TCM Schedule for Wednesday, January 17: Midnight Movies
In daytime there's an array of sports stories. When night falls, it's instantly time for midnight movies -- lots of variations on the theme, too.
Wednesday, January 17th, 2018
12:45 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,
2:20 AM
HOLLYWOOD SCOUT ( 1945)
This short film focuses on a day in the life of a Hollywood talent scout assigned to cast animals.
Cast: William H. O'Brien , Celia Travers , Paul Sydell .
BW- 8 mins,
2:30 AM
AMERICAN ROMANCE, AN ( 1944)
A European immigrant becomes a master of industry but almost loses his family.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Brian Donlevy , Ann Richards , Walter Abel .
C- 121 mins,
4:45 AM
OUR DAILY BREAD ( 1934)
When he inherits a small farm, a Depression-weary man turns it into a collective operation.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Karen Morley , Tom Keene , Barbara Pepper .
BW- 74 mins,
6:15 AM
GREAT AMERICAN PASTIME, THE ( 1957)
A mild-mannered lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he takes over a little league team.
Dir: Herman Hoffman Cast: Tom Ewell , Anne Francis , Ann Miller .
BW- 89 mins, CC,
8:00 AM
SCREEN DIRECTORS PLAYHOUSE: PRIMA DONNA ( 1956)
A teenager with outstanding vocal talent would rather play baseball than develop his singing skills.
BW- 25 mins, CC,
8:30 AM
KNUTE ROCKNE ALL AMERICAN ( 1940)
Biography of the famed Notre Dame coach and his fight to "win one for the Gipper."
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Pat O'Brien , Gale Page , Ronald Reagan .
C- 98 mins, CC,
10:15 AM
DEATH ON THE DIAMOND ( 1934)
A rookie pitcher tries to stop someone from killing the St. Louis Cardinals.
Dir: Edward Sedgwick Cast: Robert Young , Madge Evans , Nat Pendleton .
BW- 71 mins, CC,
11:30 AM
TROUBLE ALONG THE WAY ( 1953)
A famous football coach uses underhanded means to turn a bankrupt college's team into winners.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: John Wayne , Donna Reed , Charles Coburn .
BW- 110 mins, CC,
1:30 PM
ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD ( 1951)
The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine assistance.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Paul Douglas , Janet Leigh , Keenan Wynn .
BW- 99 mins, CC,
3:15 PM
ELEVEN MEN AND A GIRL ( 1930)
A college flirt lures the nation's best football players to join her school's team.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Joe E. Brown , Joan Bennett , Frank McHugh .
BW- 72 mins, CC,
4:30 PM
ONE ON ONE ( 1977)
A talented basketball player has difficulties adjusting to college life.
Dir: Lamont Johnson Cast: Robby Benson , Annette O'Toole , Gail Strickland .
C- 98 mins, CC,
6:15 PM
TALL STORY ( 1960)
Love puts a college basketball star into a tailspin.
Dir: Joshua Logan Cast: Anthony Perkins , Jane Fonda , Ray Walston .
BW- 89 mins, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: MIDNIGHT MOVIES
8:00 PM
CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT ( 1965)
An aging knight uses his wits to survive in war and peace.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Orson Welles , Jeanne Moreau , Margaret Rutherford .
BW- 116 mins,
10:15 PM
MIDNIGHT LACE ( 1960)
A young woman can't get anyone to believe she's being stalked.
Dir: David Miller Cast: Doris Day , Rex Harrison , John Gavin .
C- 108 mins, CC,
12:15 AM
THAT MIDNIGHT KISS ( 1949)
A singing truck driver battles snobbery to become a star.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Kathryn Grayson , José Iturbi , Ethel Barrymore .
C- 98 mins, CC,
2:04 AM
LOOK INTO THE 23RD CENTURY, A ( 1976)
This promotional short gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the science fiction classic "Logan's Run" (1976).
Dir: Ronald Saland
C- 9 mins,
2:15 AM
MIDNIGHT EXPRESS ( 1978)
A young man arrested for drug smuggling fights to survive the horrors of a Turkish prison.
Dir: Alan Parker Cast: Brad Davis , Randy Quaid , John Hurt .
C- 121 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
I believe that is Norman Rose (The Front) providing the voiceover in the trailer.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0741596/
4:30 AM
HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT, THE ( 1945)
An angel is sent to destroy the earth with a trumpet blast.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Jack Benny , Alexis Smith , Dolores Moran .
BW- 78 mins, CC,
