TCM Schedule for Wednesday, July 16: Robert Osborne's Picks
In daytime tune in for some real rarities courtesy of a TCM double birthday tribute (to Ginger Rogers and Barbara Stanwyck).
Wednesday, July 16th, 2014
1:15 AM
At Sword's Point (1951)
The children of the Three Musketeers swing into action against a traitor.
Dir: Lewis Allen Cast: Cornel Wilde , Maureen O'Hara , Robert Douglas .
C-81 mins, CC,
2:45 AM
Three Musketeers, The (1935)
Alexandre Dumas's classic swashbuckler about a young guardsman fighting for the queen's honor.
Dir: Rowland V. Lee Cast: Walter Abel , Paul Lukas , Margot Grahame .
BW-96 mins, CC,
4:30 AM
Modern Musketeer, A (1917)
A young man from Kansas is inspired by the legendary Three Musketeers.
Dir: Allan Dwan Cast: Douglas Fairbanks , Marjorie Daw , Kathleen Kirkham .
BW-69 mins,
5:49 AM
Night Court, The (1927)
A police raid on a club results in the entire cast of the floor show being hauled into court, where they must perform their routines for the judge in this musical short.
Dir: Bryan Foy Cast: William Demarest , Dottie Lewis , Ronald R Rondell .
BW-10 mins,
6:00 AM
Tip-Off, The (1932)
A dim-witted boxer helps a naive friend romance a gangster's girl.
Dir: Albert Rogell Cast: Eddie Quillan , Robert Armstrong , Ginger Rogers .
BW-71 mins,
7:15 AM
You Said A Mouthful (1932)
To sell his unsinkable bathing suit, an inventor passes himself off as a championship swimmer.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Joe E. Brown , Ginger Rogers , Preston S. Foster .
BW-70 mins,
8:30 AM
Finishing School (1934)
A boarding-school girl has to cope with family problems and puppy love.
Dir: Wanda Tuchock Cast: Frances Dee , Billie Burke , Ginger Rogers .
BW-73 mins,
9:45 AM
First Traveling Saleslady, The (1956)
A corset designer takes a job selling barbed wire in the wild West.
Dir: Arthur Lubin Cast: Ginger Rogers , Barry Nelson , Carol Channing .
C-92 mins, CC,
11:30 AM
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
Dick Cavett narrates this documentary about the MGM auction and the studio's glorious history.
C-51 mins, CC,
12:30 PM
Jeopardy (1953)
A woman desperately seeks help to prevent her trapped husband from drowning.
Dir: John Sturges Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , Barry Sullivan , Ralph Meeker .
BW-69 mins, CC,
1:45 PM
Witness To Murder (1954)
A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , George Sanders , Gary Merrill .
BW-82 mins,
3:15 PM
These Wilder Years (1956)
A wealthy businessman sets out to find his long-lost illegitimate son.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: James Cagney , Barbara Stanwyck , Walter Pidgeon .
BW-91 mins, CC,
5:00 PM
Crime Of Passion (1957)
An executive's wife barters sex for her husband's business success.
Dir: Gerd Oswald Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , Sterling Hayden , Raymond Burr .
BW-86 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
6:30 PM
Trooper Hook (1957)
A woman returns from Indian captivity to find herself an outcast.
Dir: Charles Marquis Warren Cast: Joel McCrea , Barbara Stanwyck , Earl Holliman .
BW-82 mins, CC,
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8:00 PM
Fanny (1961)
An old waterfront character tries to help his daughter when her lover leaves her pregnant.
Dir: Joshua Logan Cast: Leslie Caron , Maurice Chevalier , Charles Boyer .
C-134 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
10:30 PM
Bitter Tea of General Yen, The (1932)
An American missionary falls in love with a Chinese warlord.
Dir: Frank R. Capra Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , Nils Asther , Toshia Mori .
BW-87 mins, CC,
12:15 AM
Experiment Perilous (1944)
A small-town doctor tries to help a beautiful woman with a deranged husband.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Hedy Lamarr , George Brent , Paul Lukas .
BW-91 mins, CC,
2:00 AM
Yolanda And The Thief (1945)
A con man poses as a Latin American heiress' guardian angel.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Fred Astaire , Lucille Bremer , Frank Morgan .
C-108 mins, CC,
4:00 AM
Dark Delusion (1947)
A young doctor tries to keep a neurotic beauty from being committed.
Dir: Willis Goldbeck Cast: Lionel Barrymore , James Craig , Lucille Bremer .
BW-90 mins,
5:30 AM
MGM Parade Show #30 (1955)
Walter Pidgeon discusses Greta Garbo's early career; Irene Papas introduces behind-the-scenes footage from "Tribute to a Badman."
BW-25 mins,