TCM Schedule for Friday, November 22: Dennis Miller and Friends

[CBHagman]

It's not her birthday, but Mary Astor rules over the daytime schedule. Then it's time for Dennis Miller and friends to take over.



Friday, November 22, 2019

12:45 AM
BATTLE OF MIDWAY, THE ( 1942)
Actual battle footage documents the U.S.' heroic stand against the Japanese on Midway Island.
Dir: John Ford
BW- 18 mins,

1:15 AM
JOHN FORD, THE MAN WHO INVENTED AMERICA ( 2018)
Dir: Jean-Christophe Klotz
BW- 52 mins, CC,

2:15 AM
GRAPES OF WRATH, THE ( 1940)
Oklahoma farmers dispossessed during the Depression fight for better lives in California.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Henry Fonda , Jane Darwell , John Carradine .
BW- 129 mins, CC,

4:30 AM
CHEYENNE AUTUMN ( 1964)
A reluctant Calvary Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyennes.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Richard Widmark , Carroll Baker , Karl Malden .
C- 155 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:15 AM
LASH, THE ( 1931)
A Spanish nobleman in Southern California turns to robbery to help the peasants.
Dir: Frank Lloyd Cast: Richard Barthelmess , Mary Astor , Fred Kohler .
BW- 77 mins,

8:45 AM
SIN SHIP, THE ( 1931)
A ship's captain fights to protect a female passenger from his crew.
Dir: Louis Wolheim Cast: Louis Wolheim , Mary Astor , Ian Keith .
BW- 65 mins,

10:00 AM
LOST SQUADRON, THE ( 1932)
Veteran flyers from World War I find work as movie stuntmen.
Dir: George Archainbaud Cast: Richard Dix , Mary Astor , Robert Armstrong .
BW- 79 mins, CC,

11:30 AM
MEN OF CHANCE ( 1932)
Gamblers go after a man with a knack for picking winning horses.
Dir: George Archainbaud Cast: Ricardo Cortez , Mary Astor , John Halliday .
BW- 67 mins, CC,

12:45 PM
UPPER WORLD ( 1934)
A wealthy man escapes his wife's social pretensions in the arms of a burlesque queen.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Warren William , Mary Astor , Ginger Rogers .
BW- 73 mins, CC,

2:15 PM
DINKY ( 1935)
A military school cadet's mother is framed and sent to prison.
Dir: D. Ross Lederman Cast: Jackie Cooper , Mary Astor , Roger Pryor .
BW- 65 mins, CC,

3:30 PM
I AM A THIEF ( 1935)
A man dodges jewel thieves while carrying a fortune in diamonds on the Orient Express.
Dir: Robert Florey Cast: Mary Astor , Ricardo Cortez , Dudley Digges .
BW- 64 mins, CC,

4:45 PM
MAN OF IRON ( 1935)
A steel worker rises to the boardroom but longs for his former life.
Dir: William McGann Cast: Barton MacLane , Mary Astor , John Eldredge .
BW- 61 mins,

6:00 PM
PAGE MISS GLORY ( 1935)
A con artist creates a composite photo to win a beauty contest, then has to find the real thing.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Marion Davies , Pat O'Brien , Dick Powell .
BW- 93 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM SPECIAL THEME: DENNIS MILLER AND FRIENDS

8:00 PM
SOYLENT GREEN ( 1973)
A future cop uncovers the deadly secret behind a mysterious synthetic food.
Dir: Richard O. Fleischer Cast: Charlton Heston , Leigh Taylor-Young , Edward G. Robinson .
C- 97 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:00 PM
JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS ( 1963)
The legendary hero enlists the help of the gods to steal the golden fleece.
Dir: Don Chaffey Cast: Todd Armstrong , Nancy Kovack , Gary Raymond .
C- 104 mins, CC,

12:00 AM
HARD DAY'S NIGHT, A ( 1964)
A typical day in the life of the Beatles.
Dir: Richard Lester Cast: John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison .
BW- 87 mins, CC,

2:00 AM
MANIAC ( 1963)
A beautiful woman seduces a drifter so he can help free her murderous husband from an insane asylum.
Dir: Michael Carreras
BW- 86 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:30 AM
STOP ME BEFORE I KILL ( 1961)
After surviving an accident, a race car driver begins to suffer violent impulses.
Dir: Val Guest Cast: Claude Dauphin , Diane Cilento , Ronald Lewis .
BW- 108 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:30 AM
SUMMER OF '63 ( 1963)
In this social guidance short film, teens on the make spread syphilis among their friends.
Cast: Charlotte Stewart , Dolores Faith , Mory Schoolhouse .
C- 21 mins,

5:30 AM
CORVAIR IN ACTION!, THE ( 1960)
Technicians herald the arrival of a new car that "delivers the goods as no other compact car can" in this short advertisement.
C- 6 mins,