TCM Schedule for Tuesday, February 25: 31 Days of Oscar: 1947 Best Cinematography B&W Noms

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Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

1:15 AM
Spy Who Came in from the Cold, The (1965)
A British agent infiltrates the enemy by allowing himself to be disgraced at home.
Dir: Martin Ritt Cast: Richard Burton , Claire Bloom , Oskar Werner .
BW-112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format



3:15 AM
Slender Thread, The (1965)
A crisis line volunteer tries to save a woman from suicide.
Dir: Sydney Pollack Cast: Sidney Poitier , Anne Bancroft , Telly Savalas .
BW-98 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 AM
Patch Of Blue, A (1965)
A blind white girl falls in love with a black man.
Dir: Guy Green Cast: Sidney Poitier , Shelley Winters , Elizabeth Hartman .
BW-105 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:46 AM
Cinderella Named Elizabeth, A (1965)
This promotional short film looks at how Elizabeth Hartman was chosen for the part of Selina in "A Patch of Blue" (1965).
BW-7 mins,

7:00 AM
Black Swan, The (1942)
When he's named governor of Jamaica, a former pirate sets out to clean up the Caribbean.
Dir: Henry King Cast: Tyrone Power , Maureen O'Hara , Laird Cregar .
C-85 mins, CC,

8:30 AM
Lifeboat (1944)
Survivors of a torpedoed boat take in a German Naval officer from the sub that sank them.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Tallulah Bankhead , William Bendix , Walter Slezak .
BW-97 mins, CC,

10:15 AM
In Cold Blood (1967)
Two vagrants try to outrun the police after committing a savage crime in this real-life shocker.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Robert Blake , Scott Wilson , John Forsythe .
BW-134 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:30 PM
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon (1949)
An aging Cavalry officer tries to prevent an Indian war in the last days before his retirement.
Dir: John Ford Cast: John Wayne , Joanne Dru , John Agar .
C-104 mins, CC,

2:15 PM
Guys And Dolls (1955)
A big-city gambler bets that he can seduce a Salvation Army girl.
Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast: Marlon Brando , Jean Simmons , Frank Sinatra .
C-149 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 PM
1776 (1972)
The founding fathers struggle to draft the Declaration of Independence.
Dir: Peter H. Hunt Cast: William Daniels , Howard Da Silva , Ken Howard .
C-165 mins, CC, Letterbox Format



7:49 PM
Romance Of Radium (1937)
This short film tells the story of the discovery of radium and how it is used in medicine.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Margaret Bert , Emmett Vogan , Eddie Hart .
BW-10 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: 31 DAYS OF OSCAR: 1947 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY BLACK-AND-WHITE NOMINATIONS

8:00 PM
Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The (1947)
A spirited widow rents a haunted cottage and builds an emotional bond with the resident ghost.
Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast: Gene Tierney , Rex Harrison , George Sanders .
BW-104 mins, CC,



10:00 PM
Great Expectations (1946)
A mysterious benefactor finances a young boy's education.
Dir: David Lean Cast: John Mills , Valerie Hobson , Bernard Miles .
BW-118 mins, CC,



12:15 AM
Green Dolphin Street (1947)
In 19th-century New Zealand, two sisters compete for the same man against a backdrop of political unrest and natural disaster.
Dir: Victor Saville Cast: Lana Turner , Van Heflin , Donna Reed .
BW-141 mins, CC,

2:45 AM
Last Picture Show, The (1971)
Changing times take their toll on high schoolers growing up in a small Western town.
Dir: Peter Bogdanovich Cast: Timothy Bottoms , Jeff Bridges , Cybill Shepherd .
BW-126 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 AM
Shampoo (1975)
A hairdresser expresses his fear of commitment by seducing his female clients.
Dir: Hal Ashby Cast: Warren Beatty , Julie Christie , Lee Grant .
C-110 mins, CC, Letterbox Format