TCM Schedule for Wednesday, June 17: Birthday Tribute: Ralph Bellamy/TCM Spotlight: Disaster Films
Happy birthday to the actor who spent much of his career in a cinematic friend zone.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Director George Roy Hill - Part 1 (continued)
12:00 AM The World of Henry Orient (1964)
Two poor little rich girls dog the steps of a womanizing pianist.
Dir: George Roy Hill Cast: Peter Sellers, Paula Prentiss, Tippy Walker
Runtime: 106 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
2:00 AM Hawaii (1966)
An American missionary and his wife travel to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii, intent on converting the natives. But the clash between the two cultures is too great and instead of understanding there comes tragedy.
Dir: George Roy Hill Cast: Julie Andrews, Max von Sydow, Richard Harris
Runtime: 162 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
TCM Late Night: Crime Family
5:00 AM Main Street After Dark (1945)
A police clean-up campaign could put a family of pickpockets out of work.
Dir: Edward Cahn Cast: Edward Arnold, Selena Royle, Tom Trout
Runtime: 56 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
TCM Daytime: Birthday Tribute: Ralph Bellamy
6:00 AM Ace of Aces (1933)
After he's branded a coward, a sculptor travels to France to help fight World War I.
Dir: J. Walter Ruben Cast: Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allen, Ralph Bellamy
Runtime: 72 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-G CC: Y
7:30 AM Ever in My Heart (1933)
World War I brings tribulations to an American woman married to a German.
Dir: Archie Mayo Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Otto Kruger, Ralph Bellamy
Runtime: 68 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
9:00 AM Picture Snatcher (1933)
An ex-con brings his crooked ways to a job as a news photographer.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: James Cagney, Ralph Bellamy, Patricia Ellis
Runtime: 77 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
10:30 AM Spitfire (1934)
A backwoods faith healer falls for a married man from the big city.
Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Robert Young, Ralph Bellamy
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
12:00 PM Fools for Scandal (1938)
A Hollywood star falls for a broken down aristocrat.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Carole Lombard, Fernand Gravet, Ralph Bellamy
Runtime: 81 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
1:30 PM Dive Bomber (1941)
A crusading scientist fights to prevent bomber pilots from blacking out.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn, Fred MacMurray, Ralph Bellamy
Runtime: 133 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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3:45 PM Delightfully Dangerous (1945)
Teen Sherry Williams dreams of a singing career and idolizes her sister Josephine, who performs in New York. Encouraged by stories about her sister from a Broadway producer, Sherry pays a visit to New York and makes a surprising discovery.
Dir: Arthur Lubin Cast: Jane Powell, Ralph Bellamy, Constance Moore
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
5:30 PM Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
In the summer of 1921, unsuccessful vice-presidential candidate Franklin Delano Roosevelt is vacationing with his family at their estate on Campobello Island on the Maine/New Brunswick border. During their stay, the 39-year-old Roosevelt comes down with a fever and sudden paralysis that is eventually diagnosed as polio. ...
With the help of his wife, Eleanor, and his close friend and political consultant, Louis Howe, FDR battles his newfound disability.
Dir: Vincent J. Donehue Cast: Ralph Bellamy, Greer Garson, Hume Cronyn
Runtime: 143 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
TCM Primetime: TCM Spotlight: Disaster Films
8:00 PM The Towering Inferno (1974)
Architect Paul Newman's building becomes a tower of blazing terror in this Oscar®-winning disaster epic; Steve McQueen leads the fire-fighting effort.
Dir: John Guillermin Cast: Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, William Holden, Faye Dunaway
Runtime: 165 mins Genre: Action Rating: TV-14 CC:
11:00 PM Earthquake (1974)
Los Angelinos fight to survive a massive earthquake that cripples the city.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy
Runtime: 122 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC:
1:30 AM Crack in the World (1965)
While trying to drill through the earth's crust in hopes of finding a source of energy, a scientist creates a crack, resulting in disaster.
Dir: Andrew Marton Cast: Dana Andrews, Janette Scott, Kieron Moore
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Action Rating: TV-PG CC:
3:15 AM Meteor (1979)
With a massive asteroid bearing down on Earth, it's up to the U.S. and Russia to come together in order to save the planet from extinction.
Dir: Ronald Neame Cast: Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: Action Rating: TV-PG CC:
5:15 AM The Swarm (1978)
Killer bees that attack without reason descend on Texas.
Dir: Irwin Allen Cast: Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark
Runtime: 116 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-14 CC: Y