TCM Schedule for Sunday February 9 - 31 Days of Oscar: 360 Degrees of Oscar
Marshall Thompson is the link to today's first film.
(all times Eastern)
6:45 AM MYSTERY STREET ( 1950)
Criminal pathologists try to crack a case with nothing but the victim's bones to go on. Dir: John Sturges Cast: Ricardo Montalban , Sally Forrest , Bruce Bennett . BW- 93 mins, CC,
(link: Ricardo Montalban)
8:45 AM BATTLEGROUND ( 1949)
American soldiers in France fight to survive a Nazi siege just before the Battle of the Bulge. Dir: William Wellman Cast: Van Johnson , John Hodiak , Ricardo Montalban . BW- 119 mins, CC,
(link: John Hodiak)
11:00 AM HARVEY GIRLS, THE ( 1946)
Straitlaced waitresses battle saloon girls to win the West for domesticity. Dir: George Sidney Cast: Judy Garland , John Hodiak , Ray Bolger . C- 101 mins, CC,
(link: Marjorie Main)
1:00 PM FRIENDLY PERSUASION ( 1956)
A peaceful Quaker family's sanctity is tested during the Civil War. Dir: William Wyler Cast: Gary Cooper , Dorothy McGuire , Marjorie Main . BW- 138 mins, CC,
(link: Dorothy McGuire)
3:30 PM GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT ( 1947)
A reporter pretends to be Jewish in order to cover a story on anti-Semitism. Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Gregory Peck , Dorothy McGuire , John Garfield . BW- 118 mins, CC,
(link: Anne Revere)
5:45 PM NATIONAL VELVET ( 1944)
A British farm girl fights to train a difficult horse for the Grand National Steeplechase. Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Mickey Rooney , Donald Crisp , Elizabeth Taylor . C- 123 mins, CC,
(link: Mickey Rooney)
8:00 PM STRIKE UP THE BAND ( 1940)
A high-school band sets out to win a national radio contest. Dir: Busby Berkeley Cast: Mickey Rooney , Judy Garland , Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra . BW- 120 mins, CC,
(link: Judy Garland)
10:15 PM STAR IS BORN, A ( 1954)
A falling star marries the newcomer he's helping reach the top. Dir: George Cukor Cast: Judy Garland , James Mason , Jack Carson . C- 176 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
(link: James Mason)
1:30 AM JULIUS CAESAR ( 1953)
An all-star adaptation of Shakespeare's classic about Julius Caesar's assassination and its aftermath. Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast: John Doucette , George Macready , Michael Pate . BW- 121 mins, CC,
(link: Marlon Brando)
3:45 AM ON THE WATERFRONT ( 1954)
A young stevedore takes on the mobster who rules the docks. Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Marlon Brando , Karl Malden , Lee J. Cobb . BW- 108 mins, CC,
(link: Eva Marie Saint)
5:45 AM SANDPIPER, THE ( 1965)
An Episcopal priest falls for a free-living artist. Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Elizabeth Taylor , Richard Burton , Eva Marie Saint . C- 117 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
(link: Tom Drake)