TCM Schedule for Wednesday, April 10: Amateur Sleuths

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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

12:15 AM
MEET BOSTON BLACKIE ( 1941)
A reformed thief uncovers a spy ring while investigating a murder at sea.
Dir: Robert Florey Cast: Chester Morris , Rochelle Hudson , Richard Lane .
BW- 61 mins, CC,

1:30 AM
FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK ( 1941)
An aspiring mystery writer stumbles on to a real murder.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Errol Flynn , Brenda Marshall , Ralph Bellamy .
BW- 96 mins, CC,

3:15 AM
DETECTIVE, THE ( 1954)
A priest attempts to catch a thief and save his soul.
Dir: Robert Hamer Cast: Alec Guinness , Joan Greenwood , Peter Finch .
BW- 86 mins, CC,

4:43 AM
WHO KILLED ROVER? ( 1930)
In this short, a doggie detective tries to rescue the kidnapped heir to a fortune.
Dir: Zion Myers
BW- 15 mins,

5:00 AM
MY FAVORITE BRUNETTE ( 1947)
A baby photographer mistaken for a private eye ends up framed for murder.
Dir: Elliott Nugent Cast: Bob Hope , Dorothy Lamour , Peter Lorre .
BW- 86 mins, CC,

6:30 AM
GOODBYE, MY FANCY ( 1951)
When she returns to her alma mater to pick up an honorary degree, a congresswoman re-ignites an old flame.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: Joan Crawford , Robert Young , Frank Lovejoy .
BW- 108 mins, CC,

8:30 AM
GIRL WHO HAD EVERYTHING, THE ( 1953)
A criminal lawyer's daughter falls for one of his clients.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Elizabeth Taylor , Fernando Lamas , William Powell .
BW- 70 mins, CC,

9:45 AM
LIFE OF HER OWN, A ( 1950)
An innocent small-town girl climbs to the top of the modeling business man by man.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Lana Turner , Ray Milland , Tom Ewell .
BW- 108 mins, CC,

11:45 AM
RELAXED WIFE, THE ( 1957)
A short industrial film that seeks to help working men and their wives deal with life's little problems.
C- 13 mins,

12:00 PM
INVITATION ( 1952)
A millionaire tries to buy his dying daughter a husband.
Dir: Gottfried Reinhardt Cast: Van Johnson , Dorothy McGuire , Ruth Roman .
BW- 85 mins, CC,

1:30 PM
TEA AND SYMPATHY ( 1956)
A faculty wife risks her marriage to help a troubled teen tormented by his fellow students.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Deborah Kerr , John Kerr , Leif Erickson .
C- 122 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:45 PM
YOUNG PHILADELPHIANS, THE ( 1959)
A young lawyer from the wrong side of town tries to break into society.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: Paul Newman , Barbara Rush , Alexis Smith .
BW- 136 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:15 PM
PAYMENT ON DEMAND ( 1951)
A bitter divorcee thinks back on the mistakes that destroyed her marriage.
Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast: Bette Davis , Barry Sullivan , Jane Cowl .
BW- 90 mins, CC,

7:48 PM
RAINBOW PASS, THE ( 1937)
A wife challenges her husband's murderer to combat in this short film that introduces audiences to Chinese theater.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Chingwah Lee , Bessie Loo , Walter Soo Hoo .
BW- 11 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: AMATEUR SLEUTHS

8:00 PM
MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY ( 1993)
A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
Dir: Woody Allen Cast: Woody Allen , Diane Keaton , Jerry Adler .
C- 108 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:00 PM
FAST COMPANY ( 1938)
Married book-dealers Joel and Gerda Sloane try to clear a friend in the murder of a rival book-seller .
Dir: Edward Buzzell Cast: Melvyn Douglas , Florence Rice , Claire Dodd .
BW- 75 mins, CC,

11:19 PM
KILLER-DOG ( 1936)
A police dog goes on trial for allegedly murdering sheep in this short film.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Ralph Byrd , Stanley Price , Sally Martin .
BW- 10 mins,

11:30 PM
AFTER THE THIN MAN ( 1936)
Married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles try to clear Nora's cousin of a murder charge.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: William Powell , Myrna Loy , James Stewart .
BW- 112 mins, CC,

1:30 AM
EX-MRS. BRADFORD, THE ( 1936)
A detective teams with his ex-wife to solve a murder.
Dir: Stephen Roberts Cast: William Powell , Jean Arthur , James Gleason .
BW- 81 mins, CC,

3:00 AM
HAVING WONDERFUL CRIME ( 1945)
Three amateur detectives try to find a missing magician.
Dir: Eddie Sutherland Cast: Pat O'Brien , George Murphy , Carole Landis .
BW- 70 mins, CC,

4:15 AM
MR. AND MRS. NORTH ( 1941)
A sappily married couple discover a murder victim in their closet.
Dir: Robert B. Sinclair Cast: Gracie Allen , William Post Jr. , Paul Kelly .
BW- 67 mins, CC,

5:30 AM
HAUNTED HONEYMOON ( 1940)
British sleuth Sir Peter Wimsey's wedding celebration is cut short by the discovery of a murdered man in his honeymoon cottage.
Dir: Arthur B. Woods Cast: Robert Montgomery , Constance Cummings , Leslie Banks .
BW- 99 mins, CC,