TCM Schedule for Sunday March 12 - Dorothy Dandridge

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In addition to tonight's double-bill from the pioneering African-American star, Imports features Chantal Akerman's 1975 classic.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM MGM PARADE SHOW #27 (1955)
Walter Pidgeon introduces Part One of "Captains Courageous" and introduces a clip from "Forbidden Planet." BW-29 mins, CC,

6:30 AM ON APPROVAL (1944)
Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. Dir: Clive Brook Cast: Beatrice Lillie , Clive Brook , Googie Withers . BW-80 mins, CC,

8:00 AM THEY MET IN BOMBAY (1941)
Rival jewel thieves on the run find love in the Far East. Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Clark Gable , Rosalind Russell , Peter Lorre . BW-92 mins, CC,

10:00 AM DETOUR (1945)
A hitchhiker takes on a dead man's identity only to face blackmail by an unscrupulous woman. Dir: Edgar G. Ulmer Cast: Tom Neal , Ann Savage , Claudia Drake . BW-68 mins, CC,

11:30 AM SUNDOWNERS, THE (1960)
An Australian sheepherder and his wife clash over their nomadic existence and their son's future. Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Deborah Kerr , Robert Mitchum , Peter Ustinov . C-133 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:00 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

4:00 PM SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (1954)
When their older brother marries, six lumberjacks decide it's time to go courting for themselves. Dir: Stanley Donen Cast: Howard Keel , Jeff Richards , Russ Tamblyn . C-102 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1950)
A spirited widow hires a daredevil jungle scout to find a lost treasure in diamonds. Dir: Compton Bennett Cast: Deborah Kerr , Stewart Granger , Richard Carlson . C-103 mins, CC,

8:00 PM CARMEN JONES (1954)
A sultry factory worker seduces a young soldier then dumps him for another man. Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: Harry Belafonte , Dorothy Dandridge , Pearl Bailey . C-105 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:00 PM BRIGHT ROAD (1953)
Teachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child. Dir: Gerald Mayer Cast: Dorothy Dandridge , Philip Hepburn , Harry Belafonte . BW-68 mins, CC,

11:30 PM SNOW GETS IN YOUR EYES (1938)
In an attempt to win the girl of his dreams, a sausage salesman enters a department store ski jump contest in this short film. Dir: Will Jason Cast: Margaret Bert , Hudson Shotwell , Charles Judels . BW-20 mins,

12:00 AM BRIDE'S PLAY, THE (1921)
An Irish lass is torn between the poet who seduced her and the nobleman who truly loves her. Dir: George W. Terwilliger Cast: Marion Davies , Jack O'Brien , Frank Shannon . BW-72 mins,

1:15 AM RED MILL, THE (1926)
In this silent film, a barmaid sets out to win the heart of a handsome hero. Dir: William Goodrich Cast: Marion Davies , Owen Moore , Louise Fazenda . BW-74 mins, CC,

2:45 AM JEANNE DIELMAN, 23 QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES (1975)
A lonely widow turns to prostitution to make ends meet. Dir: Chantal Akerman Cast: Delphine Seyrig , Jan Decorte , Henri Storck . C-202 mins, Letterbox Format

[hedda_foil]

1. What wonderful films!

I'm especially hoping to watch Carmen Jones will t h Dandridge and Belafonte.

Also I've got to take a peek at They Met in Bombay with Gable and Roz Russell. Gable could have chemistry with a cucumber but it's still hard to imagine Russell igniting his passion.