TCM Schedule for Fri, June 20, 2025: Errol Flynn / Con Artists (The Sting & more)
Birthday tribute to Errol Flynn, born today in 1909. Interesting bio @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errol_Flynn
DAYTIME: (EST)
6:00 AM | Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)
An actress's manager tries to keep her from leaving the stage for marriage.
Dir: Robert Florey | Cast: Warren William, Claire Dodd, Guy Kibbee, Errol Flynn
Trivia: This was Flynn's third film appearance, the second film produced in the U.S.
7:00 AM | Dodge City (1939)
A soldier of fortune takes on the corrupt boss of a western town.
Dir: Michael Curtiz | Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia De Havilland, Ann Sheridan
9:00 AM | Cry Wolf (1947)
A woman uncovers deadly secrets when she visits her late husband's family.
Dir: Peter Godfrey | Cast: Errol Flynn, Barbara Stanwyck, Geraldine Brooks
10:30 AM | Santa Fe Trail (1940)
1854 West Point are posted to Kansas to help pacify the territory for railroad construction.
Dir: Michael Curtiz | Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia De Havilland, Raymond Massey
12:30 PM | Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
The legendary lover saves his queen from treason.
Dir: Vincent Sherman | Cast: Errol Flynn, Viveca Lindfors, Robert Douglas
2:30 PM | The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
Elizabeth I's love for the Earl of Essex threatens to destroy her kingdom.
Dir: Michael Curtiz | Cast: Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia De Havilland
4:30 PM | The Master of Ballantrae (1953)
A Scottish lord rebels against the British by taking up piracy.
Dir: William Keighley | Cast: Errol Flynn, Roger Livesey, Anthony Steel
6:00 PM | The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The bandit king of Sherwood Forest leads his Merry Men in a battle against the corrupt Prince John.
Dir: Michael Curtiz | Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia De Havilland, Basil Rathbone
PRIME TIME, LATE NIGHT, EARLY MORNING
8:00 PM | The Sting (1973)
Two con artists arrange an elaborate sting against a crime lord who murdered their friend.
Dir: George Roy Hill | Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw
10:15 PM | How to Steal a Million (1966)
The daughter of an art forger teams up with a burglar to steal one of her father's forgeries and protect his secret.
Dir: William Wyler | Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Eli Wallach
12:30 AM | The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
A bank executive pulls off the perfect multi-million dollar heist only to match wits with an insurance investigator.
Dir: Norman Jewison | Cast: Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Paul Burke
2:30 AM | Nine Queens (2000) TCM PREMIERE
Two con artists to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit stamps).
Dir: Fabian Bielinsky | Cast: Ricardo Darín, Gastón Pauls, Leticia Brédice
4:30 AM | F for Fake (1973)
Director Orson Welles examines the career of a notorious art forger.
Dir: Orson Welles | Cast: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, Frantois Reichenbach
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