Thursday, December 4th TV listings for Turner Classic Movies Canada HD
The Babe Ruth Story (1948)
The baseball player (William Bendix) goes from wayward youth to Boston Red Sox pitcher to New York Yankees home-run hero.
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
After a successful baseball career in college and as a coach in the military, Jackie Robinson attracts the attention of Major League Baseball's Branch Rickey.
Knute Rockne, All American (1940)
Coach Rockne (Pat O'Brien) leads Notre Dame to gridiron greatness with star player George "The Gipper" Gipp (Ronald Reagan).
Jim Thorpe, All American (1951)
Coach Pop Warner (Charles Bickford) recalls the Oklahoma Indian (Burt Lancaster) forced to return his medals from the 1912 Olympics.
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
A youth turns his rebellious nature into a successful ring career in this fact-based portrait of boxer Rocky Graziano.
When We Were Kings (1996)
The Oscar-winning chronicle of the 1974 championship bout between boxers George Foreman and Muhammad Ali.
Forever Darling (1956)
A guardian angel (James Mason) tells a wacky redhead (Lucille Ball) with a rocky marriage to join her chemist husband (Desi Arnaz) on a field trip.
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Heavenly executive Mr. Jordan (Claude Rains) seeks another body for the soul of a boxer (Robert Montgomery), dead 50 years too soon.
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
A suave angel (Cary Grant) saves a woman (Loretta Young) and her Episcopal husband (David Niven) from spiritual doubt and marital woe.
Carousel (1956)
A carnival barker (Gordon MacRae) finds a wife (Shirley Jones), dies in a robbery, and gets to return to Earth for one day to guide his teenage daughter.
I Married an Angel (1942)
A Budapest banker (Nelson Eddy) dreams of marrying an angel (Jeanette MacDonald), after meeting her earthly double.
Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
Sobered by an archangel, the president (Walter Huston) fires his crooked Cabinet and becomes a world leader.
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
A Norwegian farmer (Edward G. Robinson) lovingly raises his daughter (Margaret O'Brien) in Benson Junction, Wis.
The Swan (1956)
A European princess (Grace Kelly) waltzes with her tutor (Louis Jourdan) but is destined to marry a crown prince (Alec Guinness).