TCM Schedule for Wednesday, August 5: Summer Under the Stars - Ann Miller

[CBHagman]

Get up off that couch and go find your dancing shoes. It's Ann Miller Day!

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

12:00 AM
SEVEN SWEETHEARTS ( 1942)
A father insists that his seven daughters marry in order, from eldest to youngest.
Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Kathryn Grayson , Marsha Hunt , Cecilia Parker .
BW- 98 mins, CC,

1:43 AM
DOGWAY MELODY, THE ( 1930)
In this short Dogville spoof of "The Broadway Melody" (1929), a Broadway producer puts on a show and makes a play for the leading lady.
Dir: Zion Myers
BW- 16 mins,

2:00 AM
LULLABY OF BROADWAY ( 1951)
A star's former servants try to keep her daughter from learning of her fate.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Doris Day , Gene Nelson , S. Z. Sakall .
C- 92 mins, CC,

3:35 AM
BACKYARD BROADCAST, THE ( 1936)
In this short film, a boy holds a talent show in his back yard by and for his adolescent friends. Vitaphone Release 2007-2008.
Dir: Joseph Henabery Cast: Arnold Stone , Josefina Mendez , Orin Hill .
BW- 22 mins,

4:00 AM
STUDENT PRINCE, THE ( 1954)
A prince falls in love with a barmaid during his last fling before assuming the crown.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Ann Blyth , Edmund Purdom , John Ericson .
C- 107 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 AM
ROOM SERVICE ( 1938)
Three zany producers try to extend their hotel credit until they can get a play mounted.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Groucho Marx , Chico Marx , Harpo Marx .
BW- 79 mins, CC,

7:22 AM
OVER THE COUNTER ( 1932)
In this musical short film, the son of a department store owner replaces the regular sales girls with chorus girls.
Dir: Jack Cummings Cast: Tiny Sandford , Sidney Toler , Tiny Jones .
C- 18 mins,

7:45 AM
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU ( 1938)
A girl from a family of freethinkers falls for the son of a conservative banker.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Jean Arthur , Lionel Barrymore , James Stewart .
BW- 126 mins, CC,

10:00 AM
TARNISHED ANGEL ( 1938)
A phony evangelist finds religion herself when her powers actually heal someone.
Dir: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Sally Eilers , Lee Bowman , Ann Miller .
BW- 67 mins, CC,

11:10 AM
THREE CHEERS FOR THE GIRLS ( 1943)
This short film showcases production numbers from various Warner Brothers musicals, including choreography by Busby Berkeley (among others). Vitaphone Release 1086A.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Poppy Wilde , Dolores Moran , Lynne Baggett .
BW- 16 mins,

11:30 AM
TOO MANY GIRLS ( 1940)
Four college football stars are hired to chaperon a reckless heiress to a Wild West college.
Dir: George Abbott Cast: Lucille Ball , Richard Carlson , Ann Miller .
BW- 85 mins, CC,

1:00 PM
BRING ON THE GIRLS ( 1937)
In this comedic short, Edgar Bergen and his ventriloquist dummy partner Charlie McCarthy introduce the acts of a vaudeville show. Vitaphone Release 2079.
BW- 11 mins,

1:15 PM
REVEILLE WITH BEVERLY ( 1943)
A tap-dancing lady disc jockey finds herself torn between a wealthy man and his former chauffeur.
Dir: Charles Barton Cast: Bob Crosby , Freddie Slack , Ella Mae Morse .
BW- 78 mins, CC,

2:45 PM
WATCH THE BIRDIE ( 1951)
A photographer falls for a rich girl and gets mixed up with crooks.
Dir: Jack Donohue Cast: Red Skelton , Arlene Dahl , Ann Miller .
BW- 71 mins, CC,

4:15 PM
GREAT AMERICAN PASTIME, THE ( 1957)
A mild-mannered lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he takes over a little league team.
Dir: Herman Hoffman Cast: Tom Ewell , Anne Francis , Ann Miller .
BW- 89 mins, CC,

5:45 PM
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,

7:43 PM
SO YOUR WIFE WANTS TO WORK ( 1956)
This comedic short involves a wife who wants to work, but her husband isn't too keen on the idea. Vitaphone Release 2607A.
Dir: Richard Bare Cast: George O'Hanlon , Emory Parnell , Phyllis Coates .
BW- 9 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: SUMMER UNDER THE STARS - ANN MILLER

8:00 PM
HIT THE DECK ( 1955)
Sailors on leave in San Francisco get mixed up in love and show business.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Jane Powell , Tony Martin , Debbie Reynolds .
C- 112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:00 PM
ON THE TOWN ( 1949)
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
Dir: Gene Kelly Cast: Gene Kelly , Frank Sinatra , Betty Garrett .
C- 98 mins, CC,

11:44 PM
MY OLD TOWN ( 1948)
Narrator John Nesbitt reminisces about his home town and childhood in this short film.
Cast: Anne O'Neal , Jackie "Butch" Jenkins ,
BW- 9 mins,

12:00 AM
KISS ME KATE ( 1953)
Feuding co-stars reunite for a musical version of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew."
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Kathryn Grayson , Howard Keel , Ann Miller .
C- 110 mins, CC,

2:00 AM
EASTER PARADE ( 1948)
When his partner leaves him, a vaudeville star trains an untried performer to take her place, finding love in the process.
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Judy Garland , Fred Astaire , Peter Lawford .
C- 103 mins, CC,

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4:00 AM
SMALL TOWN GIRL ( 1953)
A sheriff's daughter falls for a playboy arrested for speeding.
Dir: Leslie Kardos Cast: Jane Powell , Farley Granger , Ann Miller .
C- 93 mins, CC,

5:40 AM
THREE CHEERS FOR THE GIRLS ( 1943)
This short film showcases production numbers from various Warner Brothers musicals, including choreography by Busby Berkeley (among others). Vitaphone Release 1086A.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Poppy Wilde , Dolores Moran , Lynne Baggett .
BW- 16 mins,

[elleng]

1. GREAT! KISS ME KATE

12:00 AM
KISS ME KATE ( 1953)
Feuding co-stars reunite for a musical version of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew."
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Kathryn Grayson , Howard Keel , Ann Miller .
C- 110 mins, CC,

She is SOOOO good!

[Auggie]

2. No Ann Miller salute is complete without mentioning her awesome Campbell's Soup commercial

[CBHagman]

3. Yeah, that was tap dancing through my mind as well.

And I actually saw her live back in the '70s, but the soup commercial abides!