TCM Schedule for Wednesday, August 28: Summer Under the Stars: Shirley Jones
This star of some of the best classic movie musicals recently published a memoir.
Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
12:00 AM
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)
A New York City housewife faces a midlife crisis that forces her to re-consider her way of life.
Dir: Gilbert Cates Cast: Joanne Woodward , Martin Balsam , Sylvia Sidney .
C-88 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
1:45 AM
Little Big Man (1970)
An American pioneer raised by Indians ends up fighting alongside General Custer.
Dir: Arthur Penn Cast: Dustin Hoffman , Faye Dunaway , Martin Balsam .
C-140 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
4:15 AM
Stone Killer, The (1973)
A top detective is transferred to Los Angeles and uncovers a plot by a Sicilian mafioso.
C-95 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format
6:00 AM
April Love (1957)
A young man visiting his relatives in Kentucky falls in love with their neighbor.
Dir: Henry Levin Cast: Pat Boone , Shirley Jones , Dolores Michaels .
C-99 mins, TV-G, CC,
7:50 AM
Operation Raintree (1957)
C-5 mins,
8:00 AM
Ticklish Affair, A (1963)
A naval commander gets mixed up with a widow and her three children.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Shirley Jones , Gig Young , Red Buttons .
C-88 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format
9:31 AM
Car That Became A Star, The (1964)
This short documentary follows the story of the antique Rolls that appeared in the title role of MGM's "The Yellow Rolls Royce" (1964).
BW-10 mins,
9:49 AM
Pasternak: "Doctor Zhivago" Featurette (1965)
A short biography of Boris Pasternak, Nobel prize winner and author of "Dr. Zhivago," the inspiration and basis of the movie of the same name.
C-9 mins,
10:00 AM
Secret Of My Success, The (1965)
A young innocent becomes the prey for a series of devious, if unlucky females.
Dir: Andrew L. Stone Cast: Shirley Jones , Stella Stevens , Honor Blackman .
C-99 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format
11:40 AM
Stopover In Hollywood (1963)
A travel documentary-style short, stopping at various landmarks and attractions in Hollywood, CA.
Cast: Lori Lyons , Tony Winhall ,
C-16 mins,
12:00 PM
Pepe (1960)
When is beloved horse is stolen and sold to a movie star, a young man travels to Hollywood.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Cantinflas , Dan Dailey , Shirley Jones .
C-158 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format
2:44 PM
H.M.S. Bounty Sails Again! (1962)
A promotional short following the world tour of the "HMS Bounty", built specially by MGM for their 1962 remake "Mutiny on the Bounty."
BW-8 mins,
3:00 PM
Elmer Gantry (1960)
A young drifter finds success as a traveling preacher until his past catches up with him.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Burt Lancaster , Jean Simmons , Arthur Kennedy .
C-147 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
5:29 PM
San Sebastian 1746 In 1968 (1968)
Dir: Floyd L. Peterson
C-10 mins,
5:45 PM
Courtship Of Eddie's Father, The (1963)
A young boy plays matchmaker for his widowed father.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Glenn Ford , Shirley Jones , Stella Stevens .
C-119 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format
7:45 PM
Kingdom Of Saguenay (1963)
Dir: Douglas Sinclair
C-9 mins,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: SUMMER UNDER THE STARS: SHIRLEY JONES
8:00 PM
Music Man, The (1962)
A con artist hawks musical instruments and band uniforms to small-town America.
Dir: Morton DaCosta Cast: Robert Preston , Shirley Jones , Buddy Hackett .
C-151 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format
10:37 PM
Salute To The Theatres (1955)
This short features theatrical trailers of original musicals released by MGM in 1955 and visits the sets of films still in production.
C-17 mins,
11:00 PM
Carousel (1956)
A dramatic love story unfolds between a rough-talking, macho carousel barker, and a young, innocent mill worker.
Dir: Henry King Cast: Gordon MacRae , Shirley Jones , Cameron Mitchell .
C-129 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format
1:19 AM
Vienna: The Years Remembered (1968)
This promotional, short documentary provides a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Mayerling" (1968), as well as the actual history that inspired the film.
C-9 mins,
1:30 AM
Cheyenne Social Club, The (1970)
An aging cowboy finds that the successful business he has inherited is actually a house of prostitution.
Dir: Gene Kelly Cast: James Stewart , Henry Fonda , Shirley Jones .
C-102 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format
3:16 AM
Rowan And Martin At The Movies (1969)
Dir: Jack Arnold
C-11 mins,
3:30 AM
Happy Ending, The (1969)
A middle-aged woman leaves her husband and children in search of herself.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Jean Simmons , John Forsythe , Shirley Jones .
C-112 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
5:23 AM
MGM 40th Anniversary (1964)
Leo the lion and MGM turn 40 years old.
C-32 mins,