TCM Schedule for Tuesday, January 15: Great Capers

[CBHagman]

Tuesday, January 15th, 2013

12:26 AM
Lion Roars Again, The (1975)
An MGM promotional featurette advertising its resurgence into the movie industry in the mid-1970s. Showcased movies include "Logan's Run" (1976), "The Sunshine Boys" (1975), and "The Wind and the Lion" (1975).
C-17 mins,

12:45 AM
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Onetime college friends cope with the sexual revolution of the '60s.
Dir: Mike Nichols Cast: Jack Nicholson , Candice Bergen , Arthur Garfunkel .
C-98 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

2:30 AM
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
A classical pianist who's dropped out of society returns to the family he deserted.
Dir: Bob Rafelson Cast: Jack Nicholson , Karen Black , Lois Smith .
C-98 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 AM
Easy Rider (1969)
A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.
Dir: Dennis Hopper Cast: Peter Fonda , Dennis Hopper , Antonio Mendoza .
C-96 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

6:06 AM
Dirt Track Racing (1957)
An RKO Sportscope short about Viennese dirt bike racing in the 1950s, following a young racer from technical training to learning how to ride to his first race in Vienna.
Dir: Heinz Scheiderbauer
BW-8 mins,

6:15 AM
MGM Parade Show #3 (1955)
George Murphy introduces clips from "A Free Soul" with Clark Gable and "Trial."
BW-26 mins, TV-G,

7:00 AM
Girls on Probation (1938)
A dizzy young girl falls into crime but wins her lawyer's heart.
Dir: William McGann Cast: Jane Bryan , Ronald Reagan , Anthony Averill .
BW-64 mins, TV-G,

8:15 AM
Hairy Ape, The (1944)
A ship's stoker becomes obsessed with a society beauty who finds him repulsive.
Dir: Alfred Santell Cast: William Bendix , Susan Hayward , John Loder .
BW-91 mins, TV-PG,

10:00 AM
Deadline at Dawn (1946)
An aspiring actress risks her life to clear a sailor charged with murder.
Dir: Harold Clurman Cast: Susan Hayward , Paul Lukas , Bill Williams .
BW-83 mins, TV-G, CC,



11:30 AM
They Won't Believe Me (1947)
A faithless husband is charged with a murder he didn't commit.
Dir: Irving Pichel Cast: Susan Hayward , Robert Young , Jane Greer .
BW-80 mins, TV-PG, CC,

1:00 PM
Tulsa (1949)
A cattle owner's daughter risks everything to drill for oil.
Dir: Stuart Heisler Cast: Susan Hayward , Robert Preston , Pedro Armendariz .
C-88 mins, TV-G,

2:30 PM
I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
True story of singer Lillian Roth's battle against alcoholism.
Dir: Daniel Mann Cast: Susan Hayward , Richard Conte , Eddie Albert .
BW-119 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format



4:30 PM
Top Secret Affair (1957)
A female publishing magnate tries to keep a general she hates from securing a prestigious appointment.
Dir: H. C. Potter Cast: Susan Hayward , Kirk Douglas , Paul Stewart .
BW-100 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

6:15 PM
I Thank A Fool (1962)
A woman once convicted of euthanasia gets a job caring for her prosecutor's wife.
Dir: Robert Stevens Cast: Susan Hayward , Peter Finch , Diane Cilento .
C-100 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: GREAT CAPERS

8:00 PM
League of Gentlemen, The (1961)
A veteran recruits a group of disgraced colleagues to perform a bank robber.
Dir: Basil Dearden Cast: Jack Hawkins , Nigel Patrick , Roger Livesey .
BW-114 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format



10:00 PM
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)
A sophisticated crook mounts an intricate plan to rob an airport bank.
Dir: Bernard Girard Cast: James Coburn , Camilla Sparv , Aldo Ray .
C-107 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

12:00 AM
$ (Dollars) (1971)
A bank security expert plots with a call girl to rob a high-tech security bank.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Warren Beatty , Goldie Hawn , Gert FrObe .
C-121 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format

2:15 AM
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Desperate losers plan a bank robbery with unexpected results.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Harry Belafonte , Robert Ryan , Shelley Winters .
BW-96 mins, TV-PG,



4:00 AM
Day They Robbed The Bank Of England, The (1960)
Turn-of-the-century Irish patriots plan to overthrow the British government.
Dir: John Guillermin Cast: Aldo Ray , Elizabeth Sellars , Peter O'Toole .
BW-85 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format



5:30 AM
MGM Parade Show #3 (1955)
George Murphy introduces clips from "A Free Soul" with Clark Gable and "Trial."
BW-26 mins, TV-G,

[graham4anything]

1. Gotta remember to watch Deadline at Dawn at 10am & at 615pm I thank a fool

[Graybeard]

2. Early Peter O'Toole

Director David Lean was casting his next film, Lawrence Of Arabia. He had been refused by Laurence Olivier, Marlon Brando and Albert Finney. Then he saw an unknown actor, Peter O'Toole, in "The Day They Robbed The Bank Of England" (4:00am).
The rest is history.

[graham4anything]

3. Just watched on TCM, the film Dollars. If I hadn't seen it listed here, would have missed it.

Stayed up specifically to watch this, and the O'toole movie later on.
Just watched-
12:00 AM
$ (Dollars) (1971)
A bank security expert plots with a call girl to rob a high-tech security bank.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Warren Beatty , Goldie Hawn , Gert FrObe .
C-121 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format

This has to be one of the great caper movies I have ever seen.
Have to say I never heard of it prior to watching it.

The films from the late 1960s-to around 1973 are the least familiar to me.

Great concept, plotting to rob the safety deposit boxes of master criminals who after the robbery couldn't go to the police

Great character actors, and great location shots, and great chase the last part of the movie.

And it was almost tongue in cheeck with Goldie's role.
Playing off her image of being a stupid blonde of the 60s(like her role in Laugh-In), yet in fact being the brains of the whole thing.

*****stars

[CBHagman]

4. That's one movie I've never seen.

I have to give credit to TCM for turning up titles beyond the ones everyone expects.

They've been running a lot of Loretta Young pre-Code films, for instance -- an interesting choice with an actress who cultivated a wholesome image later in her career but had a few secrets.