TCM Schedule for Wednesday, February 24: Noteworthy African American Performances
On this final Wednesday of February, TCM has a glorious schedule in store! There's a birthday tribute to actress Marjorie Main — see her profile and filmography below — and then the closing roster of movies, of varied genres and eras, featuring Black actors in groundbreaking performances.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021
12:45 am
Air Force (1943)
2h 4m | War | TV-G
A bomber crew sees World War II action over the Pacific.
Director:
Howard Hawks
Cast:
John Ridgely, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy
3:00 am
The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
1h 34m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-PG
Nazi spies pursue a Spanish Civil War veteran in search of a priceless keepsake.
Director:
Richard Wallace
Cast:
John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak
4:45 am
Dangerously They Live (1942)
1h 11m | Drama | TV-G
A doctor tries to rescue a young innocent from Nazi agents.
Director:
Robert Florey
Cast:
John Garfield, Nancy Coleman, Raymond Massey
6:15 am
Flowing Gold (1940)
1h 22m | Western | TV-G
A fugitive from justice tries to get work in a western oil field.
Director:
Alfred E. Green
Cast:
John Garfield, Frances Farmer, Pat O'Brien
7:45 am
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
2h 7m | Musical | TV-G
An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.
Director:
David Butler
Cast:
Humphrey Bogart, Eddie Cantor, Bette Davis
10:00 am
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
2h 4m | Musical | TV-G
A serviceman and a starlet find love at the star-staffed serviceman's center.
Director:
Delmer Daves
Cast:
Andrews Sisters, Jack Benny, Joe E. Brown
12:15 pm
Bad Bascomb (1946)
1h 52m | Western | TV-G
A western bandit is reformed by his love for a little girl.
Director:
S. Sylvan Simon
Cast:
Wallace Beery, Margaret O'Brien, Marjorie Main
2:15 pm
Gentle Annie (1944)
1h 20m | Western | TV-G
A frontierswoman turns her family into a band of bank robbers.
Director:
Andrew Marton
Cast:
James Craig, Donna Reed, Marjorie Main
3:45 pm
Rationing (1943)
1h 33m | Comedy | TV-G
A small-town butcher has problems coping with meat rationing.
Director:
Willis Goldbeck
Cast:
Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main, Donald Meek
5:30 pm
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)
1h 9m | Comedy | TV-G
A lawyer and a widow encounter murder on a train ride.
Director:
Norman Taurog
Cast:
Marjorie Main, James Whitmore, Ann Dvorak
6:45 pm
The Affairs of Martha (1942)
1h 6m | Comedy | TV-G
A servant's scandalous novel lands her employers in hot water.
Director:
Jules Dassin
Cast:
Marsha Hunt, Richard Carlson, Marjorie Main
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: NOTEWORTHY AFRICAN AMERICAN PERFORMANCES
8:00 pm
Take a Giant Step (1960)
1h 40m | Drama
Seventeen-year-old black high school student Spence Scott storms out of his history class ...
Director:
Philip Leacock, Philip Bowles
Cast:
Johnny Nash, Estelle Hemsley, Ruby Dee, Frederick O'Neal
10:00 pm
A Soldier's Story (1984)
1h 41m | Drama
A black army attorney is sent to an all-black army camp during World War II to investigate...
Director:
Norman Jewison
Cast:
Howard E Rollins, Adolph Caesar, Denzel Washington
12:00 am
Sparkle (1976)
1h 38m | Drama, Musical | TV-PG
The three Williams sisters start out singing in their church choir in Harlem...
Director:
Sam O'Steen
Cast:
Philip Michael Thomas, Irene Cara, Lonette McKee
2:00 am
Broken Strings (1940)
1h 10m | Drama | TV-G
An injured violinist pushes his son into a classical music career, even though the boy prefers swing.
Director:
Bernard B. Ray
Cast:
Clarence Muse, Sybil Lewis, William Washington
3:15 am
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Sounder (1972)
1h 45m | Drama | TV-PG
In 1933 Louisiana, a family of African American sharecroppers endure racism and injustice ...
Director:
Martin Ritt
Cast:
Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks
5:15 am
MGM Parade Show #11 (1955)
25m | Documentary | TV-G
Judy Garland and Gene Kelly perform in a clip from For Me and My Gal...
Director:
No Director Available
Cast:
No Cast Information Available.
6:00 am
The Exterminating Angel (1962)
1h 35m | Drama | TV-PG
High society guests find themselves unable to leave the dining room after a posh dinner party...
Director:
Luis Buñuel, Ignacio Villarrea...
Cast:
Silvia Pinal, Enrique Rambal, Jacqueline Andere
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