TCM Schedule for Wednesday, December 14: Movie Neighbors

Oh, what fun! The More the Merrier turns up in TCM's Movie Neighbors series tonight, and it's a winner.

The daytime theme is Rooney-O-Rama, starring you know who.

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

12:00 AM Lady in the Lake (1947)
Philip Marlowe searches for a missing woman in this mystery shot entirely from the detective's viewpoint.
Dir: Robert Montgomery
Cast: Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

2:00 AM Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlowe takes on the job of finding ex-con Moose Malloy's girlfriend Velma. Once on the case, Marlowe finds himself in one dangerous situation after another as he follows a trail of lies and betrayals.
Dir: Dick Richards Cast: Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Adaptation Rating: TV-MA CC: N

4:00 AM Marlowe (1969)
Detective Philip Marlowe probes the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles in search of a woman's missing sister.
Dir: Paul Bogart Cast: James Garner, Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O'Connor
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

6:00 AM Ah, Wilderness (1935)
In his only comedy, Eugene O'Neill captures the trials of growing up in small-town America.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Aline Macmahon
Runtime: 101 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

7:45 AM A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Shakespeare's classic about two pairs of lovers and an amateur actor who get mixed up with fairies.
Dir: Max Reinhardt Cast: Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale, Hobart Cavanaugh
Runtime: 132 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



10:15 AM Boys Town (1938)
True story of Father Flanagan's fight to build a home for orphaned boys.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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12:00 PM Lord Jeff (1938)
When a good boy goes bad, his family sends him to a naval military school.
Dir: Sam Wood Cast: Freddie Bartholomew, Mickey Rooney, Charles Coburn
Runtime: 78 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

1:30 PM Love Is a Headache (1938)
A freak accident gives a fading actress a huge publicity push.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Gladys George, Franchot Tone, Ted Healy
Runtime: 73 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y



3:00 PM Young Tom Edison (1940)
As a precocious child, Tom Edison defies authority to develop his first inventions.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Mickey Rooney, Fay Bainter, George Bancroft
Runtime: 82 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y



4:30 PM A Yank at Eton (1942)
An American playboy is sent to a British boarding school to learn discipline.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Mickey Rooney, Edmund Gwenn, Ian Hunter
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y



6:00 PM The Big Wheel (1949)
A mechanic alienates everyone who loves him when he becomes a champion race car driver.
Dir: Edward Ludwig Cast: Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Mary Hatcher
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: N

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: MOVIE NEIGHBORS

8:00 PM The More the Merrier (1943)
The World War II housing shortage brings three people together for an unlikely romance.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn
Runtime: 104 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: N



10:00 PM Out of the Blue (1947)
A young woman passes out in the apartment of an innocent young man. Convinced that she's dead, he must get rid of the body before his wife finds out.
Dir: Leigh Jason Cast: George Brent, Virginia Mayo, Turhan Bey
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

11:45 PM Pillow Talk (1959)
A man and woman carry their feud over the telephone line they share into their real lives.
Dir: Michael Gordon Cast: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y



1:45 AM The Swimmer (1968)
A tortured man reflects on past mistakes while "swimming" home through his neighbors' pools.
Dir: Frank Perry Cast: Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: N



3:30 AM Jumbo (1962)
The daughter of a circus owner fights to save her father from a takeover spearheaded by the man she loves.
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante
Runtime: 125 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y