TCM Schedule for Tuesday, February 14: Screwball Comedy: Love Is Closer Than You Think
Happy Valentine's Day, classic film fans!
Romance is definitely in the air, and so is trouble, and we have an excellent group of players (including Robert Montgomery, our unofficial patron saint) to pull it off.
The daytime takes a dramatic turn with the theme Crazy in Love. Tuesday evening is once again devoted to favorite screwball comedies. Enjoy!
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
12:00 AM Documenteur (1981)
A young French woman, separated from her lover, tries to find a lodging in L.A. for herself and her son.
Dir: Agnes Varda Cast: Sabine Mamou, Mathieu Demy, Tom Taplin
Runtime: 65 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: N
1:15 AM Vagabond (1985)
The story of a young woman who took to a life on the open road and is found frozen to death in a ditch is retold by the people or "witnesses" she encountered along her journey.
Dir: Agnes Varda Cast: Sandrine Bonnaire, Macha Meril, Stephane Freiss
Runtime: 106 mins Genre: Drama Rating: null CC:
3:15 AM Tess (1979)
Peasant girl Tess Durbeyfield is sent to live with the wealthy d'Urbervilles by her father after he learns that they are distantly related. However, the d'Urbervilles are not relatives, they're just a family that bought the noble line's name.
Dir: Roman Polanski Cast: John Collin, Tony Church, Nastassja Kinski
Runtime: 172 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-14 CC: N
6:15 AM Gun Crazy (1950)
Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.
Dir: Joseph H. Lewis Cast: Peggy Cummins, John Dall, Berry Kroeger
Runtime: 87 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
8:00 AM Love Crazy (1941)
A businessman concocts a series of harebrained schemes to keep his wife from divorcing him.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Gail Patrick
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
9:45 AM We Were Dancing (1942)
A Polish princess gives up society for the love of a gigolo.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Norma Shearer, Melvyn Douglas, Gail Patrick
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y
11:30 AM Love Fever (1931)
In this comedic short, neighbors mistake an actress rehearsing her death scene for the real act.
Dir: Robert F McGowan Cast: Jerry Mandy, Dorothy Granger, Grady Sutton
Runtime: 19 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: Y
12:00 PM That Hamilton Woman (1941)
Naval hero Lord Nelson defies convention to court a married woman of common birth.
Dir: Alexander Korda Cast: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Alan Mowbray
Runtime: 128 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y
2:15 PM Romeo and Juliet (1937)
Shakespeare's classic tale of young lovers from feuding families.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore
Runtime: 127 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y
4:30 PM Brief Encounter (1945)
Two married strangers meet in a train station and fall in love.
Dir: David Lean Cast: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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6:00 PM Dear Heart (1964)
A middle-aged postmistress falls for an engaged man during a convention in New York.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: Glenn Ford, Geraldine Page, Michael Anderson Jr.
Runtime: 114 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: SCREWBALL COMEDY: LOVE IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK
8:00 PM My Man Godfrey (1936)
In the depths of the Depression, socialite Irene Bullock plays a party game that leads her to the city dump. She finds a derelict named Godfrey, brings him home with her, makes him her butler and eventually falls in love with his eccentric ways.
Dir: Gregory La Cava Cast: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: N
9:45 PM Hands Across the Table (1935)
A manicurist uses her beauty and emery board to snag a rich husband.
Dir: Mitchell Leisen Cast: Carole Lombard, Fred Macmurray, Ralph Bellamy
Runtime: 80 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: N
11:30 PM The Awful Truth (1937)
A divorced couple keeps getting mixed up in each other's love lives.
Dir: Leo Mccarey Cast: Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: N
1:15 AM Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941)
A quarrelsome couple discovers their marriage isn't legal.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond
Runtime: 89 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
3:00 AM Cain and Mabel (1936)
The publicity romance between a prizefighter and a showgirl turns into the real thing.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Marion Davies, Clark Gable, Allen Jenkins
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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4:45 AM After Office Hours (1935)
A society newspaperwoman tries to prove to her editor that she can crack a murder case.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Constance Bennett, Clark Gable, Stuart Erwin
Runtime: 75 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: