15 PM Now Playing May (2012) (2012)
BW-23 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: SPRING BREAK

8:00 PM Girls on the Beach, The (1965)
A group of college girls host a beauty contest to save their sorority house.
Dir: William Witney Cast: Martin West , Noreen Corcoran , Peter Brooks .
C-80 mins, TV-PG, CC,

9:30 PM Beach Ball (1965)
A musician attempts to buy instruments for his rock and roll group, the Wigglers.
Dir: Lennie Weinrib Cast: Edd Byrnes , Chris Noel , Robert Logan .
C-83 mins, TV-PG, CC,

11:00 PM Endless Summer, The (1966)
Two surfers travel around the world so they can ride the waves all year long.
Dir: Bruce Brown Cast: Mike Hynson , Robert August , Sammy Lee .
C-91 mins, TV-G, CC,



12:45 AM Barefoot Adventure (1960)
The North Shore of Oahu highlights this tour of great surfing beaches, featuring new narration recorded 30 years after the film was completed.
Dir: Bruce Brown Cast: Bruce Brown , Sammy Lee , Peter Cole .
C-74 mins, TV-G, CC,



2:15 AM Spring Break (1983)
Two sets of two college guys spend a spring break together in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Dir: Sean S. Cunningham Cast: David Knell , Steve Bassett , Perry Lang .
C-101 mins, TV-MA,

4:15 AM Happening, The (1967)
A kidnapped gangster joins forces with the hippies who abducted him.
Dir: Elliot Silverstein Cast: Anthony Quinn , George Maharis , Michael Parks .
C-101 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format