TCM Schedule for Tuesday, September 26: George Gershwin's 125th Birthday

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A wonderful schedule for the last Tuesday in September: '40s Romance all day and George Gershwin all night!

And if you've been waiting for Oscar Levant movies, here's your opportunity.

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

1:15 AM Man Hunt (1941)
An Englishman goes behind enemy lines to assassinate Hitler.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, George Sanders
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC:


3:15 AM The Password Is Courage (1962)
A British officer leads an attempt to escape from a German POW camp.
Dir: Andrew L. Stone Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Maria Perschy, Alfred Lynch
Runtime: 116 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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5:15 AM The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
Allied POWs fight to survive torture and loss of faith.
Dir: Tay Garnett Cast: Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gene Kelly, Cedric Hardwicke
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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7:00 AM Three Hearts for Julia (1943)
When his wife threatens him with divorce, a reporter courts her again.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Ann Sothern, Melvyn Douglas, Lee Bowman
Runtime: 89 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y


8:45 AM Seven Days Ashore (1944)
A sailor enlists his buddies to help with an excess of girlfriends.
Dir: John H. Auer Cast: Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Marcy McGuire
Runtime: 74 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: N

10:15 AM Here Comes Happiness (1941)
An heiress ditches her fortune-hunting fiance to find happiness living on her own.
Dir: Noel M. Smith Cast: Mildred Coles, Edward Norris, Richard Ainley
Runtime: 57 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y


11:15 AM And One Was Beautiful (1940)
Two sisters vie for the same dashing young man.
Dir: Robert B. Sinclair Cast: Robert Cummings, Laraine Day, Jean Muir
Runtime: 69 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y


12:30 PM No Leave, No Love (1946)
During a whirlwind two-day pass in New York, a sailor falls in love with an Englishwoman.
Dir: Charles Martin Cast: Van Johnson, Keenan Wynn, Pat Kirkwood
Runtime: 119 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y


2:45 PM A Letter for Evie (1945)
A timid soldier sends his buddy's picture to a romantic pen pal.
Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Marsha Hunt, John Carroll, Hume Cronyn
Runtime: 89 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


4:30 PM I Married an Angel (1942)
A playboy drops his many girlfriends when he falls in love with a grounded angel.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Edward Everett Horton
Runtime: 84 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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6:00 PM Never Say Goodbye (1946)
A husband tries to win back his wife before she can divorce him.
Dir: James V. Kern Cast: Errol Flynn, Eleanor Parker, Lucile Watson
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: GEORGE GERSHWIN'S 125TH BIRTHDAY

8:00 PM Shall We Dance (1937)
A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.
Dir: Mark Sandrich Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton
Runtime: 116 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

10:00 PM Girl Crazy (1943)
A womanizing playboy finds true love when he's sent to a desert college.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Gil Stratton
Runtime: 99 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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12:00 AM An American in Paris (1951)
When ex-GI Jerry Mulligan remains in Paris to pursue life as an artist, he is discovered by a wealthy patroness interested in more than his art. But Mulligan falls in love with a French shop girl who is engaged to his best friend.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant
Runtime: 113 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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2:00 AM Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.
Dir: Irving Rapper Cast: Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith
Runtime: 139 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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4:30 AM A Damsel in Distress (1937)
An American dancer on vacation in England falls for a sheltered noblewoman.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y