TCM Schedule for Wednesday, September 25: King Vidor
Divorce and more divorce! Who knew that subject provided so much material for classic movies?
Wednesday, September 25th, 2013
12:45 AM
Rules of the Game (1939)
A famed flier pursues a married woman during a weekend at her husband's country estate.
Dir: Jean Renoir Cast: Nora Gregor , Jean Renoir , Marcel Dalio .
BW-106 mins, TV-14,
2:45 AM
Story of Film: An Odyssey, The: 1930s - The Great American Movie Genres and the Brilliance of European Film, The (2011)
The fourth episode in this 15-part history of cinema marks the arrival of sound in the 1930s.
C-64 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
4:00 AM
Port of Shadows (1939)
An army deserter on the run risks his freedom to protect a beautiful young woman.
Dir: Marcel Carne Cast: Michele Morgan , Jean Gabin , Michel Simon .
BW-92 mins, TV-14,
5:42 AM
Service With A Smile (1934)
In this comedic short, the owner of a burnt down gas station attempts to fool his insurance company by embellishing the description of his business.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Marie Wells , Maxine Doyle , Billy Bletcher .
C-17 mins,
6:00 AM
Divorcee, The (1930)
The double standard destroys a liberal couple's marriage.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Norma Shearer , Chester Morris , Conrad Nagel .
BW-82 mins, TV-G, CC,
7:30 AM
Divorce In The Family (1932)
A young boy gets caught in an emotional tug of war between his divorcing parents.
Dir: Charles F. Riesner Cast: Jackie Cooper , Conrad Nagel , Lewis Stone .
BW-81 mins, TV-PG,
9:00 AM
Wednesday's Child (1934)
After testifying at his parents' divorce trial, a young boy is shipped off to military school when neither parent wants him around.
Dir: John Robertson Cast: Karen Morley , Edward Arnold , Frankie Thomas .
BW-68 mins, TV-G,
10:15 AM
Child of Divorce (1947)
A sensitive girl has trouble adjusting to her parents' divorce.
Dir: Richard O. Fleischer Cast: Sharyn Moffett , Regis Toomey , Madge Meredith .
BW-62 mins, TV-G,
11:30 AM
Payment On Demand (1951)
A bitter divorcee thinks back on the mistakes that destroyed her marriage.
Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast: Bette Davis , Barry Sullivan , Jane Cowl .
BW-90 mins, TV-PG, CC,
1:00 PM
Man On Fire (1957)
A divorced man fights for custody of his son when his ex-wife remarries.
Dir: Ranald MacDougall Cast: Bing Crosby , Inger Stevens , Mary Fickett .
BW-95 mins, TV-PG,
2:45 PM
Palm Beach Story, The (1942)
To finance her husband's career, a married woman courts an eccentric millionaire.
Dir: Preston Sturges Cast: Claudette Colbert , Joel McCrea , Mary Astor .
BW-88 mins, TV-G, CC,
4:15 PM
Divorce, American Style (1967)
A bored couple drifts toward divorce, only to discover how hard the single life is.
Dir: Bud Yorkin Cast: Dick Van Dyke , Debbie Reynolds , Jason Robards Jr. .
C-109 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
6:15 PM
One Is A Lonely Number (1972)
A pretty divorcee tries to build a new life.
Dir: Mel Stuart Cast: Trish Van Devere , Janet Leigh , Monte Markham .
C-97 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: KING VIDOR
8:00 PM
Big Parade, The (1925)
In this silent film, a young innocent enlists for World War I service but soon learns the horrors of war.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: John Gilbert , Renée Adorée , Hobart Bosworth .
BW-151 mins, TV-G,
10:45 PM
Street Scene (1931)
A husband's violent reaction becomes the talk of the neighborhood when he catches his cheating wife in the act.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Sylvia Sidney , William Collier Jr. , Estelle Taylor .
BW-79 mins, TV-14, CC,
12:15 AM
Stella Dallas (1937)
After divorcing a society man, a small-town woman tries to build a better life for their daughter.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , John Boles , Anne Shirley .
BW-106 mins, TV-G, CC,
2:15 AM
Duel In The Sun (1947)
A fiery half-breed comes between a rancher's good and evil sons.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Jennifer Jones , Joseph Cotten , Gregory Peck .
C-144 mins, TV-14, CC,
4:45 AM
Ruby Gentry (1952)
A tempestuous girl from the swamps ignites passions when she moves into the business world.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Jennifer Jones , Charlton Heston , Karl Malden .
BW-83 mins, TV-14, CC,
