Classic Films
Related: About this forumTCM Schedule for Tuesday, March 26: Star of the Month: Fredric March
Oh, TCM. Where else could we find an entire day of programming devoted to movies set in boardinghouses?
And after that comes a roster of movies starring Fredric March, including Inherit the Wind.
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
12:00 AM
COUNTRY COUSIN, THE ( 1936)
Dir: Wilfred Jackson
BW- 9 mins, CC,
12:12 AM
WILD COUNTRY, THE ( 1970)
BW- 100 mins, CC,
2:00 AM
CHEETAH ( 1989)
Dir: John Cotter Cast: Keith Coogan , Lucy Deakins , Timothy Landfield .
BW- 84 mins, CC,
3:30 AM
BENJI THE HUNTED ( 1987)
Dir: Joe Camp Cast: Red Steagall , Frank Inn , Benji--The Dog .
BW- 89 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
5:00 AM
BEARS AND I, THE ( 1974)
Dir: Bernard McEveety Cast: Patrick Wayne , Chief Dan George , Andrew Duggan .
BW- 89 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
6:32 AM
CANADIAN LANCERS ( 1956)
This short film shows youngsters training at the Junior Bengal Lancers riding school in Halifax.
Dir: Douglas Sinclair Cast: Mark Facey , Heather Cameron ,
BW- 8 mins,
6:45 AM
MADCAP AMBROSE ( 1916)
In this short silent comedy, romantic complications ensue at a boarding house when a maid inherits a fortune.
Dir: Fred Fishback Cast: Polly Moran , Louis Morrison , Mai Wells .
BW- 22 mins,
7:13 AM
NEW PUPIL, THE ( 1940)
In this comedic short, two boys fall in love with a new girl at school, but are forced to join her in a tea party.
Dir: Edward L. Cahn Cast: Buckwheat Thomas , Harold Switzer , Juanita Quigley .
BW- 11 mins,
7:30 AM
ADVENTURES OF A ROOKIE, THE ( 1943)
Idiot soldiers on leave get themselves trapped in an all-women's boarding house.
Dir: Lesile Goodwins Cast: Wally Brown , Alan Carney , Richard Martin .
BW- 65 mins, CC,
8:45 AM
JAZZ HEAVEN ( 1930)
A struggling song writer finds love at his boarding house.
Dir: Melville Brown Cast: John Mack Brown , Sally O'Neil , Clyde Cook .
BW- 68 mins,
10:00 AM
IT ALL CAME TRUE ( 1940)
A gangster hides out in a boardinghouse full of eccentrics.
Dir: Lewis Seiler Cast: Ann Sheridan , Jeffrey Lynn , Humphrey Bogart .
BW- 97 mins, CC,
11:45 AM
THIRST ( 1917)
Several madcap plots unfold involving a boarding house owner catching (and beating) tenants attempting to leave without paying board in this silent short comedy.
Cast: May Emory , Tom Kennedy , Joey Jacobs .
BW- 23 mins,
12:15 PM
SHADOWS ON THE STAIRS ( 1941)
A series of mysterious murders haunts the inhabitants of a boarding house.
Dir: D. Ross Lederman Cast: Frieda Inescort , Paul Cavanagh , Heather Angel .
BW- 63 mins, CC,
1:30 PM
SUNDAY PUNCH ( 1942)
A young girl copes with a boarding house full of boxers.
Dir: David Miller Cast: William Lundigan , Jean Rogers , Dan Dailey Jr. .
BW- 76 mins, CC,
3:00 PM
L'ASSASSIN HABITE AU 21 ( 1942)
An inspector moves into a Paris boarding house to catch a serial killer.
Dir: Henri-Georges Clouzot Cast: Daniel Gelin , Pierre Fresnay , Suzy Delair .
BW- 83 mins,
4:30 PM
STAGE DOOR ( 1937)
Women at a theatrical boarding house try to make their big break happen.
Dir: Gregory LaCava Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Ginger Rogers , Adolphe Menjou .
BW- 92 mins, CC,
6:15 PM
MILLION DOLLAR BABY ( 1941)
A young innocent's surprise inheritance causes problems with her poor but proud boyfriend.
Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast: Priscilla Lane , Jeffrey Lynn , Ronald Reagan .
BW- 101 mins, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: FREDRIC MARCH
8:00 PM
INHERIT THE WIND ( 1960)
In the twenties, a schoolteacher creates a national furor when he breaks the law against teaching evolution.
Dir: Stanley Kramer Cast: Spencer Tracy , Fredric March , Gene Kelly .
BW- 128 mins, CC,
10:15 PM
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ( 1959)
A widowed businessman courts a younger woman who works for him.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: Kim Novak , Glenda Farrell , Jan Norris .
BW- 117 mins, CC,
12:18 AM
BOSS DIDN'T SAY GOOD MORNING, THE ( 1937)
In this short film, an office worker fears for his job after his boss fails to respond to his "good morning."
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Roger Moore , Granville Bates , Donald Haines .
BW- 10 mins,
12:30 AM
EXECUTIVE SUITE ( 1954)
When a business magnate dies, his board of directors fights over who should run the company.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: William Holden , June Allyson , Barbara Stanwyck .
BW- 105 mins, CC,
2:30 AM
SEVEN DAYS IN MAY ( 1964)
An American military officer discovers his superiors are planning a military coup.
Dir: John Frankenheimer Cast: Burt Lancaster , Kirk Douglas , Fredric March .
BW- 118 mins, CC,
4:36 AM
SEE YOUR DOCTOR ( 1939)
In this comedic short film, a lecturer tells of the problems a man faces seeking medical treatment.
Dir: Basil Wrangell Cast: Robert Benchley , Helen MacKellar , Claire Du Brey .
BW- 8 mins,
4:45 AM
YOUNG DOCTORS, THE ( 1961)
An aging doctor's resentment of his young assistant could lead to tragedy.
Dir: Phil Karlson Cast: Fredric March , Ben Gazzara , Dick Clark .
BW- 103 mins, CC,