TCM Schedule for Monday September 9, 2019 - Jean Hersholt

Tonight features films from the namesake of the Academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Plus: by day it's a birthday tribute to producer Arthur Freed, the master of the MGM musical.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM Du Barry Was a Lady ( 1943)
A night club employee dreams he's Louis XV, and the star he idolizes is his lady love. Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Red Skelton , Lucille Ball , Gene Kelly . C- 101 mins, CC,

7:45 AM Best Foot Forward ( 1943)
A movie star wreaks havoc when she accepts an invitation to a military academy dance. Dir: Edward Buzzell Cast: Lucille Ball , William Gaxton , Virginia Weidler . C- 94 mins, CC,

9:30 AM Belle Of New York, The ( 1952)
A turn-of-the-century playboy courts a Salvation Army girl. Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Fred Astaire , Vera-Ellen , Marjorie Main . C- 81 mins, CC,

11:00 AM Good News ( 1947)
A football hero falls in love with his French tutor. Dir: Charles Walters Cast: June Allyson , Peter Lawford , Patricia Marshall . C- 93 mins, CC,

12:45 PM Babes in Arms ( 1939)
A group of second-generation entertainers puts on a show to launch their careers. Dir: Busby Berkeley Cast: Mickey Rooney , Judy Garland , Charles Winninger . BW- 96 mins, CC,

2:30 PM Summer Holiday ( 1948)
Musical remake of Ah, Wilderness!, about a small-town boy's struggles with growing up. Dir: Rouben Mamoulian Cast: Mickey Rooney , Gloria De Haven , Walter Huston . C- 93 mins, CC,

4:15 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, CC,

6:00 PM American in Paris, An ( 1951)
An American artist finds love in Paris but almost loses it to conflicting loyalties. Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Gene Kelly , Leslie Caron , Oscar Levant . BW- 113 mins, CC,

8:00 PM Heidi ( 1937)
An orphaned girl tends goats for her grandfather until she's sold to serve as a disabled girl's companion. Dir: Allan Dwan Cast: Shirley Temple , Jean Hersholt , Arthur Treacher . BW- 88 mins, CC,

9:45 PM Emma ( 1932)
A housekeeper faces unexpected snobbery when she marries her boss. Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Marie Dressler , Richard Cromwell , Jean Hersholt . BW- 72 mins, CC,

11:15 PM Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise ( 1931)
A farm girl runs from her abusive father to a series of affairs in the big city. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Greta Garbo , Clark Gable , Jean Hersholt . BW- 77 mins, CC,

12:45 AM Younger Generation, The ( 1929)
A rising businessman tries to make his immigrant parents assimilate. Dir: Frank R. Capra Cast: Jean Hersholt , Lina Basquette , Ricardo Cortez . BW- 84 mins,

3:15 AM Greed ( 1924)
In this silent film, lust for gold tears apart a dentist and his wife. Dir: Erich von Stroheim Cast: Gibson Gowland , ZaSu Pitts , Jean Hersholt . C- 239 mins,