TCM Schedule for Saturday, December 11 --- Vincente Minnelli

11 Saturday



6:00 AM Bells Are Ringing (1960)
An answering service operator gets mixed up in her clients' lives. Cast: Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Jean Stapleton. Dir: Vincente Minnelli. C-126 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

8:17 AM Short Film: Glimpses Of Florida (1941)
C-9 mins,

8:30 AM Flipper (1963)
A fisherman in the Florida Keys opposes his son's friendship with a dolphin. Cast: Chuck Connors, Luke Halpin, Kathleen Maguire. Dir: James B. Clark. C-90 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS

10:05 AM Short Film: Sword Fishing (1939)
BW-10 mins,

10:19 AM Short Film: This Is The Bowery (1941)
BW-10 mins,

10:30 AM Bowery to Baghdad (1955)
The Bowery Boys unleash an Arabian nightmare when they find Alladin's magic lamp. Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Eric Blore. Dir: Edward Bernds. BW-64 mins, TV-G, CC

11:46 AM Short Film: So You Want To Be In Pictures (1947)
Joe McDoakes (George O'Hanlon) learns what a bumpy road it can be to become an Hollywood star. Cast: George O'Hanlon, Jack Carson, George Chandler Dir: Richard L. Bare BW-11 mins,

12:00 PM The Attack of the Small Screens (2010)
C-60 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

1:00 PM The Baron Of Arizona (1950)
A swindler forges documents to make himself the owner of an entire state. Cast: Vincent Price, Ellen Drew, Beulah Bondi. Dir: Samuel Fuller. BW-97 mins, TV-PG

2:45 PM The Thing From Another World (1951)
The crew of a remote Arctic base fights off a murderous monster from outer space. Cast: Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, James Arness. Dir: Christian Nyby. BW-87 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

4:15 PM The Silent Call (1961)
A dog searches for the family that was forced to leave him behind. Cast: Roger Mobley, David McLean, Gail Russell. Dir: John A. Bushelman. BW-63 mins, , CC, Letterbox Format

5:30 PM The Keys of the Kingdom (1945)
A crusading priest struggles to build a mission in China. Cast: Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price. Dir: John M. Stahl. BW-137 mins, TV-G, CC


What's On Tonight: Vicente Minnelli

8:00 PM Meet Me In St. Louis (1944)
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family. Cast: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor. Dir: Vincente Minnelli. C-113 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

10:00 PM Private Screenings: Liza Minnelli (2010)
C-46 mins, , CC

11:00 PM The Clock (1945)
A G.I. en route to Europe falls in love during a whirlwind two-day leave in New York City. Cast: Judy Garland, Robert Walker, James Gleason. Dir: Vincente Minnelli. BW-90 mins, TV-PG, CC

12:45 AM The Pirate (1948)
An actor poses as a notorious pirate to court a romantic Caribbean girl. Cast: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Gladys Cooper. Dir: Vincente Minnelli. C-102 mins, TV-PG, CC

2:30 AM Private Screenings: Liza Minnelli (2010)
C-46 mins, , CC

3:30 AM An American in Paris (1951)
An American artist finds love in Paris but almost loses it to conflicting loyalties. Cast: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant. Dir: Vincente Minnelli. C-114 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

5:30 AM Gigi (1958)
A Parisian girl is raised to be a kept woman but dreams of love and marriage. Cast: Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan. Dir: Vincente Minnelli. C-116 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS

Perfect for the holiday season, especially MMISL.