TCM Schedule for Wednesday, October 5: Guest Programmers Jonah Goldberg & Leon Wieseltier
Politics makes strange bedfellows but great movie rosters. Enjoy.
Wednesday, October 5th, 2016
1:15 AM
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE (1967)
A small-town girl hits the big city in search of romance Roaring Twenties style.
Dir: George Roy Hill Cast: Julie Andrews , Mary Tyler Moore , Carol Channing .
C-152 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
4:00 AM
MARY PICKFORD: THE MUSE OF THE MOVIES (2008)
Films clips and archival footage tell the story of the first great film star.
Dir: Nicholas Eliopoulos Cast: Mary Pickford , Charles "Buddy" Rogers , Douglas Fairbanks .
C-101 mins, CC,
5:49 AM
FILMMAKING ON THE RIVIERA (1964)
This promotional film for "Joy House" (1964) features the cast and crew filming on location along the French Riviera.
BW-10 mins,
6:00 AM
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (1958)
A dying plantation owner tries to help his alcoholic son solve his problems.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Elizabeth Taylor , Paul Newman , Burl Ives .
C-108 mins, CC,
8:00 AM
PHENIX CITY STORY, THE (1955)
A crusading lawyer takes on the corrupt machine running a Southern town.
Dir: Phil Karlson Cast: John McIntire , Richard Kiley , Kathryn Grant .
BW-100 mins, CC,
9:45 AM
SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH (1962)
A young gigolo returns to his southern hometown in search of the lost love of his youth.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Paul Newman , Geraldine Page , Shirley Knight .
C-120 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
11:45 AM
WISE BLOOD (1979)
An ambitious Southern boy tries to set himself up as a street preacher.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Brad Dourif , Dan Shor , Harry Dean Stanton .
C-106 mins,
1:45 PM
JEZEBEL (1938)
A tempestuous Southern belle's willfulness threatens to destroy all who care for her.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Bette Davis , Henry Fonda , George Brent .
BW-104 mins, CC,
?w=490&h=372
3:30 PM
BABY DOLL (1956)
A child bride holds her husband at bay while flirting with a sexy Italian farmer.
Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Karl Malden , Carroll Baker , Eli Wallach .
BW-115 mins, CC,
5:30 PM
STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A (1951)
A fading southern belle tries to build a new life with her sister in New Orleans.
Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Vivien Leigh , Marlon Brando , Kim Hunter .
BW-125 mins, CC,
7:47 PM
CAPRICCIO ITALIEN (1953)
In this short film, The MGM Symphony Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky's "Capriccio Italien."
BW-10 mins,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM GUEST PROGRAMMERS: JONAH GOLDBERG & LEON WIESELTIER
8:00 PM
FACE IN THE CROWD, A (1957)
A female television executive turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.
Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Andy Griffith , Patricia Neal , Anthony Franciosa .
BW-126 mins, CC,
10:15 PM
AMERICA AMERICA (1963)
A young Greek stops at nothing to secure a passage to America.
Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Stathis Giallelis , Frank Wolff , Harry Davis .
BW-168 mins, CC,
1:15 AM
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
An idealistic Senate replacement takes on political corruption.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Jean Arthur , James Stewart , Claude Rains .
BW-130 mins, CC,
3:30 AM
FURY (1936)
An innocent man escapes a lynch mob then returns for revenge.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Sylvia Sidney , Spencer Tracy , Walter Abel .
BW-93 mins, CC,
5:15 AM
LAST MILE, THE (1932)
An innocent man sent to death row gets caught in a prison riot.
Dir: Sam Bischoff Cast: Howard Phillips , Preston S. Foster , George E. Stone .
BW-69 mins,