TCM Schedule for Wednesday, January 10: World Leader Biographies
There's a tribute to Yul Brynner during the daytime -- no, this is not his birthday -- and at evening it's time for biopics. Interestingly, every leader featured in tonight's roster is also has a statue in Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, January 10th, 2018
12:30 AM
CAB CALLOWAY'S HI-DE-HO ( 1937)
Cab Calloway is told by a fortune teller that he will better his lot in life in this musical short film. Vitaphone Release 2078.
Dir: Roy Mack
BW- 11 mins,
12:45 AM
FOUR JACKS AND A JILL ( 1942)
A nightclub band's new singer becomes the center of a romantic mix-up.
Dir: Jack Hively Cast: Ray Bolger , Anne Shirley , June Havoc .
BW- 67 mins, CC,
2:15 AM
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,
3:45 AM
FORMULA, THE ( 1980)
A detective is in jeopardy after discovering a synthetic formula for gasoline.
Dir: John G. Avildsen Cast: George C Scott , Marlon Brando , Marthe Keller .
BW- 117 mins, CC,
6:00 AM
TRIPLE CROSS ( 1966)
A safecracker turns double agent during WWII.
Dir: Terence Young Cast: Christopher Plummer , Romy Schneider , Trevor Howard .
C- 126 mins, CC,
8:15 AM
JOURNEY, THE ( 1959)
A Communist officer falls hard for a married woman trying to escape from Hungary.
Dir: Anatole Litvak Cast: Deborah Kerr , Yul Brynner , Jason Robards Jr. .
C- 126 mins, CC,
10:30 AM
CATLOW ( 1971)
Dir: Sam Wanamaker Cast: Yul Brynner , Richard Crenna , Leonard Nimoy .
BW- 101 mins, CC,
12:15 PM
ROMANCE OF A HORSE THIEF ( 1971)
Dir: Abraham Polonsky Cast: Yul Brynner , Eli Wallach , Jane Birkin .
BW- 98 mins, CC,
2:00 PM
BROTHERS KARAMAZOV, THE ( 1958)
In this adaptation of the Dostoevsky classic, four brothers fight to adjust to the death of their domineering father.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Yul Brynner , Maria Schell , Claire Bloom .
C- 146 mins, CC,
4:30 PM
WESTWORLD ( 1973)
A future fantasy park turns deadly when robot workers go on a killing spree.
Dir: Michael Crichton Cast: Richard Benjamin , Yul Brynner , James Brolin .
C- 89 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
6:15 PM
ULTIMATE WARRIOR, THE ( 1975)
In a plague devastated world, one tired man finds a reason to fight.
Dir: Robert Clouse Cast: Yul Brynner , Max von Sydow , Richard Kelton .
C- 94 mins, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: WORLD LEADER BIOGRAPHIES
8:00 PM
GANDHI ( 1982)
The legendary Indian leader uses peaceful means to free his homeland from British rule.
Dir: Richard Attenborough Cast: Ben Kingsley , Candice Bergen , John Gielgud .
C- 191 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
11:30 PM
SUNRISE AT CAMPOBELLO ( 1960)
After a bout with polio, future president Franklin Roosevelt fights to save his political career.
Dir: Vincent J. Donehue Cast: Zina Bethune , Tim Considine , Alan Bunce .
C- 144 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:03 AM
COMEDIANS IN AFRICA, THE ( 1967)
A behind the scenes short film detailing the making of "The Comedians" (1967).
Dir: Peter Glenville
C- 11 mins,
2:15 AM
YOUNG WINSTON ( 1972)
The young Winston Churchill overcomes a bad family life and early military mistakes to launch his political career.
Dir: Richard Attenborough Cast: Simon Ward , Peter Cellier , Ronald Hines .
C- 153 mins, CC,
5:00 AM
CRISIS ( 1963)
After years of segregation, the University of Alabama becomes the last U.S. college to open its doors to black students.
Dir: Robert Drew
BW- 53 mins,
