TCM Schedule for Wednesday, March 5: Star of the Month: Mary Astor

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Wednesday, March 5th, 2014

1:15 AM
Salt and Pepper (1968)
Two nightclub owners investigate the murder of a secret agent found in their apartment.
Dir: Richard D. Donner Cast: Sammy Davis Jr. , Peter Lawford , Michael Bates .
C-101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:15 AM
One More Time (1970)
Business partners fight to win back the nightclub they've lost to gangsters.
Dir: Jerry Lewis Cast: Sammy Davis Jr. , Peter Lawford , Maggie Wright .
C-93 mins,

4:58 AM
Born To Fight (1956)
This short film showcases bullfighting in Portugal and explains how this country's version of the sport differs from those in Spain and Latin America.
Dir: Van Campen Heilner Cast: Marshall Thompson ,
BW-15 mins,

5:15 AM
Johnny Cool (1963)
A deported gangster trains an Italian convict to take over his operations in the U.S.
Dir: William Asher Cast: Henry Silva , Elizabeth Montgomery , Richard Anderson .
BW-102 mins, Letterbox Format

7:00 AM
Strictly Dynamite (1934)
A radio comic runs out of jokes, triggering a desperate search.
Dir: Elliott Nugent Cast: Jimmy Durante , Lupe Velez , Norman Foster .
BW-71 mins,

8:13 AM
Vaudeville Featuring Al Trahan (1934)
In this short film, a vaudeville revue is presented featuring various musical and comedic acts.
Dir: Joseph Henabery
BW-11 mins,

8:30 AM
Are You Listening? (1932)
A radio announcer accidentally kills his wife, then leads an on-air hunt for her killer.
Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast: William Haines , Madge Evans , Anita Page .
BW-73 mins,

10:00 AM
Campus Rhythm (1943)
A radio singer escapes her managers to attend college incognito.
Dir: Arthur Dreifuss Cast: Johnny Downs , Gale Storm , Robert Lowery .
BW-61 mins,

11:15 AM
Mr. Dodd Takes The Air (1937)
A country bumpkin becomes a singing sensation on the radio.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: Kenny Baker , Frank McHugh , Alice Brady .
BW-87 mins, CC,

12:45 PM
Radio Stars on Parade (1945)
A pair of wacky agents take their clients to audition for the top radio shows.
Dir: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Wally Brown , Alan Carney , Frances Langford .
BW-69 mins,

2:00 PM
Hullabaloo (1940)
A radio star creates a national panic when he announces a Martian invasion.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Frank Morgan , Virginia Grey , Dan Dailey Jr. .
BW-78 mins,

3:30 PM
Look Who's Laughing (1941)
A radio star plans to build an airplane plant in a sleepy small town.
Dir: Allan Dwan Cast: Edgar Bergen , Charlie McCarthy , Jim Jordan .
BW-79 mins, CC,

5:00 PM
Whistling In Brooklyn (1943)
A radio sleuth infiltrates the Brooklyn Dodgers to solve a murder.
Dir: S. Sylvan Simon Cast: Red Skelton , Ann Rutherford , Jean Rogers .
BW-87 mins, CC,

6:30 PM
Professional Sweetheart (1933)
A radio star's pure image leads to a fake engagement to a hayseed.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Ginger Rogers , Norman Foster , ZaSu Pitts .
BW-73 mins, CC,

7:51 PM
Water Sports (1935)
This short film focuses on various water sports and stunts performed off the coast of San Diego.
Dir: Ray McCarey
BW-8 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: MARY ASTOR

8:00 PM
Dodsworth (1936)
A husband whose wife left him looks for new love in Europe.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Walter Huston , Ruth Chatterton , Paul Lukas .
BW-101 mins, CC,



9:45 PM
What Do You Think? (1937)
This short film poses the question, "does extrasensory perception really exist?"
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: William Henry ,
BW-10 mins,

10:00 PM
Great Lie, The (1941)
Believing her husband to be dead, a flyer's wife bargains with his former love to adopt the woman's baby.
Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Bette Davis , George Brent , Mary Astor .
BW-108 mins, CC,

12:00 AM
Don Juan (1926)
In this silent film, the legendary lover fights to survive intrigue in the court of the Borgias.
Dir: Alan Crosland Cast: John Barrymore , Mary Astor , Willard Louis .
BW-112 mins,

1:56 AM
Starlet Revue (1929)
This short film features song and dance performances by children, including a very young Judy Garland.
BW-10 mins,

2:09 AM
You Said A Hatful! (1934)
Charley Chase is sent by his boss to purchase a railroad line and encounters numerous obstacles in this short film.
Cast: Lester Dorr , Harry Bernard , Charley Chase .
BW-19 mins,

2:30 AM
World Changes, The (1933)
When a farmer strikes it rich in business, success goes to his head.
Dir: Mervyn Le Roy Cast: Paul Muni , Aline MacMahon , Mary Astor .
BW-90 mins,

4:15 AM
Other Men's Women (1931)
A railroad engineer falls for a co-worker's wife.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Grant Withers , Mary Astor , Regis Toomey .
BW-70 mins,



5:38 AM
Winnah!, The (1934)
A college prepares for a sporting match against a rival university in this musical short film.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Florence Lake , Arthur Lake , Ralph Riggs .
BW-21 mins,