TCM Schedule for Saturday, March 25 - 31 Days of Oscar - Biopics! (Oscar info included)

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Saturday, March 25 At a Glance

- TCM DAYTIME
31 DAYS OF OSCAR - BIOPICS
Disraeli (1929)
Great Ziegfeld, The (1936)
Sergeant York (1941)
Lust for Life (1956)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Glenn Miller Story, The (1954)
- TCM PRIMETIME
31 DAYS OF OSCAR - BIOPICS
Patton (1970)
Last Emperor, The (1987)
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
Life of Emile Zola, The (1937)

Saturday, March 25, 2023 Schedule

12:00 AM The Great Dictator (1940)

A Jewish barber takes the place of a war-hungry dictator.
Dir: Charles Chaplin Cast: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie
Runtime: 129 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Oscar nominations:
ACTOR -- Charles Chaplin {"Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania"}
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Jack Oakie {"Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria"}
MUSIC (Original Score) -- Meredith Willson
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION -- Charles Chaplin Productions
WRITING (Original Screenplay) -- Charles Chaplin

2:15 AM The Producers (1967)

A Broadway producer decides to get rich by creating the biggest flop of his career.
Dir: Mel Brooks Cast: Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

Oscar nominations and wins:
WINNER* ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Gene Wilder {"Leo Bloom"}
WRITING (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) -- Mel Brooks


3:45 AM The Player (1992)
A frustrated screenwriter menaces a studio executive who eventually kills the writer and gets away with murder.
Dir: Robert Altman Cast: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward
Runtime: 123 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

Oscar nominations:
DIRECTING -- Robert Altman
FILM EDITING -- Geraldine Peroni
WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) -- Michael Tolkin

6:00 AM Disraeli (1929)
The noted British statesman plays matchmaker for a pair of young lovers.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: George Arliss, Joan Bennett, Florence Arliss
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Oscar nominations:
ACTOR -- George Arliss {"Benjamin Disraeli"}
[NOTE: As allowed by the award rules for this year, a single nomination could honor work in one or more films. Though the final awards ballot listed both Disraeli and The Green Goddess in his nomination, the award was announced for only the Disraeli performance. It has never been established as to why this was, but it possibly could have been because the original report from the Acting Branch Board of Judges only listed the Disraeli performance in the results of the nominations voting, or it could have been because on some of the final ballots, the voters had indicated the Disraeli performance over the other.]
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION -- Warner Bros.
WRITING -- (Julian Josephson)
[NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.]


7:30 AM The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

The larger-than-life career of stage genius Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. is aptly celebrated in this marvelous musical biography.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer
Runtime: 180 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Oscar nominations and wins:
WINNER* ACTRESS -- Luise Rainer {"Anna Held"}
ART DIRECTION -- Cedric Gibbons, Eddie Imazu, Edwin B. Willis
WINNER* DANCE DIRECTION -- "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" number; Seymour Felix
DIRECTING -- Robert Z. Leonard
FILM EDITING -- William S. Gray
WINNER* OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION -- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
WRITING (Original Story) -- William Anthony McGuire


10:30 AM Sergeant York (1941)

True story of the farm boy who made the transition from religious pacifist to World War I hero.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie
Runtime: 134 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Oscar nominations and wins:
WINNER* ACTOR -- Gary Cooper {"Alvin C. York"}
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Walter Brennan {"Pastor Posier Pile"}
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Margaret Wycherly {"Mother York"}
ART DIRECTION (Black-and-White) -- Art Direction: John Hughes; Interior Decoration: Fred MacLean
CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White) -- Sol Polito
DIRECTING -- Howard Hawks
WINNER* FILM EDITING -- William Holmes
MUSIC (Music Score of a Dramatic Picture) -- Max Steiner
OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE -- Warner Bros.
SOUND RECORDING -- Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
WRITING (Original Screenplay) -- Abem Finkel, Harry Chandlee, Howard Koch, John Huston


1:00 PM Lust for Life (1956)
An intense and imaginative artist, Van Gogh possesses undeniable talent but is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find greater inspiration.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald
Runtime: 122 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Oscar nominations and wins:
ACTOR -- Kirk Douglas {"Vincent Van Gogh"}
WINNER* ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Anthony Quinn {"Paul Gauguin"}
ART DIRECTION (Color) -- Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Hans Peters, Preston Ames; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason
WRITING (Screenplay--Adapted) -- Norman Corwin


3:15 PM Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

The life story of dancing vaudevillian George M. Cohan.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston
Runtime: 126 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Oscar nominations and wins:
WINNER* ACTOR -- James Cagney {"George M. Cohan"}
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Walter Huston {"Jerry Cohan"}
DIRECTING -- Michael Curtiz
FILM EDITING -- George Amy
WINNER* MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture) -- Ray Heindorf, Heinz Roemheld
OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE -- Warner Bros.
WINNER* SOUND RECORDING -- Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
WRITING (Original Motion Picture Story) -- Robert Buckner


5:45 PM The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
The famed bandleader fights to establish himself and keep his family going.
Dir: Anthony Mann Cast: James Stewart, June Allyson, Henry Morgan
Runtime: 116 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: N

Oscar nominations and win:
MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture) -- Joseph Gershenson, Henry Mancini
WINNER* SOUND RECORDING -- Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey, Sound Director
WRITING (Story and Screenplay) -- Valentine Davies, Oscar Brodney


8:00 PM Patton (1970)

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The legendary general's rebellious behavior almost costs him his command during World War II.
Dir: Franklin J. Schaffner Cast: George C Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates
Runtime: 171 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

Oscar nominations and wins:
WINNER* ACTOR -- George C. Scott {"General George S. Patton, Jr."}
[NOTE: Mr. Scott refused the award.]
WINNER* ART DIRECTION -- Art Direction: Urie McCleary, Gil Parrondo; Set Decoration: Antonio Mateos, Pierre-Louis Thevenet
CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Fred Koenekamp
WINNER* DIRECTING -- Franklin J. Schaffner
WINNER* FILM EDITING -- Hugh S. Fowler
MUSIC (Original Score) -- Jerry Goldsmith
WINNER* BEST PICTURE -- Frank McCarthy, Producer
WINNER* SOUND -- Douglas Williams, Don Bassman
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS -- Alex Weldon
WINNER* WRITING (Story and Screenplay--based on factual material or material not previously published or produced) -- Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North


11:00 PM The Last Emperor (1987)

The story of the last imperial ruler of China.
Dir: Bernardo Bertolucci Cast: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole
Runtime: 163 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

Oscar nominations and wins: (CLEAN SWEEP!)
WINNER* ART DIRECTION -- Art Direction: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Set Decoration: Bruno Cesari, Osvaldo Desideri
WINNER* CINEMATOGRAPHY -- Vittorio Storaro
WINNER* COSTUME DESIGN -- James Acheson
WINNER* DIRECTING -- Bernardo Bertolucci
WINNER* FILM EDITING -- Gabriella Cristiani
WINNER* MUSIC (Original Score) -- Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su
WINNER* BEST PICTURE -- Jeremy Thomas, Producer
WINNER* SOUND -- Bill Rowe, Ivan Sharrock
WINNER* WRITING (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium) -- Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci

(Note: The Last Emperor was nominated for nine Oscars and won all nine, one of the rare times a film ended up with every award for which it was nominated. The Last Emperor became tied with Gigi (1958) as the third most honored film in the Academy’s history, after Ben-Hur (1959) with 11 awards, and West Side Story (1961) with 10.)

2:00 AM Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
True story of torch singer Ruth Etting's struggle to escape the gangster who made her a star.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Doris Day, James Cagney, Cameron Mitchell
Runtime: 122 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

Oscar nominations and wins:
ACTOR -- James Cagney {"Martin Snyder"}
MUSIC (Scoring of a Musical Picture) -- Percy Faith, George Stoll
MUSIC (Song) -- "I'll Never Stop Loving You," Music by Nicholas Brodszky; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
SOUND RECORDING -- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Wesley C. Miller, Sound Director
WINNER* WRITING (Motion Picture Story) -- Daniel Fuchs
WRITING (Screenplay) -- Daniel Fuchs, Isobel Lennart


4:15 AM The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
The famed writer risks his reputation to defend a Jewish army officer accused of treason.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Paul Muni, Joseph Schildkraut, Gale Sondergaard
Runtime: 123 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

Oscar nominations and wins:
ACTOR -- Paul Muni {"Emile Zola"}
WINNER* ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Joseph Schildkraut {"Captain Alfred Dreyfus"}
ART DIRECTION -- Anton Grot
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR -- Russ Saunders
DIRECTING -- William Dieterle
MUSIC (Scoring) -- Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
WINNER* OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION -- Warner Bros.
SOUND RECORDING -- Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
WRITING (Original Story) -- Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg
WINNER* WRITING (Screenplay) -- Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg

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