TCM Schedule for Wednesday, April 25: Michael Curtiz
Night and day indeed. From 6 a.m. through the wee hours of the morning on Thursday, Michael Curtiz is the one.
Wednesday, April 25th, 2018
12:15 AM
LOVE NEST ( 1951)
Newlyweds try to manage a New York apartment building and its eccentric tenants.
Dir: Joseph Newman Cast: June Haver , William Lundigan , Frank Fay .
BW- 85 mins, CC,
1:46 AM
SO YOU WANT AN APARTMENT ( 1948)
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes goes apartment hunting. Vitaphone Release 1613A.
Dir: Richard Bare Cast: Paul Panzer , Ted Stanhope , Fred Kelsey .
BW- 11 mins,
2:00 AM
TWO GUYS FROM MILWAUKEE ( 1946)
A runaway prince in disguise takes up with a taxi driver.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Dennis Morgan , Joan Leslie , Jack Carson .
BW- 90 mins, CC,
3:45 AM
LOVE IN THE AFTERNOON ( 1957)
An aging American tycoon overcomes his inhibitions to court a young Parisian.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: Gary Cooper , Audrey Hepburn , Maurice Chevalier .
BW- 130 mins, CC,
6:00 AM
MAN IN THE NET, THE ( 1959)
An artist falsely accused of ransacking his own house is proved innocent by the children of the neighborhood.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Alan Ladd , Carolyn Jones , Diane Brewster .
BW- 97 mins, Letterbox Format
7:45 AM
BOY FROM OKLAHOMA, THE ( 1954)
A mild mannered law student doesn't know what he's in for when he gets himself elected sheriff in a frontier town run by an outlaw gang.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Will Rogers Jr. , Nancy Olson , Lon Chaney [Jr.] .
BW- 88 mins, CC,
9:20 AM
NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WEST ( 1938)
This short film takes the viewer to some of the natural wonders of the western United States.
Dir: James H Smith
C- 9 mins,
9:30 AM
BRIGHT LEAF ( 1950)
Two tobacco growers battle for control of the cigarette market.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Gary Cooper , Lauren Bacall , Patricia Neal .
BW- 111 mins, CC,
11:30 AM
HELEN MORGAN STORY, THE ( 1957)
A singer rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune... only to lose it all.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Ann Blyth , Paul Newman , Richard Carlson .
BW- 118 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
1:32 PM
MARTIN BLOCK'S MUSICAL MERRY-GO-ROUND #3 ( 1948)
In this short, radio personality Martin Block interviews Ray Noble and Buddy Clark.
Dir: Jack Scholl
C- 11 mins,
1:45 PM
NIGHT AND DAY ( 1946)
Fanciful biography of songwriter Cole Porter, who rose from high society to find success on Tin Pan Alley.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Cary Grant , Alexis Smith , Monty Woolley .
C- 128 mins, CC,
4:00 PM
STORY OF WILL ROGERS, THE ( 1952)
Oklahoma lad grows up to become America's favorite humorist.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Will Rogers Jr. , Jane Wyman , Carl Benton Reid .
C- 109 mins, CC,
6:00 PM
JIM THORPE--ALL AMERICAN ( 1951)
The famous Native American athlete fights prejudice in his pursuit of sports stardom.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Burt Lancaster , Charles Bickford , Steve Cochran .
BW- 105 mins, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: MICHAEL CURTIZ
8:00 PM
YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN ( 1950)
A young trumpet player is torn between an honest singer and a manipulative heiress.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Kirk Douglas , Lauren Bacall , Doris Day .
BW- 112 mins, CC,
10:00 PM
BREAKING POINT, THE ( 1950)
A desperate fishing boat captain rents his ship to some gunmen on the lam.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: John Garfield , Patricia Neal , Phyllis Thaxter .
BW- 97 mins, CC,
12:00 AM
PROUD REBEL, THE ( 1958)
A rancher tries to raise money to treat his mute son.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Alan Ladd , Olivia De Havilland , Dean Jagger .
C- 103 mins, Letterbox Format
2:00 AM
ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, THE ( 1960)
Classic Mark Twain story of a young troublemaker who tries to help a runaway slave.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Tony Randall , Patty McCormack , Neville Brand .
BW- 107 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
3:50 AM
PRO FOOTBALL ( 1934)
In this short film, the Chicago Bears football team demonstrate various plays.
Dir: Ray McCarey
BW- 9 mins,
4:00 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,
