TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 27: National Film Registry

[CBHagman]

This is great! Daytime is devoted to movies featuring birthday gentleman Sydney Greenstreet (December 27, 1879–January 18, 1954), and nighttime is all about the National Film Registry. Some of the titles may be less familiar. This is a great opportunity.

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

1:00 AM Madadayo (1993)
An aging college professor drops out of society to become a writer.
Dir: Akira Kurosawa Cast: Hisashi Igawa, Kyoko Kagawa, Tatsuo Matsumura
Runtime: 134 mins Genre: Drama Rating: null CC: Y


3:30 AM The Liberation of L. B. Jones (1970)
A black undertaker stands against racism in a small Southern town.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Lee J. Cobb, Anthony Zerbe, Roscoe Lee Browne
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: N


5:30 AM MGM Parade Show #1 (1955)
Judy Garland sings "You Made Me Love You" in a clip from "Broadway Melody of 1938"; Cyd Charisse introduces a clip from "It's Always Fair Weather." Hosted by George Murphy.
Dir: null Cast: null
Runtime: 25 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N

6:00 AM Background to Danger (1943)
An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: George Raft, Brenda Marshall, Sydney Greenstreet
Runtime: 80 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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7:30 AM The Conspirators (1944)
A guerilla leader falls in love with a mysterious woman in World War II Lisbon.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Hedy Lamarr, Paul Henreid, Sydney Greenstreet
Runtime: 101 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

9:15 AM The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
A meek novelist investigates the mysterious death of a notorious scoundrel.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Sydney Greenstreet, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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11:00 AM Three Strangers (1946)
Three people who share a sweepstakes ticket travel a tangled road to collect their winnings.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Peter Lorre
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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12:45 PM The Woman in White (1948)
Classic mystery about the adventures of a young tutor sent to a ghostly country estate.
Dir: Peter Godfrey Cast: Alexis Smith, Eleanor Parker, Sydney Greenstreet
Runtime: 109 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y

2:45 PM Flamingo Road (1949)
A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott, Sydney Greenstreet
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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4:30 PM Pillow to Post (1945)
A girl pretends to be a war bride to get a hotel room in Washington.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: Ida Lupino, Sydney Greenstreet, William Prince
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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6:15 PM The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Hard-boiled detective Sam Spade gets caught up in the murderous search for a priceless statue.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY

8:00 PM Charade (1963)
A beautiful widow tries to find her husband's lost fortune while eluding the killers who want it themselves.
Dir: Stanley Donen Cast: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau
Runtime: 114 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: N

10:00 PM The Titicut Follies (1967)
An expose of conditions at the state mental hospital at Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
Dir: Frederick Wiseman Cast: Grove Press, John Marshall, Frederick Wiseman
Runtime: 89 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-MA CC: N

11:30 PM Super Fly (1972)
Charismatic, big-time Harlem cocaine dealer Youngblood Priest drives expensive cars and plans one last big score to escape his life of violence. When corrupt cops working for the Mob learn of his plan, they try to make Priest a partner rather than arrest him. Now, can Priest outwit the street, the mob, and the cops to win ...
Dir: Gordon Parks Jr. Cast: Ron O'Neal, Carl Lee, Sheila Frazier
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

1:15 AM Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives (1977)
The stories of 26 gay men and lesbians create a mosaic of gay life in the U.S.
Dir: Robert Epstein Cast: Robert Epstein, Jon Raskin, Marcia Bauman
Runtime: 130 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

3:45 AM Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)
A swordsman and poet helps another man woo the woman he loves.
Dir: Michael Gordon Cast: Jose Ferrer, Mala Powers, William Prince
Runtime: 112 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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[Staph]

1. Woah!

I never knew that Sydney Greenstreet died on the day I was born. Not just my birthday, but the actual day, month, and year that I was born.

I'm going to have to think about this for a bit....

[CBHagman]

2. I'm speechless!