TCM Schedule for Tuesday, September 24: Star of the Month: Sidney Poitier

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Tueseday, September 24, 2019

12:45 AM
HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, THE ( 1939)
A deformed bell ringer rescues a gypsy girl falsely accused of witchcraft and murder.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Charles Laughton , Sir Cedric Hardwicke , Thomas Mitchell .
BW- 117 mins, CC,

3:00 AM
JOHNNY BELINDA ( 1948)
A small-town doctor helps a deaf-mute farm girl learn to communicate.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Jane Wyman , Lew Ayres , Charles Bickford .
BW- 102 mins, CC,

4:45 AM
UNKNOWN, THE ( 1927)
In this silent film, an escaped killer pretends to be a sideshow's armless wonder.
Dir: Tod Browning Cast: Lon Chaney , Norman Kerry , Joan Crawford .
BW- 49 mins, CC,

5:44 AM
CANADIAN CARNIVAL ( 1955)
This short film presents how the city of Quebec celebrates Winter Carnival during Mardi Gras.
Dir: Douglas Sinclair
BW- 8 mins,

6:00 AM
CROOKS AND CORONETS ( 1969)
Two crooks hired to rob an old lady's estate discover they can't do it.
Dir: Jim O'Connolly Cast: Telly Savalas , Edith Evans , Warren Oates .
C- 105 mins,

8:00 AM
FINE PAIR, A ( 1969)
A detective gets involved with a beautiful jewel thief.
Dir: Francesco Maselli Cast: Rock Hudson , Claudia Cardinale , Tomas Milian .
C- 89 mins, CC,

9:45 AM
PENELOPE ( 1966)
A neglected wife turns to bank robbery to get her husband's attention.
Dir: Arthur Hiller Cast: Natalie Wood , Ian Bannen , Dick Shawn .
C- 98 mins, CC,

11:30 AM
TOO MANY CROOKS ( 1959)
When her husband refuses to ransom her, a kidnapped wife takes over the gang.
Dir: Mario Zampi Cast: George Cole , Terry-Thomas , Brenda De Banzie .
BW- 85 mins,

1:00 PM
ONCE A THIEF ( 1965)
A young ex-con trying to go straight gets caught up in another criminal scheme.
Dir: Ralph Nelson Cast: Alain Delon , Ann-Margret , Van Heflin .
BW- 106 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:00 PM
5 AGAINST THE HOUSE ( 1955)
Four college buddies plot to rob a Reno casino.
Dir: Phil Karlson Cast: Guy Madison , Kim Novak , Brian Keith .
BW- 83 mins, CC,

4:30 PM
SPLIT, THE ( 1968)
A gang of thieves plots to rob the Los Angeles Coliseum box office during a Rams game.
Dir: Gordon Flemyng Cast: Jim Brown , Diahann Carroll , Ernest Borgnine .
C- 90 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM
ASSAULT ON A QUEEN ( 1966)
Mercenaries salvage a sunken submarine to rob the Queen Mary at sea.
Dir: Jack Donohue Cast: Frank Sinatra , Virna Lisi , Tony Franciosa .
C- 106 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: SIDNEY POITIER

8:00 PM
ORGANIZATION, THE ( 1971)
When a group of revolutionaries fighting the drug rackets are framed for murder, detective Virgil Tibbs steps in to clear their names.
Dir: Don Medford Cast: Sidney Poitier , Barbara McNair , Gerald S. O'Loughlin .
C- 108 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:00 PM
BROTHER JOHN ( 1971)
A man returns to Earth as an angel to intervene in a small-town labor strike.
Dir: James Goldstone Cast: Sidney Poitier , Will Geer , Bradford Dillman .
C- 96 mins, CC,

11:45 PM
BUCK AND THE PREACHER ( 1972)
A con man helps a group of former slaves survive the perils of the wild West in their search for the promised land.
Dir: Sidney Poitier Cast: Sidney Poitier , Harry Belafonte , Ruby Dee .
C- 103 mins, CC,

1:45 AM
THEY CALL ME MISTER TIBBS! ( 1970)
A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.
Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: Sidney Poitier , Martin Landau , Barbara McNair .
BW- 108 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:45 AM
WARM DECEMBER, A ( 1972)
A doctor visiting London falls for a mysterious woman.
Dir: Sidney Poitier Cast: Sidney Poitier , Yvette Curtis , Esther Anderson .
C- 101 mins, CC,

5:27 AM
GUN IN HIS HAND, A ( 1945)
In this short film, a man joins the police force with the intention of getting away with crimes.
Dir: Joseph Losey Cast: Anthony Caruso , Richard Gaines , Harry Wilson .
BW- 19 mins,