TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 10: Tickled Pink
First the matchmaking, then the mayhem. And if you haven't seen A Shot in the Dark, you really need to. The nudist colony sequence alone is worth the price of admission.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
12:00 AM
WOMEN, THE ( 1939)
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Norma Shearer , Joan Crawford , Rosalind Russell .
BW- 133 mins, CC,
2:15 AM
OPPOSITE SEX, THE ( 1956)
In this musical remake of The Women, a happily married singer lets her catty friends convince her to file for divorce.
Dir: David Miller Cast: June Allyson , Joan Collins , Dolores Gray .
C- 116 mins, CC,
4:15 AM
LIBELED LADY ( 1936)
When an heiress sues a newspaper, the editor hires a reporter to compromise her.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: Jean Harlow , William Powell , Myrna Loy .
BW- 98 mins, CC,
6:00 AM
EASY TO WED ( 1946)
In this remake of Libeled Lady, a tough newspaper editor hires a gigolo to compromise a woman suing his paper for libel.
Dir: Edward Buzzell Cast: Van Johnson , Esther Williams , Lucille Ball .
C- 110 mins, CC,
8:00 AM
GILDERSLEEVE ON BROADWAY ( 1943)
On a trip to New York, a small-town blowhard gets caught between a wealthy widow and a gold digger.
Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: Harold Peary , Billie Burke , Claire Carleton .
BW- 65 mins, CC,
9:15 AM
LISTEN, DARLING ( 1938)
Two children try to find a new husband for their widowed mother.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Judy Garland , Freddie Bartholomew , Mary Astor .
BW- 75 mins, CC,
10:45 AM
BACHELOR BAIT ( 1934)
A romantic starts a marriage agency so he can play Cupid.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Stuart Erwin , Rochelle Hudson , Pert Kelton .
BW- 75 mins,
12:15 PM
LUXURY LINER ( 1948)
The daughter of a ship's captain becomes a sea-going cupid.
Dir: Richard Whorf Cast: George Brent , Jane Powell , Lauritz Melchior .
C- 98 mins, CC,
2:00 PM
MAKE WAY FOR A LADY ( 1936)
A widower's daughter plays matchmaker for her father.
Dir: David Burton Cast: Herbert Marshall , Anne Shirley , Gertrude Michael .
BW- 65 mins,
3:15 PM
VILLAGE OF DAUGHTERS ( 1962)
A traveling salesman stumbles into the job of matchmaker in a small Italian village.
Dir: George Pollock Cast: Eric Sykes , Scilla Gabel , Gregoire Aslan .
BW- 86 mins, Letterbox Format
4:45 PM
UNEXPECTED UNCLE ( 1941)
A bored retiree decides to play matchmaker.
Dir: Peter Godfrey Cast: Anne Shirley , James Craig , Charles Coburn .
BW- 67 mins,
6:00 PM
CROSSING DELANCEY ( 1988)
An aging woman hires a matchmaker to find her independent granddaughter a man.
Dir: Joan Micklin Silver Cast: Amy Irving , Peter Riegert , Jeroen Krabbe .
C- 97 mins, CC,
7:38 PM
MIGHTY MANHATTAN, NEW YORK'S WONDER CITY ( 1949)
This short film explores the history, architecture, and people of Manhattan.
Dir: James H Smith
C- 20 mins,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TICKLED PINK
8:00 PM
PINK PANTHER, THE ( 1964)
In the first Inspector Clouseau film, the bumbling French police detective tries to stop a notorious jewel thief from nabbing a princess' diamond.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: David Niven , Peter Sellers , Capucine .
C- 115 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
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10:15 PM
SHOT IN THE DARK, A ( 1964)
Inspector Clouseau tries to clear a beautiful woman accused of shooting her husband.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Peter Sellers , Elke Sommer , George Sanders .
C- 102 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
12:15 AM
RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER, THE ( 1975)
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Peter Sellers , Christopher Plummer , Catherine Schell .
BW- 113 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:30 AM
PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN, THE ( 1976)
After driving his boss to insanity, Inspector Clouseau has to stop him from destroying the world.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Peter Sellers , Herbert Lom , Colin Blakely .
C- 103 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
4:30 AM
REVENGE OF THE PINK PANTHER ( 1978)
Inspector Clouseau fakes his own death so he can track the mystery man who's been trying to kill him.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Peter Sellers , Herbert Lom , Robert Loggia .
C- 99 mins, CC, Letterbox Format