TCM Schedule for Tuesday, August 8: Summer Under the Stars: Joan Blondell

[CBHagman]

Get ready for a roster of films featuring pre-Code goddess Joan Blondell!



Tuesday, August 8, 2023

12:45 AM Executive Action (1973)
A hypothesis constructed from the conspiracy theories advanced by Kennedy assassination investigator, Mark Lane. Based on evidence the Warren Commission refused to hear.
Dir: David Miller Cast: Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Paul Carr
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


2:30 AM Lolly Madonna XXX (1973)
Mistaken identity leads two backwoods families into a bloody feud.
Dir: Richard C. Sarafian Cast: Rod Steiger, Robert Ryan, Jeff Bridges
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y


4:30 AM The Secret Fury (1950)
The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married to someone else. Though the flabbergasted Ellen denies the charge, the interloper produces enough evidence that his accusation must be investigated. Ellen and David travel to the small coastal town where her first wedding ...
Dir: Mel Ferrer Cast: Claudette Colbert, Robert Ryan, Jane Cowl
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


6:00 AM Union Depot (1932)
An out-of-luck con artist discovers a suitcase full of money at a train station.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee
Runtime: 75 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y


7:15 AM Lawyer Man (1933)
Success corrupts a smooth-talking lawyer.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: William Powell, Joan Blondell, David Landau
Runtime: 72 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

8:30 AM Traveling Saleslady (1935)
A toothpaste tycoon's daughter joins his rival to teach him a lesson.
Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, William Gargan
Runtime: 64 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

9:45 AM The King and the Chorus Girl (1937)
While vacationing in New York, a European prince falls for a showgirl.
Dir: Mervyn Leroy Cast: Fernand Gravet, Joan Blondell, Edward Everett Horton
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

11:30 AM The Famous Ferguson Case (1932)
Two reporters interested in different stories write about a murder.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Joan Blondell, Grant Mitchell, Vivienne Osborne
Runtime: 74 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: N


12:45 PM Blondie Johnson (1933)
A female crook fights her way from poverty to the top of the underworld.
Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Joan Blondell, Chester Morris, Allen Jenkins
Runtime: 67 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-G CC: Y

2:00 PM I've Got Your Number (1934)
Two telephone engineers try to clear a woman of criminal charges.
Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Joan Blondell, Pat O'Brien, Allen Jenkins
Runtime: 68 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: N


3:15 PM We're in the Money (1935)
Gold-digging process servers set their sights on a breach of promise defendant.
Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, Hugh Herbert
Runtime: 66 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


4:30 PM Broadway Gondolier (1935)
A taxi driver travels to Venice and poses as a gondolier to land a radio singing job.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Adolph Menjou
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y


6:15 PM Dames (1934)
A reformer's daughter wins the lead in a scandalous Broadway show.
Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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8:00 PM Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Three chorus girls fight to keep their show going and find rich husbands.
Dir: Mervyn Leroy Cast: Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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10:00 PM Footlight Parade (1933)
A producer fights labor problems, financiers and his greedy ex-wife to put on a show.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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12:00 AM Topper Returns (1941)
A beautiful ghost enlists a henpecked husband to track down her killer.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Joan Blondell, Roland Young, Carole Landis
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

1:45 AM Three on a Match (1932)
A woman's childhood friends try to rescue her from gangsters.
Dir: Mervyn Leroy Cast: Virginia Davis, Joan Blondell, Dawn O'Day
Runtime: 64 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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3:00 AM Blonde Crazy (1931)
A con man bellhop and his chambermaid girlfriend set out to fleece hotel guests.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Louis Calhern
Runtime: 75 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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4:30 AM Make Me a Star (1932)
A grocery clerk goes to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune.
Dir: William Beaudine Cast: Joan Blondell, Stuart Erwin, Zasu Pitts
Runtime: 70 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

[kimbutgar]

1. She was such an interesting person

I read a book about her and she was so loyal to her family. She supported them her whole lifetime. And her husband Duck Powell dumped her horribly for June Allyson and she never got over it and had trust issues in later relationships. But she had a long career her entire life.