TCM Schedule for Wednesday, December 21: Treasures from the Disney Vault

[CBHagman]

Wednesday, December 21st, 2016

2:00 AM
SUNSHINE BOYS, THE (1975)

A feuding comedy team reunites for a television comeback.
Dir: Herbert Ross Cast: Walter Matthau , George Burns , Richard Benjamin .
C-111 mins, CC,

4:07 AM
SUNSHINE BOYS, THE (1975)

This promotional short presents interviews with the cast and crew of "The Sunshine Boys" (1975).
C-7 mins,

4:15 AM
GOING IN STYLE (1979)

Three elderly men decide to better their lot by robbing a bank.
Dir: Martin Brest Cast: George Burns , Art Carney , Lee Strasberg .
C-98 mins, CC,

6:00 AM
OUT OF THE PAST (1947)

A private eye becomes the dupe of a homicidal moll.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Robert Mitchum , Jane Greer , Kirk Douglas .
BW-97 mins, CC,

7:45 AM
BORN TO KILL (1947)

A murderer marries a young innocent then goes after her more experienced sister.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Claire Trevor , Lawrence Tierney , Walter Slezak .
BW-92 mins, CC,

9:30 AM
DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954)

A straying husband frames his wife for the murder of the man he'd hired to kill her.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Ray Milland , Grace Kelly , Robert Cummings .
C-105 mins, CC,

11:30 AM
MGM PARADE SHOW #25 (1955)

Jeanette MacDonald and Allan Jones perform in a clip from "The Firefly"; Dan Dailey introduces a clip from "Meet Me in Las Vegas." Hosted by George Murphy.
BW-29 mins, CC,

12:00 PM
POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE, THE (1946)

Illicit lovers plot to kill the woman's older husband.
Dir: Tay Garnett Cast: Lana Turner , John Garfield , Cecil Kellaway .
BW-113 mins, CC,

2:00 PM
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)

An insurance salesman gets seduced into plotting a client's death.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: Fred MacMurray , Barbara Stanwyck , Edward G. Robinson .
BW-108 mins, CC,

4:00 PM
BIG SLEEP, THE (1946)

Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a society girl's involvement in the murder of a pornographer.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Lauren Bacall , John Ridgely .
BW-114 mins, CC,

6:00 PM
MILDRED PIERCE (1945)

A woman turns herself into a business tycoon to win her selfish daughter a place in society.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Joan Crawford , Jack Carson , Zachary Scott .
BW-111 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TREASURES FROM THE DISNEY VAULT

8:00 PM
PERRI (1957)

A true life tale of a female squirrel named Perri living among the dangers of the forest.
Dir: N. Paul Kenworthy Cast: Winston Hibler ,
C-75 mins, CC,

9:30 PM
OLD YELLER (1957)

A frontier boy develops close ties with a yellow dog.
Dir: Robert Stevenson Cast: Dorothy McGuire , Fess Parker , Jeff York .
C-84 mins, CC,

11:15 PM
LITTLEST OUTLAW, THE (1955)

A little boy and his horse run away from a cruel horse trainer.
Dir: Roberto Gavaldón Cast: Pedro Armendariz , Joseph Calleia , Rodolfo Acosta .
C-73 mins, CC,

12:45 AM
UGLY DUCKLING (1939)

When a duck hatches an ugly child, it becomes a community outcast.
Dir: Clyde Geromini
C-9 mins, CC,

12:45 AM
TORTOISE AND THE HARE, THE (1935)

The classic tale of a foot race between Max Hare and Toby Tortoise.
Dir: Wilfred Jackson
C-9 mins, CC,

1:15 AM
UGLY DACHSHUND, THE (1966)

A couple adopt a tiny puppy and are surprised when he grows into a full sized Great Dane.
Dir: Norman Tokar Cast: Dean Jones , Suzanne Pleshette , Charlie Ruggles .
C-93 mins, CC,

3:00 AM
TALE OF TWO CRITTERS, A (1977)

A bear cub and a raccoon become fast friends when they're swept away down a river, away from their families.
Dir: Jack Speirs
C-48 mins, CC,

4:00 AM
SAMMY, THE WAY-OUT SEAL (1962)

Two young brothers secretly bring home a seal from their summer vacation and try to hide it from Mom and Dad.
Dir: Norman Tokar Cast: Jack Carson , Robert Culp , Patricia Barry .
C-88 mins, CC,

5:45 AM
RELAXED WIFE, THE (1957)

A short industrial film that seeks to help working men and their wives deal with life's little problems.
C-13 mins,

[longship]

1. Double Indemnity AND The Big Sleep!!!

Both dark, dark film noir. And both chilling.

Highly recommended and a back-to-back afternoon matinee. Make sure you bring bourbon, and drink it straight. (Popcorn would do fine as a substitute. Just make plenty.)