TCM Schedule for Wednesday, April 18: Michael Curtiz
It fairly boggles the mind to see how many classic movies (of multiple genres) were directed by Michael Curtiz. He worked with almost everybody on almost everything.
Wednesday, April 18th, 2018
1:30 AM
LATE GEORGE APLEY, THE ( 1947)
Young love rocks a staid Boston family.
Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast: Ronald Colman , Vanessa Brown , Richard Haydn .
BW- 97 mins, CC,
3:30 AM
ALWAYS A BRIDE ( 1954)
A female con artist working the Riviera falls for an honest Treasury agent.
Dir: Ralph Smart Cast: Jacques Brunius , Charles Goldner , Geoffrey Sumner .
BW- 84 mins,
5:00 AM
HOLLYWOOD WITHOUT MAKE-UP ( 1966)
In this special, Ken Murray hosts his own behind-the-scenes home movies of some of Hollywood's greatest stars.
BW- 50 mins, CC,
6:00 AM
ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS ( 1948)
A singer on a Caribbean cruise gets mixed up in a series of romantic problems.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Jack Carson , Janis Paige , Don DeFore .
C- 99 mins, CC,
8:00 AM
MY DREAM IS YOURS ( 1949)
A talent scout turns a young unknown into a radio singing star.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Jack Carson , Doris Day , Lee Bowman .
C- 101 mins, CC,
10:00 AM
FLAMINGO ROAD ( 1949)
A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Joan Crawford , Zachary Scott , Sydney Greenstreet .
BW- 94 mins, CC,
12:00 PM
UNSUSPECTED, THE ( 1947)
The producer of a radio crime series commits the perfect crime, then has to put the case on the air.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Joan Caulfield , Claude Rains , Audrey Totter .
BW- 103 mins, CC,
1:45 PM
THIS IS THE ARMY ( 1943)
A song-and-dance man's son stages a big show starring World War II soldiers.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: George Murphy , Joan Leslie , George Tobias .
C- 125 mins, CC,
4:00 PM
CAPTAINS OF THE CLOUDS ( 1942)
A mail flyer joins the Canadian air force for fun but has to prove his worth when he goes to war.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: James Cagney , Dennis Morgan , Brenda Marshall .
C- 113 mins, CC,
6:00 PM
PASSAGE TO MARSEILLE ( 1944)
Devil's Island escapees join up with the Allies during World War II.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Claude Rains , Michèle Morgan .
BW- 109 mins, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: MICHAEL CURTIZ
8:00 PM
CASABLANCA ( 1942)
An American saloon owner in North Africa is drawn into World War II when his lost love turns up.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Ingrid Bergman , Paul Henreid .
BW- 103 mins, CC,
10:00 PM
MILDRED PIERCE ( 1945)
A woman turns herself into a business tycoon to win her selfish daughter a place in society.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Joan Crawford , Jack Carson , Zachary Scott .
BW- 111 mins, CC,
12:00 AM
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY ( 1942)
Spirited musical biography of the song-and-dance man who kept America humming through two world wars.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: James Cagney , Joan Leslie , Walter Huston .
BW- 126 mins, CC,
2:15 AM
LIFE WITH FATHER ( 1947)
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: William Powell , Irene Dunne , Elizabeth Taylor .
C- 118 mins, CC,
4:30 AM
SEA WOLF, THE ( 1941)
Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Edward G. Robinson , Ida Lupino , John Garfield .
BW- 100 mins, CC,
