TCM Schedule for Sunday January 29, 2023 - Bette vs. Joan
Plus: two Marion Davies silents in late night.
(all times Eastern)
6:00 am Elmer the Great (1933)
1h 14m | Comedy | TV-G
A country hick bats his way to baseball stardom.
Director: Mervyn Leroy. Cast: Joe E. Brown, Patricia Ellis, Frank Mchugh
7:30 am The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
2h 18m | Drama | TV-G
Charles Lindbergh risks his life to complete his historic flight from New York to Paris.
Director: Billy Wilder. Cast: James Stewart, Murray Hamilton, Patricia Smith
10:00 am Highway 301 (1950)
1h 23m | Crime | TV-14
A brutal bank robber fights internal divisions within his gang.
Director: Andrew Stone. Cast: Steve Cochran, Virginia Grey, Gaby Andre
11:45 am Woman of the Year (1942)
1h 52m | Comedy | TV-PG
Opposites distract when a sophisticated political columnist falls for a sportswriter.
Director: George Stevens. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter
1:45 pm One On One (1977)
1h 38m | Drama | TV-14
A talented basketball player has difficulties adjusting to college life.
Director: Lamont Johnson. Cast: Robby Benson, Annette O'toole, Gail Strickland
3:30 pm The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
1h 56m | Drama | TV-PG
A writer recalls his turbulent marriage to an expatriate heiress.
Director: Richard Brooks. Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon
5:45 pm The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
2h 8m | Musical | TV-G
Musical biography of the backwoods girl who struck it rich in Colorado and survived the Titanic.
Director: Charles Walters. Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Harve Presnell, Ed Begley
8:00 pm Dangerous (1935)
1h 18m | Drama | TV-G
A young fan tries to rehabilitate an alcoholic actress he's fallen in love with.
Director: Alfred E. Green. Cast: Bette Davis, Franchot Tone, Margaret Lindsay
9:45 pm Mildred Pierce (1945)
1h 53m | Drama | TV-PG
A woman's ambitions for her daughter drastically impact her life.
Director: Michael Curtiz. Cast: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott
12:00 am Beverly of Graustark (1926)
1h 10m | Comedy | TV-G
Beverly Calhoun impersonates the Prince of Graustark to claim his birthright while he recovers from a skiing injury.
Director: Sidney Franklin. Cast: Marion Davies, Antonio Moreno, Creighton Hale
1:15 am Beauty's Worth (1922)
Drama | TV-G
An unsophisticated girl turns the tables on two snobs who try to embarrass her.
Director: Robert G. Vignola. Cast: Marion Davies, Forrest Stanley, June Elvidge
2:45 am The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939)
2h 28m | Drama | TV-PG
Story based on a fictionalized account of the life of a Kabuki actor who owes his artistic development to his lover's encouragement and ultimate self-sacrifice.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi. Cast: Shotaro Hanayagi, Kokichi Takada, Gonjuro Kawarazaki
5:30 am MGM is on the Move! (1964)
36m | Short | TV-G
This promotional short showcases MGM's upcoming movies of 1964.