TCM Schedule for Saturday, May 19, 2018 -- What's On Tonight: Tracy & Hepburn in the 50s

[Staph]

In the daylight hours, TCM has their usual Saturday matinee lineup of cowboys and cartoons. Then in prime time, TCM has a pair of films from the 1950s starring two of my all time favorites -- Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. Enjoy!

(FYI -- I'm going to be away from the computer for the week of these films, so I'm posting early. Sorry there isn't enough time to add my usual comments. See you all here in the Classic Movies Group next week!)



6:00 AM -- RIFFRAFF (1936)
Young marrieds in the fishing business run afoul of the law.
Dir: J. Walter Ruben
Cast: Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Una Merkel
BW-94 mins, CC,

8:00 AM -- DESI ARNAZ AND HIS ORCHESTRA (1946)
The multi-talented Desi Arnaz displays his love of music in this short film, performing such popular musical selections as "Easy Street" and "Tabu." Vitaphone Release 1465A.
Dir: Jack Scholl
BW-10 mins,

8:00 AM -- BLAZING SIXES (1937)
A government agent poses as an outlaw to stop a series of gold robberies.
Dir: Noel Smith
Cast: Dick Foran, Helen Valkis, Mira McKinney
BW-55 mins,

8:00 AM -- MGM CARTOONS: HOMESTEADER DROOPY (1954)
Dir: Tex Avery
BW-7 mins, CC,

8:00 AM -- HOW TO START THE DAY (1937)
In this short film, Robert Benchley tries his best to demonstrate the routine one should follow to start the day right.
Dir: Roy Rowland
Cast: Robert Benchley, Ernie Alexander,
BW-10 mins,

9:30 AM -- RED BARRY: HEAVY ODDS (1938)
The eleventh chapter in the Red Barry serial. An undercover detective must uncover the truth and figure out who stole two million dollars in bonds.
BW-19 mins,

10:00 AM -- POPEYE: SHOEIN' HOSSES (1934)
BW-6 mins, CC,

10:00 AM -- TARZAN AND THE HUNTRESS (1947)
Tarzan fights to keep a seductive female big game hunter from capturing too many animals.
Dir: Kurt Neumann
Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Johnny Sheffield
BW-72 mins, CC,

11:30 AM -- SPILLS FOR THRILLS (1940)
This short film pays tribute to Hollywood's stunt men and women with clips of difficult stunts on land and in the air. Vitaphone Release 9793-9794.
Dir: De Leon Anthony
Cast: John Ridgely,
BW-19 mins,

12:00 PM -- THE GREAT ESCAPE (1963)
Thrown together by the Germans, a group of captive Allied troublemakers plot a daring escape.
Dir: John Sturges
Cast: Robert Graf, Nigel Stock, Angus Lennie
C-172 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:00 PM -- THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (1968)
Three men seek hidden loot during the Civil War.
Dir: Sergio Leone
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef
C-179 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:15 PM -- VALLEY OF THE KINGS (1954)
Archaeologists clash with graverobbers during the search for a priceless Egyptian treasure.
Dir: Robert Pirosh
Cast: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, Carlos Thompson
C-86 mins, CC,



TCM PRIMETIME - WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TRACY & HEPBURN IN THE 50s



8:00 PM -- DESK SET (1957)
A computer expert tries to prove his electronic brain can replace a television network's research staff.
Dir: Walter Lang
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Gig Young
C-104 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:00 PM -- PAT AND MIKE (1952)
Romance blooms between a female athlete and her manager.
Dir: George Cukor
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Aldo Ray
BW-95 mins, CC,

12:00 AM -- CRIME WAVE (1954)
A reformed parolee is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter.
Dir: Andre DeToth
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk
BW-74 mins, CC,

1:30 AM -- VANISHING POINT (1971)
A car delivery driver leads the police on a merry chase to win a bet.
Dir: Richard C. Sarafian
Cast: Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Dean Jagger
C-99 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:30 AM -- MAGNUM FORCE (1973)
A maverick San Francisco police detective hunts down a band of vigilante cops.
Dir: Ted Post
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Felton Perry
C-122 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:45 AM -- CAVALCADE OF SAN FRANCISCO (1940)
This short film celebrates the past and present of San Francisco.
C-9 mins,

[avebury]

1. Desk Set is one of my favorite Hepburn and Tracy movies! nt

[CBHagman]

2. "But what's there is cherce."

http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/1090322/Pat-And-Mike-Movie-Clip-Not-Much-Meat-On-Her.html