TCM Schedule for Tuesday, November 27: The Art of Casting

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

12:30 AM
LITTLE BIG SHOT ( 1935)
Small-time hoods turn nursemaid when a gangster's daughter is orphaned.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Sybil Jason , Glenda Farrell , Robert Armstrong .
BW- 72 mins,

1:48 AM
MENU ( 1933)
In this comedic short, a magical chef helps a housewife cook her husband's dinner.
Dir: Nick Grinde Cast: Luis Alberni , Una Merkel , Franklin Pangborn .
C- 10 mins,

2:00 AM
MERRY WIVES OF RENO, THE ( 1934)
Three couples raise a ruckus when they travel to Nevada for quickie divorces.
Dir: H. Bruce Humberstone Cast: Guy Kibbee , Glenda Farrell , Donald Woods .
BW- 64 mins,

3:15 AM
GRAND SLAM ( 1933)
A hat-check girl's skill with cards lands her a wealthy bridge champion.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Paul Lukas , Loretta Young , Frank McHugh .
BW- 67 mins,

4:30 AM
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL ( 1937)
A small-town boy wins a Hollywood talent contest.
Dir: Busby Berkeley Cast: Dick Powell , Rosemary Lane , Lola Lane .
BW- 110 mins, CC,

6:30 AM
OVERLAND TELEGRAPH ( 1951)
A cowboy tries to prevent the sabotage of a transcontinental telegraph.
Dir: Lesley Selander Cast: Tim Holt , Gail Davis , Hugh Beaumont .
BW- 60 mins,

7:45 AM
BACKGROUND TO DANGER ( 1943)
An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: George Raft , Brenda Marshall , Sydney Greenstreet .
BW- 80 mins, CC,

9:15 AM
MURDER IN THE FLEET ( 1935)
Seamen hunt down a deadly saboteur.
Dir: Edward Sedgwick Cast: Robert Taylor , Jean Parker , Ted Healy .
BW- 70 mins,

10:30 AM
PHANTOM RAIDERS ( 1940)
Detective Nick Carter tries to stop enemy agents from sabotaging the Panama Canal.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Walter Pidgeon , Donald Meek , Joseph Schildkraut .
BW- 70 mins,

11:45 AM
ACROSS THE PACIFIC ( 1942)
An American agent tries to keep Axis spies from blowing up the Panama Canal.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Mary Astor , Sydney Greenstreet .
C- 96 mins, CC,

1:30 PM
BACK TO BATAAN ( 1945)
An Army colonel leads a guerrilla campaign against the Japanese in the Philippines.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: John Wayne , Anthony Quinn , Beulah Bondi .
BW- 95 mins, CC,

3:15 PM
HANGMEN ALSO DIE ( 1943)
When a Nazi officer is assassinated, Czech patriots band together to protect his killer.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: H. H. v. Twardowski , Brian Donlevy , Walter Brennan .
BW- 136 mins, CC,

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5:33 PM
GLIMPSES OF WESTERN GERMANY ( 1954)
A short tour of still WWII-ravaged Western Germany, visiting Hamburg, Bremen, Munich, and Heidelberg.
Dir: James A. FitzPatrick
C- 8 mins,

5:45 PM
TRIPLE CROSS ( 1966)
A safecracker turns double agent during WWII.
Dir: Terence Young Cast: Christopher Plummer , Romy Schneider , Trevor Howard .
C- 126 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE ART OF CASTING

8:00 PM
SOLDIER'S STORY, A ( 1984)
During World War II, an African-American officer investigates a murder that may have been racially motivated.
Dir: Norman Jewison Cast: Howard E Rollins , Adolph Caesar , Denzel Washington .
C- 101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:48 PM
STORY OF A DOG ( 1945)
In this short film, dogs train for the battle field and become a crucial part of the army. Vitaphone Release 1402A.
BW- 10 mins,

10:00 PM
MASH ( 1970)
The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor to keep their sanity during wartime.
Dir: Robert Altman Cast: Donald Sutherland , Elliott Gould , Tom Skerritt .
C- 116 mins, CC,

12:15 AM
GRADUATE, THE ( 1967)
A recent college graduate has an affair with his neighbor's wife, then falls for their daughter.
Dir: Mike Nichols Cast: Anne Bancroft , Dustin Hoffman , Katharine Ross .
C- 106 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:15 AM
LAST PICTURE SHOW, THE ( 1971)
Changing times take their toll on high schoolers growing up in a small Western town.
Dir: Peter Bogdanovich Cast: Timothy Bottoms , Jeff Bridges , Cybill Shepherd .
BW- 126 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:31 AM
BOB WILLS AND HIS TEXAS PLAYBOYS ( 1944)
In this short film, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys perform such popular musical numbers as "Ride On" and "My Adobe Hacienda." Vitaphone Release 1256A.
Dir: LeRoy Prinz
BW- 11 mins,

4:45 AM
HOLLYWOOD MY HOMETOWN ( 1965)
In this special, Ken Murray hosts his own behind-the-scenes home movies of some of Hollywood's greatest stars.
BW- 53 mins, CC,

5:40 AM
RHUMBA RHYTHM AT THE HOLLYWOOD LA CONGA ( 1939)
In this short film, two small town girls sneak into a Hollywood club hoping for some star sightings but they get much more when they enter a conga line contest.
Dir: Sammy Lee Cast: Mary Treen , Sally Payne ,
BW- 11 mins,