TCM Schedule 9/16/23 - Robert Redford, Gene Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor, Johnny Depp

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TCM SPOTLIGHT: COMING OF AGE
- BEST FRIENDS FOREVER
Diner (1982)
- FOUR LEGGED FRIENDS
Yearling, The (1946)
Good-Bye, My Lady (1956)
- TCM DAYTIME
TCM SPOTLIGHT: COMING OF AGE (cont.)
National Velvet (1944) (6:15 am ET)
WEEKEND FEATURES
Big Shot, The (1937)
Batman and Robin Ch. 9: The Wizard Strikes Back
(1949)
Popeye: The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934)
(short)
Mr. Hex (1946)
Alaska Lifeboat (1956) (short)
(P) Cry-Baby (1990) (Musical Matinee)
Young Stranger, The (1957)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
White Tower, The (1950)
Shooting, The (1966)
- TCM PRIMETIME
MEN OF THE MOUNTAINS
Man in the Wilderness (1971)
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
- NOIR ALLEY
Out of the Fog (1941)
- TCM LATE NIGHT: TRISH VAN DEVERE
One is a Lonely Number (1972)
Last Run, The (1971)

12:00 AM Diner (1982)

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A group of friends who hang out in a Baltimore diner face the problems of growing up.
Dir: Barry Levinson Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Mickey Rourke, Daniel Stern
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

Oscar nominations: WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) -- Barry Levinson

Trivia: All the scenes in the diner were filmed last, after the cast got to know each other. The dialogue in those scenes is a combination of scripted and improvisational.


2:00 AM The Yearling (1946)

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A Florida boy's pet deer threatens the family farm.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, Claude Jarman Jr.
Runtime: 134 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Trivia: Clarence Brown insisted that his actors wear no make-up to achieve a naturalistic look. Claude Jarman Jr. had to wear a straw hat in between takes so that his fair skin didn't burn, while the pale Jane Wyman had to sit under a sun lamp for 15 minutes to make it look like she spent most of her time outdoors.


4:30 AM Good-Bye, My Lady (1956)

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A stray dog brings together a young boy and an old man in the Georgia swamps.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Walter Brennan, Phil Harris, Brandon De Wilde
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Trivia: When not filming with the thirteen-year-old Brandon De Wilde, My Lady (full registered name: My Lady of the Congo) spent all her time with him. My Lady was six months old when she was brought over from England, along with other Basenjis to act as stand-ins. In the agreement to supply the dog, it was written into the contract that My Lady would belong to De Wilde after filming was completed.


6:15 AM National Velvet (1944)

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A British farm girl fights to train a difficult horse for the Grand National Steeplechase.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor
Runtime: 125 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Oscar nominations:
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Anne Revere {"Mrs. Brown"} (WINNER)
ART DIRECTION (Color) -- Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary; Interior Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Mildred Griffiths
CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color) -- Leonard Smith
DIRECTING -- Clarence Brown
FILM EDITING -- Robert J. Kern (WINNER)

Trivia: Mickey Rooney had to film all of his scenes in one month before he had to report for basic training to serve in World War II.

Trivia: Dame Elizabeth Taylor fell in love with King Charles while visiting the Rivera Country Club. He was acquired by MGM for $800 to appear in this movie with her. Elizabeth spent time each day riding, caring, and bonding with him in order to prepare for her role in this movie. King Charles was reported to be aggressive to his handlers except for Taylor. She and King had a special bond that became evident throughout the movie. At the end of the movie, Elizabeth found out that she had been gifted with "The Pie" and she and King Charles remained together until his death.

Trivia: Dame Elizabeth Taylor fell from the horse and broke her back during the filming of the racing scene. Although she recovered quickly, she suffered greatly later in life.


8:30 AM The Big Shot (1937)

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A small-town veterinarian's life goes to the dogs when he inherits a fortune.
Dir: Edward Killy Cast: Guy Kibbee, Cora Witherspoon, Dorothy Moore
Runtime: 60 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


9:30 AM Serial: Batman & Robin, Chapter 9: The Wizard Strikes Back (1949)
Batman and Robin search for a machine stolen by a mysterious, cloaked-and-hooded figure known only as The Wizard.
Dir: Spencer Gordon Bennet Cast: Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan, Jane Adams
Runtime: 17 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-G CC: N


10:00 AM Cartoon: The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1933)
Popeye learns his girl friend Olive Oyl has gone away with a young man on a flying trapeze. Down-hearted, he takes some kids to a circus and sees the man on a flying trapeze assisted by a frightened Olive. A battle is staged on the trapeze as Popeye comes to the rescue.
Dir: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky Cast: Charles Carver, William Costello, Lou Fleischer
Runtime: 6 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


10:08 AM Mr. Hex (1946)

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A hypnotist turns one of the Bowery Boys into a championship boxer.
Dir: William Beaudine Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan
Runtime: 63 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


11:30 AM Short: Alaska Lifeboat (1956)
A medical services ship stops in the native village of Haines, Alaska.
Dir: Herbert Morgan Cast: Ralph Sarlan
Runtime: 20 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N


12:00 PM Cry Baby (1990)

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A satirical comedy set in 1950s Baltimore about a group of high school delinquents.
Dir: John Waters Cast: Johnny Depp, Ricki Lake, Amy Locane
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

Trivia: To find a young actor for the role of Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker, director John Waters bought thirty dollars worth of teen magazines, all of which showed Johnny Depp of 21 Jump Street (1987) on the cover. Depp thought the script was funny and strange, and took the offbeat role to avoid being typecast as a television teen idol. Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr., and Jim Carrey were all considered for the role of Cry-Baby until Johnny Depp was cast.

1:30 PM The Young Stranger (1957)



A neglected teen gets into trouble with the law.
Dir: John Frankenheimer Cast: James MacArthur, Kim Hunter, James Daly
Runtime: 84 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Trivia: Film debut of James MacArthur.

Trivia: First feature film directed by John Frankenheimer. He had worked in television prior to this. He reportedly did not like the experience and would not return to feature film until The Young Savages (1961).


3:00 PM Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)

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The champion ball club The Wolves' success depends on the powerhouse double play combination of O'Brien to Ryan to Goldberg. Trouble is O'Brien and Ryan would rather be pursuing their vaudeville career than playing baseball...that is until the team gets a new owner, beautiful K.C. Higgins.
Dir: Busby Berkeley Cast: Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly
Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Trivia: According to Esther Williams in her memoirs, Judy Garland was the original choice for K.C. Higgins but was replaced after she'd become undependable owing to her developing drug habit. June Allyson was also considered but had become pregnant and opted not to work during her pregnancy.

Trivia: Frank Sinatra's career was struggling at the time and this was made during a period when the only time he did well at the box office was when paired with Gene Kelly. Two of his previous solo appearances, It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) and The Kissing Bandit (1948) did very poorly at the box office.


4:45 PM The White Tower (1950)

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Mountain climbers in the Swiss Alps mull over past problems while trying to conquer a perilous peak.
Dir: Ted Tetzlaff Cast: Glenn Ford, Alida Valli, Claude Rains
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-G CC: Y


6:30 PM The Shooting (1966)

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A hired gun seeks to enact revenge on a group of bounty hunters in the Old West.
Dir: Monte Hellman Cast: Jack Nicholson, Millie Perkins, Will Hutchins
Runtime: 82 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


8:00 PM Man in the Wilderness (1971)

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A Northwest frontiersman, in 1820, after being badly mauled by a bear is left for dead. He survives with a rare determination and comes to be looked upon as a god by the Indians.
Dir: Richard C. Sarafian Cast: Richard Harris, John Huston, Henry Wilcoxon
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

Trivia: The bear attack scene was shot using a combination of a real trained bear and a stuntman in a bear suit.


10:00 PM Jeremiah Johnson (1972)

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A Mexican-American War veteran, Jeremiah Johnson, heads to the mountains to live in isolation. Woefully unequipped for the task at hand, Johnson is fortunate to come across a seasoned mountain man willing to teach him the necessary survival tactics. As life continues in the mountains, Johnson finds himself a native bride ...
Dir: Sydney Pollack Cast: Robert Redford, Will Geer, Delle Bolton
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

Trivia: Based upon a real-life trapper named John Johnston, nicknamed "Crow Killer" and "Liver Eater Johnston" for his penchant for cutting out and eating the livers of Crow Indians he had killed (several Crows had murdered his wife and he swore vengeance against the entire tribe). Trapper John Johnston's body was originally buried in the Veterans Administration cemetery in Los Angeles, CA. After the movie came out, Johnston's body was reburied at Old Trail Town in Cody, WY. Robert Redford was a pallbearer in the reburial ceremony attended by 2,000 people.


NOIR ALLEY 12:00 AM Out of the Fog (1941)



A racketeer terrorizes a small fishing community until he falls in love with a fisherman's daughter.
Dir: Anatole Litvak Cast: John Garfield, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell
Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Trivia: Humphrey Bogart was originally chosen to play Harold Goff. However, Ida Lupino had just finished shooting They Drive by Night (1940) and High Sierra (1941) with Bogart, and they had not gotten along. Lupino protested, and because she was a bigger name than Bogart at the time, she got her way. An angry Bogart shot off a telegram to Jack L. Warner asking, "When did Ida Lupino start casting films at your studio?"


2:00 AM One is a Lonely Number (1972)

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A pretty divorcee tries to build a new life.
Dir: Mel Stuart Cast: Trish Van Devere, Monte Markham, Janet Leigh
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

Trivia: Film debuts of Kathleen Quinlan and Joe Spano (credited as Joseph Spano).


4:00 AM The Last Run (1971)

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An aging gangster insists on pulling one more job for the mob.
Dir: Richard Fleischer Cast: George C. Scott, Tony Musante, Trish Van Devere
Runtime: 82 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

Trivia: George C. Scott stars with two wives from three marriages. At the time the movie was filmed, he was near the end of his second marriage to Colleen Dewhurst. He married Trish Van Devere the next year.

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