TCM Schedule for Tuesday, January 31: Jean-Luc Godard Tribute
We've reached the final day of January, and it's time to celebrate actress Jean Simmons, who was born on this day in 1929 and is featured in the daytime roster of films.
Speaking of actresses, TCM has completed its Star of the Month series on Marion Davies and tonight will pay tribute to director Jean-Luc Godard, who left us in September of last year.
And February promises to be an exciting month on TCM. Stay tuned for more updates on the schedule and special themes.
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
12:45 AM Electra (1962)
Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.
Dir: Michael Cacoyannis Cast: Irene Papas, Giannis Fertis, Aleka Katselli
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: N
2:45 AM A Dream of Kings (1969)
The father of a dying boy tries to find the money to move his family to Greece.
Dir: Daniel Mann Cast: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Inger Stevens
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
4:45 AM Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
A brutal rancher has to soften his ways to win the woman he loves.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: James Cagney, Don Dubbins, Stephen McNally
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
6:30 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.
Dir: Rudy Behlmer Cast: Ken Murray
Runtime: 50 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: Y
7:30 AM The Actress (1953)
True story of Ruth Gordon's early struggles on the road to stage stardom.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Spencer Tracy, Jean Simmons, Teresa Wright
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
9:15 AM Hamlet (1948)
The melancholy Dane flirts with insanity while trying to prove his uncle murdered his father.
Dir: Laurence Olivier Cast: Laurence Olivier, Eileen Herlie, Basil Sydney
Runtime: 155 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
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12:00 PM This Could Be the Night (1957)
A schoolteacher gets a secretarial job at a gangster-run nightclub.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Jean Simmons, Paul Douglas, Anthony Franciosa
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
2:00 PM Home Before Dark (1958)
A woman struggles to adjust to her unhappy marriage after time in a mental institution.
Dir: Mervyn Leroy Cast: Jean Simmons, Dan O'Herlihy, Rhonda Fleming
Runtime: 137 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
4:30 PM Black Narcissus (1947)
Nuns founding a convent in the Himalayas are tormented by the area's exotic beauty.
Dir: Michael Powell Cast: Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar
Runtime: 99 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
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6:15 PM Angel Face (1953)
A woman murders her family for their money.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Mona Freeman
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-G CC: Y
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: JEAN-LUC GODARD TRIBUTE
8:00 PM Breathless (1960)
A petty criminal, wanted for the murder of a police officer, returns to Paris where he meets an American girl who hawks newspapers. They become lovers, but eventually the police pressure her into betraying him and revealing his whereabouts.
Dir: Jean-Luc Godard Cast: Jean Seberg, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Liliane David
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: N
9:45 PM Le petit soldat (1963)
Love inspires a rootless young man to get involved in the battle for freedom in Algiers.
Dir: Jean-Luc Godard Cast: Michel Subor, Anna Karina, Henri-Jacques Huet
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: N
11:30 PM Masculine Feminine (1966)
A love affair between a young Parisian radical and a ye-ye singer.
Dir: Jean-Luc Godard Cast: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Chantal Goya, Marlène Jobert
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: N
1:30 AM Contempt (1964)
Screenwriter Paul Javal's marriage to his wife, Camille, disintegrates during movie production as she spends time with the producer.
Dir: Jean-Luc Godard Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: N
3:30 AM My Life To Live (1962)
Intermingling documentary, commentary, and other visual techniques, Godard tells the story of a young girl's fall into prostitution.
Dir: Jean-Luc Godard Cast: Anna Karina, Sady Rebbot, André S. Labarthe
Runtime: 82 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: N
5:00 AM A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers (2013)
Writers of crime fiction and nonfiction discuss influential movies about police officers and the criminal element.
Dir: Laurent Bouzereau Cast: James Ellroy, Philip Kerr, Michael Connelly
Runtime: 57 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-PG CC: Y