TCM Schedule for Wednesday, October 2: Samantha Eggar

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The Samantha Eggar line-up includes something for the kids (Dr. Dolittle) and something emphatically not (The Collector).

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013

12:00 AM
Bicycle Thief, The (1948)
A working man's livelihood is threatened when someone steals his bicycle.
Dir: Vittorio De Sica Cast: Lamberto Maggiorani , Enzo Staiola , Lianella Carell .
BW-89 mins, TV-G,

1:45 AM
Gun Crazy (1950)
Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.
Dir: Joseph H. Lewis Cast: Peggy Cummins , John Dall , Berry Kroeger .
BW-87 mins, TV-PG, CC,

3:15 AM
Story of Film: An Odyssey, The: 1939-1952 - The Devastation of War and a New Movie Language (2011)
The fifth episode in this 15-part history of cinema reveals how the trauma of war made cinema more daring.
C-64 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

4:30 AM
Big Sleep, The (1946)
Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a society girl's involvement in the murder of a pornographer.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Lauren Bacall , John Ridgely .
BW-114 mins, TV-PG, CC,

6:30 AM
Matter of Life and Death, A (1947)
An injured aviator argues in celestial court for the chance to go on living.
Dir: Michael Powell Cast: David Niven , Kim Hunter , Robert Coote .
C-104 mins, TV-PG, CC,

8:15 AM
Now Playing October (2013) (2013)
BW-17 mins, TV-PG, CC,

8:45 AM
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
A madcap heiress upsets the staid existence of a straitlaced scientist.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Cary Grant , Charlie Ruggles .
BW-102 mins, TV-G, CC,



10:45 AM
Rio Lobo (1970)
A Civil War veteran searches for the traitor behind a friend's death.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: John Wayne , Jorge Rivero , Jennifer O'Neill .
C-114 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

12:45 PM
Contempt (1963)
A film production of The Odyssey causes friction in a marriage
Dir: Jean-Luc Godard Cast: Brigitte Bardot , Jack Palance , Michel Piccoli .
C-103 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format

2:30 PM
Desperados, The (1969)
A son attempts to distance himself from his ruthless family.
Dir: Henry Levin Cast: Vince Edwards , Jack Palance , George Maharis .
C-90 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

4:15 PM
Mercenary, The (1970)
An idealistic patriot hires a gunman to lead the fight against a crooked mine-owner.
Dir: Sergio Corbucci Cast: Franco Nero , Tony Musante , Jack Palance .
BW-106 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

6:15 PM
Monte Walsh (1970)
An aging cowboy faces changes in the West with the rise of civilization.
Dir: William A. Fraker Cast: Lee Marvin , Jeanne Moreau , Jack Palance .
C-99 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: SAMANTHA EGGAR



8:00 PM
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
A veterinarian who can communicate with animals travels abroad to search for a giant sea snail.
Dir: Richard Fleischer Cast: Rex Harrison , Samantha Eggar , Anthony Newley .
C-149 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format



10:45 PM
Walk, Don't Run (1966)
Set during the Tokyo Olympics, one of three unlikely housemates plays matchmaker with the other two.
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Cary Grant , Samantha Eggar , Jim Hutton .
C-114 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format

12:45 AM
Collector, The (1965)
A disturbed young man kidnaps a woman he's been stalking.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Terence Stamp , Samantha Eggar , Mona Washbourne .
C-119 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

3:00 AM
Dr. Crippen (1963)
The real-life story of a doctor who was hanged in London in 1910 for poisoning his wife.
Dir: Robert Lynn Cast: Donald Pleasence , Coral Browne , Samantha Eggar .
BW-98 mins, TV-PG,

5:00 AM
Return From the Ashes (1965)
A gigolo marries a wealthy widow, seduces her stepdaughter and plots to kill them both.
Dir: J. Lee Thompson Cast: Maximilian Schell , Samantha Eggar , Ingrid Thulin .
BW-108 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format