TCM Schedule for Tuesday, March 20: Great Endings
It's blackmail day on TCM, but you don't need a good lawyer, just a few snacks and time enough (or technology enough) to catch all the sordid details.
And tonight it all ends in Great Endings. Enjoy! 
Tuesday, March 20th, 2018
1:45 AM
EASY RIDER ( 1969)
A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.
Dir: Dennis Hopper Cast: Peter Fonda , Dennis Hopper , Antonio Mendoza .
C- 95 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
3:30 AM
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD ( 1968)
A space probe unleashes microbes that turn the dead into flesh-eating zombies.
Dir: George A. Romero Cast: Judith O'Dea , Russell Streiner , Duane Jones .
BW- 96 mins, CC,
5:08 AM
TIME OUT FOR TROUBLE ( 1961)
The spirit of an evil mantle clock examines various household accidents in this short film.
Dir: David S. Glidden Cast: Bonnie Hammett , John Nesom , Marie Keeling .
BW- 19 mins,
5:30 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,
7:30 AM
IDEAL HUSBAND, AN ( 1947)
An upstanding politician is haunted by his past when a blackmailer threatens to reveal a youthful indiscretion.
Dir: Alexander Korda Cast: Paulette Goddard , Michael Wilding , Constance Collier .
C- 93 mins, CC,
9:15 AM
GAZEBO, THE ( 1960)
A suburban couple tries to cope with a murder victim whose body refuses to stay put.
Dir: George Marshall Cast: Glenn Ford , Debbie Reynolds , Carl Reiner .
BW- 102 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
10:58 AM
I AM AN AMERICAN ( 1944)
This short film follows the history of a Polish family and its contributions to the war effort throughout U.S. history. Vitaphone Release 1266A.
Dir: Crane Wilbur Cast: Gary Gray , Mary Lee Moody , Jay Silverheels .
BW- 16 mins,
11:15 AM
BIG SLEEP, THE ( 1946)
Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a society girl's involvement in the murder of a pornographer.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Lauren Bacall , John Ridgely .
BW- 114 mins, CC,
1:15 PM
VICTIM ( 1961)
A closeted lawyer risks his career to bring a blackmailer to justice.
Dir: Basil Dearden Cast: Dirk Bogarde , Sylvia Syms , Dennis Price .
BW- 100 mins, CC,
3:00 PM
BLACKMAIL ( 1939)
A man in prison on false charges escapes to save his family from a blackmailer.
Dir: H. C. Potter Cast: Edward G. Robinson , Ruth Hussey , Gene Lockhart .
BW- 81 mins, CC,
4:30 PM
WOMAN IN WHITE, THE ( 1948)
Classic mystery about the adventures of a young tutor sent to a ghostly country estate.
Dir: Peter Godfrey Cast: Alexis Smith , Eleanor Parker , Sydney Greenstreet .
BW- 109 mins, CC,
6:21 PM
NAGGERS' DAY OF REST, THE ( 1930)
In this comedic short, a consistently bickering couple attempt to a enjoy a "pleasant" Sunday at home. Vitaphone Release 1139.
Dir: Alfred J. Goulding Cast: Dorothy Adelphi , Jack Norworth ,
BW- 8 mins,
6:30 PM
BLACKMAIL ( 1929)
A shopkeeper's daughter fights off blackmail after she kills a young artist who had tried to rape her.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Anny Ondra , Sara Allgood , Charles Paton .
BW- 86 mins,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: GREAT ENDINGS
8:00 PM
GRADUATE, THE ( 1967)
A recent college graduate has an affair with his neighbor's wife, then falls for their daughter.
Dir: Mike Nichols Cast: Anne Bancroft , Dustin Hoffman , Katharine Ross .
C- 106 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
10:00 PM
MODERN TIMES ( 1936)
The Tramp struggles to live in a modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
Dir: Charlie Chaplin Cast: Charlie Chaplin , Paulette Goddard , Henry Bergman .
BW- 87 mins, CC,
11:45 PM
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY ( 1968)
Classic sci-fi epic about a mysterious monolith that seems to play a key role in human evolution.
Dir: Stanley Kubrick Cast: Keir Dullea , Gary Lockwood , William Sylvester .
C- 149 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:30 AM
SEARCHERS, THE ( 1956)
An Indian-hating Civil War veteran tracks down the tribe that slaughtered his family and kidnapped his niece.
Dir: John Ford Cast: John Wayne , Jeffrey Hunter , Vera Miles .
C- 119 mins, CC,
4:31 AM
FORTUNE SEEKERS ( 1956)
This short film highlights the seemingly small inventions that have become part of daily life.
Dir: Larry O'Reilly
BW- 8 mins,
4:45 AM
CASH MCCALL ( 1960)
A corporate spoiler makes a play for a failing company and the owner's daughter.
Dir: Joseph Pevney Cast: James Garner , Natalie Wood , Nina Foch .
C- 102 mins, CC,
