TCM Schedule for Tuesday, May 28: Meet Cutes
Storytelling takes pride of place during the day, with everything from the Brothers Grimm to W. Somerset Maugham in store. Then it's time for the final evening of Meet Cutes features.
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
2:30 AM
BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, THE ( 1957)
The Japanese Army forces World War II POWs to build a strategic bridge in Burma.
Dir: David Lean Cast: William Holden , Alec Guinness , Jack Hawkins .
C- 162 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
5:15 AM
MEMPHIS BELLE: A STORY OF A FLYING FORTRESS, THE ( 1944)
Dir: Lt. Col. William Wyler Cast: Eugene Kern , Corp. John Beal , Capt. Robert K. Morgan .
BW- 40 mins,
6:00 AM
INVITATION TO THE DANCE ( 1956)
Three stories told in dance: a circus clown loves a trapeze artist; a bracelet passes from one lover to another; a sailor enters an animated Arabian Nights fantasy.
Dir: Gene Kelly Cast: Gene Kelly , Igor Youskevitch , Claire Sombert .
C- 93 mins, CC,
7:45 AM
IT'S A BIG COUNTRY ( 1952)
Seven stories celebrate the glorious diversity of American life.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Ethel Barrymore , Keefe Brasselle , Gary Cooper .
BW- 89 mins, CC,
9:17 AM
WEDDING WORRIES ( 1941)
A girl's friends believe her new stepmother is an evil stepmother from a fairy tale and attempt to break up the wedding in this comedic short.
Dir: Edward L. Cahn Cast: Buckwheat Thomas , Billy Laughlin , Margaret Bert .
BW- 11 mins,
9:30 AM
WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM, THE ( 1962)
Fanciful biography of the German fairy-tale collectors, with reenactments of three of their stories.
Dir: Henry Levin Cast: Laurence Harvey , Karl Boehm , Claire Bloom .
C- 136 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
And just for fun: Rick Steves' video on Rothenburg ob der Tauber, where some of the movie was filmed:
12:00 PM
QUARTET ( 1948)
W. Somerset Maugham introduces four of his most famous short stories.
Dir: Ken Annakin Cast: Basil Radford , Naunton Wayne , Ian Fleming .
BW- 120 mins,
2:02 PM
NOSTRADAMUS AND THE QUEEN ( 1953)
In this short film, an elderly Catherine de Medici reflects back on how the prophecies of Nostradamus accurately predicted her fate.
Cast: Forrest Taylor , Maria Palmer , Grandon Rhodes .
BW- 11 mins,
2:15 PM
TRIO ( 1950)
W. Somerset Maugham introduces three more of his stories about human foibles.
Dir: Ken Annakin Cast: James Hayter , Kathleen Harrison , Felix Aylmer .
BW- 92 mins, CC,
4:00 PM
ENCORE ( 1951)
Three stories by W. Somerset Maugham reveal the strangeness of the human character.
Dir: Harold French Cast: Glynis Johns , Nigel Patrick , Kay Walsh .
BW- 89 mins,
5:32 PM
FISHING FEATS ( 1951)
Several fishing adventures are presented in this short film.
Dir: Charles T. Trego
BW- 10 mins,
5:45 PM
O. HENRY'S FULL HOUSE ( 1952)
Five stories reveal O. Henry's gift for the surprise ending.
Dir: Henry Koster Cast: John Steinbeck , Charles Laughton , Marilyn Monroe .
BW- 118 mins, CC,
7:50 PM
HEADPIN HINTS ( 1955)
In this short film, professional bowlers Lee Jouglard and Sylvia Wene give some tips and show off their skill.
Dir: William Deeke
BW- 8 mins,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: MEET CUTES
8:00 PM
OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT, THE ( 1970)
When a bookworm gets a prostitute evicted, she moves into his apartment.
Dir: Herbert Ross Cast: Barbra Streisand , George Segal , Robert Klein .
C- 97 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
9:45 PM
GOODBYE GIRL, THE ( 1977)
A dancer discovers her runaway boyfriend has sublet her apartment to an aspiring actor.
Dir: Herbert Ross Cast: Richard Dreyfuss , Marsha Mason , Quinn Cummings .
C- 111 mins, CC,
11:45 PM
TOOTSIE ( 1982)
An unemployed actor masquerades as a woman to win a soap-opera role.
Dir: Sydney Pollack Cast: Dustin Hoffman , Jessica Lange , Terry Garr .
C- 116 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:00 AM
VICTOR/VICTORIA ( 1982)
An unemployed female singer poses as a female impersonator and becomes a star.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Julie Andrews , James Garner , Robert Preston .
C- 134 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
4:15 AM
VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER GATEWAYS TO CANADA ( 1936)
This short film focuses on the history, customs, and landscapes of Victoria and Vancouver.
Dir: Benjamin D. Sharpe
C- 9 mins,
4:30 AM
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE ( 1984)
Dir: Edouard Molinaro Cast: Kristy McNichol , Michael Ontkean , Kaki Hunter .
BW- 95 mins, CC, Letterbox Format