TCM Schedule for Wednesday, November 5: The Romanovs
It's the birthday of Joel McCrea, and TCM's daytime schedule showcases his work.
Wednesday, November 5th, 2014
12:45 AM
Seven Little Foys, The (1955)
The famed vaudevillian puts his children in the act to keep the family together when his wife dies.
Dir: Melville Shavelson Cast: Bob Hope , Milly Vitale , George Tobias .
C-93 mins,
2:30 AM
Princess And The Pirate, The (1944)
A cowardly knight rescues a disguised princess from pirates.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Bob Hope , Virginia Mayo , Walter Brennan .
C-94 mins, CC,
4:15 AM
Road to Bali (1953)
Two song-and-dance men on the run dive for treasure while competing for a beautiful princess.
Dir: Hal Walker Cast: Bing Crosby , Bob Hope , Dorothy Lamour .
C-91 mins, CC,
5:48 AM
Hollywood Extra! (1936)
This short film focuses on the hopes and struggles of Hollywood extras, typified by Jane Barnes, a hopeful starlet.
Dir: Felix E. Feist Cast: Ralph Bushman ,
BW-10 mins,
6:00 AM
Sport Parade, The (1932)
College team mates follow different paths after they graduate.
Dir: Dudley Murphy Cast: Joel McCrea , Marian Marsh , William Gargan .
BW-65 mins,
7:15 AM
Bird of Paradise (1932)
An island visitor falls for a Polynesian beauty slated for sacrifice to the gods.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Dolores Del Rio , Joel McCrea , John Halliday .
BW-82 mins, CC,
8:45 AM
Common Law, The (1932)
A kept woman gives up luxury to move in with a struggling artist.
Dir: Paul L. Stein Cast: Constance Bennett , Joel McCrea , Lew Cody .
BW-74 mins, CC,
10:15 AM
Rockabye (1932)
A Broadway star tries to hold onto an adopted child and a younger man.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Constance Bennett , Joel McCrea , Paul Lukas .
BW-68 mins,
11:30 AM
Bed of Roses (1933)
A girl from the wrong side of the tracks is torn between true love and a life of sin .
Dir: Gregory LaCava Cast: Constance Bennett , Joel McCrea , John Halliday .
BW-67 mins,
12:45 PM
Chance at Heaven (1934)
A society girl steals a simple gas station attendant from his working-class girlfriend.
Dir: William Seiter Cast: Ginger Rogers , Joel McCrea , Marion Nixon .
BW-71 mins, CC,
2:00 PM
Gambling Lady (1934)
Two gamblers fall in love but one is already married to a possible murderer.
Dir: Archie Mayo Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , Joel McCrea , Pat O'Brien .
BW-66 mins, CC,
3:15 PM
Woman Wanted (1935)
An innocent woman is chased by both gangsters and the police.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Maureen O'Sullivan , Joel McCrea , Lewis Stone .
BW-67 mins, CC,
4:30 PM
Most Dangerous Game, The (1932)
A big game hunter decides to stalk human prey.
Dir: Ernest B. Schoedsack Cast: Joel McCrea , Fay Wray , Robert Armstrong .
BW-63 mins, CC,
5:45 PM
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
An American reporter covering the war in Europe gets mixed up in the assassination of a Dutch diplomat.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Joel McCrea , Laraine Day , Herbert Marshall .
BW-120 mins, CC,
7:49 PM
People Of Russia (1942)
This short film takes a look at the people of The Union of Socialist Soviet Republics (USSR).
BW-10 mins,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE ROMANOVS
8:00 PM
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Story of Russia's last czar, Nicolas II, and his ill-fated family.
Dir: Franklin J. Schaffner Cast: Michael Jayston , Janet Suzman , Roderic Noble .
C-188 mins, Letterbox Format
11:15 PM
Anastasia (1956)
A group of exiled Russians claim to have found the living daughter of the Tsar, presumed executed in 1918.
Dir: Anatole Litvak Cast: Ingrid Bergman , Yul Brynner , Helen Hayes .
C-105 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
1:15 AM
Rasputin, the Mad Monk (1966)
A Russian monk claiming healing powers insinuates himself into Russia's royal family.
Dir: Dan Sharp Cast: Christopher Lee , Barbara Shelley , Richard Pasco .
C-92 mins,
3:00 AM
Rise Of Catherine The Great, The (1934)
Marriage to the heir to the Russian throne is far from a picnic for his lovely German bride.
Dir: Alexander Korda Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. , Elisabeth Bergner ,
BW-93 mins,
4:42 AM
Roast-Beef And Movies (1934)
A group of bumbling, incompetent Hollywood hopefuls try to sell a picture to a fictional film studio in this short film.
Dir: Sam Baerwitz Cast: Bobby Callahan , George Givot , Dorothy Granger .
C-16 mins,
5:00 AM
Secrets of the French Police (1932)
Strange crimes committed by a hypnotized woman are solved by a French detective.
Dir: Edward Sutherland Cast: Gwili Andre , Gregory Ratoff , Frank Morgan .
BW-58 mins,
