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August

The Pirate
Girl meets pirate during Carribean holiday in classic musical.
Female Swordplay: (slapstick) Judy Garland picks up a fencing foil and swats Gene Kelly across the deriere. Also throws a lot of furniture at him.
Tomorrow August 6th (late night) 2:00 AM ET / 11:00 PM PT

The Golden Hawk
Male and female pirates join forces against a corrupt Caribbean governor.
Female Swordplay: unknown (maybe, maybe not)
August 22nd (late night) 1:30 AM ET / 10:30 PM PT



September - drought month, I'm afraid. Try 'Legend of the Seeker' instead.



October

The Swan
Beautiful heiress loves her handsome teacher, but according to custom, must marry Obi-Wan (whoops wrong movie) elegant prince instead. Based on a classic play.
Female Swordplay: Grace Kelly takes a lesson from Louis Jordan in one scene, and has a brief fencing bout with him in another. She has a great 'Et la!'
October 4th 10:30 AM ET / 7:30 AM PT

The Golden Hawk (repeat, see above)
October 12th 8:15 AM ET / 5:15 AM PT



TCM North America (US and Canada)
http://www.tcm.com

(Due to rights issues, alternate programming is occasionally substituted in Canada.
TCM.com offers both schedules on their website.)





For TCM Channels in other countries, go to
http://www.tcmuk.tv/listings.php (UK site)
- scroll down to 'All Region Listings'
- select your country/region.






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Turner Classic Movies in Germany will air 'The Ice Pirates' later today (August 6th) on its TNT channel (not sure if it's in English or German). Anjelica Huston fights with a disorderly bar patron in one scene from this bizzare sci-fi action/comedy.
Tonight August 6th 5:00 PM CET (Central European Time).

Also upcoming in August:

Adventures of Quentin Durward
Female Swordplay: unknown
August 8th 6:00 AM CET

Diane
Female Swordplay: Lana Turner gives a pre-007 Roger Moore a brief fencing lesson in one scene.
August 8th 9:35 AM CET

The Swan (see above)
August 11th 7:40 AM CET

Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Female Swordplay: brief F/M sparring with wooden swords as Emilie François embarasses Hugh Grant.
August 11th 8:15 PM CET

Little Women (1933)
Female Swordplay: more wooden swords, with Katharine Hepburn briefly play-fighting Paul Lukas.
August 19th 9:30 AM CET

The Secret of Monte Cristo
Female Swordplay: unknown.
August 28th 6:00 AM CET

The Swordsman of Siena
Female Swordplay: Sylva Koscina is seen with a rapier in two scenes - fencing with Stewart Granger in one scene, and a meeting in the forest in the final scene.
August 28th 7:35 AM CET



http://www.tcmuk.tv/listings.php
- scroll down to 'All Region Listings' and select Germany
- listings will pop up in a new window, in PDF format.






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Just added:

Captain Caution
Female Swordplay: unknown
When a ship's captain dies at war, his daughter (Louise Platt, billed second) takes command.

September 5th, 6:00 AM Eastern
US feed only. TCM Canada airing alternate programming.

http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=70225




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