TCM Schedule for Wednesday, February 27: 31 Days of Oscar: Favorite Young Best Actor Nominee

[CBHagman]

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

FAVORITE CONRAD L. HALL WESTERN CINEMATOGRAPHY

12:15 AM
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID ( 1969)
Two free-spirited bank robbers flee railroad detectives and head for Bolivia.
Dir: George Roy Hill Cast: Paul Newman , Robert Redford , Katharine Ross .
C- 110 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:15 AM
PROFESSIONALS, THE ( 1966)
A corrupt rancher hires four soldiers of fortune to rescue his wife from kidnappers.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Burt Lancaster , Lee Marvin , Robert Ryan .
C- 118 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

CRIME

4:30 AM
MANHATTAN MELODRAMA ( 1934)
Boyhood friends grow up on opposite sides of the law.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: Clark Gable , William Powell , Myrna Loy .
BW- 90 mins, CC,

6:15 AM
DOORWAY TO HELL, THE ( 1930)
Despite his efforts to go straight, a young gangster keeps falling back into crime.
Dir: Archie Mayo Cast: Lew Ayres , Charles Judels , Dorothy Mathews .
BW- 78 mins, CC,

7:37 AM
TORTURE MONEY ( 1937)
In this short film, the police track down a fraud operation that stages automobile accidents to collect insurance money.
Dir: Harold S. Bucquet Cast: Charles Hamilton , John Hamilton , William Royle .
BW- 20 mins,

8:00 AM
JOHNNY EAGER ( 1942)
A handsome racketeer seduces the DA's daughter for revenge, then falls in love.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Robert Taylor , Lana Turner , Edward Arnold .
BW- 107 mins, CC,

10:00 AM
MALTESE FALCON, THE ( 1941)
Hard-boiled detective Sam Spade gets caught up in the murderous search for a priceless statue.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Mary Astor , Gladys George .
BW- 100 mins, CC,

12:00 PM
NAKED CITY, THE ( 1948)
A step-by-step look at a murder investigation on the streets of New York.
Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Barry Fitzgerald , Howard Duff , Dorothy Hart .
BW- 96 mins, CC,

1:39 PM
MAIN STREET ON THE MARCH! ( 1941)
This short film focuses on America's changing mood to events leading up to WWII.
Dir: Edward L. Cahn Cast: Barbara Bedford , Naomi Childers , May McAvoy .
BW- 20 mins,

2:00 PM
ASPHALT JUNGLE, THE ( 1950)
A gang of small time crooks plots an elaborate jewel heist.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Sterling Hayden , Louis Calhern , Jean Hagen .
BW- 112 mins, CC,

4:00 PM
WHITE HEAT ( 1949)
A government agent infiltrates a gang run by a mother-fixated psychotic.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: James Cagney , Virginia Mayo , Edmond O'Brien .
BW- 113 mins, CC,

6:00 PM
MYSTERY STREET ( 1950)
Criminal pathologists try to crack a case with nothing but the victim's bones to go on.
Dir: John Sturges Cast: Ricardo Montalban , Sally Forrest , Bruce Bennett .
BW- 93 mins, CC,

7:39 PM
SWINGTIME IN THE MOVIES ( 1938)
In this musical short, a director making a western struggles to find a good lead actress. Vitaphone Release 8960-8961.
Dir: Crane Wilbur Cast: Irene Franklin , Fritz Feld , Helen Lynd .
C- 20 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: FAVORITE YOUNG BEST ACTOR NOMINEE

8:00 PM
HUMAN COMEDY, THE ( 1943)
A small-town telegraph boy deals with the strains of growing up during World War II.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Mickey Rooney , Frank Morgan , James Craig .
BW- 117 mins, CC,

10:02 PM
MENU ( 1933)
In this comedic short, a magical chef helps a housewife cook her husband's dinner.
Dir: Nick Grinde Cast: Franklin Pangborn , Luis Alberni , Una Merkel .
C- 10 mins,

10:15 PM
SKIPPY ( 1931)
Boys from opposite sides of the track try to raise money for a dog license.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Jackie Cooper , Robert Coogan , Mitzi Green .
BW- 86 mins, CC,

FAVORITE MILITARY ROMANCE

12:00 AM
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY ( 1953)
Enlisted men in Hawaii fight for love and honor on the eve of World War II.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Burt Lancaster , Montgomery Clift , Deborah Kerr .
BW- 118 mins, CC,

2:15 AM
FAREWELL TO ARMS, A ( 1932)
An American serving in World War I falls for a spirited nurse.
Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Helen Hayes , Gary Cooper , Adolphe Menjou .
BW- 89 mins, CC,

3:51 AM
SERVICE WITH THE COLORS ( 1940)
This short film focuses on new army recruits prior to the U.S. entry into World War II. Vitaphone Release 9933-9934.
Dir: B. Reeves Eason Cast: William Lundigan , John Ridgely , Lottie Williams .
C- 21 mins,

YOU'RE SO DRAMATIC

4:15 AM
BIG CHILL, THE ( 1983)
A friend's death brings together a group of former college activists.
Dir: Lawrence Kasdan Cast: Glenn Close , Tom Berenger , Jeff Goldblum .
C- 105 mins, CC,

[lilactime]

1. I'm not much of a Micky Rooney fan but The Human Comedy is a great movie.

[wishstar]

2. Interesting that on day of Michael Cohen's testimony TCM is running all these criminal mob movies