Thursday, June 13th TV listings for Turner Classic Movies Canada
The Great American Pastime (1956)
A busy suburban lawyer attempts to cement relations with his son by agreeing to coach a Little League baseball team.
Ladies' Day (1943)
When a big-league pitcher's (Eddie Albert) saucy bride (Lupe Velez) distracts him, other players' wives lock her up.
Death on the Diamond (1934)
A rookie pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals investigates the mysterious murders of several of his teammates.
Fireman Save My Child (1932)
A Kansas firefighter (Joe E. Brown) pitches for the St. Louis Cardinals and perfects a new extinguisher.
Alibi Ike (1935)
An eccentric ballplayer known for his unorthodox pitching style finds major-league trouble with a girl and gangsters.
Speedy (1928)
A Babe Ruth fan (Harold Lloyd) saves his girlfriend's (Ann Christy) grandfather's (Bert Woodruff) horse trolley.
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)
Brooklyn Dodgers owner Branch Rickey (Minor Watson) makes Robinson (Jackie Robinson) the first black player in major-league baseball.
The Stratton Story (1949)
Inspired by his wife (June Allyson) and son, Chicago White Soxer Monty Stratton (James Stewart) pitches with an artificial leg.
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Hack screenwriter Joe (William Holden) moves in with Hollywood has-been Norma (Gloria Swanson) and her chauffeur, Max (Erich von Stroheim).
Billy Elliot (2000)
A working-class youngster (Jamie Bell) in 1984 England discovers a hidden talent for dance with the help of a hard-bitten teacher (Julie Walters).
The Band Wagon (1953)
Two playwrights bring a movie dancer (Fred Astaire) to New York for a Broadway show with a ballerina (Cyd Charisse).
Some Like It Hot (1959)
To evade gangsters, two men (Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon) don skirts and makeup and join an all-girl band with a sizzling singer (Marilyn Monroe).
An American in Paris (1951)
An American soldier (Gene Kelly) stays in Paris after World War II to paint and falls in love with a French beauty (Leslie Caron).