TCM Schedule for Sunday February 24 - 31 Days of Oscar: Best Picture With No Other Wins
After a daytime lineup of musicals, prime time features 2 films that pulled off a somewhat dubious feat - winning Best Picture but nothing else.
(all times Eastern)
7:00 AM EASTER PARADE ( 1948)
When his partner leaves him, a vaudeville star trains an untried performer to take her place, finding love in the process. Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Judy Garland , Fred Astaire , Peter Lawford . C- 103 mins, CC,
9:00 AM LILI ( 1953)
A French orphan gets a job with a carnival puppet show. Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Leslie Caron , Mel Ferrer , Jean Pierre Aumont . C- 81 mins, CC,
10:30 AM HARD DAY'S NIGHT, A ( 1964)
A typical day in the life of the Beatles. Dir: Richard Lester Cast: John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison . BW- 87 mins, CC,
12:15 PM HIGH SOCIETY ( 1956)
In this musical version of The Philadelphia Story, tabloid reporters invade a society wedding. Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Bing Crosby , Grace Kelly , Frank Sinatra . C- 112 mins, CC,
2:15 PM MUSIC MAN, THE ( 1962)
A con artist hawks musical instruments and band uniforms to small-town America. Dir: Morton DaCosta Cast: Robert Preston , Shirley Jones , Buddy Hackett . C- 151 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
5:00 PM 1776 ( 1972)
The founding fathers struggle to draft the Declaration of Independence. Dir: Peter H. Hunt Cast: William Daniels , Howard Da Silva , Ken Howard . C- 165 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
8:00 PM BROADWAY MELODY, THE ( 1929)
Love and success break up a vaudeville sister act. Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast: Anita Page , Bessie Love , Charles King . BW- 100 mins, CC,
10:00 PM GRAND HOTEL ( 1932)
Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through scandal and heartache. Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Greta Garbo , John Barrymore , Joan Crawford . BW- 113 mins, CC,
12:00 AM KING SOLOMON'S MINES ( 1950)
A spirited widow hires a daredevil jungle scout to find a lost treasure in diamonds. Dir: Compton Bennett Cast: Deborah Kerr , Stewart Granger , Richard Carlson . C- 103 mins, CC,
2:00 AM ESKIMO ( 1933)
An Eskimo family fights to survive harsh conditions in the frozen North. Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: Mala , Lotus , Joseph Sauers .BW- 114 mins, CC,
4:00 AM HOLIDAY ( 1938)
An unhappy heiress falls in love with her stodgy sister's freethinking fiance. Dir: George Cukor Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Cary Grant , Doris Nolan . BW- 96 mins, CC,