Classic Films
Related: About this forumTCM Schedule for Tuesday, January 10: Stars Behind Bars
And if you're up extremely early this a.m., you still have a chance to catch one of the greatest of American films, Stagecoach, at 3:15.
And there are some major prison-based classics on tonight, though I think you'll first want to lock all the windows and doors before watching White Heat.
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
1:15 AM
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (1961)
A young writer gets caught up in a party girl's carefree existence.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Audrey Hepburn , George Peppard , Patricia Neal .
BW-115 mins, CC,
3:15 AM
STAGECOACH (1939)
A group of disparate passengers battle personal demons and each other while racing through Indian country.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Claire Trevor , John Wayne , Andy Devine .
BW-96 mins, CC,
5:00 AM
LAWLESS FRONTIER, THE (1935)
Two gunmen team up to take on a Mexican bandit who's done them both wrong.
Dir: R. N. Bradbury Cast: John Wayne , Sheila Terry , Jack Rockwell .
BW-52 mins,
6:00 AM
MGM PARADE SHOW #26 (1955)
Eleanor Powell performs in a clip from "Broadway Melody"; Spencer Tracy performs in a clip from "Captains Courageous." Hosted by George Murphy.
BW-25 mins,
6:30 AM
SPANISH MAIN, THE (1945)
Dutch rebels in the Caribbean turn pirate and kidnap the corrupt Spanish governor's bride-to-be.
Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Maureen O'Hara , Paul Henreid , Walter Slezak .
C-101 mins, CC,
8:30 AM
DECEPTION (1946)
A woman tries to protect her refugee husband from her rich and powerful ex-lover.
Dir: Irving Rapper Cast: Bette Davis , Paul Henreid , Claude Rains .
BW-112 mins, CC,
10:30 AM
OF HUMAN BONDAGE (1946)
A medical student risks his future when he falls for a low-class waitress.
Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Paul Henreid , Eleanor Parker , Alexis Smith .
BW-106 mins, CC,
12:30 PM
SONG OF LOVE (1947)
True story of Clara Schumann's battle to save husband Robert's health and resist the romantic overtures of Johannes Brahms.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Paul Henreid , Robert Walker .
BW-118 mins, CC,
2:45 PM
HOLLOW TRIUMPH (1948)
A crook on the lam poses as a psychiatrist.
Dir: Steve Sekely Cast: Paul Henreid , Joan Bennett , Eduard Franz .
BW-82 mins, CC,
4:15 PM
FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE, THE (1962)
Members of an Argentinian family fight on opposite sides during World War II.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Glenn Ford , Ingrid Thulin , Charles Boyer .
C-153 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
7:00 PM
HOLLYWOOD MY HOMETOWN (1965)
In this special, Ken Murray hosts his own behind-the-scenes home movies of some of Hollywood's greatest stars.
BW-53 mins, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STARS BEHIND BARS
8:00 PM
PAPILLON (1973)
Two Devil's Island prisoners devote all of their time to hatching escape plans.
Dir: Franklin J. Schaffner Cast: Steve McQueen , Dustin Hoffman , Victor Jory .
C-151 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
10:45 PM
ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ (1979)
A prison lifer attempts to tunnel his way out of the inescapable island fortress.
Dir: Don Siegel Cast: Clint Eastwood , Patrick McGoohan , Roberts Blossom .
C-112 mins, CC,
1:00 AM
WHITE HEAT (1949)
A government agent infiltrates a gang run by a mother-fixated psychotic.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: James Cagney , Virginia Mayo , Edmond O'Brien .
BW-113 mins, CC,
3:00 AM
I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG (1932)
A World War I veteran faces inhuman conditions when he's sentenced to hard labor.
Dir: Mervyn Le Roy Cast: Paul Muni , Glenda Farrell , Helen Vinson .
BW-93 mins, CC,
4:45 AM
CONVICTS 4 (1962)
A convicted killer discovers a talent for art while behind bars.
Dir: Millard Kaufman Cast: Ben Gazzara , Stuart Whitman , Ray Walston .
BW-106 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
Galileo126
(2,016 posts)Tom Mitchell was so cool in that movie. Drunk, funny, and a savior when the time came.