Here's the Turner Classic Movies Schedule for the next Lucille Ball movie night. Most of the movies on this night are dramas. The times below are Pacific Time, so be sure to check the schedule in your time zone.

http://www.tcm.com/schedule/index.jsp?startDate=11/16/2006&timezone=PST&cid=N

TCM's Evening Theme: LUCILLE BALL

5:00pm Big Street, The (1942)
A nightclub waiter, who's in love with a selfish showgirl, gets to prove his love when she's injured.
Cast: Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Eugene Pallette. Dir: Irving Reis. BW-88 mins, TV-G
7:00pm Five Came Back (1939)
Survivors of a jungle plane crash realize that their repaired airplane can only carry five passengers.
Cast: Chester Morris, Lucille Ball, C. Aubrey Smith. Dir: John Farrow. BW-75 mins, TV-PG
8:30pm Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)
A reporter avenges his editor's murder by gangsters.
Cast: Richard Dix, Lucille Ball, Allan Lane. Dir: Lew Landers. BW-64 mins, TV-G
9:45pm Panama Lady (1939)
An oil man forces a cabaret singer to work for him after she tries to rob him.
Cast: Lucille Ball, Allan Lane, Steffi Duna. Dir: Jack Hively. BW-65 mins, TV-G
11:00pm Marines Fly High, The (1940)
Two Marines compete for the love of a Central American plantation owner.
Cast: Richard Dix, Chester Morris, Lucille Ball. Dir: George Nicholls, Jr. BW-68 mins, TV-G
12:15am Go Chase Yourself (1938)
A bank teller gets mixed up with crooks.
Cast: Joe Penner, Lucille Ball, June Travis. Dir: Edward F. Cline. BW-75 mins, TV-G
1:45am Two Smart People (1946)
In New Orleans, lady crook tries to steal a con man's hidden loot.
Cast: Lucille Ball, John Hodiak, Lloyd Nolan. Dir: Jules Dassin. BW-93 mins, TV-G

Here's the Turner Classic Movies Schedule for the next Lucille Ball movie night. Most of the movies on this night are dramas. The times below are Pacific Time, so be sure to check the schedule in your time zone.

http://www.tcm.com/schedule/index.jsp?startDate=11/16/2006&timezone=PST&cid=N

TCM's Evening Theme: LUCILLE BALL

5:00pm Big Street, The (1942)
A nightclub waiter, who's in love with a selfish showgirl, gets to prove his love when she's injured.
Cast: Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Eugene Pallette. Dir: Irving Reis. BW-88 mins, TV-G
7:00pm Five Came Back (1939)
Survivors of a jungle plane crash realize that their repaired airplane can only carry five passengers.
Cast: Chester Morris, Lucille Ball, C. Aubrey Smith. Dir: John Farrow. BW-75 mins, TV-PG
8:30pm Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)
A reporter avenges his editor's murder by gangsters.
Cast: Richard Dix, Lucille Ball, Allan Lane. Dir: Lew Landers. BW-64 mins, TV-G
9:45pm Panama Lady (1939)
An oil man forces a cabaret singer to work for him after she tries to rob him.
Cast: Lucille Ball, Allan Lane, Steffi Duna. Dir: Jack Hively. BW-65 mins, TV-G
11:00pm Marines Fly High, The (1940)
Two Marines compete for the love of a Central American plantation owner.
Cast: Richard Dix, Chester Morris, Lucille Ball. Dir: George Nicholls, Jr. BW-68 mins, TV-G
12:15am Go Chase Yourself (1938)
A bank teller gets mixed up with crooks.
Cast: Joe Penner, Lucille Ball, June Travis. Dir: Edward F. Cline. BW-75 mins, TV-G
1:45am Two Smart People (1946)
In New Orleans, lady crook tries to steal a con man's hidden loot.
Cast: Lucille Ball, John Hodiak, Lloyd Nolan. Dir: Jules Dassin. BW-93 mins, TV-G

They sound great. I can't wait to actually SEE the voice of Mister Ed in PANAMA LADY!

Pat

They sound great. I can't wait to actually SEE the voice of Mister Ed in PANAMA LADY!

Pat

I'm not sure about PANAMA LADY, but don't miss seeing THE BIG STREET!

Oh well, they were on too late last night on my AMC station, so I just couldn't watch any of them! :(

Only THE BIG STREET was on at a somewhat reasonable time, but it didn't seem like my kind of movie.

Maybe they'll do all the encores at the month's end. Here's hoping...

Oh well, they were on too late last night on my AMC station, so I just couldn't watch any of them! :(

Only THE BIG STREET was on at a somewhat reasonable time, but it didn't seem like my kind of movie.

Maybe they'll do all the encores at the month's end. Here's hoping...

These movies are airing on Turner Classic Movies, not AMC. TCM has a 24-hour-a-day schedule with no repeats. Some films might be repeated in the weeks to come, but for the most part they won't be.

I think you need to give THE BIG STREET a chance. It's widely considered to be Lucille Ball's best dramatic performance ever. Certainly it was her most challenging role. The character she played is about as far removed from Lucy Ricardo as you can get: mean, selfish, with a heart of stone. Lesser actresses would have been overly melodramatic performing that role, but Lucille Ball took on this difficult assignment with a totally honest and believable performance. Indeed, it was her performance in this RKO film that got MGM's attention. Soon after MGM offered her a contract, which finally certified her as a star. This film was also one of Lucille Ball's personal favorites. If you saw Carol Burnett's commentary, you would have heard her comment that this was the first Lucille Ball film she ever saw (she was a child when it was released) and it left a great impression. If it shows up again, I highly recommend that you give it a chance.