TCM Schedule for Friday, June 30, 2017 -- What's on Tonight: TCM Special Theme - European Vacation

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In the daylight hours, TCM finishes a couple of the Gay Hollywood themed films, and then spends the rest of the day celebrating Susan Hayward, born Edythe Marrener in Brooklyn, exactly 100 years ago today! Then in prime time, TCM finishes their month-long European Vacation. Tonight, we are all over Europe. Enjoy!


7:30 AM -- CABARET (1972)
A young writer gets mixed up with a pleasure-loving singer in the decadent world of 1930s Berlin.
Dir: Bob Fosse
Cast: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem
C-124 mins, CC,

Won Oscars for Best Actress in a Leading Role -- Liza Minnelli, Best Actor in a Supporting Role -- Joel Grey, Best Director -- Bob Fosse, Best Cinematography -- Geoffrey Unsworth, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration -- Rolf Zehetbauer and Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Herbert Strabel, Best Sound -- Robert Knudson and David Hildyard, Best Film Editing -- David Bretherton, and Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation -- Ralph Burns

Nominated for Oscars for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium -- Jay Presson Allen, and Best Picture

The original Broadway production of "Cabaret" opened at the Broadhurst Theater on November 2, 1966, ran for 1165 performances and won the 1967 Tony Award for the Best Musical. Joel Grey recreates his role in the movie for which the won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. In preparation for his revival of the role of the MC (Master of Ceremonies) in the film, Grey did extensive research in order to achieve a completely authentic German accent.


9:45 AM -- THE CATALINA CAPER (1967)
A group of teens try to foil a group of crooks searching for a stolen scroll.
Dir: Lee Sholem
Cast: Tommy Kirk, Del Moore, Peter Duryea
C-82 mins,

Tommy Kirk was best known as an actor from the Disney studios, specifically, the Spin & Marty serials of the original Mickey Mouse Club, and The Shaggy Dog.


11:15 AM -- MGM PARADE SHOW #30 (1955)
Walter Pidgeon discusses Greta Garbo's early career; Irene Papas introduces behind-the-scenes footage from "Tribute to a Badman."
BW-25 mins,


12:00 PM -- ADA (1961)
A call girl weds an easygoing politician and helps him against corrupt state officials.
Dir: Daniel Mann
Cast: Susan Hayward, Dean Martin, Wilfrid Hyde-White
C-108 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

Based on the novel Ada Dallas, by Wirt Williams. The novel was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1960.


2:00 PM -- I'LL CRY TOMORROW (1955)
True story of singer Lillian Roth's battle against alcoholism.
Dir: Daniel Mann
Cast: Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Eddie Albert
BW-119 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

Won an Oscar for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White -- Helen Rose

Nominated for Oscars for Best Actress in a Leading Role -- Susan Hayward, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White -- Arthur E. Arling, and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White -- Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm Brown, Edwin B. Willis and Hugh Hunt

Prior to filming, Susan Hayward took the opportunity to study Lillian Roth's vocal style, tone and delivery when Miss Roth performed in Las Vegas. Moreover, the two women became friends during the production.


4:00 PM -- THE LUSTY MEN (1952)
A faded rodeo star mentors a younger rider but falls for his wife.
Dir: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Susan Hayward, Robert Mitchum, Arthur Kennedy
BW-113 mins, CC,

The world's first rodeo was held July 4, 1869 in Deer Trail, Colorado. Cities such as Pecos, TX, Prescott, AZ, and Payson, AZ have also laid claim to the title, but Deer Trail has been officially recognized by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) as the first.


6:00 PM -- DAVID AND BATHSHEBA (1951)
King David's lust for a married woman has disastrous consequences for Israel.
Dir: Henry King
Cast: Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Raymond Massey
C-116 mins, CC,

Nominated for Oscars for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay -- Philip Dunne, Best Cinematography, Color -- Leon Shamroy, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color -- Lyle R. Wheeler, George W. Davis, Thomas Little and Paul S. Fox, Best Costume Design, Color -- Charles Le Maire and Edward Stevenson, and Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture -- Alfred Newman

The infamous "Daisy" campaign ad aired for the first and only time during the September 7, 1964 telecast of this film on NBC.



TCM PRIMETIME - WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM SPECIAL THEME: EUROPEAN VACATION



8:00 PM -- IF IT'S TUESDAY, THIS MUST BE BELGIUM (1969)
American tourists wreak havoc while traveling through Europe.
Dir: Mel Stuart
Cast: Suzanne Pleshette, Ian McShane, Mildred Natwick
C-98 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

The tourists' return flight from Rome back to New York is TWA flight 841. On September 8, 1974, TWA flight 841 crashed into the Ionian Sea en route from Athens to Rome (full scheduled route: Tel Aviv - Athens - Rome - New York). The plane was destroyed by a bomb hidden in the cargo hold, which caused structural failure resulting in uncontrollable flight. This was the first known instance of a young Arab boarding an American plane in a suicide mission.


10:00 PM -- A LITTLE ROMANCE (1979)
Teenagers elope with the help of an aging pickpocket.
Dir: George Roy Hill
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Diane Lane, Broderick Crawford
C-110 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

Won an Oscar for Best Music, Original Score -- Georges Delerue

Nominated for an Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium -- Allan Burns

Laurence Olivier was 71 years of age when he made this film. He was recovering from thrombosis and pneumonia. Reportedly, Olivier once said that his teenage co-star in this film, Diane Lane, was "the next Grace Kelly".


12:00 AM -- TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT (1972)
A stodgy young man gets caught up in his free-living aunt's shady schemes.
Dir: George Cukor
Cast: Maggie Smith, Alec McCowen, Lou Gossett
C-109 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

Won an Oscar for Best Costume Design -- Anthony Powell (Anthony Powell couldn't attend the awards ceremony, as he was working on Papillon (1973) in London, England. George Cukor, the film's director, accepted the award on his behalf.)

Nominated for Oscars for Best Actress in a Leading Role -- Maggie Smith, Best Cinematography -- Douglas Slocombe, and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration -- John Box, Gil Parrondo and Robert W. Laing

Louis Gossett, Jr., on working with Cukor on "Travels with My Aunt": "The consummate director and a filmmaking genius. He kept shooting until he got it right. He knew when to say something to you, and he knew when to leave you alone. He was always one step ahead of everyone."


2:00 AM -- TWO FOR THE ROAD (1967)
A married couple's relationship rises and falls during a series of European trips.
Dir: Stanley Donen
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney, Eleanor Bron
C-111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

Nominated for an Oscar for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen -- Frederic Raphael

Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney were required to "direct" themselves in several sequences where they were shown inside of a moving automobile. They pushed the camera's buttons while director Stanley Donen rode alongside them in another car.


4:00 AM -- ROMANTIC RIVIERA (1951)
This short film explores several places along the French Riviera.
C-9 mins,


4:00 AM -- IN THE VALLEY OF THE RHINE (1953)
This short film tours the Rhine River in Western Europe, stopping at various cities and attractions.
C-8 mins,


4:00 AM -- COLORFUL HOLLAND (1950)
This short film takes the viewer to four villages in the Netherlands.
Dir: Ralph F. Donaldson
C-9 mins,


4:45 AM -- THE PICASSO SUMMER (1970)
A San Francisco couple travels to France in search of Pablo Picasso.
Dir: Serge Bourguignon
Cast: Albert Finney, Yvette Mimieux, Luis Miguel Dominguin
C-94 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

Never released to American theaters; its only showings have been on television. In the original unseen cut, Serge Bourguignon was credited as director. In the television version, Robert Sallin is credited as director. The film played frequently on Bravo in the mid 1990s.