TCM Schedule for Tuesday, December 16th: Star of the Month Joseph Cotten

[CBHagman]

Good stuff, very intense, on the Joe Cotten line-up tonight. Ladies and gentlemen, start your DVRs (or whatever you've got).

And obviously the other theme of the day is kids, but not the way you think.

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008.

1:30 AM Big Country, The (1958)
Feuding families vie for water rights in the old West. Cast: Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Charlton Heston. Dir: William Wyler. C-167 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

4:30 AM Adam and Evelyne (1949)
When a friend dies, a gambler adopts his daughter. Cast: Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, Richard Carlson. Dir: Harold French. BW-93 mins, TV-G

4:37 AM Short Film: Glimpses Of Kentucky (1941)
C-8 mins,

6:15 AM Fighting Kentuckian, The (1949)
A militiaman falls for a Frenchwoman and tries to protect her people from land grabbers. Cast: John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Oliver Hardy. Dir: George Waggner. BW-100 mins, TV-G, CC

8:00 AM Decision at Sundown (1957)
A gunman seeks revenge on the man he believes stole his wife. Cast: Randolph Scott, John Carroll, Karen Steele. Dir: Budd Boetticher. C-77 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

9:30 AM Billy The Kid (1941)
A misunderstood youngster turns into one of the West's most notorious outlaws. Cast: Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Ian Hunter. Dir: David Miller. C-94 mins, TV-PG, CC

11:06 AM Short Film: Oklahoma Outlaw (1943)
BW-20 mins,

11:30 AM Law vs. Billy the Kid, The (1954)
The young outlaw tries to go straight. Cast: Scott Brady, Betta St. John, James Griffith. Dir: William Castle. C-72 mins, TV-G

1:00 PM Stagecoach Kid (1950)
Stagecoach owners try to save a friend's ranch from crooks. Cast: Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Jeff Donnell. Dir: Lew Landers. BW-60 mins, TV-G

2:00 PM Kid From Broken Gun, The (1952)
A postal inspector pretends to be an outlaw to smoke out lawbreakers. Cast: Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette, Jock Mahoney. Dir: Fred F. Sears. BW-53 mins,

3:00 PM Music Box Kid, The (1960)
A gangster's heartless ways lead his wife to rebel. Cast: Ronald Foster, Luana Patten, Grant Richards. Dir: Edward L. Cahn. BW-75 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

4:15 PM Kid Galahad (1962)
A ruthless fight promoter tries to turn a singing mechanic into a champion. Cast: Elvis Presley, Gig Young, Lola Albright. Dir: Phil Karlson. C-96 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format

5:52 PM Short Film: Cincinnati Kid Plays According To Hoyle, The (1965)
BW-6 mins,

6:00 PM Cincinnati Kid, The (1965)
Card sharps try to deal with personal problems during a big game in New Orleans. Cast: Steve McQueen, Ann-Margret, Edward G. Robinson. Dir: Norman Jewison. C-103 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS



What's On Tonight: STAR OF THE MONTH: JOSEPH COTTEN

8:00 PM Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
A young girl fears her favorite uncle may be a killer. Cast: Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright, Macdonald Carey. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. BW-108 mins, TV-PG, CC



10:00 PM Gaslight (1944)
A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion. Cast: Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Angela Lansbury. Dir: George Cukor. BW-114 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS



12:00 AM Third Man, The (1949)
A man's investigation of a friend's death uncovers corruption in post-World War II Vienna. Cast: Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles, Alida Valli. Dir: Carol Reed. BW-104 mins, TV-14, CC



2:00 AM Man With A Cloak, The (1951)
A mystery man tries to help a young innocent escape a murderous housekeeper. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Joseph Cotten, Leslie Caron. Dir: Fletcher Markle. BW-81 mins, TV-PG, CC

3:30 AM Killer Is Loose, The (1956)
A crook tries to avenge his wife's accidental shooting by a cop. Cast: Joseph Cotten, Wendell Corey, Rhonda Fleming. Dir: Budd Boetticher. BW-73 mins, TV-PG

4:57 AM Short Film: This Is...Geraldine Chaplin (1965)
BW-2 mins,

5:00 AM Jack Of Diamonds (1967)
A glamorous jewel thief tries to go straight. Cast: George Hamilton, Joseph Cotten, Maurice Evans. Dir: Don Taylor. C-108 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

[Sparkly]

1. "Gaslight" has long been one of my favorites!!

It must remind me of my first husband or something. :)

"The Third Man" is also fantastic!