TCM Schedule for Tuesday, March 14: TCM Guest Programmer: Michael Connelly

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Tuesday, March 14th, 2017

1:30 AM
13 WEST STREET (1962)

Despite police warnings, an engineer takes on a teen gang.
Dir: Philip Leacock Cast: Alan Ladd , Rod Steiger , Michael Callan .
BW-80 mins,

3:00 AM
REACH FOR GLORY (1963)

A young British boy finds himself drawn to a Jewish refugee during World War II.
Dir: Philip Leacock Cast: Harry Andrews , Kay Walsh , Oliver Grimm .
BW-86 mins,

4:30 AM
INNOCENT SINNERS (1957)

A young girl in a bombed out part of London decides to plant a garden in a ruined church.
Dir: Philip Leacock Cast: June Archer , Christopher Hey , Susan Beaumont .
BW-96 mins,

6:15 AM
TRAIL OF '98, THE (1928)

San Francisco boys risk their lives to scout gold in the Klondike.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Dolores Del Rio , Ralph Forbes , Karl Dane .
BW-88 mins, CC,

7:45 AM
GOLD RUSH, THE (1925)

In this silent film, a lost soul in the Yukon seeks love and wealth.
Dir: Charlie Chaplin Cast: Mack Swain , Tom Murray , Georgia Hale .
BW-89 mins,

9:15 AM
SILVER HORDE, THE (1930)

An Alaskan fisherman is dogged by a ruthless competitor and an ambitious dance hall girl.
Dir: George Archainbaud Cast: Evelyn Brent , Louis Wolheim , Joel McCrea .
BW-75 mins,

10:31 AM
HOW TO HOLD YOUR HUSBAND - BACK (1941)

This short film focuses on how marriages can start to crumble.
Dir: Johnny Hines Cast: Sherry Hall , Johnny Hines , Wyndham Standing .
BW-9 mins,

10:45 AM
THERE GOES THE GROOM (1937)

A young man strikes it rich in the Alaskan gold mines, then faces romantic complications when he returns home.
Dir: Joseph Santley Cast: Ann Sothern , Burgess Meredith , Mary Boland .
BW-65 mins,

12:00 PM
PETTICOAT FEVER (1936)

A lonely radio operator in Alaska falls for an engaged woman.
Dir: Geo. Fitzmaurice Cast: Robert Montgomery , Myrna Loy , Reginald Owen .
BW-80 mins, CC,

1:30 PM
FATAL GLASS OF BEER, THE (1933)

The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home from the big city in this comedic short.
BW-19 mins,

2:00 PM
TUGBOAT ANNIE SAILS AGAIN (1940)

A veteran lady captain fights off competition.
Dir: Lewis Seiler Cast: Marjorie Rambeau , Alan Hale , Jane Wyman .
BW-77 mins, CC,

3:30 PM
CHAIN LIGHTNING (1950)

A reckless jet pilot goes to work for a demanding aviation tycoon.
Dir: Stuart Heisler Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Eleanor Parker , Raymond Massey .
BW-95 mins, CC,

5:15 PM
GREAT RACE, THE (1965)

A bumbling villain plots to win an early 20th-century auto race.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Jack Lemmon , Tony Curtis , Natalie Wood .
C-160 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM GUEST PROGRAMMER: MICHAEL CONNELLY

8:00 PM
KLUTE (1971)

A small-town detective searches for a missing man linked to a high-priced prostitute.
Dir: Alan J. Pakula Cast: Jane Fonda , Donald Sutherland , Charles Cioffi .
C-114 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:00 PM
FRENCH CONNECTION, THE (1971)

Two New York narcotics cops set out to bust a French drug smuggling ring.
Dir: William Friedkin Cast: Gene Hackman , Fernando Rey , Roy Scheider .
C-104 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:00 AM
NIGHT MOVES (1975)

An L.A. private detective puts aside his own marital woes while tracing a topless nymphet to the Florida Keys.
Dir: Arthur Penn Cast: Gene Hackman , Jennifer Warren , Susan Clark .
C-100 mins, CC,

1:50 AM
SOUL IN CINEMA FILMING SHAFT ON LOCATION (1971)

A short behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of "Shaft" (1971), focusing on Gordon Parks' directing and Isaac Hayes' score.
Dir: Hugh A Robertson
C-11 mins,

2:00 AM
SHAFT (1971)

A slick black detective enlists gangsters and African nationals to fight the mob.
Dir: Gordon Parks Cast: Richard Roundtree , Moses Gunn , Charles Cioffi .
C-100 mins, CC,

4:00 AM
SHAFT'S BIG SCORE! (1972)

Shaft is back to find the murderer of an old friend on the cold hard city streets with a little help from his new friends.
Dir: Gordon Parks Cast: Richard Roundtree , Moses Gunn , Drew Bundini Brown .
C-105 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:48 AM
DIRT TRACK RACING (1957)

A short film about Viennese dirt bike racing, following a young racer from technical training to learning how to ride to his first race in Vienna.
Dir: Heinz Scheiderbauer
BW-8 mins,

[longship]

1. Fatal Glass of Beer: "Ain't a fit night out for man or beast!"

The Fatal Glass of Beer with W C Fields.

Well worth a viewing.