TCM Schedule Saturday April 1: A month-long tribute to the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. begins

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This month's theme - A tribute to the
100th Anniversary of Warner Bros.
(For full list of movies to be featured,
see this link).

Saturday, April 1 - At a Glance
(From March): 31 DAYS OF OSCAR - HORROR
Poltergeist (1982)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
-- TCM DAYTIME --
100th ANNIVERSARY OF WARNER BROS.
SATURDAY MATINEES / EARLY YEARS
Beau Brummel (1924)
Disraeli (1929)
Noah's Ark (1929)
Flight Commander (1930) (aka 'Dawn Patrol')
Night Nurse (1931)
Jewel Robbery (1932)
Blessed Event (1932)
Employees' Entrance (1933)
-- TCM PRIMETIME --
HOW IT STARTED AND THE DAWN OF SOUND
Brothers Warner, The (2007) (doc.)
Clash of the Wolves (1925)
(P) The Invention of Cinema:
Cinema Finds Its Voice (2022) (doc.) (TCM Premiere)
Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove
Orchestra (1928) (short)
Baby Rose Marie the Child Wonder (1929) (short)
Lambchops (1929) (short)
Jazz Singer, The (1927)
Don Juan (1926)
Lights of New York (1928)

FULL SCHEDULE

12:00 AM Poltergeist (1982)

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In her family's suburban home, ghosts begin communicating with five-year-old Carol Anne through the static on the television screen. At first the spirits seem to be friendly, but using the television as their portal to enter the house, they kidnap Carol Anne. As her desperate family tries to rescue the little girl, they ...
Dir: Tobe Hooper Cast: Jobeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight
Runtime: 114 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
MUSIC (Original Score) -- Jerry Goldsmith
SOUND EFFECTS EDITING -- Stephen Hunter Flick, Richard L. Anderson
VISUAL EFFECTS -- Richard Edlund, Michael Wood, Bruce Nicholson

Trivia: Heather O'Rourke kept the pet goldfish Carol Anne has in the film.

Trivia: Dominique Dunne (Dana Freeling) and Heather O'Rourke (Carol Anne Freeling) are both buried in Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles. Dunne was strangled by her ex-boyfriend on Oct. 30, 1982, in the driveway of her West Hollywood home. She never regained consciousness and died on Nov. 4 at age 22. O'Rourke died on Feb. 1, 1988, of intestinal stenosis at the age of 12.

2:00 AM What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

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(Bette Davis sings "What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?", a pure '60s pop song.)

A crazed, aging star torments her sister in a decaying Hollywood mansion.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono
Runtime: 132 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

OSCAR WIN:
COSTUME DESIGN (Black-and-White) -- Norma Koch
OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE -- Victor Buono {"Edwin Flagg"}
ACTRESS -- Bette Davis {"Jane Hudson"}
CINEMATOGRAPHY (Black-and-White) -- Ernest Haller
SOUND -- Glen Glenn Sound Department, Joseph Kelly, Sound Director

Trivia: According to the book "Bette & Joan - The Divine Feud" by Shaun Considine, Davis and Joan Crawford had a lifelong mutual hatred, and a jealous Crawford actively campaigned against Davis winning Best Actress, even telling Anne Bancroft that if Bancroft won and was unable to accept the Award, she would be happy to accept it on her behalf. According to the book, on Oscar night Davis was standing in the wings of the theater waiting to hear the name of the winner. When it was announced that Bancroft had indeed won for The Miracle Worker (1962), Joan marched past Davis with barely an "excuse me" and swept onstage to accept Bancroft's Oscar.

Trivia: To promote the film, Davis traveled to 17 theaters across the state of New York in three days for personal appearances and helped give away promotional "Baby Jane" dolls to patrons with a "lucky envelope" under their seat.

Trivia: Bette Davis made the decision to create her own makeup for Jane.

4:15 AM The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

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Dr. Frankenstein creates a female mate for his monster.
Dir: James Whale Cast: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson
Runtime: 75 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

OSCAR NOMINATION:
SOUND RECORDING -- Universal Studio Sound Department, Gilbert Kurland, Sound Director

Trivia: Not long before filming began, Colin Clive broke a leg in a horse riding accident. Consequently, most of Henry Frankenstein's scenes were shot with him sitting.

Trivia: Elsa Lanchester said that her spitting, hissing performance was inspired by the swans in Regent's Park, London. "They're really very nasty creatures," she said.

Trivia: Marilyn Harris, who played Maria, the girl The Monster accidentally kills in the original Frankenstein (1931), appears uncredited as another young girl. She is the leader of the group of young schoolgirls who encounter the Monster as he runs away from the blind man's burning house. Director James Whale deliberately gave her a one-word line ("Look!&quot , so she would be paid more by the studio as an actor with a speaking role, instead of as an extra.

Trivia: Boris Karloff protested against the decision to make The Monster speak, but was overruled. Since he was required to speak in this film, Karloff was not able to remove his partial bridgework as he had done to help give the Monster his sunken cheek appearance in the first Frankenstein (1931). That's why The Monster appears fuller of face in the sequel.

6:00 AM Beau Brummel (1924)
In this silent film, the legendary dandy takes on British society to court a lady above his station.
Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast: John Barrymore, Mary Astor, Willard Louis
Runtime: 80 mins Genre: Silent Rating: TV-G CC: N


8:30 AM Disraeli (1929)
The noted British statesman plays matchmaker for a pair of young lovers.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: George Arliss, Joan Bennett, Florence Arliss
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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OSCAR WIN:
ACTOR -- George Arliss {"Benjamin Disraeli"}
[NOTE: As allowed by the award rules for this year, a single nomination could honor work in one or more films. Though the final awards ballot listed both Disraeli and The Green Goddess in his nomination, the award was announced for only the Disraeli performance. It has never been established as to why this was, but it possibly could have been because the original report from the Acting Branch Board of Judges only listed the Disraeli performance in the results of the nominations voting, or it could have been because on some of the final ballots, the voters had indicated the Disraeli performance over the other.]
OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION -- Warner Bros.
WRITING -- (Julian Josephson)
[NOTE: For the third Academy Awards no certificates of nomination were given out in this category, only the titles of the nominated films and their companies were listed. When the winners were revealed, only the names of the individuals involved with the winning achievements were announced. The name(s) of those credited with this achievement are indicated here in parens.]

Trivia: The film was re-released in 1934, at which time the title credits were re-done, Arliss given billing as "Mr. George Arliss," and an NRA (National Recovery Act) emblem added; this is the version which presently survives. Unfortunately, the remainder of the film is cropped off the left side, in order to accommodate the sound-on-film system track, which had, by then, replaced the now obsolete Vitaphone sound-on-disc system, and required a slightly narrower picture image as a result.

10:00 AM Noah's Ark (1928)
An American playboy's discovery of honor and courage during World War I parallels the biblical story of the flood.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Dolores Costello, George O'Brien, Noah Beery
Runtime: 75 mins Genre: Epic Rating: TV-G CC: N

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12:00 PM The Dawn Patrol (1930)

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A hotshot World War I flyer almost cracks under the pressure of sending his men on perilous missions.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Richard Barthelmess, Douglas Fairbanks, Neil Hamilton
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

OSCAR WIN:
WRITING (Original Story) -- John Monk Saunders

2:00 PM Night Nurse (1931)

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A nurse discovers that the children she's caring for are murder targets.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell
Runtime: 72 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y


3:30 PM Jewel Robbery (1932)

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A jewel thief falls for a tycoon's wife in Vienna.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: William Powell, Kay Francis, Helen Vinson
Runtime: 70 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y


4:45 PM Blessed Event (1932)
An unscrupulous gossip columnist lands himself in hot water.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Lee Tracy, Mary Brian, Allen Jenkins
Runtime: 83 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


6:30 PM Employee's Entrance (1933)
An unscrupulous department store manager stops at nothing to get what he wants.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Warren William, Loretta Young, Wallace Ford
Runtime: 75 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y


8:00 PM The Brothers Warner (2007)
Four brothers pioneer in film distribution then build one of Hollywood's greatest studios.
Dir: Cass Warner Cast: Cass Warner, Cass Warner, Kate Amend
Runtime: 0 mins Genre: null Rating: TV-MA CC: Y


9:45 PM Clash of the Wolves (1925)
In this silent film, a mountain fire forces a pack of wolves to interact with the local citizens of a desert town.
Dir: Noel Mason Smith Cast: Rin-Tin-Tin, June Marlowe, Charles Farrell
Runtime: 73 mins Genre: Silent Rating: TV-G CC: N


11:15 PM The Invention of Cinema: Cinema Finds its Voice (2022) (TCM Premiere)
CC: N


12:30 AM Short: Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra (1928)
Pianist Gus Arnheim leads his orchestra in such popular tunes as "Flapperette" and "Sing Me a Baby Song".
Cast: Gus Arnheim
Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N


12:45 AM Short: Baby Rose Marie: The Child Wonder (1929)
Rose Marie, aged five or six (and later to have a long career including on "The Dick Van Dyke Show&quot , sings three numbers here on the Vitaphone sound stage. Songs: "Heigh Ho, Everybody, Heigh Ho," "Who Wouldn't Be Jealous of You," and "Don't Be Like That."
Dir: Bryan Foy Cast: Rose Marie.
Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N

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1:00 AM Short: Lambchops (1929)
George Burns and Gracie Allen perform a comic routine along with the musical number, "Do You Believe in Me? I Do."
Cast: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Murray Roth
Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: N


1:15 AM The Jazz Singer (1927)

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A cantor's son breaks with family tradition to go into show business.
Dir: Alan Crosland Cast: Al Jolson, May Mcavoy, Warner Oland
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

OSCAR WIN:
SPECIAL AWARD
To Warner Bros., for producing The Jazz Singer, the pioneer outstanding talking picture, which has revolutionized the industry.
OSCAR NOMINATION:
WRITING (Adaptation) -- Alfred Cohn

Trivia: The movie's first spoken dialogue, "Wait a minute, wait a minute. You ain't heard nothing yet" was voted as the #71 movie quote by the American Film Institute (out of 100), and as #57 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007.

Trivia: George Jessel, star of the stage version, was asked to play the role in the film, but refused over a pay dispute. Eddie Cantor was also asked, and also refused.

3:00 AM Don Juan (1926)
In this silent film, the legendary lover fights to survive intrigue in the court of the Borgias.
Dir: Alan Crosland Cast: John Barrymore, Mary Astor, Willard Louis
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: Silent Rating: TV-G CC: N


5:00 AM Lights of New York (1928)
A chorus girl gets mixed up with gangsters.
Dir: Bryan Foy Cast: Helene Costello, Cullen Landis, Mary Carr
Runtime: 57 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-G CC: N