Classic Films
Related: About this forumTCM Schedule for Tuesday, January 17: Star of the Month: Marion Davies
Daytime's theme is Starring James Garner. Check out the actor's political views and activism:
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And of course evening is devoted to Star of the Month Marion Davies. Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
12:00 AM Cooley High (1975)
African-American teens in Chicago prepare for life after high school.
Dir: Michael Schultz Cast: Glynn Turman, Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, Garrett Morris
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
2:00 AM Black Girl (1972)
An aspiring dancer and her wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.
Dir: Ossie Davis Cast: Brock Peters, Claudia McNeil, Leslie Uggams
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: N
4:00 AM Bless Their Little Hearts (1984)
Enduring the bleakness of the Watts unemployment office and occasional stints as a day laborer, Charlie Banks struggles to find a job and maintain his role of head of his family. Spending most of the day at home, Charlie often gets on the nerves of his wife and three children. One evening while getting some fresh air, he ...
Dir: Billy Woodberry Cast: Nate Herd, Kaycee Moore, Angela Burnett
Runtime: 81 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
6:00 AM Up Periscope (1959)
A U.S. frogman infiltrates a Japanese-held island during World War II.
Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: James Garner, Edmond O'Brien, Andra Martin
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
8:00 AM Cash McCall (1960)
A corporate spoiler makes a play for a failing company and the owner's daughter.
Dir: Joseph Pevney Cast: James Garner, Natalie Wood, Nina Foch
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
10:00 AM Boys' Night Out (1962)
A psychology student researches infidelity by becoming a platonic kept woman for four buddies.
Dir: Michael Gordon Cast: Kim Novak, James Garner, Tony Randall
Runtime: 115 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
12:00 PM The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
Texas tycoons try to mix love with finance on a trip to New York.
Dir: Arthur Hiller Cast: James Garner, Lee Remick, Phil Harris
Runtime: 106 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
2:00 PM 36 Hours (1964)
Nazis kidnap a key American intelligence officer and try to convince him that World War II is over.
Dir: George Seaton Cast: James Garner, Rod Taylor, Eva Marie Saint
Runtime: 115 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
4:00 PM The Americanization of Emily (1964)
A British war widow falls for an opportunistic American sailor during World War II.
Dir: Arthur Hiller Cast: James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas
Runtime: 117 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
6:15 PM Mister Buddwing (1966)
A man suffering from amnesia confronts a series of women in his search for his memory.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: James Garner, Jean Simmons, Suzanne Pleshette
Runtime: 99 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
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8:00 PM The Bachelor Father (1931)
An aging Don Juan decides to get better acquainted with his grown children.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Marion Davies, Ralph Forbes, C. Aubrey Smith
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
9:45 PM Five and Ten (1931)
A dime-store heiress elopes with a married man.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Marion Davies, Leslie Howard, Richard Bennett
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
11:30 PM Blondie of the Follies (1932)
Two showgirls on the road from rags to riches compete for the same man.
Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Marion Davies, Robert Montgomery, Billie Dove
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
1:15 AM Polly of the Circus (1932)
A small-town minister risks his career when he falls for a trapeze artist.
Dir: Alfred Santell Cast: Marion Davies, Clark Gable, C. Aubrey Smith
Runtime: 72 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y
2:45 AM Going Hollywood (1933)
Struggling singer Billy Williams falls for French teacher Sylvia Bruce, but when Williams finds success on the big screen, Bruce follows him to Hollywood, becoming a movie star herself, and reuniting with the man she adores.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Marion Davies, Bing Crosby, Fifi D'orsay
Runtime: 80 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
4:15 AM Operator 13 (1934)
An actress signs up to spy for the Union, then falls for a Confederate officer.
Dir: Richard Boleslavsky Cast: Marion Davies, Gary Cooper, Jean Parker
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y