TCM Schedule for Tuesday, August 6: Summer Under the Stars: Lena Horne

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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

1:30 AM
I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER ( 1970)
When his mother dies, a grieving son is torn between his demanding father and his need to live his own life.
Dir: Gilbert Cates Cast: Melvyn Douglas , Gene Hackman , Dorothy Stickney .
C- 92 mins, CC,

3:30 AM
BEING THERE ( 1979)
Political pundits mistake an illiterate gardener for a media genius and turn him into a national hero.
Dir: Hal Ashby Cast: Peter Sellers , Shirley MacLaine , Melvyn Douglas .
C- 130 mins, CC,

6:00 AM
SWING FEVER ( 1943)
A bandleader with hypnotic powers tries to train a boxer.
Dir: Tim Whelan Cast: Kay Kyser , Marilyn Maxwell , William Gargan .
BW- 81 mins, CC,

7:30 AM
STUDIO VISIT ( 1946)
This comedic short film offers a behind-the-scenes look at studio lots.
Cast: William Norton Bailey ,
BW- 10 mins,

7:45 AM
PANAMA HATTIE ( 1942)
A nightclub owner in Panama takes on Nazi spies.
Dir: Norman Z. McLeod Cast: Red Skelton , Ann Sothern , "Rags" Ragland .
BW- 79 mins, CC,

9:30 AM
I DOOD IT ( 1943)
A tailor nurses an unrequited crush on a stage star.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Red Skelton , Eleanor Powell , Richard Ainley .
BW- 102 mins, CC,

11:30 AM
DUCHESS OF IDAHO ( 1950)
During a Sun Valley vacation, a woman tries to solve her roommate's romantic problems only to get caught in a love triangle of her own.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Esther Williams , Van Johnson , John Lund .
C- 98 mins, CC,

1:30 PM
TWO GIRLS AND A SAILOR ( 1944)
Singing sisters create a World War II canteen and become rivals for the same man.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: June Allyson , Gloria DeHaven , Van Johnson .
BW- 124 mins, CC,

3:45 PM
ZIEGFELD FOLLIES ( 1946)
Legendary showman Flo Ziegfeld imagines the kind of Follies he could produce with MGM's musical stars.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Fred Astaire , Lucille Ball , Lucille Bremer .
C- 110 mins, CC,

5:45 PM
WORDS AND MUSIC ( 1948)
Songwriters Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart search for love while rising to the top.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Perry Como , Mickey Rooney , Ann Sothern .
C- 121 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: SUMMER UNDER THE STARS: LENA HORNE

8:00 PM
STORMY WEATHER ( 1943)
A relationship blossoms between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress.
Dir: Andrew Stone Cast: Lena Horne , Bill Robinson , Cab Calloway .
BW- 78 mins, CC,

9:30 PM
DUKE IS TOPS, THE ( 1938)
A producer's romance with his star ends when the latter is offered a better job in New York.
Dir: William Nolte Cast: Ralph Cooper , Lena Horne , Lawrence Criner .
BW- 73 mins,

11:00 PM
CABIN IN THE SKY ( 1943)
God and Satan battle for the soul of a wounded gambler.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Ethel Waters , Eddie "Rochester" Anderson , Lena Horne .
BW- 99 mins, CC,

1:00 AM
BROADWAY RHYTHM ( 1944)
A retired vaudevillian clashes with his producer son.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: George Murphy , Ginny Simms , Charles Winninger .
C- 115 mins, CC,

3:15 AM
TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY ( 1946)
True story of composer Jerome Kern's rise to the top on Broadway and in Hollywood.
Dir: Richard Whorf Cast: June Allyson , Lucille Bremer , Judy Garland .
C- 135 mins, CC,