TCM Schedule for Wednesday, January 10: Spotlight: Columbia Pictures 100 Years - The 1940s and 1950s

[CBHagman]

January gets into full swing here with a daytime theme of Independent Women, and tonight we return to TCM's Spotlight on 100 years of Columbia Pictures, this time with a showcase of movies from the 1940s and 1950s. And did I mention the Three Stooges? They're here too.

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

1:30 AM The Lusty Men (1952)
A faded rodeo star mentors a younger rider but falls for his wife.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Susan Hayward, Robert Mitchum, Arthur Kennedy
Runtime: 113 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


3:30 AM Blood on the Moon (1948)
A gunslinger hired to drive off a rancher falls in love with the man's daughter.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Preston
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-G CC: Y


5:15 AM Rachel and the Stranger (1948)
A mail-order bride finds herself attracted to a handsome drifter.
Dir: Norman Foster Cast: Loretta Young, William Holden, Robert Mitchum
Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


7:00 AM The Wonderful Country (1959)
A hired gun falls for a Texas Ranger's wife.
Dir: Robert Parrish Cast: Robert Mitchum, Julie London, Gary Merrill
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

8:45 AM The Way West (1967)
Story follows a group of pioneers, led by a retired senator, as they make their way across the Oregon Trail.
Dir: Andrew V. McLaglen Cast: Kirk Douglas, Robert Mitchum, Richard Widmark
Runtime: 122 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

11:00 AM The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
Two aging cowboys, one a retired sheriff, the other an over-the-hill outlaw, join forces to fend off a band of younger thugs who threaten a small town.
Dir: Burt Kennedy Cast: Robert Mitchum, George Kennedy, David Carradine
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

12:45 PM MGM Parade Show #16 (1955)
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald perform in a clip from Maytime. George Murphy introduces a clip from I'll Cry Tomorrow.
Dir: null Cast: Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, George Murphy
Runtime: 25 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N


1:30 PM Designing Woman (1957)
A sportswriter and a fashion designer have a lot of adjusting to do when they marry in haste.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, Dolores Gray
Runtime: 118 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

3:45 PM Now, Voyager (1942)
A repressed spinster is transformed by psychiatry and her love for a married man.
Dir: Irving Rapper Cast: Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains
Runtime: 117 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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6:00 PM The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Socialite Tracy Lord is getting married, and an honest reporter is there to get the story. It's a dull assignment until Tracy's ex-husband shows up, with a thirst for alcohol and a not-quite extinguished torch for his lovely one-time wife.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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What's on Tonight: Spotlight: Columbia Pictures 100 Years - The 1940s and 1950s

8:00 PM Gilda (1946)
A gambler discovers an old flame in South America, but she's married to his new boss.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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10:00 PM Born Yesterday (1950)
A newspaper reporter takes on the task of educating a crooked businessman's girlfriend.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford, William Holden
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

12:00 AM You Nazty Spy! (1940)
In the country of Moronika, munitions manufacturers maneuver a wallpaper hanger to become dictator with his compatriots as his personal staff.
Dir: Jules White Cast: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard
Runtime: 18 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC:

12:30 AM On the Waterfront (1954)
A brutally realistic tour de force, this timeless classic is based on a series of Pulitzer prize-winning newspaper articles, chronicling the conflict between a corrupt labor boss and a crusading Catholic priest.
Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

2:30 AM Ride Lonesome (1959)
A bounty hunter tries to bring a murderer to justice through perilous territory.
Dir: Budd Boetticher Cast: Randolph Scott, Karen Steele, Pernell Roberts
Runtime: 74 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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4:00 AM The Caine Mutiny (1954)
A captain of a US Navy destroyer during World War II begins to crack under pressure, expressing odd behavior, and is forcibly relieved by his second in command, but then a trial ensues to uncover who was in the right.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Jose Ferrer, Van Johnson
Runtime: 125 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

[BackRoadWitch]

1. Don't Miss These Treats!

I savor every moment of "Gilda," every time I watch it! There was a post last month asking about favorite movies. I meant to reply, and, "Gilda" is my favorite (what I consider 'Classic Film'), tied for first with the much more recent: "Atonement," & "This is Spinal Tap." If you missed it, watch it the next chance you get!
I could gush about "Gilda": Rita's performance, the writing/dialog, directing, etc, as others have, for pages. But, if you're reading this comment, you are already aware of that; or, I'll let you discover its' brilliance when you watch it, not second-hand.

Right after "Gilda" is another gem, "Born Yesterday." Judy Holliday is priceless! Her performance makes me smile throughout the movie! I know I'm not alone in wishing that she (& Jean Harlow - to name but two) had lived so many, many more decades!

[Auggie]

2. Welcome to DU, BackRoadWitch

Caught Gilda a few weeks ago. I'm a big Rita Hayworth fan.