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CBHagman

(16,984 posts)
Sun Oct 23, 2016, 10:43 AM Oct 2016

TCM Schedule for Wednesday, October 26: Born to Run

No, it's not about Springsteen. It's politics, politics, politics. Don't you know there's an election on?

There's time travel during the day.

Wednesday, October 26th, 2016

1:30 AM
PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES (1960)

A drama critic and his family try to adjust to life in the country.
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Doris Day , David Niven , Janis Paige .
C-111 mins, CC,

3:30 AM
TENDER TRAP, THE (1955)

A swinging bachelor finds love when he meets a girl immune to his line.
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Frank Sinatra , Debbie Reynolds , David Wayne .
C-111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:30 AM
MGM PARADE SHOW #3 (1955)

George Murphy introduces clips from "A Free Soul" with Clark Gable and "Trial."
BW-26 mins,

6:00 AM
ROBOT VS. THE AZTEC MUMMY, THE (1965)

A mad scientist creates a murderous robot to steal an ancient Aztec treasure.
Dir: Rafael Portillo Cast: Ramón Gay , Rosita Arenas , Crox Alvarado .
BW-64 mins,

7:15 AM
TIME MACHINE, THE (1960)

A turn-of-the-century inventor sends himself into the future to save humanity.
Dir: George Pal Cast: Rod Taylor , Alan Young , Yvette Mimieux .
C-103 mins, CC,



9:00 AM
TIME AFTER TIME (1979)

When Jack the Ripper steals his time machine, author H.G. Wells travels to modern-day San Francisco to track him down.
Dir: Nicholas Meyer Cast: Malcolm McDowell , David Warner , Mary Steenburgen .
C-112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:00 AM
TIME BANDITS (1981)

A young boy embarks on an adventure through time with a group of runaway dwarfs.
Dir: Terry Gilliam Cast: Sean Connery , John Cleese , Shelley Duvall .
C-116 mins, Letterbox Format

1:00 PM
ICE PIRATES, THE (1984)

Two space pirates are dragooned into helping a princess find her father.
Dir: Stuart Raffill Cast: Robert Urich , Mary Crosby , Michael D Roberts .
C-94 mins, CC,

2:45 PM
SATELLITE IN THE SKY (1956)

Astronauts are trapped on a space station with a ticking bomb.
Dir: Paul Dickson Cast: Kieron Moore , Lois Maxwell , Donald Wolfit .
C-84 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 PM
LOGAN'S RUN (1975)

A future police officer uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.
Dir: Michael Anderson Cast: Michael York , Richard Jordan , Jenny Agutter .
C-118 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:15 PM
SOYLENT GREEN (1973)

A future cop uncovers the deadly secret behind a mysterious synthetic food.
Dir: Richard O. Fleischer Cast: Charlton Heston , Leigh Taylor-Young , Edward G. Robinson .
C-97 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: BORN TO RUN

8:00 PM
LAST HURRAH, THE (1958)

A political boss faces changing times as he runs for re-election.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Spencer Tracy , Jeffrey Hunter , Dianne Foster .
BW-121 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:15 PM
ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976)

Two Washington Post reporters investigate the Watergate break-in that ended Nixon's presidency.
Dir: Alan J. Pakula Cast: Dustin Hoffman , Robert Redford , Jason Robards Jr. .
C-138 mins, CC,



12:45 AM
BEST MAN, THE (1964)

Two presidential hopefuls get caught up in the dirty side of politics.
Dir: Franklin J. Schaffner Cast: Henry Fonda , Cliff Robertson , Edie Adams .
BW-102 mins, CC, Letterbox Format



2:32 AM
CAPITAL CITY WASHINGTON, D.C., THE (1940)

This short film focuses on Washington, D.C.'s famous buildings and monuments.
C-9 mins,

2:45 AM
CANDIDATE, THE (1972)

A senate candidate's ideals weaken as his position in the polls gets stronger.
Dir: Michael Ritchie Cast: Robert Redford , Peter Boyle , Melvyn Douglas .
C-110 mins, CC,

4:45 AM
HOLLYWOOD WITHOUT MAKE-UP (1966)

In this special, Ken Murray hosts his own behind-the-scenes home movies of some of Hollywood's greatest stars.
BW-50 mins, CC,

5:36 AM
HOLLYWOOD PARTY (1937)

In this short film, Elissa Landi and Charley Chase host an East Asian themed garden tea party in Hollywood.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Leon Errol ,
C-21 mins,
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