TCM Schedule for Tuesday, February 19: 31 Days of Oscar: Favorite Best Actor Win: Spencer Tracy

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

12:00 AM
STRIKES AND SPARES ( 1934)
In this short film, professional bowler Andy Varipapa provides bowling advice and shows off some bowling tricks.
Dir: Felix E. Feist Cast: Buster Brodie , Ray Turner ,
BW- 9 mins,

SIBLING RIVALRY: BROTHER & SISTER OSCAR WINNERS

12:15 AM
FREE SOUL, A ( 1931)
A hard-drinking lawyer's daughter falls for one of his underworld clients.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Norma Shearer , Leslie Howard , Lionel Barrymore .
BW- 94 mins, CC,

2:00 AM
NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART ( 1944)
A young ne'er-do-well tries to get his life on track to help his ailing mother.
Dir: Clifford Odets Cast: Cary Grant , Miss Ethel Barrymore , Ethel Barrymore .
BW- 113 mins, CC,

FAMILY TIES

4:00 AM
I REMEMBER MAMA ( 1948)
Norwegian immigrants face the trials of family life in turn-of-the-century San Francisco.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Irene Dunne , Barbara Bel Geddes , Oscar Homolka .
BW- 134 mins, CC,

6:17 AM
ANNIE WAS A WONDER ( 1948)
This short film has narrator John Nesbitt tell the story of Scandinavian immigrant Annie Swenson, who worked as a cook/housekeeper in the Nesbitt home.
Dir: Edward L. Cahn Cast: Ruth Lee , Howard Negley , Kathleen Freeman .
BW- 11 mins,

6:30 AM
EDWARD, MY SON ( 1949)
A possessive father destroys anyone who threatens his plans for his son.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Spencer Tracy , Deborah Kerr , Ian Hunter .
BW- 113 mins, CC,

8:24 AM
MAIN STREET TODAY ( 1944)
This short film promotes the U.S. war effort at home in a small town.
Dir: Edward L. Cahn Cast: John Butler , Stuart Holmes , Snub Pollard .
BW- 20 mins,

8:45 AM
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU ( 1938)
A girl from a family of freethinkers falls for the son of a conservative banker.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Jean Arthur , Lionel Barrymore , James Stewart .
BW- 126 mins, CC,

11:00 AM
LITTLE FOXES, THE ( 1941)
An ambitious woman takes on her corrupt brothers and honest husband in her drive for wealth.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Bette Davis , Herbert Marshall , Teresa Wright .
BW- 116 mins, CC,

1:00 PM
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? ( 1962)
A crazed, aging star torments her sister in a decaying Hollywood mansion.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast: Bette Davis , Joan Crawford , Victor Buono .
BW- 134 mins, CC,

3:30 PM
LIFE WITH FATHER ( 1947)
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: William Powell , Irene Dunne , Elizabeth Taylor .
C- 118 mins, CC,

5:34 PM
SWORD FISHING ( 1939)
This short film looks at a unique way of fishing with archer Howard Hill: using a bow and arrow-like harpoon. Vitaphone Release 9434.
BW- 10 mins,

5:45 PM
RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT, A ( 1992)
A preacher's sons, one serious, one wild, look out for each other while growing up in rural Montana.
Dir: Robert Redford Cast: Craig Sheffer , Brad Pitt , Tom Skerritt .
C- 124 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: FAVORITE BEST ACTOR WIN: SPENCER TRACY

8:00 PM
CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS ( 1937)
A spoiled rich boy is lost at sea and rescued by a fishing boat, where hard work and responsibility help him become a man.
Dir: Victor Fleming Cast: Freddie Bartholomew , Spencer Tracy , Lionel Barrymore .
BW- 117 mins, CC,

10:15 PM
BOYS TOWN ( 1938)
True story of Father Flanagan's fight to build a home for orphaned boys
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Spencer Tracy , Mickey Rooney , Henry Hull .
BW- 93 mins, CC,

CREEPIEST VOYEURISM

12:00 AM
BLOW-UP ( 1966)
A photographer discovers a murder in the background of a candid photo.
Dir: Michelangelo Antonioni Cast: Vanessa Redgrave , Sarah Miles , David Hemmings .
C- 111 mins, CC,

2:00 AM
STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN ( 1967)
This Academy nominated stop-motion live-action short focuses on driving safety and dealing with road rage.
Dir: Len Janson Cast: Len Janson , Chuck Menville , Evelyn Hoeller .
C- 10 mins,

2:15 AM
THREE COLORS: RED ( 1994)
An accident creates a relationship between a model and a retired judge who spies on his neighbors.
Dir: Krzysztof Kieslowski Cast: IrFne Jacob , Jean-Louis Trintignant , Federique Feder .
C- 100 mins, Letterbox Format

COURTROOM DRAMAS

4:00 AM
PHILADELPHIA ( 1993)
A lawyer sues his firm for firing him because he has AIDS.
Dir: Jonathan Demme Cast: Tom Hanks , Denzel Washington , Antonio Banderas .
BW- 125 mins, CC, Letterbox Format