TCM Schedule for Wednesday, November 27: Scientists and Inventors/TCM Spotlight: Suspense

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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

1:00 AM Mara Maru (1952)
A salvage diver is accused of murder while hunting a mysterious treasure.
Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: Errol Flynn, Ruth Roman, Raymond Burr
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


3:00 AM Look in Any Window (1961)
A troubled teen loses his job as a aircraft mechanic and goes on a drinking binge.
Dir: William Alland Cast: Paul Anka, Ruth Roman, Alex Nicol
Runtime: 87 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


4:30 AM Stakeout on Dope Street (1958)
Three teens get into the drug business when they discover heroin in a stolen briefcase.
Dir: Irving Kershner Cast: Yale Wexler, Morris Miller, Jonathon Haze
Runtime: 83 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


6:00 AM So Goes My Love (1946)
An inventor rises to fame with the support of his loving wife.
Dir: Frank Ryan Cast: Myrna Loy, Don Ameche, Rhys Williams
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


7:45 AM The Story of Doctor Carver (1938)
This focuses on the story of black educator and horticulturist Dr. George Washington Carver.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Jesse Graves, Pete Smith, Clinton Rosemond
Runtime: 9 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N

8:00 AM Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
True story of the German scientist who devoted his life to curing syphilis.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon, Otto Kruger
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

9:45 AM Servant of Mankind (1940)
This short film dramatizes how the inventions of Thomas A. Edison have affected the world.
Dir: null Cast: Frank Whitbeck, Daniele Amfitheatrof, Roy Brickner, Thomas Alva Edison
Runtime: 8 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: N


10:00 AM Young Tom Edison (1940)
As a precocious child, Tom Edison defies authority to develop his first inventions.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Mickey Rooney, Fay Bainter, George Bancroft
Runtime: 82 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

11:30 AM Edison, the Man (1940)
Thomas Edison fights to turn his dreams into reality.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Spencer Tracy, Rita Johnson, Lynne Overman
Runtime: 107 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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1:30 PM The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
True story of the French scientist's battle to establish modern medical methods.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Paul Muni, Josephine Hutchinson, Anita Louise
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

3:00 PM Madame Curie (1943)
The famed female scientist fights to keep her marriage together while conducting early experiments with radioactivity.
Dir: Mervyn Leroy Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon
Runtime: 124 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

5:30 PM Galileo (1975)
The life of Galileo Galilei, the seventeenth century Italian who laid the foundations of modern science.
Dir: Joseph Losey Cast: Topol, Edward Fox, Colin Blakely
Runtime: 145 mins Genre: Biography Rating: TV-PG CC:

What's on Tonight: Suspense

8:00 PM Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
A neurotic invalid accidentally overhears a phone conversation plotting her own murder.
Dir: Anatole Litvak Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Ann Richards
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

10:00 PM Midnight Lace (1960)
A young woman can't get anyone to believe she's being stalked.
Dir: David Miller Cast: Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

12:00 AM Wait Until Dark (1967)
A blind woman fights against drug smugglers who've invaded her home.
Dir: Terence Young Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna
Runtime: 108 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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2:00 AM 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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4:00 AM The Gazebo (1960)
A suburban couple tries to cope with a murder victim whose body refuses to stay put.
Dir: George Marshall Cast: Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Carl Reiner
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y