Wednesday, October 21st TV listings for Turner Classic Movies Canada
Alibi Ike (1935)
An eccentric ballplayer known for his unorthodox pitching style finds major-league trouble with a girl and gangsters.
The Big Leaguer (1953)
Young players try out for the founder (Edward G. Robinson) of the New York Giants Florida training camp.
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Lou Gehrig (Gary Cooper) leads the New York baseball team for years and then, slowly dying, retires with a stadium farewell.
The Winning Team (1952)
Grover Cleveland Alexander (Ronald Reagan) becomes one of baseball's greatest pitchers, with his wife's (Doris Day) support.
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
The Pittsburgh Pirates' manager (Paul Douglas) sees hope after a newswoman (Janet Leigh) reports a girl saw angels on their side.
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.
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.
Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
A cavalry officer (Jeffrey Hunter) defends a sergeant (Woody Strode) accused of rape and a double murder.
The Harlem Globetrotters (1951)
An athlete drops out of college to join Abe Saperstein's basketball team.
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
Set during the Civil War, Colonel John Marlowe leads a Union Calvary brigade on a mission behind Confederate lines to destroy enemy railroads and supplies. The colonel is confronted with numerous challenges before reaching Union held Baton Rouge.
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
An astrologer (Stockard Channing) helps a water boy (James Bond III) match players to his basketball team's star (Julius Erving), whose sign is Pisces.
The concept allows the viewer to see the inner workings of a movie studio and featured interviews with MGM stars and explanations of how movies were made; the format changed to show edited versions of MGM films.
Law of the Tropics (1941)
A nightclub singer (Constance Bennett) marries a jilted rubber salesman (Jeffrey Lynn) in the Amazon.
After Office Hours (1935)
A managing editor (Clark Gable) sends a socialite reporter (Constance Bennett) to spy on her boyfriend, mixed up in murder.