TCM Schedule for Tuesday, March 29: Peter Fonda
There's a birthday tribute to Warner Baxter, born on this date in 1889, and after that an array of domineering mothers. Then comes the evening roster of movies featuring Peter Fonda, including the Oscar-nominated Ulee's Gold.
Tuesday, March 29th, 2016
1:20 AM
Glimpses Of Argentina (1952)
This short film takes the viewer to the South American country of Argentina.
C-8 mins,
1:30 AM
Light Touch, The (1952)
An art thief tries to double cross his gangster boss.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Stewart Granger , Pier Angeli , George Sanders .
BW-93 mins, CC,
3:15 AM
American in Paris, An (1951)
An American artist finds love in Paris but almost loses it to conflicting loyalties.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Gene Kelly , Leslie Caron , Oscar Levant .
BW-114 mins, CC,
5:18 AM
Spotlight No. 3 (1951)
This short film provides a quartet of feature stories about Canada and its people, from a "magnetic hill" to radio broadcaster Foster Hewitt.
BW-11 mins,
5:30 AM
Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light (1956)
This promotional short provides a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Lust for Life" (1956).
C-20 mins,
6:00 AM
West of Zanzibar (1928)
In this silent film, a mad African dictator plots revenge on the trader who stole his wife.
Dir: Tod Browning Cast: Lon Chaney , Lionel Barrymore , Mary Nolan .
BW-65 mins,
7:15 AM
Squaw Man, The (1931)
After saving the life of a British aristocrat, an Indian maiden bears his child.
Dir: Cecil B. DeMille Cast: Warner Baxter , Lupe Velez , Eleanor Boardman .
BW-107 mins,
9:15 AM
Penthouse (1933)
The mob frames a lawyer for murder, so he enlists a call girl's help in finding the real killer.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: Warner Baxter , Myrna Loy , Charles Butterworth .
BW-89 mins, CC,
11:00 AM
Robin Hood of El Dorado, The (1936)
A Mexican turns bandit when his wife is murdered.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Warner Baxter , Ann Loring , Bruce Cabot .
BW-85 mins,
12:30 PM
42nd Street (1933)
The definitive backstage musical, complete with the dazzling newcomer who goes on for the injured star.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Warner Baxter , Bebe Daniels , George Brent .
BW-89 mins, CC,
2:05 PM
How To Break 90 #3 Hip Action (1933)
In this short film, golfer Bobby Jones explains how improper hip motion adversely affects the backswing. Vitaphone Release 5821.
BW-9 mins,
2:15 PM
Stage Mother (1933)
A young actress's mother will sacrifice anything, even her daughter, for money.
Dir: Charles Brabin Cast: Alice Brady , Maureen O'Sullivan , Franchot Tone .
BW-85 mins,
3:48 PM
Lady Fights Back, A (1944)
This short film details the "life" of a luxury liner that is eventually used to assist in the war effort.
BW-10 mins,
4:00 PM
Hard, Fast, and Beautiful (1951)
A domineering mother tries to turn her daughter into a tennis star.
Dir: Ida Lupino Cast: Claire Trevor , Sally Forrest , Carleton G. Young .
BW-78 mins,
5:30 PM
Gypsy (1962)
A domineering mother pushes her two daughters to burlesque stardom.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Rosalind Russell , Natalie Wood , Karl Malden .
C-143 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: PETER FONDA
8:00 PM
Lilith (1964)
A young psychiatrist finds himself drawn to a beautiful young mental patient.
Dir: Robert Rossen Cast: Warren Beatty , Jean Seberg , Peter Fonda .
BW-114 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
10:00 PM
Ulee's Gold (1997)
A reclusive beekeeper attempts to help his criminal son's family.
Dir: Victor Nunez Cast: Peter Fonda , Patricia Richardson , Jessica Biel .
C-113 mins, CC,
12:00 AM
Easy Rider (1969)
A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.
Dir: Dennis Hopper Cast: Peter Fonda , Dennis Hopper , Antonio Mendoza .
C-96 mins, CC,
1:45 AM
Wanda Nevada (1979)
A drifter wins an orphaned girl in a poker game.
Dir: Peter Fonda Cast: Brooke Shields , Fiona Lewis , Luke Askew .
C-107 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
3:45 AM
Young Lovers, The (1964)
College students suffer all the heartaches of first love.
BW-109 mins, Letterbox Format
5:30 AM
MGM Parade Show #19 (1955)
Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly perform in a clip from "Ziegfeld Follies"; George Murphy introduces a clip from "Ransom." Hosted by George Murphy.
BW-25 mins,
