TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 18: Treasures from the Disney Vault
In daytime there's a birthday tribute to director George Stevens!
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/184419%7C59479/George-Stevens/
After that, it's time for Disney fun.
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
12:00 AM
FITZWILLY ( 1967)
When an aging philanthropist goes broke, her butler robs from the rich so she can give to the poor.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: Dick Van Dyke , Barbara Feldon , Edith Evans .
C- 103 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
1:56 AM
LOEWS CHRISTMAS GREETING (THE HARDY FAMILY) ( 1939)
In this short film, Andy Hardy and the rest of the Hardy family give a holiday greeting to the audience.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Betty Ross Clarke , Fay Holden , Lewis Stone .
BW- 3 mins,
2:00 AM
CROOKS ANONYMOUS ( 1962)
A petty thief's plan to reform is jeopardized when he's locked in a department store during Christmas.
Dir: Ken Annakin Cast: Leslie Phillips , Stanley Baxter , Wilfrid Hyde-White .
BW- 88 mins,
3:33 AM
GOOD BAD BOYS ( 1940)
Deciding that a life of crime suits them, a gang of children gets mixed up with a real burglar in this comedic short.
Dir: Edward L. Cahn Cast: Roger Moore , Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer , Al Hill .
BW- 11 mins,
3:45 AM
COVER-UP ( 1949)
An insurance investigator smells something wrong when he looks into a small-town suicide.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: William Bendix , Dennis O'Keefe , Barbara Britton .
BW- 83 mins,
5:15 AM
BACKFIRE ( 1950)
A veteran tries to clear an old friend of a murder charge.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: Viveca Lindfors , Dane Clark , Virginia Mayo .
BW- 91 mins, CC,
7:00 AM
ALICE ADAMS ( 1935)
A small-town girl with social ambitions falls in love with a local playboy.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Fred MacMurray , Fred Stone .
BW- 99 mins, CC,
8:45 AM
NITWITS, THE ( 1935)
Two cigar-stand attendants get mixed up in a murder investigation.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Bert Wheeler , Robert Woolsey , Fred Keating .
BW- 82 mins, CC,
10:15 AM
SWING TIME ( 1936)
To prove himself worthy of his fiancee, a dancer tries to make it big, only to fall for his dancing partner.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers , Victor Moore .
BW- 104 mins, CC,
12:15 PM
QUALITY STREET ( 1937)
A woman masquerades as her own niece to get back at a neglectful suitor.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Franchot Tone , Eric Blore .
BW- 83 mins, CC,
1:45 PM
VIVACIOUS LADY ( 1938)
After a whirlwind courtship, a nightclub singer has to adjust to her professor husband's conservative family.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Ginger Rogers , James Stewart , James Ellison .
BW- 90 mins, CC,
3:30 PM
GUNGA DIN ( 1939)
Three British soldiers seek treasure during an uprising in India.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Cary Grant , Victor McLaglen , Douglas Fairbanks .
BW- 117 mins, CC,
5:45 PM
WOMAN OF THE YEAR ( 1942)
Opposites distract when a sophisticated political columnist falls for a sportswriter.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Spencer Tracy , Katharine Hepburn , Fay Bainter .
BW- 114 mins, CC,
7:44 PM
BASKETBALL HEADLINERS ( 1956)
This short shows highlights from several basketball games at two postseason tournaments in 1956.
BW- 15 mins,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TREASURES FROM THE DISNEY VAULT
8:00 PM
DOUBLE DRIBBLE ( 1946)
Goofy gets the opportunity to play in a big college basketball game
Dir: Jack Hannah
C- 7 mins, CC,
8:00 PM
ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR, THE ( 1961)
A college professor fights off corrupt businessmen to market his new anti-gravity invention.
Dir: Robert Stevenson Cast: Fred MacMurray , Nancy Olson , Keenan Wynn .
BW- 96 mins, CC,
10:00 PM
SON OF FLUBBER ( 1963)
An absent-minded professor gets into legal trouble because of his experiments with a gravity defying substance.
Dir: Robert Stevenson Cast: Fred MacMurray , Nancy Olson , Keenan Wynn .
BW- 103 mins, CC,
12:00 AM
WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE, THE ( 1973)
A washed-up coach saves his career when he discovers a jungle boy who's a natural athlete.
Dir: Robert Scheerer Cast: Tim Conway , Jan-Michael Vincent , Jan-Michael Vincent .
C- 92 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
1:38 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,
2:00 AM
OLYMPIC CHAMP, THE ( 1942)
Goofy gains firsthand knowledge of the Olympic torch's history while also competing in various track and field events.
Dir: Jack Kinney
C- 7 mins, CC,
2:00 AM
STRONGEST MAN IN THE WORLD, THE ( 1975)
A student discovers the key to super strength by mixing chemicals with his breakfast cereal.
Dir: Vincent McEveety Cast: Kurt Russell , Joe Flynn , Eve Arden .
C- 92 mins, CC,
3:43 AM
FOOTBALL HEADLINERS ( 1955)
This short film highlights thirteen important college football games played during the 1955 season.
BW- 16 mins,
4:00 AM
HOW TO PLAY FOOTBALL ( 1944)
An exaggerated play-by-play of a college football game.
Dir: Jack Kinney
C- 8 mins, CC,
4:00 AM
GUS ( 1976)
Gus the mule is recruited as a field goal kicker for a struggling football team.
Dir: Vincent McEveety Cast: Edward Asner , Don Knotts , Gary Grimes .
C- 97 mins, CC, Letterbox Format