TCM Schedule for Wednesday, January 4: Quadruple Threats

[CBHagman]

Tonight TCM features work by those who write, direct, act, and produce their own films.

Wednesday, January 4th, 2017

12:05 AM
IN THE LAND OF DIAMONDS (1952)

This short film explores the treasures and attractions of Bloemfontein, South Africa, the world capital of the diamond trade.
C-9 mins,

12:15 AM
RIOT IN CELL BLOCK 11 (1954)

Prison inmates riot to protest crooked guards and brutal conditions.
Dir: Don Siegel Cast: Neville Brand , Emile Meyer , Frank Faylen .
BW-80 mins,

1:45 AM
BIG HOUSE, THE (1930)

An attempted prison break leads to a riot.
Dir: George Hill Cast: Chester Morris , Wallace Beery , Lewis Stone .
BW-87 mins, CC,

3:15 AM
LAST MILE, THE (1932)

An innocent man sent to death row gets caught in a prison riot.
Dir: Sam Bischoff Cast: Howard Phillips , Preston S. Foster , George E. Stone .
BW-69 mins,

4:30 AM
EACH DAWN I DIE (1939)

A crusading reporter becomes a hardened convict when he's framed.
Dir: William Keighley Cast: James Cagney , George Raft , Jane Bryan .
BW-92 mins, CC,

6:30 AM
SAN QUENTIN (1937)

A convict's sister falls for the captain of the prison guards.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Pat O'Brien , Humphrey Bogart , Ann Sheridan .
BW-70 mins, CC,

7:45 AM
COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, THE (1934)

After escaping prison, an innocent man seeks revenge on the men who framed him.
Dir: Rowland V. Lee Cast: Robert Donat , Elissa Landi , Louis Calhern .
BW-113 mins, CC,

10:00 AM
THREE MUSKETEERS, THE (1935)

Alexandre Dumas's classic swashbuckler about a young guardsman fighting for the queen's honor.
Dir: Rowland V. Lee Cast: Walter Abel , Paul Lukas , Margot Grahame .
BW-96 mins, CC,

11:45 AM
TOAST OF NEW YORK, THE (1937)

A 19th century con artist rises from medicine shows to Wall Street.
Dir: Rowland V. Lee Cast: Cary Grant , Edward Arnold , Frances Farmer .
BW-109 mins, CC,

1:45 PM
MOTHER CAREY'S CHICKENS (1938)

A widow with four children fights to keep her home.
Dir: Rowland V. Lee Cast: Anne Shirley , Ruby Keeler , James Ellison .
BW-82 mins,

3:15 PM
SON OF MONTE CRISTO, THE (1941)

A freedom fighter leads a double life in his battle against a ruthless dictator.
Dir: Rowland V. Lee Cast: Louis Hayward , Joan Bennett , George Sanders .
BW-102 mins,

5:00 PM
POWDER TOWN (1942)

A scientist clashes with a munitions foreman in his fight to create a new explosive.
Dir: Rowland V. Lee Cast: Victor McLaglen , Edmond O'Brien , June Havoc .
BW-78 mins, CC,

6:30 PM
CAPTAIN KIDD (1945)

An infamous pirate tries to double cross the King of England.
Dir: Rowland V. Lee Cast: Charles Laughton , Randolph Scott , Barbara Britton .
BW-81 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: QUADRUPLE THREATS

8:00 PM
HEAVEN CAN WAIT (1978)

When a football player dies early, he gets a second chance in the body of a crooked industrialist.
Dir: Warren Beatty Cast: Warren Beatty , Julie Christie , James Mason .
C-101 mins, CC,

Film fans will remember James Mason has more than once played a heavenly emissary. What a voice!

10:00 PM
REDS (1981)

American activist John Reed travels to Russia to witness the revolution and its aftermath.
Dir: Warren Beatty Cast: Warren Beatty , Diane Keaton , Edward Herrmann .
C-195 mins, CC,

1:30 AM
CITIZEN KANE (1941)

The investigation of a publishing tycoon's dying words reveals conflicting stories about his scandalous life.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Joseph Cotten , Dorothy Comingore , Agnes Moorehead .
BW-119 mins, CC,

3:45 AM
MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, THE (1942)

A possessive son's efforts to keep his mother from remarrying threaten to destroy his family.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Joseph Cotten , Dolores Costello , Anne Baxter .
BW-88 mins, CC,

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5:15 AM
OTHELLO (1952)

The legendary Moor of Venice battles his growing suspicions that his wife is unfaithful.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Orson Welles , Michael MacLiammoir , Suzanne Cloutier .
BW-93 mins,

[longship]

1. It's been a long time, but I recommend "The Magnificent Ambersons"

Deep in my past memories, I remember Agnes Moorhead standing out in this film.

I think I would put this up against Citizen Kane any day. Certainly the cinematography is stunning. The dance scene stands out.

And, of course, there's the wonderful Joseph Cotten, one of Welles' staple castings. (Check out The Third Man some day.)

Of course, Citizen Kane is also on the menu. The two are iconic.

Beatty's work on Heaven Can Wait is fun, ably assisted by the Three Broomstick's Madame Rosemerta -- sorry, Julie Christie. And yes, Mason's voice is iconic. A very fun flick.

[CBHagman]

2. Also in "Heaven Can Wait"

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is Jack Warden, providing fine support in the role James Gleason had in Here Comes Mr. Jordan. A heart-tugging performance.

As for the rest, I too am a Joseph Cotten fan and will have to find a way to watch The Magnificent Ambersons.

And circling back to both James Mason and Carol Reed (director of The Third Man), everyone also needs to see Odd Man Out, directed by Reed and starring Mason.

[longship]

3. Yes, love Jack Warden!

Try Used Cars some time.


I like him in All the President's Men, too.