Thursday, May 23rd TV listings for Turner Classic Movies Canada
Marriage on the Rocks (1965)
An adman's (Frank Sinatra) wife (Deborah Kerr) winds up wed to his buddy (Dean Martin) after a quickie Mexican divorce and marriage.
The Tender Trap (1955)
An actress (Debbie Reynolds) flirts demurely with a swinging Manhattan bachelor (Frank Sinatra) who thinks he has it made.
Big City (1948)
An Irish policeman, a Protestant minister (Robert Preston) and a Jewish cantor (Danny Thomas) adopt a singing orphan girl (Margaret O'Brien).
Neptune's Daughter (1949)
A swimwear designer's (Esther Williams) sister mistakes a madcap masseur (Red Skelton) for the captain (Ricardo Montalban) of a polo team.
On the Town (1949)
Sailors Gabey (Gene Kelly), Chip (Frank Sinatra) and Ozzie have 24 hours to meet pretty women and see the sights of New York.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
Two dancing baseball players (Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra) run into trouble with their team's new female owner (Esther Williams) and a gambler who doesn't want them to win the pennant.
Words and Music (1948)
Richard Rodgers (Tom Drake) and Lorenz Hart (Mickey Rooney) team up in the 1920s to write songs including "Thou Swell" and "I'll Take Manhattan."
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Five Oscars went to John Ford's adaptation of Richard Llewellyn's novel chronicling the life of a Welsh mining family.
Seven Samurai (1954)
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves.
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Between 1954 and '62, Algeria fights for independence from the French.
Lust for Life (1956)
Tormented Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (Kirk Douglas) meets French painter Paul Gauguin (Anthony Quinn).