TCM Schedule for Tuesday, June 25: Van Johnson/Star of the Month: Fox Stars

[CBHagman]

Today actor Charles Van Dell Johnson takes over TCM (but it's not his birthday; that isn't until August, when TCM usually goes to Summer Under the Stars).

Tonight is the final Tuesday night featuring Fox stars.

Enjoy!

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

12:30 AM The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
A young French couple is separated by the war in Algiers.
Dir: Jacques Demy Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-14 CC: N

2:15 AM A World Apart (1988)
Based on a true story, political drama set in 1963 Johannesburg, about an anti-apartheid activist and her 13-year-old daughter.
Dir: Chris Menges Cast: Barbara Hershey, Jodhi May, Jeroen Krabbe
Runtime: 113 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

4:15 AM Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Story of wheeling and dealing in the real-estate business.
Dir: James Foley Cast: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Adaptation Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

6:00 AM Washington Story (1952)
A reporter in search of government corruption falls for a congressman.
Dir: Robert Pirosh Cast: Van Johnson, Patricia Neal, Louis Calhern
Runtime: 81 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y


7:30 AM Scene of the Crime (1949)
A detective tries to solve a policeman's murder.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl, Gloria De Haven
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


9:30 AM The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
A womanizing author of children's books borrows a son to woo his illustrator.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Van Johnson, June Allyson, Butch Jenkins
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


11:30 AM Easy to Love (1953)
Williams loves her boss from afar and finally wins him over when she starts an affair with another man.
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Tony Martin
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

1:30 PM Brigadoon (1954)
Two New Yorkers on a hunting trip to Scotland stumble upon the legendary and magical village of Brigadoon, which appears once every hundred years. They are enchanted and charmed by this wonderful world and one of them falls for a beautiful woman who lives in it.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

3:30 PM The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
A soldier settles in Paris after WWII to start a career as a novelist and falls in love with a wealthy young beauty.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon
Runtime: 116 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

5:45 PM The Caine Mutiny (1954)
A captain of a US Navy destroyer during World War II begins to crack under pressure, expressing odd behavior, and is forcibly relieved by his second in command, but then a trial ensues to uncover who was in the right.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Jose Ferrer, Van Johnson
Runtime: 125 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

What's on Tonight: Star of the Month: Fox Stars

8:00 PM State Fair (1933)
The children of Iowa farmers find love, with mixed results, at the state fair.
Dir: Henry King Cast: Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, Lew Ayres
Runtime: 80 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

10:00 PM The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
A marriage broker can't resist meddling in the life of a model, with disastrous results.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Jeanne Crain, Scott Brady, Thelma Ritter
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

12:00 AM Kiss of Death (1947)
An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.
Dir: Henry Hathaway Cast: Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

2:00 AM The Great Santini (1979)
A marine has problems adjusting to domestic life during peacetime.
Dir: Lewis John Carlino Cast: Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner, Michael O'Keefe
Runtime: 115 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

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4:00 AM The Outfit (1973)
An ex-con takes on the mob to avenge his brother's death.
Dir: John Flynn Cast: Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Roland Lastarza
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: Y