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Staph

(6,251 posts)
Thu Jul 19, 2012, 01:27 AM Jul 2012

TCM Schedule for Thursday, July 19 -- What's On Tonight: The Magic of Movie Making

It's a day of surviving prison and an evening of the magic of movie making. Enjoy!

(I apologise in advance for the shortened posting, without the usual trivia. I've got limited internet access this week!)



6:00 AM -- Ladies They Talk About (1933)
69 min, TV-G
A lady bank robber becomes the cell block boss after she's sent to prison.
Dir: Howard Bretherton Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Preston S. Foster, Lyle Talbot.

7:15 AM -- The House On 56th Street (1933)
69 min, TV-G
A woman loses her family after being falsely convicted of a crime.
Dir: Robert Florey Cast: Kay Francis, Ricardo Cortez, Gene Raymond.

8:30 AM -- Condemned Women (1938)
77 min, TV-PG
Murder creates an uproar in a women's prison.
Dir: Lew Landers Cast: Sally Eilers, Louis Hayward, Anne Shirley.

10:00 AM -- Within the Law (1939)
77 min, TV-PG
A wrongly convicted woman studies law and seeks her revenge.
Dir: Gustav Machaty Cast: Ruth Hussey, Tom Neal, Paul Kelly.

11:15 AM -- Caged (1950)
97 min, TV-PG
A young innocent fights to survive the harsh life in a women's prison.
Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby.

1:00 PM -- House of Women (1962)
85 min, TV-PG
A young woman is wrongly implicated in a crime and sent to prison for five years.
Dir: Walter Doniger Cast: Shirley Knight, Andrew Duggan, Constance Ford.

2:30 PM -- Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
87 min, TV-14
A warden and his assistant clash over prison reform, triggering a violent riot.
Dir: Crane Wilbur Cast: Steve Cochran, David Brian, Philip Carey.

4:00 PM -- House Of Numbers (1957)
92 min, TV-PG
A man tries to spring his twin brother from prison.
Dir: Russell Rouse Cast: Jack Palance, Harold J. Stone, Edward Platt.

5:45 PM -- Convicts 4 (1962)
106 min, TV-PG
A convicted killer discovers a talent for art while behind bars.
Dir: Millard Kaufman Cast: Ben Gazzara, Stuart Whitman, Ray Walston.

7:30 PM -- MGM Parade Show #13 (1955)
25 min, TV-G
George Murphy introduces clips featuring Susan Hayward and Fernand Gravet from "The Great Waltz" and "I'll Cry Tomorrow."


TCM PRIMETIME - WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE MAGIC OF MOVIE MAKING


8:00 PM -- Forbidden Planet (1956)
C-99 min, TV-PG
A group of space troopers investigates the destruction of a colony on a remote planet.
Dir: Fred McLeod Wilcox Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen.

9:50 PM -- Ancient India (1952)
C-9 min
This travel short provides an insight into the ancient world of India, including its origins, customs, lifestyle and architecture. Specifically explored are the ancient cities of Bundi and Jaipur in the Northwest corner of the country. Visits to the palatial estates of the maharajas of these two cities are also included.

10:00 PM -- Gunga Din (1939)
117 min, TV-PG
Three British soldiers seek treasure during an uprising in India.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr..

12:15 AM -- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
C-102 min, TV-G
The bandit king of Sherwood Forest leads his Merry Men in a battle against the corrupt Prince John.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone.

2:15 AM -- Citizen Kane (1941)
120 min, TV-PG
The investigation of a publishing tycoon's dying words reveals conflicting stories about his scandalous life.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead.

4:30 AM -- The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
88 min, TV-PG
A possessive son's efforts to keep his mother from remarrying threaten to destroy his family.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter.


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