TCM Schedule for Wednesday, January 15: TCM Spotlight: The Roaring '20s

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Wednesday, January 15, 2020

1:00 AM
WASHINGTON STORY ( 1952)
A reporter in search of government corruption falls for a congressman.
Dir: Robert Pirosh Cast: Van Johnson , Patricia Neal , Louis Calhern .
BW- 82 mins, CC,

2:30 AM
IT'S A GREAT FEELING ( 1949)
When nobody at Warner Bros. will work with him, movie star Jack Carson decides to turn an unknown into his co-star.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Dennis Morgan , Doris Day , Jack Carson .
C- 85 mins, CC,

4:00 AM
WITHOUT RESERVATIONS ( 1946)
A woman writer falls for a war hero who's a perfect match for the hero of her latest novel.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Claudette Colbert , John Wayne , Don DeFore .
BW- 101 mins, CC,

5:43 AM
HOLLYWOOD SCOUT ( 1945)
This short film focuses on a day in the life of a Hollywood talent scout assigned to cast animals.
Cast: Paul Sydell , William H. O'Brien , Celia Travers .
BW- 8 mins,

6:00 AM
NOAH'S ARK ( 1929)
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 .
BW- 100 mins,

7:45 AM
RASPUTIN AND THE EMPRESS ( 1932)
True story of the mad monk who plotted to rule Russia.
Dir: Richard Boleslavsky Cast: John Barrymore , Ethel Barrymore , Lionel Barrymore .
BW- 121 mins, CC,

9:45 AM
BIG SKY, THE ( 1952)
Trappers lead an expedition against river pirates and Indians along the Missouri River.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Kirk Douglas , Dewey Martin , Elizabeth Threatt .
BW- 138 mins, CC,

12:00 PM
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO ( 1965)
Illicit lovers fight to stay together during the turbulent years of the Russian Revolution.
Dir: David Lean Cast: Geraldine Chaplin , Julie Christie , Tom Courtenay .
C- 200 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:30 PM
LAST DAYS OF POMPEII, THE ( 1935)
A blacksmith's rise to wealth and power is jeopardized by his son's Christianity and the eruption of Vesuvius.
Dir: Ernest B. Schoedsack Cast: Preston Foster , Alan Hale , Basil Rathbone .
BW- 96 mins, CC,

5:15 PM
HOW THE WEST WAS WON ( 1962)
Three generations of pioneers take part in the forging of the American West.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Spencer Tracy , Carroll Baker , Lee J. Cobb .
C- 165 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM SPOTLIGHT: The Roaring '20s

8:00 PM
WET PARADE, THE ( 1932)
A crusading politician fights the evils of both drink and prohibition.
Dir: Victor Fleming Cast: Dorothy Jordan , Lewis Stone , Neil Hamilton .
BW- 118 mins, CC,

10:15 PM
ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA ( 1984)
Dir: Sergio Leone Cast: Mike Gendel , Alexander Godfrey , Mike Monetti .
BW- 229 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:15 AM
PURPLE GANG, THE ( 1960)
The story of the infamous gang of bootleggers, hijackers, and killers in 1920's Detroit.
Dir: Frank McDonald Cast: Barry Sullivan , Robert Blake , Elaine Edwards .
BW- 85 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:00 AM
SECRET SIX, THE ( 1931)
A secret society funds the investigation of a bootlegging gang.
Dir: George Hill Cast: Wallace Beery , Lewis Stone , John Mack Brown .
BW- 84 mins, CC,

5:25 AM
20,000 CHEERS FOR THE CHAIN GANG ( 1933)
In this short film, convicts escape from a prison, but long to return when they discover how luxurious it has become. Vitaphone Release 1535-1536.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Harry Shannon , Novia , Jerry Bergen .
BW- 20 mins,

5:49 AM
LITTLE MISS PINKERTON ( 1943)
A young girl must save her friends from a gang of burglars in this comedic short.
Dir: Herbert Glazer Cast: Billy Laughlin , Robert Emmett O'Connor , Dick Rich .
BW- 11 mins,