TCM Schedule for Wednesday, June 20: Errol Flynn's Birthday and the Immigrant Experience

[CBHagman]

Since I'm posting this on Father's Day, I'll begin with Amanda McBroom's heartfelt rendition of "Errol Flynn," a tribute to her actor father, David Bruce, who appeared with one Errol Flynn back in the day...

Wednesday, June 20th, 2012

1:30 AM
Boss, The (1956)
A crusading politician falls prey to the temptations of power.
Dir: Byron Haskin Cast: John Payne , William Bishop , Gloria McGhee .
BW-89 mins, TV-PG,

3:15 AM
He Ran All the Way (1951)
A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.
Dir: John Berry Cast: John Garfield , Shelley Winters , Wallace Ford .
BW-78 mins, TV-PG,

4:45 AM
Front, The (1976)
A bookie agrees to put his name on scripts by blacklisted writers.
Dir: Martin Ritt Cast: Woody Allen , Zero Mostel , Herschel Bernardi .
C-95 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format

6:30 AM
Green Light (1937)
An idealistic doctor sacrifices his career to protect an elderly surgeon.
Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Errol Flynn , Anita Louise , Margaret Lindsay .
BW-85 mins, TV-G, CC,

8:00 AM
Northern Pursuit (1943)
A Mountie tracks a downed Nazi flyer through the Canadian wilderness.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Errol Flynn , Julie Bishop , Helmut Dantine .
BW-93 mins, TV-PG, CC,

9:45 AM
Dawn Patrol, The (1938)
A flight commander in France almost cracks under the pressure of sending men to their deaths.
Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Errol Flynn , Basil Rathbone , David Niven .
BW-103 mins, TV-PG, CC,

11:30 AM
Charge Of The Light Brigade, The (1936)
Two brothers love the same woman at a perilous Indian outpost.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn , Olivia de Havilland , Patric Knowles .
BW-116 mins, TV-G, CC,



1:30 PM
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
Romantic rivals get caught in the battle to stop abolitionist John Brown.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn , Olivia de Havilland , Raymond Massey .
BW-110 mins, TV-PG, CC,

3:30 PM
Warriors, The (1955)
The "Black Prince" of England remains in France to guard the lands taken by his predecessor-father.
Dir: Henry Levin Cast: Errol Flynn , Joanne Dru , Peter Finch .
C-85 mins, TV-PG,

5:00 PM
Rocky Mountain (1950)
A Confederate troop makes a last desperate attempt to build up an army in the West.
Dir: William Keighley Cast: Errol Flynn , Patrice Wymore , Scott Forbes .
BW-83 mins, TV-PG,

6:30 PM
Master of Ballantrae, The (1953)
A Scottish lord rebels against the British by taking up piracy.
Dir: William Keighley Cast: Errol Flynn , Roger Livesey , Anthony Steel .
C-89 mins, TV-PG, CC,



WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE

8:00 PM
I Remember Mama (1948)
Norwegian immigrants face the trials of family life in turn-of-the-century San Francisco.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Irene Dunne , Barbara Bel Geddes , Oscar Homolka .
BW-134 mins, TV-G, CC,

10:30 PM
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
A Norwegian farmer tries to raise two children in the Midwest.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Edward G. Robinson , Margaret O'Brien , James Craig .
BW-106 mins, TV-PG, CC



12:30 AM
Strangers in the City (1962)
When their father loses his job, members of a Puerto Rican family struggle to survive in New York.
Dir: Rick Carrier Cast: Robert Gentile , Camilo Delgado , Rosita de Triana .
BW-80 mins, TV-14,

2:00 AM
I Am An American (1944)
BW-16 mins, TV-PG,

2:15 AM
All Mine to Give (1957)
Pioneer children fight to build a new family after their parents die.
Dir: Allen Reisner Cast: Glynis Johns , Cameron Mitchell , Rex Thompson .
C-102 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 AM
Big City (1937)
An honest cab driver fights against corruption.
Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Luise Rainer , Spencer Tracy , Charley Grapewin .
BW-80 mins, TV-PG,

[Mojorabbit]

1. I have always had a soft spot for E. Flynn! nt

[Matilda]

2. He was good at what he did, always interesting to watch.

Makes me wonder what he might have done if he'd ever had acting lessons!