TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 11: The National Film Registry

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Tuesday, December 11, 2018

TCM goes Hollywood for its daytime schedule and then turns to selections from the National Film Registry at night.

12:00 AM
IT'S A GIFT ( 1934)
A disgruntled druggist sells his store to buy an orange grove in California.
Dir: Norman McLeod Cast: W. C. Fields , Kathleen Howard , Jean Rouverol .
BW- 68 mins, CC,

1:30 AM
MR. LOVE ( 1986)
A group of women show up to the funeral of a seemingly reserved, small town gardener and recall their time spent with the covert ladies' man.
Dir: Roy Battersby Cast: Barry Jackson , Maurice Denham , Margaret Tyzack .
C- 91 mins, CC,

3:08 AM
ALASKA LIFEBOAT ( 1956)
This short film focuses on a medical services ship that stops in the native village of Haines, Alaska.
Dir: Herbert Morgan
BW- 21 mins,

3:30 AM
WINTER PEOPLE ( 1989)
In a North Carolina mountain town, a widowed father and a woman with a complicated family dynamic fall in love.
Dir: Ted Kotcheff Cast: Kurt Russell , Kelly Mcgillis , Mitch Ryan .
C- 111 mins, CC,

5:30 AM
MGM CARTOONS: PUP'S CHRISTMAS, THE ( 1936)
Two curious puppies experience their first Christmas.
Dir: Hugh Harman
C- 8 mins, CC,

6:00 AM
MAKE ME A STAR ( 1932)
A grocery clerk goes to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune.
Dir: William Beaudine Cast: Joan Blondell , Stuart Erwin , ZaSu Pitts .
BW- 86 mins, CC,

7:30 AM
HOLLYWOOD PARTY ( 1934)
A movie star's gala celebration creates chaos.
Dir: Allan Dwan Cast: Stan Laurel , Oliver Hardy , Jimmy Durante .
C- 69 mins, CC,

8:45 AM
GOLDIE GETS ALONG ( 1933)
A small-town girl schemes to get to Hollywood only to run into the man she left behind.
Dir: Malcolm St. Clair Cast: Lily Damita , Charles Morton , Sam Hardy .
BW- 68 mins, CC,

10:00 AM
BOY MEETS GIRL ( 1938)
Two wacky Hollywood writers drive their boss crazy while trying to help a pregnant waitress.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: James Cagney , Pat O'Brien , Marie Wilson .
BW- 86 mins, CC,

11:30 AM
GREAT MORGAN, THE ( 1946)
An actor's attempt to produce a movie results in a collection of random musical numbers.
Dir: Nat Perrin Cast: Frank Morgan , Carlos Ramirez , Lucille Norman .
BW- 57 mins,

12:30 PM
IN PERSON ( 1935)
A movie star runs off to the mountains for an incognito vacation.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Ginger Rogers , George Brent , Alan Mowbray .
BW- 87 mins,

2:00 PM
LADY KILLER ( 1933)
A criminal on the run becomes a Hollywood movie star.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: James Cagney , Mae Clarke , Margaret Lindsay .
BW- 76 mins, CC,

3:19 PM
HOW TO HOLD YOUR HUSBAND - BACK ( 1941)
This short film focuses on how marriages can start to crumble.
Dir: Johnny Hines Cast: Ken Christy , Vince Barnett , Henry Roquemore .
BW- 9 mins,

3:30 PM
EXPENSIVE HUSBANDS ( 1937)
A rising film star pays a steep price when she marries a prince for publicity.
Dir: Bobby Connolly Cast: Patric Knowles , Beverly Roberts , Allyn Joslyn .
BW- 62 mins,

4:45 PM
SUPER SLEUTH ( 1937)
A movie detective gets carried away with his role and starts trying to solve real-life crimes.
Dir: Ben Stoloff Cast: Jack Oakie , Ann Sothern , Eduardo Ciannelli .
BW- 70 mins, CC,

6:00 PM
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN ( 1952)
A silent-screen swashbuckler finds love while trying to adjust to the coming of sound.
Dir: Gene Kelly Cast: Gene Kelly , Donald O'Connor , Debbie Reynolds .
C- 103 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY

8:00 PM
STAGECOACH ( 1939)
A group of disparate passengers battle personal demons and each other while racing through Indian country.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Claire Trevor , John Wayne , Andy Devine .
BW- 96 mins, CC,

9:48 PM
SO YOU WANT TO HOLD YOUR WIFE ( 1947)
In this comedic short, a husband attempts to save his marriage with humorous consequences. Vitaphone Release 1605A.
Dir: Richard Bare Cast: Jane Harker , Roland Hill , Frank Moran .
BW- 11 mins,

10:00 PM
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? ( 1966)
An academic couple reveal their deepest secret to a pair of newcomers during an all-night booze fest.
Dir: Mike Nichols Cast: Elizabeth Taylor , Richard Burton , George Segal .
BW- 131 mins, CC,

12:30 AM
EASY RIDER ( 1969)
A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.
Dir: Dennis Hopper Cast: Peter Fonda , Dennis Hopper , Antonio Mendoza .
C- 95 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:22 AM
I LOVE MY MOTHER-IN-LAW BUT... ( 1948)
Every husband loves their mother-in-law, but when they are like the ones portrayed in this short film it can be difficult!
Dir: David Barclay Cast: Anne O'Neal , Dave O'Brien , Dorothy Short .
BW- 8 mins,

2:30 AM
MILDRED PIERCE ( 1945)
A woman turns herself into a business tycoon to win her selfish daughter a place in society.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Joan Crawford , Jack Carson , Zachary Scott .
BW- 111 mins, CC,

4:30 AM
MARK OF ZORRO, THE ( 1920)
In this silent film, a Mexican Robin Hood harasses corrupt Spanish invaders.
Dir: Fred Niblo Cast: Douglas Fairbanks , Noah Beery , Charles Hill Mailes .
BW- 107 mins,