TCM Schedule for Friday, May 18, 2018 -- What's On Tonight: Starring Alastair Sim

[Staph]

In the daylight hours, TCM is taking us into the underworld of spies and secret agents. Then in prime time, TCM is featuring some of the films of Scottish character actor Alastair Sim. Enjoy!

(FYI -- I'm going to be away from the computer for the week of these films, so I'm posting early. Sorry there isn't enough time to add my usual comments. See you all here in the Classic Movies Group next week!)



6:00 AM -- THEY MET IN THE DARK (1943)
A naval commander tries to find the beautiful spy who tricked him into revealing secrets.
Dir: Carl Lamac
Cast: James Mason,
BW-91 mins,

7:45 AM -- SECRET ENEMIES (1942)
The FBI tracks Nazi agents to a luxury hotel.
Dir: Ben Stoloff
Cast: Craig Stevens, Faye Emerson, John Ridgely
BW-58 mins, CC,

8:45 AM -- THE GAY DIPLOMAT (1931)
A Russian diplomat takes on a notorious female spy in Bucharest.
BW-67 mins, CC,

10:00 AM -- ACTION IN ARABIA (1944)
An adventurous reporter tangles with Nazis in the desert on the eve of World War II.
Dir: Leonide Moguy
Cast: George Sanders, Virginia Bruce, Lenore Aubert
BW-75 mins, CC,

11:15 AM -- VICTORY QUIZ (1942)
This short film asks viewers questions about the United States and its involvement in World War II.
Dir: Will Jason
Cast: Alan Hale Jr., Dave O'Brien,
BW-9 mins,

11:30 AM -- ICE STATION ZEBRA (1968)
A sub commander on a perilous mission must ferret out a Soviet agent on his ship.
Dir: John Sturges
Cast: Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan
C-152 mins, CC,

2:15 PM -- CONFESSIONS OF A NAZI SPY (1939)
An FBI agent risks his life to infiltrate Nazi sympathizers in the U.S.
Dir: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Francis Lederer, George Sanders
BW-104 mins, CC,

4:15 PM -- NAZI AGENT (1942)
An Allied sympathizer discovers his twin brother is a Nazi spy.
Dir: Jules Dassin
Cast: Conrad Veidt, Ann Ayars, Frank Reicher
BW-84 mins, CC,

5:45 PM -- HITLER LIVES (1945)
This short propaganda film, produced at the end of WWII, warns that although Adolf Hitler is dead, his ideas live on. Vitaphone Release 1408A.
BW-17 mins,

6:15 PM -- MATA HARI (1932)
Romantic biography of World War I's notorious lady spy.
Dir: George Fitzmaurice
Cast: Greta Garbo, Ramon Novarro, Lionel Barrymore
BW-89 mins, CC,


TCM PRIMETIME - WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STARRING ALASTAIR SIM



8:00 PM -- SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS (1960)
A special school teaches a young loser how to cheat his way to the top.
Dir: Robert Hamer
Cast: Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Alastair Sim
BW-95 mins,

10:00 PM -- THE BELLES OF ST. TRINIAN'S (1954)
Schoolgirls take it upon themselves to uncover the mystery of a valuable missing racehorse.
Dir: Frank Launder
Cast: Alastair Sim, Joyce Grenfell, George Cole
BW-91 mins,

12:00 AM -- LAUGHTER IN PARADISE (1951)
A millionaire's will requires his heirs to perform outrageous stunts.
Dir: Mario Zampi
Cast: Alastair Sim, Fay Compton, Beatrice Campbell
BW-97 mins, CC,

2:00 AM -- DUDES (1987)
A couple of punks from the big city go on a cross country road trip out west and take revenge against a group of rednecks.
Dir: Penelope Spheeris
Cast: Jon Cryer, Daniel Roebuck, Flea
C-90 mins, CC,

4:00 AM -- BORDER RADIO (1987)
Two musicians try to find their bandleader, who's disappeared after stealing their fee from a crooked club owner.
Dir: Allison Anders
Cast: Chris D, Chris Shearer, John Doe
BW-84 mins, CC,

5:30 AM -- THE CHILDREN MUST LEARN (1940)
Educators attempt to raise the level of living in an Appalachian community in this short film.
Dir: Willard Van Dyke
BW-13 mins,

5:30 AM -- THE DROP OUT (1962)
A young man drops out of high school and struggles to find a job in this short "scare" film.
BW-11 mins,

[wryter2000]

1. Alistair Sim!!!

Love him. One of the greatest overlooked actors of the 20th Century. Didn't he do a series of mysteries with Edna Mae Oliver?