TCM Schedule for Wednesday, July 29: Feel-Good Films

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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

12:00 AM
COMIC, THE ( 1969)
A silent comic's rampant ego ruins the lives of those around him.
Dir: Carl Reiner Cast: Dick Van Dyke , Michele Lee , Mickey Rooney .
C- 95 mins, CC,

1:41 AM
THRILL FOR THELMA, A ( 1935)
In this short film, a young girl, wanting a life of luxury, takes the "easy" way and winds up in jail.
Dir: Edward L. Cahn Cast: William Tannen , Poppy Wilde , Robert Warwick .
BW- 18 mins,

2:00 AM
WHERE'S POPPA? ( 1970)
New York lawyer deals with an unhinged mother, a peculiar love life and other big city troubles.
Dir: Carl Reiner Cast: George Segal , Ruth Gordon , Trish Van Devere .
C- 84 mins, Letterbox Format

3:30 AM
OH, GOD! ( 1977)
A grocer is selected by God to help spread a message.
Dir: Carl Reiner Cast: George Burns , John Denver , Terry Garr .
C- 98 mins, CC,

5:30 AM
SWINGTIME IN THE MOVIES ( 1938)
In this musical short, a director making a western struggles to find a good lead actress. Vitaphone Release 8960-8961.
Dir: Crane Wilbur Cast: Irene Franklin , Kansas Moehring , Jack Perrin .
C- 20 mins,

6:00 AM
GO NAKED IN THE WORLD ( 1961)
A powerful businessman opposes his son's involvement with a woman with a past.
Dir: Ranald MacDougall Cast: Gina Lollobrigida , Anthony Franciosa , Ernest Borgnine .
C- 103 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 AM
LOLA ( 1961)
A cabaret singer and mother named Lola is courted by two men, yet her heart longs for her long absent lover.
Dir: Jacques Demy Cast: Anouk Aimée , Marc Michel , Jacques Harden .
BW- 89 mins, Letterbox Format

9:30 AM
SEX KITTENS GO TO COLLEGE ( 1960)
A stripper with a high IQ gets a job teaching at a college science department through a selection process determined by a robot.
Dir: Albert Zugsmith Cast: Mamie Van Doren , Tuesday Weld , Mijanou Bardot .
BW- 94 mins, CC,

11:15 AM
FORBIDDEN PLANET ( 1956)
A group of space troopers investigates the destruction of a colony on a remote planet.
Dir: Fred McLeod Wilcox Cast: Walter Pidgeon , Anne Francis , Leslie Nielsen .
C- 98 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:00 PM
AND GOD CREATED WOMAN ( 1956)
A young woman loves one brother but marries the other.
Dir: Roger Vadim Cast: Brigitte Bardot , Jean-Louis Trintignant , Curt Jurgens .
C- 91 mins, Letterbox Format

2:45 PM
ONE MILLION YEARS B.C. ( 1966)
A rebellious caveman leaves his tribe in search of a better life.
Dir: Don Chaffey Cast: Raquel Welch , John Richardson , Percy Herbert .
C- 100 mins, CC,

4:30 PM
4 FOR TEXAS ( 1963)
Double-crossing outlaws go straight and become rival saloon owners.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast: Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Anita Ekberg .
C- 115 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:30 PM
VIVA LAS VEGAS ( 1964)
A race-car driver falls for a pretty swimming instructor who wants him to slow down his career.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Elvis Presley , Ann-Margret , Cesare Danova .
C- 85 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: FEEL-GOOD FILMS

8:00 PM
THIN MAN, THE ( 1934)
A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: William Powell , Myrna Loy , Maureen O'Sullivan .
BW- 91 mins, CC,



9:45 PM
GUYS AND DOLLS ( 1955)
A big-city gambler bets that he can seduce a Salvation Army girl.
Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast: Marlon Brando , Jean Simmons , Frank Sinatra .
C- 149 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:30 AM
LADY EVE, THE ( 1941)
A lady cardsharp tries to con an eccentric scientist only to fall for him.
Dir: Preston Sturges Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , Henry Fonda , Charles Coburn .
BW- 94 mins, CC,



2:15 AM
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE ( 1944)
A young man about to be married discovers the two aunts who raised him have been poisoning lonely old men.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Cary Grant , Priscilla Lane , Raymond Massey .
BW- 118 mins, CC,



4:15 AM
SOME LIKE IT HOT ( 1959)
Two musicians on the run from gangsters masquerade as members of an all-girl band.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: Marilyn Monroe , Tony Curtis , Jack Lemmon .
BW- 122 mins, CC,