Fools!
Turner Classic Movies will be screening fool-themed movies this April 1. Some of them seem to be rarely shown on television, so some real treats may be waiting to be discovered. The last Susan Hayward may be a real howler.
All Times Eastern
1 Tuesday
6:00 AM April Fool (1924)
In this silent short, a cub reporter endures a string of practical jokes on April Fool's Day. Cast: Charley Chase, Blanche Mehaffey, Noah Young. Dir: Ralph Ceder. BW-12 mins, TV-G
6:15 AM Men Are Such Fools (1938)
An ambitious secretary uses the men in her life to turn herself into a radio star. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris. Dir: Busby Berkeley. BW-69 mins, TV-G, CC
7:30 AM Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
A brother and sister risk their lives to expose the gangsters who ruined their family. Cast: Joan Crawford, Cliff Edwards, Clark Gable. Dir: Harry Beaumont. BW-80 mins, TV-G, CC
9:00 AM You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)
A neglected housewife turns herself into a glamour girl to win her husband back. Cast: Lucille Ball, James Ellison, Robert Coote. Dir: Ray McCarey. BW-68 mins, TV-PG, CC
10:09 AM Short Film: I Love My Wife, But! (1946)
A short about the various types of wives that one can have and how to deal with them Cast: Dave O'Brien Dir: Richard L. Bare BW-9 mins
10:30 AM Fools For Scandal (1938)
A Hollywood star falls for a broken down aristocrat. Cast: Carole Lombard, Fernand Gravet, Ralph Bellamy. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. BW-80 mins, TV-G, CC
12:00 PM Fools' Parade (1971)
When an ex-con tries to open a general store, a corrupt prison official and banker try to get in the way. Cast: James Stewart, George Kennedy, Anne Baxter. Dir: Andrew V. McLaglen. C-98 mins, , Letterbox Format
1:47 PM Short Film: Milton Fox, Esq. (1964)
BW-5 mins
2:00 PM My Foolish Heart (1949)
A young innocent's life is shattered when she falls for a World War II flyer. Cast: Susan Hayward, Dana Andrews, Kent Smith. Dir: Mark Robson. BW-99 mins, TV-PG
3:48 PM Short Film: Cecil B. Demille (1962)
BW-4 mins
4:00 PM Three Wise Fools (1946)
An orphan girl melts the hearts of three crusty old men. Cast: Margaret O'Brien, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell. Dir: Edward Buzzell. BW-90 mins, TV-G, CC
5:31 PM Short Film: You Can'T Fool A Camera (1940)
A reenactment of a famous photography experiment as well as a look at current productions. Cast: Clark Gable BW-10 mins
5:48 PM Short Film: Fightin' Fools (1941)
BW-9 mins
6:00 PM I Thank A Fool (1962)
A woman once convicted of euthanasia gets a job caring for her prosecutor's wife. Cast: Susan Hayward, Peter Finch, Diane Cilento. Dir: Robert Stevens. C-100 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format
All Times Eastern
1 Tuesday
6:00 AM April Fool (1924)
In this silent short, a cub reporter endures a string of practical jokes on April Fool's Day. Cast: Charley Chase, Blanche Mehaffey, Noah Young. Dir: Ralph Ceder. BW-12 mins, TV-G
6:15 AM Men Are Such Fools (1938)
An ambitious secretary uses the men in her life to turn herself into a radio star. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris. Dir: Busby Berkeley. BW-69 mins, TV-G, CC
7:30 AM Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
A brother and sister risk their lives to expose the gangsters who ruined their family. Cast: Joan Crawford, Cliff Edwards, Clark Gable. Dir: Harry Beaumont. BW-80 mins, TV-G, CC
9:00 AM You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)
A neglected housewife turns herself into a glamour girl to win her husband back. Cast: Lucille Ball, James Ellison, Robert Coote. Dir: Ray McCarey. BW-68 mins, TV-PG, CC
10:09 AM Short Film: I Love My Wife, But! (1946)
A short about the various types of wives that one can have and how to deal with them Cast: Dave O'Brien Dir: Richard L. Bare BW-9 mins
10:30 AM Fools For Scandal (1938)
A Hollywood star falls for a broken down aristocrat. Cast: Carole Lombard, Fernand Gravet, Ralph Bellamy. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. BW-80 mins, TV-G, CC
12:00 PM Fools' Parade (1971)
When an ex-con tries to open a general store, a corrupt prison official and banker try to get in the way. Cast: James Stewart, George Kennedy, Anne Baxter. Dir: Andrew V. McLaglen. C-98 mins, , Letterbox Format
1:47 PM Short Film: Milton Fox, Esq. (1964)
BW-5 mins
2:00 PM My Foolish Heart (1949)
A young innocent's life is shattered when she falls for a World War II flyer. Cast: Susan Hayward, Dana Andrews, Kent Smith. Dir: Mark Robson. BW-99 mins, TV-PG
3:48 PM Short Film: Cecil B. Demille (1962)
BW-4 mins
4:00 PM Three Wise Fools (1946)
An orphan girl melts the hearts of three crusty old men. Cast: Margaret O'Brien, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell. Dir: Edward Buzzell. BW-90 mins, TV-G, CC
5:31 PM Short Film: You Can'T Fool A Camera (1940)
A reenactment of a famous photography experiment as well as a look at current productions. Cast: Clark Gable BW-10 mins
5:48 PM Short Film: Fightin' Fools (1941)
BW-9 mins
6:00 PM I Thank A Fool (1962)
A woman once convicted of euthanasia gets a job caring for her prosecutor's wife. Cast: Susan Hayward, Peter Finch, Diane Cilento. Dir: Robert Stevens. C-100 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format