TCM Schedule for Tuesday, January 29: Star of the Month: Kathryn Grayson
Look alive, DU Classic Films Group, because it's the final night of Kathryn Grayson's turn as Star of the Month, and TCM is making sure she goes out with fireworks, including the sparks flying in Kiss Me Kate. Love that Bob Fosse-Carol Haney dance sequence. 
But first TCM has another wonderful celebration in store: It's the birthday of Ernst Lubitsch, he of the famed Lubitsch touch, and you owe it to yourself to check out the roster of films up for this morning and afternoon. 
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
12:15 AM
KRAMER VS. KRAMER ( 1979)
When his wife leaves him, an ad exec gets a crash course in parenting.
Dir: Robert Benton Cast: Dustin Hoffman , Meryl Streep , Jane Alexander .
C- 105 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:05 AM
POLTERGEIST (FEATURETTE) ( 1982)
A behind-the-scenes promotional short on the making of "Poltergeist" (1982).
Dir: Frank Marshall
C- 7 mins,
2:15 AM
POLTERGEIST ( 1982)
Evil spirits abduct a suburban family's daughter causing chaos and havoc.
Dir: Tobe Hooper Cast: Jobeth Williams , Craig T. Nelson , Beatrice Straight .
C- 114 mins, CC,
4:17 AM
HOLLAND SAILING ( 1956)
This short film focuses on sailboat races in Holland.
BW- 8 mins,
4:30 AM
EXTRAORDINARY SEAMAN, THE ( 1969)
Marooned sailors discover a World War II ship haunted by its late captain.
Dir: John Frankenheimer Cast: David Niven , Faye Dunaway , Alan Alda .
C- 80 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
6:00 AM
WHERE EAGLES DARE ( 1968)
An Allied team sets out to free an American officer held by the Nazis in a mountaintop castle.
Dir: Brian G. Hutton Cast: Richard Burton , Clint Eastwood , Mary Ure .
C- 155 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
8:45 AM
OPERATION CROSSBOW ( 1965)
Allied agents go behind enemy lines to destroy a German missile base.
Dir: Michael Anderson Cast: Sophia Loren , George Peppard , Trevor Howard .
C- 116 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
10:45 AM
LOOK BACK AT CROSSBOW, A ( 1965)
This promotional short film for "Operation Crossbow" (1965) gives the historical background for the movie's plot through archival footage.
BW- 10 mins,
11:00 AM
STUDENT PRINCE IN OLD HEIDELBERG, THE ( 1927)
In this silent film, a young prince attending college falls for a barmaid below his station.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Ramon Novarro , Norma Shearer , Jean Hersholt .
BW- 106 mins, CC,
12:49 PM
GLIMPSES OF AUSTRIA ( 1938)
This short film focuses on the landmarks, people and customs of Austria.
C- 9 mins,
1:00 PM
MERRY WIDOW, THE ( 1934)
A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Maurice Chevalier , Jeanette MacDonald , Edward Everett Horton .
BW- 99 mins, CC,
2:45 PM
NINOTCHKA ( 1939)
A coldhearted Soviet agent is warmed up by a trip to Paris and a night of love.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Greta Garbo , Melvyn Douglas , Ina Claire .
BW- 110 mins, CC,
4:45 PM
SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, THE ( 1940)
Feuding co-workers don't realize they're secret romantic pen pals.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Margaret Sullavan , James Stewart , Frank Morgan .
BW- 99 mins, CC,
6:30 PM
THAT UNCERTAIN FEELING ( 1941)
A happily married woman sees a psychoanalyst and develops doubts about her husband.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Merle Oberon , Melvyn Douglas , Burgess Meredith .
BW- 83 mins, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: KATHRYN GRAYSON
8:00 PM
SHOW BOAT ( 1951)
Riverboat entertainers find love, laughs and hardships as they sail along "Old Man River."
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Kathryn Grayson , Ava Gardner , Howard Keel .
C- 108 mins, CC,
10:00 PM
LOVELY TO LOOK AT ( 1952)
All-star remake of Roberta, with three Broadway producers inheriting a Parisian fashion house.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Kathryn Grayson , Red Skelton , Howard Keel .
C- 102 mins, CC,
11:47 PM
DESERT KILLER ( 1952)
In this short film, a hunter tracks a sheep-killing cougar. Vitaphone Release 2222A.
Dir: Larry Lansburgh
C- 10 mins,
12:00 AM
DESERT SONG, THE ( 1953)
A French professor secretly leads a band of desert freedom fighters.
Dir: Bruce Humberstone Cast: Kathryn Grayson , Gordon MacRae , Steve Cochran .
C- 111 mins, CC,
2:00 AM
KISS ME KATE ( 1953)
Feuding co-stars reunite for a musical version of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew."
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Kathryn Grayson , Howard Keel , Ann Miller .
C- 110 mins, CC,
4:00 AM
OTHELLO ( 1952)
The legendary Moor of Venice battles his growing suspicions that his wife is unfaithful.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Orson Welles , Michael MacLiammoir , Suzanne Cloutier .
BW- 93 mins,
5:45 AM
CHAMBER OF HORRORS ( 1966)
A one-handed madman uses various detachable devices as murder weapons to gain revenge on those he believes have wronged him.
Dir: Hy Averback Cast: Patrick O'Neal , Cesare Danova , Wilfrid Hyde-White .
C- 99 mins, CC, Letterbox Format