TCM Schedule for Wednesday, March 8: 31 Days of Oscar: Crime

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There's never a dull moment in 31 Days of Oscar. Today, for instance, we've got ink-stained wretches. We've got crooks. We've got Members of the Press in daytime and Crime in the evening and all the way into the wee hours.

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

12:30 AM Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Story of Russia's last czar, Nicolas II, and his ill-fated family.
Dir: Franklin J. Schaffner Cast: Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Roderic Noble
Runtime: 183 mins Genre: Epic Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


3:45 AM Cleopatra (1934)
The fabled queen of Egypt leads Julius Caesar and Marc Antony astray.
Dir: Cecil B. Demille Cast: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon
Runtime: 101 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: N

5:30 AM Marie Antoinette (1938)
Lavish biography of the French queen who "let them eat cake."
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Ii Cast: Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, John Barrymore
Runtime: 160 mins Genre: Epic Rating: TV-G CC: Y


8:15 AM Five Star Final (1931)
An unscrupulous newspaper editor searches for headlines at any cost.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Marian Marsh, H. B. Warner
Runtime: 89 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

10:00 AM The Story of G. I. Joe (1945)
War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins an Army platoon during World War II to learn what battle is really about.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Burgess Meredith, Robert Mitchum, Freddie Steele
Runtime: 109 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-14 CC: Y


12:00 PM Designing Woman (1957)
A sportswriter and a fashion designer have a lot of adjusting to do when they marry in haste.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, Dolores Gray
Runtime: 118 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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2:00 PM Libeled Lady (1936)
When an heiress sues a newspaper, the editor hires a reporter to compromise her.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: N

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4:00 PM Woman of the Year (1942)
Tess is a star reporter and Sam covers the sports pages at a major newspaper. When they fall in love and get married, Tess has a difficult time letting go of her workaholic ways, and Sam feels neglected.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter
Runtime: 112 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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6:00 PM The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
An Australian reporter and photographer get more than they'd bargained for during an Indonesian revolution.
Dir: Peter Weir Cast: Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hunt
Runtime: 115 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

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WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: 31 DAYS OF OSCAR: CRIME

8:00 PM The French Connection (1971)
A tough-talking New York City detective and his partner uncover an international drug smuggling ring.
Dir: William Friedkin Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider
Runtime: 104 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

10:00 PM Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
In the early 1930s, a car thief and the daughter of his intended victim team up to become America's most feared and ruthless bank robbers.
Dir: Arthur Penn Cast: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

12:00 AM Gangs of New York (2002)
In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.
Dir: Martin Scorsese Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz
Runtime: 165 mins Genre: Action Rating: TV-MA CC: N

3:00 AM The Public Enemy (1931)
An Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods
Runtime: 74 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

4:30 AM Shaft (1971)
A slick Black detective enlists gangsters and African nationals to fight the mob.
Dir: Gordon Parks Cast: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-MA CC: Y