TCM Schedule for Fri, June 6, 2025: Director Vincent Minnelli /Con Artists (Catch Me If You Can & more)
No D-Day tribute? Here's mine:
DAYTIME: (EST)
6:00 AM | Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
A con man poses as a Latin American heiress' guardian angel.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli | Cast: Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan
8:00 AM | The Pirate (1948)
An actor poses as a notorious pirate to court a romantic Caribbean girl.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli | Cast: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak
10:00 AM | Kismet (1955)
In this Arabian Nights musical, the "king of the beggars" infiltrates high society when his daughter is wooed by royalty.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli | Cast: Howard Keel, Ann Blyth, Dolores Gray
12:00 PM | Brigadoon (1954)
Two New Yorkers in Scotland stumble upon the magical village of Brigadoon, which appears once every 100 years.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli | Cast: Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse
2:00 PM | Father of the Bride (1950)
The father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain and organizational trouble of her getting married.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli | Cast: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor
4:00 PM | The Reluctant Debutante (1958)
British parents try to prepare their Americanized daughter for her social debut.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli | Cast: Rex Harrison, Kay Kendall, John Saxon
5:45 PM | Bells Are Ringing (1960)
An answering service operator gets mixed up in her clients' lives.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli | Cast: Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark
PRIME TIME, LATE NIGHT, EARLY MORNING
8:00 PM | A Face in the Crowd (1957)
A female television executive turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.
Dir: Elia Kazan | Cast: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa
10:15 PM | Elmer Gantry (1960)
A drifter finds success as a traveling preacher until his past catches up with him.
Dir: Richard Brooks | Cast: Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons, Arthur Kennedy
1:00 AM | Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Based on the true story of a skilled forger who passes as a doctor, lawyer and pilot.
Dir: Steven Spielberg | Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken
3:30 AM | When in Rome (1952)
A con artist disguises himself as a priest, then begins to believe the role.
Dir: Clarence Brown | Cast: Van Johnson, Paul Douglas, Joseph Calleia
5:00 AM | Blonde Crazy (1931)
A con man bellhop and his chambermaid girlfriend set out to fleece hotel guests.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth | Cast: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Louis Calhern