TCM Schedule for Wednesday, June 17: History of the Swimsuit

[CBHagman]

Everybody into the pool! Or the surf. Or maybe a river in the jungle.

And did I mention there's Elvis?

Happy viewing, DUers, as the History of the Swimsuit continues — and don’t overlook that amazing daytime schedule, either!

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

12:00 AM
THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT ( 1940)
Truck driving brothers are framed for murder by a lady psycho.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: George Raft , Ann Sheridan , Ida Lupino .
BW- 95 mins, CC,

1:45 AM
SHINE ON HARVEST MOON ( 1944)
Song-filled look behind the scenes of vaudeville, based on the lives of Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Ann Sheridan , Dennis Morgan , Jack Carson .
C- 112 mins, CC,

3:45 AM
OPPOSITE SEX, THE ( 1956)
In this musical remake of The Women, a happily married singer lets her catty friends convince her to file for divorce.
Dir: David Miller Cast: June Allyson , Joan Collins , Dolores Gray .
C- 116 mins, CC,

6:00 AM
NAVY BLUES ( 1941)
Honolulu days are far from peaceful for a boatload of amorous sailors.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Ann Sheridan , Jack Oakie , Martha Raye .
BW- 108 mins, CC,

8:00 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,

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10:15 AM
QUEEN CHRISTINA ( 1934)
Romantic tale of the 17th-century Swedish queen and her romance with a Spanish diplomat.
Dir: Rouben Mamoulian Cast: Greta Garbo , John Gilbert , Ian Keith .
BW- 99 mins, CC,

12:00 PM
HAUNTING, THE ( 1963)
A team of psychic investigators moves into a haunted house that destroys all who live there.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Julie Harris , Claire Bloom , Richard Johnson .
BW- 112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:00 PM
TEA AND SYMPATHY ( 1956)
A faculty wife risks her marriage to help a troubled teen tormented by his fellow students.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Deborah Kerr , John Kerr , Leif Erickson .
C- 122 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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4:15 PM
SPECIAL DAY, A ( 1977)
Two neighbors, a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife, meet during Hitler's visit in Italy in May 1938.
Dir: Ettore Scola Cast: Sophia Loren , Marcello Mastroianni , John Vernon .
C- 107 mins, Letterbox Format

6:04 PM
SO YOUR WIFE WANTS TO WORK ( 1956)
This comedic short involves a wife who wants to work, but her husband isn't too keen on the idea. Vitaphone Release 2607A.
Dir: Richard Bare Cast: George O'Hanlon , Emory Parnell , Phyllis Coates .
BW- 9 mins,

6:15 PM
MY FAVORITE WIFE ( 1940)
A shipwrecked woman is rescued just in time for her husband's re-marriage.
Dir: Garson Kanin Cast: Irene Dunne , Cary Grant , Randolph Scott .
BW- 88 mins, CC,

7:48 PM
I LOVE MY WIFE BUT! ( 1946)
A short film about the various types of wives that one can have and how to deal with them.
Dir: David Barclay Cast: Anne O'Neal , Marie Windsor , Dave O'Brien .
BW- 9 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: HISTORY OF THE SWIMSUIT

8:00 PM
TARZAN THE APE MAN ( 1932)
A British lord raised by apes kidnaps a beautiful noblewoman exploring Africa with her father.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: Johnny Weissmuller , Neil Hamilton , C. Aubrey Smith .
BW- 100 mins, CC,

10:00 PM
BLUE HAWAII ( 1961)
A Hawaiian playboy defies his possessive mother to take a job with a tourist agency.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Elvis Presley , Joan Blackman , Nancy Walters .
C- 101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:51 PM
AQUA ANTICS ( 1942)
In this short film, members of the California Water Bugs club demonstrate new ways to get thrills when water skiing.
Dir: Louis Lewyn Cast: William Carey Loftin , Pete Peterson , Bob Butts .
BW- 8 mins,

12:00 AM
RIDE THE WILD SURF ( 1964)
Three young surfers travel to Hawaii in search of love and the perfect wave.
Dir: Don Taylor Cast: Fabian , Shelley Fabares , Tab Hunter .
C- 102 mins, CC,

1:49 AM
GLIMPSES OF FLORIDA ( 1941)
This short film takes the viewer to several cities in the state of Florida.
Dir: James A. FitzPatrick
C- 9 mins,

2:00 AM
SWIMMER, THE ( 1968)
A tortured man reflects on past mistakes while "swimming" home through his neighbors' pools.
Dir: Frank Perry Cast: Burt Lancaster , Janet Landgard , Janice Rule .
C- 95 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:45 AM
YOU SAID A MOUTHFUL ( 1932)
To sell his unsinkable bathing suit, an inventor passes himself off as a championship swimmer.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Joe E. Brown , Ginger Rogers , Preston S. Foster .
BW- 70 mins, CC,

5:00 AM
TARZAN AND HIS MATE ( 1934)
The jungle king fights to protect his wife from a greedy ivory hunter.
Dir: Cedric Gibbons Cast: Johnny Weissmuller , Maureen O'Sullivan , Neil Hamilton .
BW- 104 mins, CC,