TCM Schedule for Wednesday, December 6: Paddy Chayefsky - Part 1
TCM's daytime theme is Ways to Travel.
And you can make a cinematic journey tonight via the work of Sidney Aaron "Paddy" Chayefsky, a playwright, novelist, and screenwriter of influence and presence. And I belatedly Academy Award-winning
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
1:15 AM Bullitt (1968)
A detective is sent by a politician to catch a big-time gangster so he can procure him before a Senate crime committee for selfish gain. When the gangster is killed before this can happen, the detective and the politico clash with each other.
Dir: Peter Yates Cast: Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset
Runtime: 114 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
3:15 AM Ocean's Eleven (1960)
A group of friends plot to rob a Las Vegas casino.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra
Runtime: 127 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
5:30 AM Dean Martin: King of Cool (2020)
The story of Dean Martin told through interviews and archival footage.
Dir: Tom Donahue Cast: Jerry Lewis, Bob Newhart, Angie Dickinson
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
7:30 AM Clouds over Europe (1939)
When enemy agents steal plans for an experimental plane, the test pilot fights to clear his name.
Dir: Tim Whelan Cast: Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Valerie Hobson
Runtime: 78 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: N
9:00 AM High Flyers (1938)
Two men pose as flyers and get mixed up with jewel smugglers.
Dir: Edward Cline Cast: Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Lupe Velez
Runtime: 70 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
10:30 AM Melody Cruise (1933)
A playboy finds true love during an ocean cruise.
Dir: Mark Sandrich Cast: Charles Ruggles, Phil Harris, Helen Mack
Runtime: 76 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
12:00 PM The Band Wagon (1953)
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant
Runtime: 112 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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2:00 PM The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
A newlywed couple encounter many difficulties during their honeymoon trip aboard a trailer they purchased.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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3:45 PM The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
Three episodes follow a rare, yellow Rolls-Royce as it passes through the lives of three different owners.
Dir: Anthony Asquith Cast: Rex Harrison, Jeanne Moreau, Edmund Purdom
Runtime: 122 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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6:00 PM The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
A PR worker in a space laboratory is suspected of being a spy because she calls her dog on the phone and calls him "Vladimir."
Dir: Frank Tashlin Cast: Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Arthur Godfrey
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: PADDY CHAYEFSKY - PART 1
8:00 PM Marty (1955)
A lonely butcher finds love despite the opposition of his friends and family.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Esther Minciotti
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
10:00 PM The Bachelor Party (1957)
A group of frustrated office workers try to give their engaged friend a big send-off.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: Don Murray, E.G. Marshall, Jack Warden
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC:
12:00 AM The Goddess (1958)
Booze, pills and loneliness mark a young actress' rise to stardom.
Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Kim Stanley, Lloyd Bridges, Steven Hill
Runtime: 104 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC:
2:00 AM Middle of the Night (1959)
A widowed businessman courts a younger woman who works for him.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: Fredric March, Kim Novak, Glenda Farrell
Runtime: 118 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC:
4:15 AM The Catered Affair (1956)
A working-class mother fights to give her daughter a big wedding whether the girl wants it or not.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds
Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y