TCM Schedule for Monday April 6, 2020 - Star of the Month: Jane Russell

[rdmtimp]

Today is National Tartan Day, so lots of Scottish-themed films in daytime; prime time kicks off this month SOTM tribute to Jane Russell.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM QUENTIN DURWARD ( 1955)
A gallant Scots knight falls in love with his uncle's future wife. Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Robert Taylor , Kay Kendall , Robert Morley . C- 101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 AM TUNES OF GLORY ( 1960)
When a popular colonel loses a promotion, it sets the stage for conflict with his new superior officer. Dir: Ronald Neame Cast: Alec Guinness , John Mills , Dennis Price . C- 107 mins, CC,

10:00 AM WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS ( 1934)
An ambitious wife backs her husband's political career. Dir: Gregory La Cava Cast: Helen Hayes , Brian Aherne , Madge Evans . BW- 90 mins, CC,

11:45 AM WEE BIT OF SCOTLAND, A ( 1949)
This short film focuses on the history, culture, and people of Scotland. C- 10 mins,

12:00 PM LITTLE MINISTER, THE ( 1934)
A young miss masquerades as a gypsy to win a minister's love. Dir: Richard Wallace Cast: Katharine Hepburn , John Beal , Alan Hale . BW- 110 mins, CC,

2:00 PM SINFUL DAVEY ( 1969)
Love complicates a 19th-century Scot's efforts to follow in his father's criminal footsteps. Dir: John Huston Cast: John Hurt , Pamela Franklin , Nigel Davenport . C- 95 mins, Letterbox Format

3:45 PM GREEN YEARS, THE ( 1946)
An orphaned Irish boy is taken in by his mother's Scottish relations. Dir: Victor Saville Cast: Charles Coburn , Tom Drake , Beverly Tyler . BW- 125 mins, CC,

6:00 PM HILLS OF HOME ( 1948)
Lassie helps a Scottish doctor deal with his patients' problems. Dir: Fred M. Wilcox Cast: Edmund Gwenn , Donald Crisp , Tom Drake . C- 97 mins, CC,

8:00 PM OUTLAW, THE ( 1943)
Billy the Kid and Doc Holliday fight over possession of a stallion and a sultry Mexican girl. Dir: Howard Hughes Cast: Jack Beutel , Thomas Mitchell , Jane Russell . BW- 116 mins, CC,

10:15 PM PALEFACE, THE ( 1948)
An inept dentist must rescue his outlaw wife from the Indians. Dir: Norman Z. McLeod Cast: Bob Hope , Jane Russell , Robert Armstrong . C- 91 mins, CC,

12:00 AM DOUBLE DYNAMITE ( 1951)
A bank teller reaps the rewards of saving a gangster's life, but can't reveal where he got the money. Dir: Irving Cummings Cast: Jane Russell , Groucho Marx , Frank Sinatra . BW- 81 mins, CC,

1:30 AM YOUNG WIDOW ( 1946)
A young newspaperwoman tries to get over the loss of her husband in World War II. Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Jane Russell , Louis Hayward , Faith Domergue . BW- 99 mins,

3:30 AM TILL THE END OF TIME ( 1946)
A returning World War II veteran falls for a troubled war widow. Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Dorothy McGuire , Guy Madison , Robert Mitchum . BW- 105 mins, CC,

5:30 AM MGM PARADE SHOW #31 ( 1956)
Walter Pidgeon discusses Greta Garbo's later career with director George Cukor. BW- 26 mins,

[Staph]

1. My favorite bit of trivia about The Outlaw (1943)

From IMDB:

Once they'd found Jane Russell, Howard Hughes and his aircraft engineers designed a special cantilevered bra to enhance the appearance of her bust. She never wore it, but this movie was the reason the famous bra was designed.

[CBHagman]

2. "Tunes of Glory" has received glowing reviews.

Criterion's write-up:

https://www.criterion.com/films/659-tunes-of-glory

One observation about the casting: I think it was Leonard Maltin who wrote that Alec Guinness and John Mills are both cast against type.