TCM Schedule for Tuesday, January 30: West Point/Star of the Month: Robert Mitchum

[CBHagman]

Head to the Hudson (and West Point) during daytime.

And tonight TCM begins its final installment of Robert Mitchum movies for January.

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

12:15 AM Shampoo (1975)
A hairdresser expresses his fear of commitment by seducing his female clients.
Dir: Hal Ashby Cast: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Lee Grant
Runtime: 109 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA CC: Y


2:15 AM The Caine Mutiny (1954)
A captain of a US Navy destroyer during World War II begins to crack under pressure, expressing odd behavior, and is forcibly relieved by his second in command, but then a trial ensues to uncover who was in the right.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Jose Ferrer, Van Johnson
Runtime: 125 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


4:30 AM Black Legion (1937)
During the Great Depression, Frank Taylor is passed over for a promotion that goes to Joe Dombrowski, a hard working Polish immigrant. Feeling cheated, Taylor joins a secret, racist organization called the Black Legion. With other members of the Legion, Taylor goes on a nighttime raid that drives Dombrowski and his family ...
Dir: Archie L. Mayo Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Dick Foran, Erin O'Brien-Moore
Runtime: 80 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y


TUESDAY, January 30
6:00 AM MGM Parade Show #16 (1955)
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald perform in a clip from Maytime. George Murphy introduces a clip from I'll Cry Tomorrow.
Dir: null Cast: Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, George Murphy
Runtime: 25 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N


6:30 AM West Point (1928)
An arrogant cadet finds love and discipline just in time for the big Army-Navy game.
Dir: Edward Sedgwick Cast: William Haines, Joan Crawford, William Bakewell
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Silent Rating: TV-G CC: Y


8:30 AM They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Romanticized biography of General George Armstrong Custer and his last stand.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia De Havilland, Arthur Kennedy
Runtime: 138 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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11:00 AM West Point on the Hudson (1942)
This film takes the viewer on a visit to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
Dir: James A. Fitzpatrick Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick, Robert Eichelberger, Nathaniel Finston
Runtime: 8 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N


11:15 AM Rosalie (1937)
A West Point cadet falls for a European princess.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Ii Cast: Nelson Eddy, Eleanor Powell, Frank Morgan
Runtime: 122 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y

1:30 PM Flirtation Walk (1934)
A West Point cadet falls for his commanding officer's daughter.
Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Pat O'Brien
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y


3:30 PM The West Point Story (1950)
A Broadway producer tries to put on a show at the legendary military academy.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Doris Day
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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5:30 PM The Long Gray Line (1955)
An Irish immigrant becomes one of West Point's most beloved officers.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Francis
Runtime: 138 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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

8:00 PM The Grass is Greener (1961)
Impoverished aristocrats consider splitting up to pursue wealthy spouses.
Dir: Stanley Donen Cast: Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum
Runtime: 104 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC:

10:00 PM Cape Fear (1962)
A released convict decides to menace and wreak havoc on the family of his defense lawyer.
Dir: J. Lee Thompson Cast: Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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12:00 AM The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
After his last crime has him looking at a long prison sentence for repeat offenses, a low level Boston gangster decides to snitch on his friends to avoid jail time.
Dir: Peter Yates Cast: Robert Mitchum, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-MA CC:

2:00 AM Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlowe takes on the job of finding ex-con Moose Malloy's girlfriend Velma. Once on the case, Marlowe finds himself in one dangerous situation after another as he follows a trail of lies and betrayals.
Dir: Dick Richards Cast: Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland
Runtime: 97 mins Genre: Adaptation Rating: TV-MA CC: N

3:45 AM Ryan's Daughter (1970)
An Irish lass is branded a traitor when she falls for a British soldier.
Dir: David Lean Cast: Robert Mitchum, Trevor Howard, Sarah Miles
Runtime: 206 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

[Auggie]

1. Cape Fear is the film title given to the novel The Executioners ...

written by the late John D. MacDonald, a prolific and successful author of dozens of crime and suspense novels. MacDonald is best known for his series Travis McGee.

A remake of The Executioners, also titled Cape Fear, was filmed in 1991 by Martin Scorsese and starred Robert De Niro and Nick Nolte. Mitchum and Gregory Peck appeared in cameos.