TCM Schedule for Thurs, Dec 12, 2024 - Mickey Rooney
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6:00 AM | Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
An American orphan discovers he is heir to a British title.
Dir: John Cromwell | Cast: Freddie Bartholomew, Dolores Costello Barrymore, C. Aubrey Smith
7:45 AM | Captains Courageous (1937)
A spoiled rich boy is lost at sea and rescued by a fishing boat where hard work and responsibility help him become a man.
Dir: Victor Fleming | Cast: Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore
9:45 AM | Live, Love and Learn (1937)
A bohemian artist and a society girl try to adjust to marriage.
Dir: Geo. Fitzmaurice | Cast: Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Robert Benchley
11:15 AM | 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
12:30 PM | Hold That Kiss (1938)
Romance blossoms when a man and woman each think the other is rich.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin | Cast: Maureen O'Sullivan, Dennis O'Keefe, Mickey Rooney
2:00 PM | Killer McCoy (1947)
A lightweight boxer gets mixed up in murder.
Dir: Roy Rowland | Cast: Mickey Rooney, Brian Donlevy, Ann Blyth
4:00 PM | Summer Holiday (1948)
Musical remake of Ah, Wilderness!, about a small-town boy's struggles with growing up.
Dir: Rouben Mamoulian | Cast: Mickey Rooney, Gloria De Haven, Walter Huston
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
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8:00 PM | National Velvet (1944)
A British farm girl fights to train a difficult horse for the Grand National Steeplechase.
Dir: Clarence Brown | Cast: Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Taylor
10:15 PM | The Human Comedy (1943)
A small-town telegraph boy deals with the strains of growing up during World War II.
Dir: Clarence Brown | Cast: Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan, James Craig
12:15 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
2:00 AM | Men of Boys Town (1941)
Father Flanagan continues to fight for his pioneering orphanage.
Dir: Norman Taurog | Cast: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Bobs Watson
4:00 AM | 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
5:30 AM | 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