TCM Schedule for Wednesday, April 12: Frankie Avalon

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Wednesday, April 12th, 2017

12:00 AM
GEORGE WASHINGTON SLEPT HERE (1942)

A pair of New Yorkers face culture shock when they buy a dilapidated country house.
Dir: William Keighley Cast: Jack Benny , Ann Sheridan , Charles Coburn .
BW-91 mins, CC,

1:45 AM
WOMAN OF THE YEAR (1942)

Opposites distract when a sophisticated political columnist falls for a sportswriter.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Spencer Tracy , Katharine Hepburn , Fay Bainter .
BW-114 mins, CC,

3:48 AM
DOIN' THEIR BIT (1942)

As part of their contribution to the war effort, a gang of children decide to stage a show for local servicemen in this comedic short.
Dir: Herbert Glazer Cast: Billy Finnegan , Billy Laughlin , Janet Burston .
BW-11 mins,

4:00 AM
MALE ANIMAL, THE (1942)

A college professor fights censorship and an amorous football player who's after his wife.
Dir: Elliott Nugent Cast: Henry Fonda , Olivia De Havilland , Joan Leslie .
BW-101 mins, CC,

6:00 AM
HOLLYWOOD WITHOUT MAKE-UP (1966)

In this special, Ken Murray hosts his own behind-the-scenes home movies of some of Hollywood's greatest stars.
BW-50 mins, CC,

7:00 AM
BIG LIFT, THE (1950)

Two Air Force sergeants find love while flying the Berlin Airlift.
Dir: George Seaton Cast: Montgomery Clift , Paul Douglas , Cornell Borchers .
BW-118 mins,

9:15 AM
SOMETHING OF VALUE (1957)

Childhood friends end up on opposite sides of a bloody African uprising.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Rock Hudson , Dana Wynter , Wendy Hiller .
BW-113 mins, CC,

11:30 AM
GOLDEN ARROW, THE (1964)

An Arabian bandit discovers he's the long lost son of a Sultan.
Dir: Antonio Margheriti Cast: Tab Hunter , Rossana Podestà , Umberto Melnati .
C-91 mins, Letterbox Format

1:15 PM
GREEN MANSIONS (1959)

A young adventurer falls in love with a mystical woman in the South American jungle.
Dir: Mel Ferrer Cast: Audrey Hepburn , Anthony Perkins , Lee J. Cobb .
C-104 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:15 PM
WEST SIDE STORY (1961)

A young couple from dueling street gangs falls in love.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Natalie Wood , Richard Beymer , Russ Tamblyn .
C-154 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM
CINCINNATI KID, THE (1965)

Card sharps try to deal with personal problems during a big game in New Orleans.
Dir: Norman Jewison Cast: Steve McQueen , Edward G. Robinson , Ann-Margret .
C-103 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: FRANKIE AVALON

8:00 PM
PANIC IN YEAR ZERO (1962)

A vacationing family tries to survive the aftermath of nuclear war.
Dir: Ray Milland Cast: Ray Milland , Jean Hagen , Frankie Avalon .
BW-92 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:00 PM
BEACH PARTY (1963)

An anthropologist studies the dating habits of the teens hanging out on a nearby beach.
Dir: William Asher Cast: Bob Cummings , Dorothy Malone , Frankie Avalon .
C-98 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:00 AM
GUNS OF THE TIMBERLAND (1960)

A lumberjack battles a group of ranchers over the rights to a nearby forest.
Dir: Robert D. Webb Cast: Alan Ladd , Jeanne Crain , Gilbert Roland .
C-91 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:00 AM
DR. GOLDFOOT AND THE BIKINI MACHINE (1965)

A mad scientist invents an army of bikini-clad robots programmed to seek out wealthy men.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Vincent Price , Frankie Avalon , Dwayne Hickman .
C-89 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:00 AM
DRUMS OF AFRICA (1963)

Three adventurers fight the slave trade in turn-of-the-century Africa.
Dir: James B. Clark Cast: Frankie Avalon , Mariette Hartley , Lloyd Bochner .
C-91 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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