TCM Schedule for Wednesday, September 12: Star of the Month: Dean Martin
Well, you can't say there isn't variety on TCm when it jumps from Fame to an installment in the Hildegarde Withers series to one of the Marx Brothers' best to an evening of drama with Dean Martin. 
Wednesday, September 12th, 2018
12:00 AM
BRIGHT ROAD ( 1953)
Teachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child.
Dir: Gerald Mayer Cast: Dorothy Dandridge , Philip Hepburn , Harry Belafonte .
BW- 68 mins, CC,
1:30 AM
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
3:30 AM
FAME ( 1980)
Students at a performing arts high school struggle with personal problems.
Dir: Alan Parker Cast: Irene Cara , Eddie Barth , Lee Curreri .
C- 133 mins, CC,
6:00 AM
HOW TO START THE DAY ( 1937)
In this short film, Robert Benchley tries his best to demonstrate the routine one should follow to start the day right.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Robert Benchley , Ernie Alexander ,
BW- 10 mins,
6:15 AM
MAKE ME A STAR ( 1932)
A grocery clerk goes to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune.
Dir: William Beaudine Cast: Joan Blondell , Stuart Erwin , ZaSu Pitts .
BW- 86 mins, CC,
7:45 AM
LIVE, LOVE AND LEARN ( 1937)
A bohemian artist and a society girl try to adjust to marriage.
Dir: Geo. Fitzmaurice Cast: Robert Montgomery , Rosalind Russell , Robert Benchley .
BW- 79 mins, CC,
9:15 AM
MURDER ON A HONEYMOON ( 1935)
A schoolteacher jumps into detective mode when a fellow airplane passenger gets sick and dies.
Dir: Lloyd Corrigan Cast: Edna May Oliver , James Gleason , Lola Lane .
BW- 74 mins, CC,
10:30 AM
IDIOT'S DELIGHT ( 1939)
A hoofer and a fake Russian countess are caught behind enemy lines at the outbreak of World War II.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Norma Shearer , Clark Gable , Edward Arnold .
BW- 110 mins, CC,
12:30 PM
THAT INFERIOR FEELING ( 1940)
In this comedic short, Joe Doakes attempts to provide a lecture on men who suffer an inferiority complex.
Dir: Basil Wrangell Cast: Jack Mulhall , John Butler , May Beatty .
BW- 9 mins,
12:30 PM
HOUR FOR LUNCH, AN ( 1939)
A man attempts to shows how to budget one's time during lunch hour to get things done efficiently in this comedic short.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: John Butler , Don Castle , Frank McClure .
BW- 9 mins,
1:00 PM
MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, THE ( 1942)
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a midwestern family.
Dir: William Keighley Cast: Bette Davis , Ann Sheridan , Monty Woolley .
BW- 113 mins, CC,
3:00 PM
WEEKEND FOR THREE ( 1941)
A married woman invites a former boyfriend to dinner, and he decides to move in.
Dir: Irving Reis Cast: Dennis O'Keefe , Jane Wyatt , Phillip Reed .
BW- 65 mins, CC,
4:15 PM
STAGE DOOR ( 1937)
Women at a theatrical boarding house try to make their big break happen.
Dir: Gregory LaCava Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Ginger Rogers , Adolphe Menjou .
BW- 92 mins, CC,
6:00 PM
NIGHT AT THE OPERA, A ( 1935)
Three zanies turn an operatic performance into chaos in their efforts to promote their protege's romance with the leading lady.
Dir: Sam Wood Cast: Groucho Marx , Chico Marx , Harpo Marx .
BW- 91 mins, CC,
7:45 PM
NIGHT AT THE MOVIES, A ( 1937)
In this comedic short, a man and wife suffer through a night together at the movies.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Robert Benchley , Jack Baxley , King Baggot .
BW- 10 mins,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: DEAN MARTIN
8:00 PM
YOUNG LIONS, THE ( 1958)
A Jewish soldier faces anti-Semitism when he enlists to fight World War II.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Marlon Brando , Montgomery Clift , Dean Martin .
BW- 167 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
11:00 PM
SOME CAME RUNNING ( 1958)
A veteran returns home to deal with family secrets and small-town scandals.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Shirley MacLaine .
C- 136 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
1:30 AM
RIO BRAVO ( 1959)
A sheriff enlists a drunk, a kid and an old man to help him fight off a ruthless cattle baron.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: John Wayne , Dean Martin , Ricky Nelson .
C- 141 mins, CC,
4:00 AM
TOYS IN THE ATTIC ( 1963)
Man finds trouble when he brings young bride back to his New Orleans home.
Dir: George Roy Hill Cast: Dean Martin , Geraldine Page , Yvette Mimieux .
BW- 91 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
