TCM Schedule for Saturday 9/9 - Elvis Presley, Charlie Chaplin, Henry Fonda, The Bowery Boys

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AT A GLANCE

TCM SPOTLIGHT: COMING OF AGE - GROWING UP IN POVERTY
Boys Town (1938)
- ALL IN THE FAMILY
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Family Affair, A (1936)
Little Women (1933)
Saturday, September 9
- TCM DAYTIME
WEEKEND FEATURES
Smilin' Through (1941) (6:15 am ET)
MGM Cartoons: Lonesome Lenny (1945)
Tale of a Trotter (1956) (short)
Stockholm: Pride of Sweden (1937) (short)
Times Square Playboy (1936)
Batman and Robin Ch. 8: Robin Meets the Wizard
(1949)
Popeye: Let's You and Him Fight (1934)
Live Wires (1946)
Traffic with the Devil (1946) (short)
Jailhouse Rock (1957) (Musical Matinee)
His Kind of Woman (1951)
Journey Into Fear (1942)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
- TCM PRIMETIME
BASED ON FANNIE HURST
(P) Back Street (1932)
Imitation of Life (1934)
- NOIR ALLEY
Wrong Man, The (1956)
- TCM LATE NIGHT: STARDOM
Star Is Born, A (1976)
Pick a Star (1937)

11:15 PM Boys Town (1938)

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True story of Father Flanagan's fight to build a home for orphaned boys.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Oscar nominations (and winners):
ACTOR -- Spencer Tracy {"Father Flanagan"} (WINNER)
DIRECTING -- Norman Taurog
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION -- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
WRITING (Original Story) -- Dore Schary, Eleanore Griffin (WINNER)
WRITING (Screenplay) -- John Meehan, Dore Schary

Trivia: Father Edward Flanagan, who died almost ten years after this movie was released, was the first person ever to live to see somebody win an Oscar for portraying him.

Trivia: When shooting began on the movie Mickey Rooney repeatedly tried to steal scenes by fumbling with a handkerchief, pulling faces and other bits of business. This so annoyed Spencer Tracy that he threatened to have Rooney thrown off the movie unless he behaved.

Trivia: The day after Spencer Tracy won the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in this film, an MGM publicist released a statement - without consulting Tracy first - that the actor would donate his Oscar to the real Boys Town in Nebraska. Tracy agreed to make the donation if the Academy would send him a replacement Oscar. When the replacement arrived, the engraving on the award read: "Best Actor - Dick Tracy."

1:00 AM Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

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Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor
Runtime: 113 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Oscar nominations:
CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color) -- George Folsey
MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture) -- Georgie Stoll
MUSIC (Song) -- "The Trolley Song," Music and Lyrics by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin
WRITING (Screenplay) -- Irving Brecher, Fred F. Finklehoffe

Trivia: Following Margaret O'Brien's rapid ascent to stardom, her mother believed they were entitled to a significant raise, and she used this film as leverage, realizing how integral the role of Tootie was to the story. MGM raised the ante by announcing the casting of Sharon McManus in O'Brien's place. McManus was the daughter of a studio electrician and the brass went so far as to fit her with costumes, assuming this would pressure O'Brien's mother into accepting their terms. But she held fast, and MGM was ultimately forced to concede to her demands for the salary increase. Once production was underway, O'Brien was filming a scene when McManus' father, who was employed on the film, intentionally dropped a heavy lighting instrument from the catwalk to the sound stage floor, narrowly missing the pint-sized star. He was taken away and briefly admitted to a mental institution for his deed.


3:00 AM A Family Affair (1936)

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In the first Hardy family film, a small-town judge fights for re-election while dealing with family problems.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Cecilia Parker, Eric Linden
Runtime: 69 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Trivia: This is the first of 16 Andy Hardy films starring Mickey Rooney, but the only one to feature Lionel Barrymore as Judge Hardy; Barrymore had to withdraw from the series because of mobility issues which confined him to a wheelchair for most of the remainder of his film career. It is not only the sole appearance of Lionel Barrymore as Judge Hardy, but Spring Byington as Mrs. Hardy, as well as an additional child (character): Joan Hardy.


4:15 AM Little Women (1933)

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The four March sisters fight to keep their family together and find love while their father is off fighting the Civil War.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas
Runtime: 115 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Oscar nominations (and winners): DIRECTING -- George Cukor [came in 3rd]
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION -- RKO Radio [came in 3rd]
WRITING (Adaptation) -- Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason (WINNER)

Trivia: Katharine Hepburn asked costume designer Walter Plunkett to copy a dress her maternal grandmother wore in a tintype photograph.

Trivia: Katharine Hepburn wrote in her autobiography, "This picture was heaven to do - George Cukor perfect. He really caught the atmosphere. It was to me my youth!"

Trivia: The interior of the Marches' home was modeled on the real Massachusetts home of Louisa May Alcott.


6:15 AM Smilin' Through (1941)

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An embittered man threatens the love life of his niece, who's a dead ringer for his lost fiancee.
Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Jeanette MacDonald, Brian Aherne, Gene Raymond
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Oscar nominations: OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION -- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Trivia: Jeanette MacDonald, playing Kathleen/Moonyean, and Gene Raymond, playing Kenneth/Jeremy, were married from 1937 until her death in 1965. "Smilin' Through" was their only film together. Every year after her death in 1965, he attended the Jeanette MacDonald International Fan Club convention in Los Angeles. He shared stories with her fans and friends, a thing he once said he would do "'till Jeanette and I are together again."

8:00 AM Cartoon: Lonesome Lenny (1945)
A wealthy woman buys her pet dog Lenny a companion that he can play with --- Screwy Squirrel.
Dir: Tex Avery Cast: Tex Avery, Sara Berner, Wally Maher
Runtime: 7 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-G CC: Y


8:09 AM Short: Tale of a Trotter (1956)
Follow the life of Spunky, a trotter or standard bred racehorse used for harness racing with sulkies.
Dir: null Cast: Peter Roberts, Marty Glickman, Spunky
Runtime: 7 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N


8:17 AM Short: Stockholm "Pride of Sweden" (1937)
This short film focuses on the people, culture, and history of Stockholm.
Dir: James A. FitzPatrick Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick
Runtime: 8 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N


8:27 AM Times Square Playboy (1936)



When he comes to New York for a wedding, an out-of-towner makes trouble for all concerned.
Dir: William C. McGann Cast: Warren William, June Travis, Barton MacLane
Runtime: 62 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: N


9:30 AM Serial: Batman and Robin - Chapter 8: Robin Meets the Wizard (1949)
A criminal mastermind demands a large ransom to relinquish his control over the nation's railroads.
Dir: Spencer Gordon Bennet Cast: Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan, Jane Adams
Runtime: 16 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-G CC: N


10:00 AM Cartoon: Let's You and Him Fight (1933)
Popeye challenges Bluto, the Champ, in the ring. Olive Oyl pleads with Popeye to not fight but he won't listen and Olive goes home to listen on the radio. Fearing Popeye is being defeated, she rushes to the ring with a trusty can of spinach and Popeye proceeds to bounce Bluto all over the ring.
Dir: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky Cast: William Costello, Charles Lawrence, William Pennell
Runtime: 5 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


10:08 AM Live Wires (1946)



In their first film, the Bowery Boys tackle gangsters.
Dir: Phil Karlson Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Mike Mazurki
Runtime: 65 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Trivia: The first of 48 Bowery Boys movies released from 1946 to 1958. In 1945, when East Side Kids producer Sam Katzman refused to grant Leo Gorcey's request to double his weekly salary, Gorcey quit the series, formed his own production company (owning 40% of it) with his agent Jan Grippo called Jan Grippo Productions, revamped the format including getting rid of the teen-aged stories, and rechristened the series The Bowery Boys (i.e., "Leo Gorcey and The Bowery Boys&quot . It is not known if creators Jan Grippo and Leo Gorcey were aware that "Bowery Boys" was originally the name of a notorious gang in the 19th Century.


11:30 AM Short: Traffic with the Devil (1946)
This short film looks at the increase of traffic levels and accidents in the U.S.
Dir: Gunther V. Fritsch Cast: Charles Reineke, Gil Perkins, Ralph Montgomery
Runtime: 18 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N


12:00 PM Jailhouse Rock (1957)

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Young Vince Everett goes to prison for accidentally killing a man in a barroom brawl while defending a young woman's honor. After Everett's cellmate teaches him how to play guitar and encourages him to sing, Everett's hip-swiveling, electrifying performance at a jailhouse concert leads to stardom.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Trivia: Judy Tyler never saw the premiere of this movie; she was killed in a traffic accident in Wyoming on July 3, 1957, only three days after the film was completed. Elvis Presley reportedly refused to watch this movie because of Judy Tyler's tragic death.

Trivia: Gene Kelly was watching as Elvis Presley performed the "Jailhouse Rock" set-piece for the film.

2:00 PM His Kind of Woman (1951)



A deported gangster causes problems for guests at a Mexican resort.
Dir: John Farrow Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Vincent Price
Runtime: 122 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Trivia: In later interviews, Robert Mitchum admitted that much of the script was made up as they went along.


4:15 PM Journey into Fear (1942)

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A munitions expert gets mixed up with gunrunners in Turkey.
Dir: Norman Foster Cast: Joseph Cotten, Dolores Del Rio, Ruth Warrick
Runtime: 69 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Trivia: In late August 1942, RKO decided to delay the release of the movie because critics disliked it in press previews. By that time, Orson Welles' contract was terminated by a new studio head. As part of the settlement, Welles agreed to edit the last reel and to film additional scenes. He added the voice-over by Joseph Cotten throughout the movie and designed the sequence before the credits.


5:45 PM Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

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A redundant bank clerk attempts to find any means at his disposal to protect his crippled wife and family by bigamously courting and marrying rich women, securing their property and then returning home with the booty.
Dir: Charles Chaplin Cast: Charles Chaplin, Mady Correll, Allison Roddan
Runtime: 122 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Oscar nominations:
WRITING (Original Screenplay) -- Charles Chaplin

Trivia: Based on real-life convicted French murderer Henri Désiré Landru, who was executed by guillotine in 1922. The film was a colossal box-office flop on its 1947 release, despite being ardently championed by writer-critic James Agee, who considered Sir Charles Chaplin's acting performance the greatest male performance he had ever seen in films.


8:00 PM Back Street (1932)



A woman's love for and devotion to a married man results in her being relegated to the "back streets" of his life.
Dir: John M. Stahl Cast: Irene Dunne, John Boles, George Meeker
Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Trivia: Included among the American Film Institute's 2002 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 top 100 America's Greatest Love Stories movies.


10:00 PM Imitation of Life (1934)



A widow and her housekeeper go into business together but almost lose their daughters.
Dir: John M. Stahl Cast: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Rochelle Hudson
Runtime: 106 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Oscar nominations:
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR -- Scott Beal [came in 3rd]
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION -- Universal
SOUND RECORDING -- Universal Studio Sound Department, Theodore Soderberg, Sound Director

Trivia: Fredi Washington (Peola at 19) was a light-skinned African-American. After playing this role, she was criticized by some in the Black community who labored under the misconception that the actress herself practiced self-hatred and would rather 'pass' herself off as white. In fact, Ms. Washington was an avid civil-rights activist. And although cast as the 19 year-old daughter of Louise Beavers (Delilah), the 31-year old Fredi Washington was less than a year younger than her onscreen mother. She was, however, considerably slimmer than the matronly Beavers, which enabled the pair to "pass" as mother and daughter.

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NOIR ALLEY: 12:00 AM The Wrong Man (1956)



Based on the true story of a musician wrongly accused of robbing an insurance company and the grave effect his predicament has on his family.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Trivia: The scene where Manny (Henry Fonda) is taken to prison was filmed in a real prison. As he is led to his cell , you can hear one of the inmates yell out "What'd they get ya for, Henry??", and a bunch of other prisoners laughing.

Trivia: Alfred Hitchcock utilized some of the actual real-life locations where the events took place including some of the actual witnesses. Among these are the jail cell where the real Manny Balestrero was incarcerated, the caretakers at the country inn and the inn itself, and the sanitarium where Manny's wife was committed. As much as Hitchcock hated filming his movies on location, he felt that authenticity was crucial to this film due to its real-life "elements that are stranger than all the fiction" he had filmed in his movies prior to this.


2:00 AM A Star Is Born (1976)



A fast-rising singer tries to put a has-been rocker back on top.
Dir: Frank R. Pierson Cast: Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey
Runtime: 140 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

Oscar nominations and winners: CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Robert Surtees
MUSIC (Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score) -- Adaptation Score by Roger Kellaway
MUSIC (Original Song) -- "Evergreen (Love Theme From A Star Is Born)," Music by Barbra Streisand; Lyrics by Paul Williams (WINNER)
SOUND -- Robert Knudson, Dan Wallin, Robert Glass, Tom Overton

Trivia: Kris Kristofferson did not get along with the director. According to Kris, Frank Pierson, himself a World War II veteran, looked down on Kristofferson for being in the Army, but not going to war in Vietnam. Kristofferson later said: "I was too drunk to give a shit."


4:30 AM Pick a Star (1937)

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A young innocent in Hollywood enlists a publicist's help in her search for stardom.
Dir: Edward Sedgwick Cast: Patsy Kelly, Jack Haley, Rosina Lawrence
Runtime: 70 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y