TCM Schedule for Wednesday, August 7: Summer Under the Stars: Fred MacMurray

[CBHagman]

Before he was cast as one of a huge and apparently endless contingent of TV single fathers,
Fred MacMurray played noir, romantic comedy, and more.

And in case you're getting too nostalgic for former times, check out Kisses for My President and consider the link below and how long it's taken the country to reach the point at which a woman has more than a long shot at capturing a major party nomination.

[url]http://womenshistory.about.com/od/publicofficials/tp/ran_for_president.htm[/url]

Wednesday, August 7th, 2013

12:15 AM
This Above All (1942)
A woman defies convention by joining the WAAFs and becoming romantically involved with an AWOL soldier.
Dir: Anatole Litvak Cast: Tyrone Power , Joan Fontaine , Thomas Mitchell .
BW-111 mins, TV-PG,

2:15 AM
Constant Nymph, The (1943)
A composer finds inspiration in his wife's romantic cousin.
Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Charles Boyer , Joan Fontaine , Alexis Smith .
BW-112 mins, TV-PG, CC,

4:15 AM
Until They Sail (1957)
Four sisters in New Zealand fall for Allied sailors en route to World War II.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Jean Simmons , Joan Fontaine , Paul Newman .
BW-95 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 AM
Too Many Husbands (1940)
When her long lost husband returns after her re-marriage, a woman decides to try life with two mates.
Dir: Wesley Ruggles Cast: Jean Arthur , Fred MacMurray , Melvyn Douglas .
BW-81 mins, TV-G, CC,



7:30 AM
Lady Is Willing, The (1942)
A Broadway star has to find a husband so she can adopt an abandoned child.
Dir: Mitchell Leisen Cast: Marlene Dietrich , Fred MacMurray , Aline MacMahon .
BW-91 mins, TV-G,

9:16 AM
Incredible Stranger, The (1942)
This short film, set in 1893, focuses on an odd stranger that arrives in a small town and keeps a promise he made to his wife.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur
BW-11 mins,

9:30 AM
Above Suspicion (1943)
A honeymooning couple are asked to spy on the Nazis in pre-war Europe.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Joan Crawford , Fred MacMurray , Conrad Veidt .
BW-91 mins, TV-PG, CC,



11:08 AM
Musical Movieland (1944)
In this short film, a group of tourists are given a studio tour of several locations of famous movie musicals.
C-20 mins,

11:30 AM
Borderline (1950)
A policewoman goes undercover to infiltrate a drug smuggling ring.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Fred MacMurray , Claire Trevor , Raymond Burr .
BW-88 mins, TV-PG, CC,

1:00 PM
Never a Dull Moment (1950)
A female music critic marries a rancher and has to adjust to life out West.
Dir: George Marshall Cast: Irene Dunne , Fred MacMurray , William Demarest .
BW-89 mins, TV-G, CC,

2:45 PM
Millionaire For Christy, A (1951)
A woman sets her hat for a man who's inherited a million dollars.
Dir: George Marshall Cast: Fred MacMurray , Eleanor Parker , Richard Carlson .
BW-91 mins, TV-G, CC,

4:30 PM
Callaway Went Thataway (1951)
A real cowboy signs on to impersonate a faded western star for public appearances.
Dir: Norman Panama Cast: Fred MacMurray , Dorothy McGuire , Howard Keel .
BW-82 mins, TV-G, CC,

6:00 PM
Kisses for My President (1964)
The first female president has to deal with her husband's bruised ego.
Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast: Fred MacMurray , Polly Bergen , Arlene Dahl .
BW-113 mins, TV-PG, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: SUMMER UNDER THE STARS: FRED MACMURRAY

8:00 PM
Murder, He Says (1945)
A pollster stumbles on a family of small-town killers.
Dir: George Marshall Cast: Fred MacMurray , Helen Walker , Marjorie Main .
BW-94 mins, TV-G, CC,

9:47 PM
Tale Of A Dog (1944)
BW-11 mins,

10:00 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, TV-PG, CC,



12:00 AM
There's Always Tomorrow (1956)
When a toy manufacturer feels ignored and unappreciated by his wife and children, he begins to fall in love with a former employee.
Dir: Douglas Sirk Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , Fred MacMurray , Joan Bennett .
BW-84 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format



1:30 AM
Dive Bomber (1941)
A crusading scientist fights to prevent bomber pilots from blacking out.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn , Fred MacMurray , Ralph Bellamy .
C-133 mins, TV-G, CC,

4:00 AM
Pushover (1954)
A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.
Dir: Richard Quine Cast: Fred MacMurray , Phil Carey , Kim Novak .
BW-88 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:30 AM
Screen Directors Playhouse: It's A Most Unusual Day (1956)
A nightclub act prompts a married couple to review their past.
BW-26 mins, TV-PG,