TCM Schedule for Tuesday, June 26: Mad About Musicals

May I just say that I am glad that Robert Preston was cast in The Music Man. A member of my family who saw him in both the stage and film versions of the musical said it was one of those rare occasions when the movie lived up to the original.

Now get out there and dance in those library stacks!

Tuesday, June 26th, 2018

12:19 AM
UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE BAND, THE ( 1942)
This patriotic wartime short showcases the U.S. Army Air Force Band interspersed with wartime footage of the Army Air Force. Vitaphone Release 1050A.
Dir: Jean Negulesco
BW- 10 mins,

12:30 AM
CAPTURED! ( 1933)
While in a POW camp, a man discovers his best friend was his wife's lover.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Leslie Howard , Douglas Fairbanks , Paul Lukas .
BW- 69 mins,

2:00 AM
BRITISH AGENT ( 1934)
An Englishman falls in love with a Russian spy.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Leslie Howard , Kay Francis , William Gargan .
BW- 80 mins, CC,

3:30 AM
FIVE AND TEN ( 1931)
A dime-store heiress elopes with a married man.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Marion Davies , Leslie Howard , Richard Bennett .
BW- 89 mins, CC,

5:02 AM
RAMBLING 'ROUND RADIO ROW 4 (J.C. FLIPPEN) ( 1932)
J.C Flippen presents several musical guests that perform at a pool party in this musical short film. Vitaphone Release 1452.
BW- 10 mins,

5:15 AM
MGM PARADE SHOW #8 ( 1955)
Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant perform in a clip from "The Philadelphia Story"; George Murphy introduces a clip from "The Tender Trap." Hosted by George Murphy.
BW- 26 mins,

5:44 AM
GOLDEN YEARS, THE ( 1960)
In this instructional short film, bowling is made respectable and appealing to middle-class Americans through modernization and design.
BW- 15 mins,

6:00 AM
DON'T KNOCK THE TWIST ( 1962)
A TV executive tries to create a musical special to save his network.
Dir: Oscar Rudolph Cast: Chubby Checker , Gene Chandler , Vic Dana .
BW- 86 mins, Letterbox Format

7:30 AM
BEACH PARTY ( 1963)
An anthropologist studies the dating habits of the teens hanging out on a nearby beach.
Dir: William Asher Cast: Bob Cummings , Dorothy Malone , Frankie Avalon .
C- 98 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:15 AM
VIVA LAS VEGAS ( 1964)
A race-car driver falls for a pretty swimming instructor who wants him to slow down his career.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Elvis Presley , Ann-Margret , Cesare Danova .
C- 85 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:48 AM
LITTLE JOURNEYS TO GREAT MASTERS ( 1931)
This short film provides a glimpse at famous art galleries of Rome, Florence and the Vatican. Vitaphone Release 1248.
Dir: E. M. Newman
BW- 8 mins,

11:00 AM
FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, A ( 1966)
Madcap musical set in ancient Rome, where a clever slave connives to win his freedom.
Dir: Richard Lester Cast: Zero Mostel , Phil Silvers , Buster Keaton .
C- 97 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:41 PM
STOPOVER IN HOLLYWOOD ( 1963)
This short film takes the viewer to various landmarks and attractions in Hollywood, CA.
Dir: Will Williams Cast: Tony Winhall , Lori Lyons ,

C- 16 mins,

1:00 PM
BELLS ARE RINGING ( 1960)
An answering service operator gets mixed up in her clients' lives.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Judy Holliday , Dean Martin , Fred Clark .
C- 126 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:15 PM
UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN, THE ( 1964)
Musical biography of the backwoods girl who struck it rich in Colorado and survived the Titanic.
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Debbie Reynolds , Harve Presnell , Ed Begley .
C- 129 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:30 PM
GYPSY ( 1962)
A domineering mother pushes her two daughters to burlesque stardom.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Rosalind Russell , Natalie Wood , Karl Malden .
C- 143 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: MAD ABOUT MUSICALS

8:00 PM
MY FAIR LADY ( 1964)
A phonetics instructor bets that he can pass a street urchin off as a lady.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Audrey Hepburn , Rex Harrison , Stanley Holloway .
C- 173 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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11:00 PM
MUSIC MAN, THE ( 1962)
A con artist hawks musical instruments and band uniforms to small-town America.
Dir: Morton DaCosta Cast: Robert Preston , Shirley Jones , Buddy Hackett .
C- 151 mins, CC, Letterbox Format



1:45 AM
HARD DAY'S NIGHT, A ( 1964)
A typical day in the life of the Beatles.
Dir: Richard Lester Cast: John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison .
BW- 87 mins, CC,



3:30 AM
BYE BYE BIRDIE ( 1963)
A rock star's personal appearance turns a small town into a disaster area.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Janet Leigh , Dick Van Dyke , Ann-Margret .
C- 112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:30 AM
CAMELOT ( 1967)
The romance between Guinevere and Lancelot destroys King Arthur's dream kingdom.
Dir: Joshua Logan Cast: Richard Harris , Vanessa Redgrave , Franco Nero .
C- 180 mins, CC, Letterbox Format