TCM Schedule Saturday 7/1 - Yankee Doodle Dandy, Westworld, La Cage Aux Folles, Lisztomania

Saturday, July 1
- POST-MODERN CAMP
Victor/Victoria (1982)
La Cage Aux Folles (1979)
Eating Raoul (1982)
Lisztomania (1976)
(P) Pink Flamingos (1974)
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975)
- TCM DAYTIME
WEEKEND FEATURES
Movie-Mania (1937) (short) (7:15 am ET)
MGM Cartoons: Little Cheeser (1936)
Pitcairn Island Today (1935) (short)
Land of the Quintuplets (1942) (short)
Always a Bride (1940)
Batman and Robin Ch. 3: Robin's Wild Ride (1949)
(P) Popeye: Parlez Vous Woo (1956)
Casino Murder Case, The (1935)
Soak the Old (1940) (short)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) (Musical Matinee)
Great American Pastime, The (1956)
Long, Long Trailer, The (1954)
Winchester '73 (1950)
- TCM PRIMETIME
ROCK HUDSON
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
Tarnished Angels, The (1958)
- NOIR ALLEY
Deep Valley (1947)
- TCM LATE NIGHT: SCI-FI
Soylent Green (1973)
Westworld (1973)

10:30 PM La Cage Aux Folles (1979)



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A gay couple has to straighten out their act when their son gets engaged to a noted conservative's daughter.
Dir: Edouard Molinaro Cast: Michel Serrault, Claire Maurier, Michel Galabru
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA CC: N

Oscar nominations:
COSTUME DESIGN -- Piero Tosi, Ambra Danon
DIRECTING -- Edouard Molinaro
WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) -- Francis Veber, Edouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon, Jean Poiret

Trivia: When released in 1978, it ranked as the highest-grossing foreign-language film ever in the United States.

12:15 AM Eating Raoul (1982)
A straight-laced couple starts murdering obnoxious sexual swingers to realize their dream of opening a restaurant.
Dir: Paul Bartel Cast: Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel, Robert Beltran
Runtime: 83 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA CC: Y


1:45 AM Lisztomania (1976)



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Roger Daltrey, lead singer of The Who, stars as 19th-century genius pianist Franz Liszt in this brash, loud and freewheeling rock 'n' roll fantasy about an imagined rivalry between Liszt and composer Richard Wagner.
Dir: Ken Russell Cast: Roger Daltrey, Ringo Starr, Nell Campbell (little Nell), David English
Runtime: 104 mins Genre: Biography Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

Trivia: When Franz Liszt (Roger Daltrey) changes into a dress at Princess Carolyn's (Sara Kestelman) command, he does so behind a screen with paintings of the "Saints of Music." These include portraits of Elvis Presley, Sir Elton John, and Pete Townshend, from the rock band The Who, of which Daltrey was the lead singer. Rumor has it that writer and director Ken Russell originally wanted Townshend to do the movie's music, but Townshend declined the offer, more than likely because he was exhausted from doing Tommy (1975).


3:45 AM Pink Flamingos (1974)



Taking on and demolishing just about every known middle-class value, a comedy which concerns itself with a competition for the filthiest person alive. The contestants: Divine, who lives in a trailer with her egg-fixated mama Edie, her sex-obsessed son Crackers, and his voyeuristic travelling companion Cotton, along ...
Dir: John Waters Cast: Linda Olgeirson, Divine, Channing Wilroy
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA CC:

Trivia: The dog feces in the infamous final scene were real. According to director John Waters, the dog was fed steak for three days beforehand. Divine's reaction to eating it was real.


5:30 AM Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975)
Cleopatra Jones, the sleek super lady of crime fighting, travels to Hong Kong to battle the Dragon Lady, the queen of the international drug trade.
Dir: Chuck Bail Cast: Tamara Dobson, Stella Stevens, Norman Fell
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


7:15 AM Short: Movie-Mania (1937)
A producer becomes a one-man production staff for a show.
Dir: Joseph Henabery Cast: Caryl Gould, Dave Apollon, Yvonne Moray
Runtime: 21 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N


8:00 AM Cartoon: Little Cheeser (1936)
Little Cheese is tempted by his devil side into misbehaving, but his angelic side saves him.
Dir: Rudolf Ising Cast: Bernice Hansen
Runtime: 9 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-G CC: Y


8:11 AM Short: Pitcairn Island Today (1935)
This takes the viewer to Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific Ocean to examine how life has changed since the "Mutiny on the Bounty".
Dir: null Cast: Carey Wilson, Edward Christian, Rebecca Young
Runtime: 9 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N


8:21 AM Short: Land of the Quintuplets (1942)
This short film tells the history of the Dionne quintuplets.
Dir: James A. Fitzpatrick Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick, Nathaniel Finston, James A. Fitzpatrick
Runtime: 8 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N


8:30 AM Always a Bride (1940)
A society girl pushes her working-class boyfriend into politics.
Dir: Noel M. Smith Cast: Rosemary Lane, George Reeves, John Eldredge
Runtime: 58 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: N


9:30 AM Serial, Batman and Robin, part 3: Robin's Wild Ride (1949)
Batman and Robin try to stop a runaway train controlled by a criminal mastermind.
Dir: Spencer Bennett. Cast: null
Runtime: 17 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N


10:00 AM Cartoon: Parlez Vous Woo (1956) (TCM Premiere)
Olive hopes she has won a date with the International, a suave TV personality, and is enthralled when he arrives. Mr. Suave is Bluto in disguise and he romances Olive in true Latin fashion much to the dismay of Popeye.
Dir: null Cast: Jack Mercer, Jackson Beck, Mae Questel
Runtime: 6 mins Genre: Animation Rating: TV-PG CC:


10:08 AM The Casino Murder Case (1935)
Society sleuth Philo Vance takes on a series of murders at an aging dowager's mansion.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Paul Lukas, Alison Skipworth, Donald Cook
Runtime: 83 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y


11:30 AM Soak the Old (1940)
This focuses on crimes revolving around pension scams.
Dir: Sammy Lee Cast: John Dilson, Ralph Morgan, Edward Earle
Runtime: 20 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-PG CC: N


12:00 PM Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)



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The life story of dancing vaudevillian George M. Cohan.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston
Runtime: 126 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Oscar wins:
ACTOR -- James Cagney {"George M. Cohan"}
MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture) -- Ray Heindorf, Heinz Roemheld
SOUND RECORDING -- Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director

Oscar nominations:
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Walter Huston {"Jerry Cohan"}
DIRECTING -- Michael Curtiz
FILM EDITING -- George Amy
OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE -- Warner Bros.
WRITING (Original Motion Picture Story) -- Robert Buckner

Trivia: James Cagney became the first actor to win the Best Actor Academy Award for musical performance.

Trivia: The movie marked the first time a living U.S. President was depicted in a sound film.

Trivia: The scene where James Cagney goes into a tap dance while walking down the stairs at the White House was completely ad-libbed, according to TCM.

2:30 PM The Great American Pastime (1956)
In an effort to spend more time with his son, Bruce Hallerton becomes a little league baseball coach, much to the dismay of his wife. Now, if he can survive the kids, he still has to face the parents.
Dir: Herman Hoffman Cast: Tom Ewell, Anne Francis, Ann Miller
Runtime: 89 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


4:15 PM The Long, Long Trailer (1954)



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A newlywed couple encounters many difficulties during their honeymoon trip aboard a trailer they purchased.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Trivia: The trailer used in the film, a 1953 New Moon, was 32 feet in length and weighed more than 3 tons in total.


6:15 PM Winchester '73 (1950)
A man combs the West in search of his stolen rifle.
Dir: Anthony Mann Cast: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


8:00 PM Magnificent Obsession (1954)
A playboy becomes a doctor to right the wrong he's done to a sightless widow.
Dir: Douglas Sirk Cast: Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes Moorehead
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Oscar nominations: ACTRESS -- Jane Wyman {"Helen Phillips"}

Trivia: The film was an early starring role for Rock Hudson. According to Jane Wyman, he was very nervous. Some of his scenes had to be reshot thirty or forty times, but Wyman never said a word. Reportedly, years later at a party, Hudson ran into Wyman and said, "You were nice to me when you didn't have to be, and I want you to know that I thank you and love you for it."

10:00 PM The Tarnished Angels (1958)
A newsman falls for the wife of a barnstorming pilot whose work he's covering.
Dir: Douglas Sirk Cast: Rock Hudson, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


12:00 AM Deep Valley (1947)
A farmer's daughter helps an escaped convict.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Ida Lupino, Dane Clark, Wayne Morris
Runtime: 104 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


2:00 AM Soylent Green (1973)



A police officer in the year 2022 uncovers the deadly secret behind a mysterious synthetic food.
Dir: Richard O. Fleischer Cast: Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Edward G. Robinson
Runtime: 87 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

Trivia: The scene at around 33 minutes where Thorn and Roth share a meal of fresh food was not originally in the script, but was ad-libbed by Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson at director Richard Fleischer's request.

Trivia: During the shooting, Edward G. Robinson was almost totally deaf. He could hear people only if they spoke directly into his ear. His dialogue scenes with other people had to be shot several times before he got the rhythm of the dialogue and was able to respond to people as if he could hear them. He could not hear director Richard Fleischer yell "cut" when a scene went wrong, so Robinson would often continue acting out the scene, unaware that the shooting had stopped.


4:00 AM Westworld (1973)



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A high-tech amusement park for adults features three recreated historical environments - Medieval World, Roman World, and West World - populated by highly realistic androids programmed to indulge the whims of every high-paying guest. The main attraction of West World is the Gunslinger - a robot programmed to start duels ...
Dir: Michael Crichton Cast: Richard Benjamin, Yul Brynner, James Brolin
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

Trivia: The first use of computer-digitized images as part of a feature film (not merely monitor graphics) was Gunslinger's point of view in Westworld. After the process was finally developed enough to produce satisfactory results, it took a mere eight hours to produce each ten seconds of footage for Gunslinger's pixelated POV.