TCM Schedule for Wednesday, October 16: TCM Spotlight: Short and Sweet

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019

12:00 AM
LADY FOR A DAY ( 1933)
A gangster helps an old apple-vendor pose as a society woman to fool her visiting daughter.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Warren William , May Robson , Guy Kibbee .
BW- 96 mins, CC,

1:43 AM
SHIP THAT DIED, THE ( 1938)
This short film looks at the mystery of the Mary Celeste, a ship that was discovered abandoned for no discernible reason.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Leonard Penn , Rhea Mitchell , Harry Allen .
BW- 10 mins,

2:00 AM
UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN, THE ( 1964)
Musical biography of the backwoods girl who struck it rich in Colorado and survived the Titanic.
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Debbie Reynolds , Harve Presnell , Ed Begley .
C- 129 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 AM
IT'S A DOG'S LIFE ( 1955)
A bull terrier rises from rags to riches.
Dir: Herman Hoffman Cast: Jeff Richards , Jarma Lewis , Edmund Gwenn .
C- 87 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:43 AM
BIG DOG HOUSE, THE ( 1930)
In this short from the Dogville series, dogs play out a story of jealousy, murder and justice thwarted.
Dir: Zion Myers
BW- 16 mins,

6:00 AM
THREE ON A MATCH ( 1932)
A woman's childhood friends try to rescue her from gangsters.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Virginia Davis , Joan Blondell , Dawn O'Day .
BW- 63 mins, CC,

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7:15 AM
MIDNIGHT MARY ( 1933)
An abused orphan sinks into a life of crime.
Dir: William Wellman Cast: Loretta Young , Ricardo Cortez , Franchot Tone .
BW- 74 mins, CC,

8:30 AM
TAXI! ( 1932)
A feisty independent cab driver fights off a crooked syndicate.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: James Cagney , Loretta Young , George E. Stone .
BW- 69 mins, CC,

9:45 AM
RACKET BUSTERS ( 1938)
A mobster tries to take over the trucking business.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Humphrey Bogart , George Brent , Gloria Dickson .
BW- 71 mins, CC,

11:00 AM
DR. SOCRATES ( 1935)
A small-town doctor gets mixed up with gangsters.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Paul Muni , Ann Dvorak , Barton MacLane .
BW- 70 mins, CC,

12:15 PM
DON'T TURN 'EM LOOSE ( 1936)
A ruthless convict threatens to reveal that the head of the parole board is his father.
Dir: Ben Stoloff Cast: Lewis Stone , James Gleason , Bruce Cabot .
BW- 65 mins,

1:30 PM
BLONDIE JOHNSON ( 1933)
A female crook fights her way from poverty to the top of the underworld.
Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Joan Blondell , Chester Morris , Allen Jenkins .
BW- 68 mins, CC,

2:45 PM
STAR WITNESS ( 1931)
An old man who witnessed a crime is threatened by gangsters.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Walter Huston , Frances Starr , Grant Mitchell .
BW- 68 mins, CC,

4:00 PM
SMASHING THE RACKETS ( 1938)
Pushed into a do-nothing job, an FBI man finds his own way of going after the mob.
Dir: Lew Landers Cast: Chester Morris , Frances Mercer , Rita Johnson .
BW- 69 mins, CC,

5:15 PM
HIGHWAY WEST ( 1941)
A woman discovers her respectable husband is a notorious gangster.
Dir: William McGann Cast: Brenda Marshall , Arthur Kennedy , Olympe Bradna .
BW- 63 mins,

6:30 PM
DILLINGER ( 1945)
The legendary gunman plots a series of daring heists.
Dir: Max Nosseck Cast: Lawrence Tierney , Edmund Lowe , Anne Jeffreys .
BW- 70 mins, CC,

7:45 PM
GREAT LIBRARY MISERY, THE ( 1938)
In this comedic short, a man desiring to join the Grouch Club describes the terrible experience of trying to check out a book from a public library. Vitaphone Release B168.
Dir: Lloyd French Cast: Jack Lescoulie , Arthur Q. Bryan , Nancy Evans .
BW- 11 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM SPOTLIGHT: SHORT AND SWEET

8:00 PM
DETOUR ( 1945)
A hitchhiker takes on a dead man's identity only to face blackmail by an unscrupulous woman.
Dir: Edgar G. Ulmer Cast: Tom Neal , Ann Savage , Claudia Drake .
BW- 68 mins, CC,

9:30 PM
SET-UP, THE ( 1949)
An aging boxer defies the gangsters who've ordered him to throw his last fight.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Robert Ryan , Audrey Totter , George Tobias .
BW- 72 mins, CC,

11:00 PM
BIG STEAL, THE ( 1949)
Seduction and murder follow the theft of an Army payroll.
Dir: Don Siegel Cast: Robert Mitchum , Jane Greer , William Bendix .
BW- 71 mins, CC,

12:17 AM
SPORT SLANTS #8 ( 1931)
This short entry in Ted Husing's "Sport Slants" series covers greyhound racing and diving. Vitaphone Release 1382.
BW- 11 mins,

12:30 AM
KID GLOVE KILLER ( 1942)
A police scientist investigates the mayor's murder.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Van Heflin , Marsha Hunt , Lee Bowman .
BW- 74 mins, CC,

1:48 AM
SPORT SLANTS #3 ( 1931)
This short entry in Ted Husing's "Sport Slants" series covers cricket, sailing and polo. Vitaphone Release 1272.
BW- 10 mins,

2:00 AM
NARROW MARGIN, THE ( 1952)
A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's moll on a tense train ride.
Dir: Richard Fleischer Cast: Charles McGraw , Marie Windsor , Jacqueline White .
BW- 72 mins, CC,

3:15 AM
HOODLUM, THE ( 1951)
The rise and fall of a habitual criminal, and the havoc he wreaks on the lives of his loved ones.
Dir: Max Nosseck Cast: Lawrence Tierney , Allene Roberts , Marjorie Riordan .
BW- 62 mins, CC,

4:18 AM
THREE ON A ROPE ( 1938)
This short film takes a look at the sport of rock climbing.
Dir: Willard Van der Veer
BW- 10 mins,

4:30 AM
THREAT, THE ( 1949)
An escaped con kidnaps the people he thinks put him behind bars.
Dir: Felix Feist Cast: Michael O'Shea , Virginia Grey , Charles McGraw .
BW- 66 mins,

5:45 AM
JOURNEY INTO FEAR ( 1942)
A munitions expert gets mixed up with gunrunners in Turkey.
Dir: Norman Foster Cast: Joseph Cotten , Dolores Del Rio , Ruth Warrick .
BW- 68 mins, CC,