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6:45 AM
1337165100
documentary
MGM Parade Show #11 (1955)
6:45 AM
26 min
TV-G
documentary
MGM Parade Show #11 (1955)

Judy Garland and Gene Kelly perform in a clip from "For Me and My Gal"; Susan Hayward introduces a clip from "I'll Cry Tomorrow." Hosted by George Murphy.

26 min, TV-G
 
 

7:19 AM
1337167144
short
7:19 AM
10 min
short

10 min,
 
 

7:30 AM
1337167800
comedy
7:30 AM
101 min
TV-G
comedy

A college professor fights censorship and an amorous football player who's after his wife.

DirElliott Nugent CastHenry Fonda , Olivia de Havilland , Joan Leslie .
101 min, TV-G , CC
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D: Elliott Nugent. Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland, Joan Leslie, Jack Carson, Herbert Anderson, Don DeFore, Hattie McDaniel, Eugene Pallette. Intelligent, entertaining Elliott NugentJames Thurber comedy of college professor Fonda defending his rights, while losing wife de Havilland to old flame Carson. Excellent performances in this fine, contemporary film, with spoof on typical football rallies a highlight. Remade as SHE'S WORKING HER WAY THROUGH COLLEGE.

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9:15 AM
1337174100
crime
9:15 AM
97 min
TV-G
crime

A veteran tries to free his former love from a sadistic lover.

DirAnatole Litvak CastHenry Fonda , Barbara Bel Geddes , Vincent Price .
97 min, TV-G , CC
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D: Anatole Litvak. Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price, Ann Dvorak, Howard Freeman, Elisha Cook, Jr., Queenie Smith, Charles McGraw. Factory worker Fonda kills Price, then holes up in his boardinghouse (besieged by police) and relives in flashbacks, and flashbacks within flashbacks, the events leading up to his predicament. Plodding and sullen; a long night indeed. Remake of Jean Gabin film LE JOUR SE LEVE.

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11:00 AM
1337180400
western
11:00 AM
128 min
TV-PG
western
Fort Apache (1948)

An experienced cavalry officer tries to keep his new, by-the-books commander from triggering an Indian war.

DirJohn Ford CastJohn Wayne , Henry Fonda , Shirley Temple .
128 min, TV-PG , CC
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D: John Ford. John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Pedro Armendariz, John Agar, Ward Bond, George O'Brien, Victor McLaglen, Anna Lee, Irene Rich, Dick Foran, Guy Kibbee, Mae Marsh, Hank Worden. Fonda is effectively cast against type as stubborn martinet who rubs his own men-- as well as neighboring Indians--the wrong way. First of Ford's cavalry trilogy tells its story slowly, deliberately, with time for comedy and telling characterizations. Followed by SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON. Also shown in computer-colored version.

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John Ford's Stirring Ode to Frontier Heroism.The soldiers at Fort Apache may disagree with the tactics of their glory-seeking new commander. But to a man, they're duty-bound to obey -... more

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1:15 PM
1337188500
comedy
1:15 PM
C- 121 min
TV-PG
comedy

A naval officer longing for active duty clashes with his vainglorious captain.

DirJohn Ford CastHenry Fonda , James Cagney , William Powell .
C- 121 min, TV-PG , CC
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D: John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy. Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, Jack Lemmon, Betsy Palmer, Ward Bond, Nick Adams, Philip Carey, Harry Carey, Jr., Ken Curtis, Martin Milner, Jack Pennick, Perry Lopez, Pat Wayne. Superb comedy-drama with Fonda recreating his favorite stage role as restless officer on WW2 cargo ship who yearns for combat action but has to contend with an irascible and eccentric captain (Cagney) instead. Fonda, Cagney, Powell (in his last screen appearance) as a philosophical doctor, and Lemmon (in an Oscar-winning performance) as the irrepressible Ensign Pulver, are all terrific. Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan's Broadway hit was adapted for film by Logan and Frank Nugent. LeRoy replaced Ford as director sometime during production... but it certainly doesn't show. Sequel: ENSIGN PULVER. CinemaScope.

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3:18 PM
1337195904
short
3:18 PM
10 min
short

A patriotic wartime short showcasing the U.S. Navy Band and their famous songs, interspersed with footage of the Navy in action both during WWII as well as in the before.

DirJean Negulesco
10 min,
 
 

3:30 PM
1337196600
romance
Stage Struck (1958)
3:30 PM
C- 95 min
TV-PG
romance
Stage Struck (1958)

A young actress makes all the wrong moves trying to break in on Broadway.

DirSidney Lumet CastHenry Fonda , Susan Strasberg , Joan Greenwood .
C- 95 min, TV-PG , CC
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D: Sidney Lumet. Henry Fonda, Susan Strasberg, Joan Greenwood, Christopher Plummer, Herbert Marshall. Faded remake of MORNING GLORY retelling the ascent of Broadway-bound actress. Supporting cast hampered by unconvincing Strasberg in lead role and by unreal theater world atmosphere.

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5:15 PM
1337202900
drama
5:15 PM
138 min
TV-PG
drama

A controversial presidential nomination threatens the careers of several prominent politicians.

DirOtto Preminger CastHenry Fonda , Charles Laughton , Don Murray .
138 min, TV-PG , CC
 
 

7:46 PM
1337211976
short
Alibi Mark (1937)
7:46 PM
13 min
short
Alibi Mark (1937)

13 min,
 
 

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8:00 PM
1337212800
crime
Dead End (1937)
8:00 PM
92 min
TV-PG
crime
Dead End (1937)

A killer returns to his childhood home to plot his escape from the law.

DirWilliam Wyler CastSylvia Sidney , Joel McCrea , Humphrey Bogart .
92 min, TV-PG , CC
CLOSE LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW:

D: William Wyler. Sylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea, Humphrey Bogart, Wendy Barrie, Claire Trevor, Marjorie Main, Huntz Hall, Leo Gorcey, Gabriel Dell, Ward Bond, Billy Halop, Bernard Punsley, Allen Jenkins. Grim Sidney Kingsley play of slum life shows vignettes of humanity at breaking point in N.Y.C. tenements; extremely well directed, engrossing. Script by Lillian Hellman; magnificent sets by Richard Day. Introduced the Dead End Kids, who appeared in the original Broadway production (see Bowery Boys entry for details).

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9:45 PM
1337219100
romance
9:45 PM
91 min
TV-PG
romance

A pioneer couple struggle to build a city in the wild West.

DirWilliam A. Wellman CastBarbara Stanwyck , Joel McCrea , Brian Donlevy .
91 min, TV-PG , CC
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D: William Wellman. Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy, Thurston Hall, K. T. Stevens, Lucien Littlefield. Saga of the West is no great shakes as McCrea dreams of oil wells, Donlevy takes his girl. Stanwyck ages to 100 years to frame story.

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11:30 PM
1337225400
drama
Rockabye (1932)
11:30 PM
68 min
TV-G
drama
Rockabye (1932)

A Broadway star tries to hold onto an adopted child and a younger man.

DirGeorge Cukor CastConstance Bennett , Joel McCrea , Paul Lukas .
68 min, TV-G
CLOSE LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW:

D: George Cukor. Constance Bennett, Joel McCrea, Paul Lukas, Jobyna Howland, Walter Pidgeon, Sterling Holloway. Other than offering a memorable shot of Bennett immersed in balloons, soaper about a morally ambiguous actress's love for her toddler is painful going. A curio for film buffs, but a minor credit for both star and director.

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12:45 AM
1337229900
western
12:45 AM
89 min
TV-G
western

A parson uses six-guns and the Bible to bring peace to a Tennessee town.

DirJacques Tourneur CastJoel McCrea , Ellen Drew , Dean Stockwell .
89 min, TV-G , CC
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D: Jacques Tourneur. Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew, Dean Stockwell, Alan Hale, Lewis Stone, Ed Begley, Amanda Blake, James Arness. Gentle, moving story of a quiet but persuasive minister in rural 19th-century America; episodic film creates warm feeling for characters and setting. Prime Americana from Joe David Brown's popular novel. Also interesting for pre-Gunsmoke casting of Arness and Blake.

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2:20 AM
1337235614
short
2:20 AM
10 min
short

10 min,
 
 

2:30 AM
1337236200
drama
These Three (1936)
2:30 AM
93 min
TV-14
drama
These Three (1936)

Scandal destroys the lives of two small-town schoolteachers.

DirWilliam Wyler CastMiriam Hopkins , Merle Oberon , Joel McCrea .
93 min, TV-14
CLOSE LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW:

D: William Wyler. Miriam Hopkins, Merle Oberon, Joel McCrea, Catherine Doucet, Alma Kruger, Bonita Granville, Marcia Mae Jones, Margaret Hamilton, Walter Brennan. Penetrating drama of two young women (Oberon, Hopkins) running school, ruined by lies of malicious student Granville; loosely based on Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour. Superb acting by all, with Granville chillingly impressive; scripted by the playwright. Remade in 1961 by same director as THE CHILDREN'S HOUR.

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4:15 AM
1337242500
drama
4:15 AM
99 min
TV-G
drama

Years after deserting his true love, a lumber tycoon vies with his son for her daughter's hand.

DirHoward Hawks CastEdward Arnold , Joel McCrea , Frances Farmer .
99 min, TV-G , CC
CLOSE LEONARD MALTIN REVIEW:

D: Howard Hawks, William Wyler. Edward Arnold, Joel McCrea, Frances Farmer, Walter Brennan, Andrea Leeds, Frank Shields, Mady Christians, Mary Nash. Arnold plays a self-made empire-builder who fights his way to the top in Wisconsin lumber business, sacrificing the one love of his life. Farmer has best screen showcase of her career, in dual role, as a saloon entertainer and (years later) her own daughter; Brennan won his first Best Supporting Actor Oscar playing Arnold's simple Swedish pal. Typically plotty, two-generation Edna Ferber saga. Reissued as ROARING TIMBER.

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