TCM Schedule for Wednesday, November 23rd: Star of the Month: Battle of the Blondes

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Adventure galore during the day, and at night it's Betty Grable versus Doris Day in TCM's Battle of the Blondes.

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

12:15 AM Gunga Din (1939)
Three British soldiers seek treasure during an uprising in India.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Cary Grant , Victor McLaglen , Douglas Fairbanks Jr. .
BW-117 mins, TV-PG, CC,

2:30 AM Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
An idealistic Senate replacement takes on political corruption.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Jean Arthur , James Stewart , Claude Rains .
BW-130 mins, TV-G, CC,

4:45 AM 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.
C-68 mins, TV-G, CC,

6:00 AM Treasure Island (1934)
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of a young boy out to foil pirates and find a buried treasure.
Dir: Victor Fleming Cast: Wallace Beery , Jackie Cooper , Lionel Barrymore .
BW-103 mins, TV-G, CC,



8:00 AM Three Musketeers, The (1935)
Alexandre Dumas's classic swashbuckler about a young guardsman fighting for the queen's honor.
Dir: Rowland V. Lee Cast: Walter Abel , Paul Lukas , Margot Grahame .
BW-96 mins, TV-G, CC,

10:00 AM Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
The bandit king of Sherwood Forest leads his Merry Men in a battle against the corrupt Prince John.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn , Olivia de Havilland , Basil Rathbone .
C-102 mins, TV-G, CC,



12:00 PM Jungle Book, The (1942)
A boy raised by wolves adjusts to life among humans.
Dir: Zoltan Korda Cast: Sabu , Joseph Calleia , John Qualen .
C-102 mins, TV-G, CC,

2:00 PM Tarzan, The Ape Man (1932)
A British lord raised by apes kidnaps a beautiful noblewoman exploring Africa with her father.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: Johnny Weissmuller , Neil Hamilton , C. Aubrey Smith .
BW-100 mins, TV-G, CC,

4:00 PM King Solomon's Mines (1950)
A spirited widow hires a daredevil jungle scout to find a lost treasure in diamonds.
Dir: Compton Bennett Cast: Deborah Kerr , Stewart Granger , Richard Carlson .
C-103 mins, TV-PG, CC,

6:00 PM Mogambo (1953)
In this remake of Red Dust, an African hunter is torn between a lusty showgirl and a married woman.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Clark Gable , Ava Gardner , Grace Kelly .
C-116 mins, TV-PG, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: BATTLE OF THE BLONDES

8:00 PM Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
When a reporter exposes her past in burlesque, a musical theatre star sets out for revenge.
Dir: Irving Cummings Cast: Betty Grable , Robert Young , Adolphe Menjou .
C-74 mins,



9:30 PM Down Argentine Way (1940)
Love and horse racing spice up an American girl's South American vacation.
Dir: Irving Cummings Cast: Don Ameche , Betty Grable , Carmen Miranda .
C-89 mins,

11:15 PM Tea For Two (1950)
An heiress has to say no to every question for 24 hours if she wants to star on Broadway.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Doris Day , Gordon MacRae , Gene Nelson .
C-98 mins, TV-PG, CC,



1:00 AM That Touch of Mink (1962)
Attraction develops between a suave businessman and a young woman determined to protect her innocence.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: Cary Grant , Doris Day , Gig Young .
BW-99 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format



3:00 AM My Favorite Wife (1940)
A shipwrecked woman is rescued just in time for her husband's re-marriage.
Dir: Garson Kanin Cast: Irene Dunne , Cary Grant , Randolph Scott .
BW-88 mins, TV-G, CC,

4:30 AM Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, The (1947)
A teenage girl's crush on a playboy spells trouble, particularly when he falls for her older sister.
Dir: Irving Reis Cast: Cary Grant , Myrna Loy , Shirley Temple .
BW-95 mins, TV-G, CC,



Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Enjoy those arguments between dinner and football.