TCM Schedule for Tuesday, April 16: 100th Birthday: Henry Mancini

You don't have to wait until dark. All day and all evening TCM's set to celebrate the fabulous film composer Mr. Mancini!

I'd note also that there's a rarity on the schedule, namely A Carol for Another Christmas, which usually shows up in December but is nevertheless timely.

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

12:15 AM Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
As the family of a wealthy Southern patriarch informs his children that he is dying of cancer, lies and secrets surface that threaten to rip the family apart.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


2:15 AM Ben-Hur (1959)
While seeking revenge, a rebellious Israelite prince crosses paths with Jesus Christ.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd
Runtime: 222 mins Genre: Epic Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


6:00 AM A Carol for Another Christmas (1964)
Three ghosts teach an industrialist the importance of international peacekeeping.
Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast: Sterling Hayden, Eva Marie Saint, Ben Gazzara
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y


7:30 AM Soldier in the Rain (1963)
An aging, career army-sergeant seems content with being a bachelor living on camp grounds, but a younger sergeant who idolizes him, tries to convince him to find a woman and a life outside the military.
Dir: Ralph Nelson Cast: Jackie Gleason, Steve McQueen, Tuesday Weld
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


9:00 AM Touch of Evil (1958)
A narcotics agent risks his wife's life to investigate a crooked cop.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Orson Welles
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


11:00 AM The Great Race (1965)
Mayhem and double-crossing abound as some zany professional racers go up against each other in a 1908 cross-continental road race from New York to Paris.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon
Runtime: 157 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


2:00 PM Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
A writer moves into a housing development to study married couples.
Dir: Jack Arnold Cast: Bob Hope, Lana Turner, Janis Paige
Runtime: 109 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


4:00 PM Dear Heart (1964)
A middle-aged postmistress falls for an engaged man during a convention in New York.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: Glenn Ford, Geraldine Page, Michael Anderson Jr.
Runtime: 114 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



6:00 PM Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
A husband and wife fight to conquer alcoholism.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford
Runtime: 117 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y



What's on Tonight: 100th Birthday: Henry Mancini

8:00 PM The Pink Panther (1964)
The bumbling Inspector Clouseau is on the tail of a famous jewel-thief whose eyes are set on stealing the famous "Pink Panther" gem worn by an Indian Princess.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: David Niven, Peter Sellers, Capucine
Runtime: 113 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



10:15 PM Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
A young writer gets caught up in a party girl's carefree existence.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal
Runtime: 114 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y



12:30 AM Two for the Road (1967)
A married couple travels in Europe at four different stages in their relationship.
Dir: Stanley Donen Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney, Eleanor Bron
Runtime: 112 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


2:30 AM Charade (1963)
A young woman returns home from vacation to find her elegant apartment stripped and her husband murdered.
Dir: Stanley Donen Cast: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau
Runtime: 114 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y



4:30 AM Wait Until Dark (1967)
A blind woman fights against drug smugglers who've invaded her home.
Dir: Terence Young Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y