TCM Schedule for Tuesday, January 23: Catalina/Star of the Month: Robert Mitchum

[CBHagman]

This schedule reminds me that I have to make time to see the Edna May Oliver/James Gleason pairing in the Hildegarde Withers series. #CharacterActors

And whatever you do, don't try to watch The Night of the Hunter without checking all the windows and doors first, and go easy on the caffeine.

Here we go!

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

12:30 AM Klute (1971)
A low-key small town detective journeys to New York City to investigate the murder of a friend and discovers that both the killer and the victim were clients of the same high-class call girl.
Dir: Alan J. Pakula Cast: Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi
Runtime: 114 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-MA CC: Y


2:30 AM The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
This documentary focuses on the successful career and assassination of San Francisco's first elected gay councilor.
Dir: Robert Epstein Cast: Harvey Milk, Anne Kronenberg, Harvey Fierstein
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-MA CC: Y


4:15 AM Paragraph 175 (2000)
Between 1933 and 1945, according to Nazi documents, approximately 100,000 men were arrested for homosexuality. Roughly half were sentenced to prison and approximately 10,000 to 15,000 were incarcerated in concentration camps. The death rate of homosexual prisoners in the camps is estimated to be as high as sixty percent ...
Dir: Robert Epstein Cast: Rupert Everett, Janet Cole
Runtime: 81 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-14 CC: Y



6:00 AM The Eyes of Orson Welles (2018)
Mark Cousins dives deep into the visual world of legendary director and actor Orson Welles to reveal a portrait of the artist as he's never been seen before.
Dir: Mark Cousins Cast: Orson Welles, Mark Cousins, Jack Klaff
Runtime: 115 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


8:00 AM F for Fake (1973)
Director Orson Welles examines the career of a notorious art forger.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, Frantois Reichenbach
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


9:30 AM Catalina Caper (1967)
A group of teens try to foil a group of crooks searching for a stolen scroll.
Dir: Lee Sholem Cast: Tommy Kirk, Del Moore, Peter Duryea
Runtime: 67 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: N

11:00 AM Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (1935)
This presents a musical and comedy revue staged as a pirate party on Catalina Island.
Dir: Gene Burdette Cast: Lee Tracy, Mary Lange, Bonnie Bannon, Leon Errol
Runtime: 19 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N


11:30 AM You Said a Mouthful (1932)
To sell his unsinkable bathing suit, an inventor passes himself off as a championship swimmer.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Joe E. Brown, Ginger Rogers, Preston S. Foster
Runtime: 75 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

1:00 PM Murder on a Honeymoon (1935)
A schoolteacher jumps into detective mode when a fellow airplane passenger gets sick and dies.
Dir: Lloyd Corrigan Cast: Edna May Oliver, James Gleason, Lola Lane
Runtime: 74 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y


2:30 PM The Impossible Years (1968)
A psychiatrist's mental health is tested when his daughter starts dating.
Dir: Michael Gordon Cast: David Niven, Lola Albright, Chad Everett
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

4:30 PM You're Only Young Once (1938)
Andy Hardy and his sister find romance during a family vacation in Catalina.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker, Mickey Rooney
Runtime: 78 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

6:00 PM The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
A PR worker in a space laboratory is suspected of being a spy because she calls her dog on the phone and calls him "Vladimir."
Dir: Frank Tashlin Cast: Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Arthur Godfrey
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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What's on Tonight: Star of the Month: Robert Mitchum

8:00 PM The Night of the Hunter (1955)
After hearing an about-to-be-hanged murderer's story about some hidden money he left in the care of his two young kids, the murderer's cell-mate is released and embarks on a journey to find the killer's family.
Dir: Charles Laughton Cast: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish
Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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9:45 PM Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
A marine and a nun are shipwrecked on a Pacific Island.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Akira Ohno
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-G CC: N

11:45 PM Thunder Road (1958)
A fast-driving moonshiner locks horns with a Chicago gangster.
Dir: Arthur Ripley Cast: Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry, Jacques Aubochon
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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1:30 AM Two for the Seesaw (1962)
A conservative attorney considering a divorce gets involved with an emotionally fragile dancer in New York.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Robert Mitchum, Shirley MacLaine, Edmon Ryan
Runtime: 120 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

3:45 AM Not As a Stranger (1955)
A medical student will stop at nothing to become a top surgeon.
Dir: Stanley Kramer Cast: Olivia De Havilland, Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra
Runtime: 135 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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[Auggie]

1. Thanks. I've been waiting for The Night of the Hunter and Cape Fear.

Cape Fear apparently is scheduled for January 30th.