TCM Schedule for Wednesday, March 21: Great Movie Endings
Who said poets lead a dull existence? We've got a very interesting group of them on TCM today.
And at nighttime, stay in your seats for the Great Movie Endings series.
Wednesday, March 21st, 2018
2:30 AM
SEARCHERS, THE ( 1956)
An Indian-hating Civil War veteran tracks down the tribe that slaughtered his family and kidnapped his niece.
Dir: John Ford Cast: John Wayne , Jeffrey Hunter , Vera Miles .
C- 119 mins, CC,
4:31 AM
FORTUNE SEEKERS ( 1956)
This short film highlights the seemingly small inventions that have become part of daily life.
Dir: Larry O'Reilly
BW- 8 mins,
4:45 AM
CASH MCCALL ( 1960)
A corporate spoiler makes a play for a failing company and the owner's daughter.
Dir: Joseph Pevney Cast: James Garner , Natalie Wood , Nina Foch .
C- 102 mins, CC,
6:37 AM
OPTICAL POEM, AN ( 1938)
In this short film, animated geometric forms reflect the moods of Liszt's' "Hungarian Rhapsody."
Dir: Oskar Fischinger
C- 7 mins,
6:45 AM
THREE MEN ON A HORSE ( 1936)
Gangsters kidnap a timid poet with a knack for picking winning horses.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Frank McHugh , Joan Blondell , Guy Kibbee .
BW- 86 mins,
8:14 AM
POET AND PEASANT OVERTURE ( 1954)
The MGM Symphony Orchestra performs the Poet and Peasant Overture in this short film.
C- 9 mins, Letterbox Format
8:30 AM
CYRANO DE BERGERAC ( 1950)
A swordsman and poet helps another man woo the woman he loves.
Dir: Michael Gordon Cast: Jose Ferrer , Mala Powers , William Prince .
BW- 114 mins, CC,
10:30 AM
BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET, THE ( 1934)
An invalid poetess defies her father's wishes to marry a dashing young poet.
Dir: Sidney Franklin Cast: Norma Shearer , Fredric March , Charles Laughton .
BW- 110 mins, CC,
Love Una O'Connor.
12:30 PM
WINTER MEETING ( 1948)
A repressed poetess and an embittered war hero help each other cope with their problems.
Dir: Bretaigne Windust Cast: Bette Davis , Janis Paige , James Davis .
BW- 104 mins, CC,
2:17 PM
WHISPERIN' BILL ( 1933)
In this dramatic short, an elderly farmer recites the "Whisperin' Bill" poem to a congressman seeking his vote.
Dir: Ben Holmes Cast: Charles Sale ,
BW- 10 mins,
2:30 PM
AH, WILDERNESS! ( 1935)
In his only comedy, Eugene O'Neill captures the trials of growing up in small-town America.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Wallace Beery , Lionel Barrymore , Aline MacMahon .
BW- 98 mins, CC,
4:15 PM
FINE MADNESS, A ( 1966)
A womanizing poet falls into the hands of a psychiatrist with a straying wife.
Dir: Irvin Kershner Cast: Sean Connery , Joanne Woodward , Jean Seberg .
C- 104 mins, CC,
6:01 PM
RUPTURE ( 1962)
A man receives a breakup letter from his sweetheart. The pained lover decides to reply, yet his writing utensils conspire to thwart him.
Dir: Pierre Etaix Cast: Pierre Etaix , Anny Nelsen , Anne-Marie Royer .
BW- 12 mins,
6:15 PM
OSCAR WILDE ( 1960)
A biographical look at the tumultuous life of the legendary playwright, poet, and wit.
Dir: Gregory Ratoff Cast: Robert Morley , Phyllis Calvert , Ralph Richardson .
BW- 98 mins, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: GREAT MOVE ENDINGS
8:00 PM
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S ( 1961)
A young writer gets caught up in a party girl's carefree existence.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Audrey Hepburn , George Peppard , Patricia Neal .
BW- 115 mins, CC,
10:00 PM
THIS IS THE BOWERY ( 1941)
This short film focuses on a man entering the Bowery district in New York City, and his attempt to "clean up" and find work.
Dir: Gunther von Fritsch
BW- 10 mins,
10:15 PM
WAY WE WERE, THE ( 1973)
A fiery liberal fights to make her marriage to a successful writer work.
Dir: Sydney Pollack Cast: Barbra Streisand , Robert Redford , Bradford Dillman .
C- 118 mins, CC,
12:30 AM
AFFAIR TO REMEMBER, AN ( 1957)
A romantic shipboard romance inspires a couple to promise to meet six months later.
Dir: Leo McCarey Cast: Cary Grant , Deborah Kerr , Richard Denning .
C- 115 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:32 AM
R.F.D. GREENWICH VILLAGE ( 1969)
A couple tours around New York in this promotional short for corduroy clothing.
C- 11 mins,
2:45 AM
ANNIE HALL ( 1977)
A comedian and an aspiring singer try to overcome their neuroses and find happiness.
Dir: Woody Allen Cast: Woody Allen , Diane Keaton , Tony Roberts .
C- 93 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
4:30 AM
NOW, VOYAGER ( 1942)
A repressed spinster is transformed by psychiatry and her love for a married man.
Dir: Irving Rapper Cast: Bette Davis , Paul Henreid , Claude Rains .
BW- 117 mins, CC,