TCM Schedule for Wednesday, January 24: National Film Registry
This is an amazing schedule. Daytime is devoted to Ernst Lubitsch -- not a birthday tribute (he was born on January 29) but welcome nonetheless -- and evening to films selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry, among them Lubitsch's work Trouble in Paradise.
http://www.indiewire.com/2012/11/the-essentials-5-great-ernst-lubitsch-films-103456/
The nighttime roster includes Gordon Parks' drama The Learning Tree and the wartime documentary The Negro Soldier. See link below for more on the latter.
https://shadowandact.com/dig-into-the-national-film-registry-archives-and-watch-the-negro-soldier-1944/
Wednesday, January 24th, 2018
1:15 AM
WEDDING NIGHT, THE ( 1935)
A married author falls for the beautiful farm girl whose inspiration has saved him from writer's block.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Gary Cooper , Anna Sten , Ralph Bellamy .
BW- 83 mins, CC,
2:42 AM
LIFE IN SOMETOWN, U.S.A. ( 1938)
This short film takes a look at strange yet still existing laws in the U.S.A.
Dir: Buster Keaton Cast: Betty Blythe , Cy Kendall , Sheldon Jett .
C- 11 mins,
3:00 AM
EQUINOX FLOWER ( 1958)
A businessman who excels at giving others family advice, can't cope with his daughter's wedding plans.
Dir: Yasujiro Ozu Cast: Shin Saburi , Kinuyo Tanaka , Ineko Arima .
C- 118 mins,
5:15 AM
EARLY SUMMER ( 1951)
A family chooses a match for their 28-year-old daughter, but she has her own plans.
Dir: Yasujiro Ozu Cast: Setsuko Hara , Chishu Ryu , Chikage Awashima .
BW- 125 mins,
7:30 AM
MERRY WIDOW, THE ( 1934)
A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Maurice Chevalier , Jeanette MacDonald , Edward Everett Horton .
BW- 99 mins, CC,
9:15 AM
NINOTCHKA ( 1939)
A coldhearted Soviet agent is warmed up by a trip to Paris and a night of love.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Greta Garbo , Melvyn Douglas , Ina Claire .
BW- 110 mins, CC,
11:15 AM
WILDCAT, THE ( 1921)
A womanizing lieutenant can¿t choose between his commanding officer¿s daughter and a beautiful bandit.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Pola Negri , Victor Janson , Paul Heidemann .
BW- 82 mins,
12:45 PM
STUDENT PRINCE IN OLD HEIDELBERG, THE ( 1927)
In this silent film, a young prince attending college falls for a barmaid below his station.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Ramon Novarro , Norma Shearer , Jean Hersholt .
BW- 106 mins,
2:45 PM
CLUNY BROWN ( 1946)
A servant girl's passion for plumbing shocks London society.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Charles Boyer , Jennifer Jones , Peter Lawford .
BW- 100 mins, CC,
4:30 PM
TO BE OR NOT TO BE ( 1942)
A troupe of squabbling actors joins the Polish underground to dupe the Nazis.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Carole Lombard , Jack Benny , Robert Stack .
BW- 99 mins, CC,
6:15 PM
SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, THE ( 1940)
Feuding co-workers don't realize they're secret romantic pen pals.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Margaret Sullavan , James Stewart , Frank Morgan .
BW- 99 mins, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY
8:00 PM
LEARNING TREE, THE ( 1969)
A black boy growing up in Kansas dreams of a better life in this film version of director Gordon Parks's autobiography.
Dir: Gordon Parks Cast: Kyle Johnson , Alex Clarke , Estelle Evans .
C- 107 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
10:00 PM
NEGRO SOLDIER, THE ( 1944)
Documentary cameras capture the contributions of African-American soldiers during World War II.
Dir: Capt. Stuart Heisler Cast: Pvt. Robert Brooks , Capt. Colin Kelly , Sgt. Meyer Levin .
BW- 41 mins,
10:51 PM
GRAND DAME, THE ( 1931)
A gangster's moll attempts to break into high society in this comedic short. Vitaphone Release 1203.
Dir: Arthur Hurley Cast: Austin Fairman , Patsy Kelly , Matt McHugh .
BW- 8 mins,
11:00 PM
TROUBLE IN PARADISE ( 1932)
A love triangle ignites trouble between two jewel thieves and their intended victim.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Miriam Hopkins , Kay Francis , Herbert Marshall .
BW- 82 mins, CC,
12:30 AM
ALL THE KING'S MEN ( 1949)
A backwoods politician rises to the top only to become corrupted.
Dir: Robert Rossen Cast: Broderick Crawford , John Ireland , Joanne Dru .
BW- 110 mins, CC,
2:30 AM
EL NORTE ( 1983)
Dir: Gregory Nava Cast: Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez , David Villalpando , Ernesto Gomez Cruz .
BW- 141 mins,
5:00 AM
FOOTLIGHT PARADE ( 1933)
A producer fights labor problems, financiers and his greedy ex-wife to put on a show.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: James Cagney , Joan Blondell , Ruby Keeler .
BW- 103 mins, CC,
