TCM Schedule for Wednesday, April 1: Anthony Quinn

[CBHagman]

Funnymen Joe E. Brown (pictured) and Abbott and Costello kick off the April Fools' Day schedule, but then things get really intense when Anthony Quinn takes over TCM.

Wednesday, April 1st, 2015

12:00 AM
Lacombe, Lucien (1974)
A French teen collaborating with the Nazis falls for a wealthy Jewish girl.
Dir: Louis Malle Cast: Pierre Blaise , Aurore ClTment , Holger Löwenadler .
C-138 mins,

2:30 AM
Murmur of the Heart (1971)
A 15-year-old comes of age despite his father's neglect and his mother's smothering love.
Dir: Louis Malle Cast: Lea Massari , Daniel Gelin , Michel Lonsdale .
C-118 mins,

4:30 AM
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
A businessman kills his boss to cover up his affair with the man's wife.
Dir: Louis Malle Cast: Jeanne Moreau , Maurice Ronet , Georges Poujouly .
BW-91 mins, Letterbox Format

6:00 AM
Tenderfoot, The (1932)
An innocent cowboy sets out to back a Broadway play.
Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Joe E. Brown , Ginger Rogers , Lew Cody .
BW-69 mins,

7:15 AM
Son Of A Sailor (1933)
A lovesick fool bumbles into espionage and finds a stolen plane.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Joe E. Brown , Jean Muir , Frank McHugh .
BW-73 mins,

8:30 AM
Fireman, Save My Child (1932)
A small-town ball player moves to the big leagues.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Joe E. Brown , Evalyn Knapp , Lilian Bond .
BW-66 mins,

9:45 AM
Earthworm Tractors (1936)
At the urging of his ambitious girlfriend, a salesman starts hawking tractors.
Dir: Raymond Enright Cast: Joe E. Brown , June Travis , Guy Kibbee .
BW-69 mins, CC,

11:00 AM
6 Day Bike Rider (1934)
A young failure tries to impress his girlfriend by entering a bicycle race.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Joe E. Brown , Maxine Doyle , Frank McHugh .
BW-69 mins, CC,

12:15 PM
Rio Rita (1942)
A pair of nitwits try to stop Nazis from infiltrating a Western ranch.
Dir: S. Sylvan Simon Cast: Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Kathryn Grayson .
BW-91 mins,

2:00 PM
Lost In A Harem (1944)
Two entertainers touring the Middle East are kidnapped by an evil sultan.
Dir: Charles Riesner Cast: Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Marilyn Maxwell .
BW-89 mins,

3:35 PM
Why Daddy? (1944)
Joseph Doakes appears on a game show and competes against a child in this comedic short film.
Dir: Will Jason Cast: Richard Hall , Ruth Lee , Robert Benchley .
BW-9 mins,

3:45 PM
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
A pair of wacky lackeys try to take Tinseltown by storm.
Dir: S. Sylvan Simon Cast: Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Frances Rafferty .
BW-83 mins, CC,

5:15 PM
Abbott And Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)
Two waiters stumble on a treasure map and land in hot water with pirates.
Dir: Charles Lamont Cast: [Bud] Abbott , [Lou] Costello , Charles Laughton .
BW-71 mins, CC,

6:30 PM
Jack And The Beanstalk (1952)
A baby-sitter dreams himself and his best friend into the famous fairy tale.
Dir: Jean Yarbrough Cast: [Bud] Abbott , [Lou] Costello , Buddy Baer .
C-78 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: ANTHONY QUINN



8:00 PM
Viva Zapata! (1952)
Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata leads the peasants against a corrupt president.
Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Marlon Brando , Jean Peters , Anthony Quinn
BW-113 mins, CC,

10:15 PM
Zorba The Greek (1964)
An amoral Greek peasant teaches a British student the meaning of life.
Dir: Michael Cacoyannis Cast: Anthony Quinn , Alan Bates , Irene Papas .

BW-142 mins, CC,

12:45 AM
Lust For Life (1956)
Passionate biography of painter Vincent van Gogh, whose genius drove him mad.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Kirk Douglas , Anthony Quinn , James Donald .
C-122 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:00 AM
City For Conquest (1940)
A truck driver risks his eyesight when he boxes to pay for his brother's education.
Dir: Anatole Litvak Cast: James Cagney , Ann Sheridan , Frank Craven .
BW-104 mins, CC,

4:46 AM
Phil Spitalny And Orchestra In "Big City Fantasy" (1934)
In this short film, a singer comes to America to find Phil Spitalny and ends up searching New York when she loses his address. Vitaphone Release 1635.
Dir: Joseph Henabery
BW-10 mins,

5:00 AM
Knockout (1941)
A prizefighter's swelled head endangers his marriage.
Dir: William Clemens Cast: Arthur Kennedy , Olympe Bradna , Virginia Field .
BW-73 mins,