TCM later:
1:45 PM -- Captains Courageous (1937)
1h 56m | Drama | TV-G
A spoiled rich boy is lost at sea and rescued by a fishing boat.
Director: Victor Fleming
Cast: Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore
Winner of an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role -- Spencer Tracy
3:45 PM -- Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
2h 12m | Adventure | TV-PG
Classic adventure about the sadistic Captain Bligh, who drove his men to revolt during a South Seas expedition.
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cast: Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone
Winner of an Oscar for Best Picture
6:15 PM -- Key Largo (1948)
1h 41m | Crime | TV-G
A returning veteran tangles with a ruthless gangster during a hurricane.
Director: John Huston
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall
Winner of an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role -- Claire Trevor
8:00 PM -- To Sir, With Love (1967)
1h 45m | Drama | TV-PG
A substitute teacher changes the lives of the slum children in his class.
Director: James Clavell
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Christian Roberts, Judy Geeson
The film did so unexpectedly well in the States that Columbia Pictures did market research to find out why so many people had gone to it. Their answer: Sidney Poitier.
10:00 PM -- Stand and Deliver (1988)
1h 42m | Drama | TV-14
Based on the true story of Jaime Escalante, a math teacher at East Los Angeles' Garfield High School.
Director: Ramon Menendez
Cast: Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna Arquette
Nominee for an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role -- Edward James Olmos
According to Edward James Olmos, he wrote most of his dialogue with Jaime Escalante, and much of it was verbatim what Escalante had said in the real-life situations that were depicted in the movie. For instance, Olmos said the dialogue in the scene where Escalante confronts the ETS investigators about the cheating allegations was word for word what Escalante told the ETS in real life.
12:00 AM -- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
1h 54m | Drama | TV-PG
A cold-hearted teacher becomes the school favorite when he's thawed by a beautiful young woman.
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Terry Kilburn
Winner of an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role -- Robert Donat (Robert Donat was not present at the awards ceremony. Victor Saville accepted the award on his behalf.)
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