TCM Schedule for Monday January 30, 2023 - Irene Pappas
Daytime features films involving "Lost Generation" authors (not sure if I'd include John Steinbeck in that group); prime time honors legendary Greek actress Irene Pappas who passed away last year at age 93.
(all times Eastern)
6:30 am Three Comrades (1938)
1h 40m | Romance | TV-G
Three life-long friends share their love for a dying woman against the turbulent backdrop of Germany between the wars.
Director: Frank Borzage. Cast: Robert Taylor, Margaret Sullavan, Franchot Tone
8:30 am The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
1h 26m | Drama | TV-PG
A Cuban fisherman believes his long dry spell will end when he catches a legendary fish.
Director: John Sturges. Cast: Felipe Pazos Jr., Harry Bellaver, Spencer Tracy
10:15 am To Have and Have Not (1944)
1h 40m | Romance | TV-G
A skipper-for-hire's romance with a beautiful drifter is complicated by his growing involvement with the French resistance.
Director: Howard Hawks. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan, Lauren Bacall
12:00 pm Flesh (1932)
1h 35m | Drama | TV-G
A simple-minded wrestler falls for a woman with a dark secret.
Director: John Ford. Cast: Wallace Beery, Karen Morley, Ricardo Cortez
1:45 pm Tortilla Flat (1942)
1h 45m | Drama | TV-PG
Inhabitants of a Southern California fishing village strive for the simple pleasures of life.
Director: Victor Fleming. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, John Garfield
3:45 pm East of Eden (1955)
1h 55m | Drama | TV-PG
Two brothers compete for their father's approval and a woman's love.
Director: Elia Kazan. Cast: Julie Harris, James Dean, Raymond Massey
6:00 pm The Maltese Falcon (1941)
1h 40m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-PG
Hard-boiled detective Sam Spade gets caught up in the murderous search for a priceless statue.
Director: John Huston. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George
8:00 pm Zorba the Greek (1964)
2h 22m | Drama | TV-14
An amoral Greek peasant teaches a British student the meaning of life.
Director: Michael Cacoyannis. Cast: Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas
10:30 pm Z (1969)
2h 5m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-14
A political assassination uncovers a hotbed of corruption.
Director: Costa-gavras. Cast: Yves Montand, Jean-louis Trintignant, Jacques Perrin
2:45 am A Dream of Kings (1969)
1h 50m | Drama | TV-14
The father of a dying boy tries to find the money to move his family to Greece.
Director: Daniel Mann. Cast: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Inger Stevens
4:45 am Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
1h 35m | Western | TV-PG
A brutal rancher has to soften his ways to win the woman he loves.
Director: Robert Wise. Cast: James Cagney, Don Dubbins, Stephen Mcnally