TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 12: Cool in the Movies: The Feminine Mystique
Bless the beasts and the bombshells! Today's daytime theme is Be Kind to Animals, and tonight's roster of films comes from the Cool in the Movies series and showcases iconic performances from Marilyn, Mae, Veronica, Greta, and Rita. It may be December, but it's definitely getting hot in here.
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
12:00 AM A Hard Day's Night (1964)
A rock and roll mockumentary that follows "a day in the life" of those four lads from Liverpool who would go on to make music history as the Beatles.
Dir: Richard Lester Cast: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
1:45 AM What's New, Pussycat? (1965)
A fashion editor seeks psychiatric help when he can't stop beautiful women from pursuing him.
Dir: Clive Donner Cast: Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, Romy Schneider
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC:
3:45 AM Where the Boys Are (1960)
Four college coeds go looking for love during spring break in Fort Lauderdale.
Dir: Henry Levin Cast: Dolores Hart, Yvette Mimieux, Barbara Nichols
Runtime: 99 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
5:30 AM Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
A husband and wife fight to conquer alcoholism.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford
Runtime: 117 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
6:00 AM A Dog of Flanders (1935)
A Belgian boy nurses a stray dog back to health.
Dir: Edward Sloman Cast: Frankie Thomas, O. P. Heggie, Helen Parrish
Runtime: 72 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
7:30 AM It's a Dog's Life (1955)
A bull terrier rises from rags to riches.
Dir: Herman Hoffman Cast: Jeff Richards, Jarma Lewis, Edmund Gwenn
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
9:00 AM Flipper (1963)
A young boy befriends a dolphin that comes to his rescue.
Dir: James B. Clark Cast: Chuck Connors, Luke Halpin, Kathleen Maguire
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-G CC: Y
10:45 AM Flipper's New Adventure (1964)
Highly-intelligent dolphin Flipper, rescues a British family who are being held for ransom in the Bahamas.
Dir: Leon Benson Cast: Luke Halpin, Pamela Franklin, Helen Cherry
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-G CC: Y
12:30 PM Zebra in the Kitchen (1965)
A young boy tries to liberate animals from the city zoo.
Dir: Ivan Tors Cast: Jay North, Martin Milner, Andy Devine
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
2:15 PM Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965)
Animal doctors fight to protect the wildlife of Africa.
Dir: Andrew Marton Cast: Marshall Thompson, Betsy Drake, Richard Haydn
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
4:00 PM Born Free (1965)
A game warden and his wife face a wrenching decision when the lion cub they've raised becomes too big to keep.
Dir: James Hill Cast: Virginia Mckenna, Bill Travers, Geoffrey Keen
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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6:00 PM Where The Lilies Bloom (1974)
Four children who live in the backwoods are orphaned when their father dies. To keep from being separated and sent to foster homes, the children hide out, and one of the sisters assumes the role of parent.
Dir: William Graham Cast: Julie Gholson, Jan Smithers, Sudie Bond
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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8:00 PM The Seven Year Itch (1955)
A married man whose wife is on vacation falls for the blonde bombshell upstairs.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Tommy Ewell, Evelyn Keyes
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: N
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10:00 PM She Done Him Wrong (1933)
A saloon singer fights off smugglers, an escaped con and a Salvation Army officer out to reform her.
Dir: Lowell Sherman Cast: Mae West, Cary Grant, Owen Moore
Runtime: 66 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
11:15 PM Flesh and the Devil (1926)
In this film, a femme fatale comes between childhood friends.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: John Gilbert, Greta Garbo, Lars Hanson
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Silent Rating: TV-PG CC: N
1:15 AM The Blue Dahlia (1946)
A veteran fights to prove he didn't kill his cheating wife.
Dir: George Marshall Cast: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: N
3:15 AM Gilda (1946)
A gambler discovers an old flame in South America, but she's married to his new boss.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y