TCM schedule for Wednesday, February 25
31 Days of Oscar University: Medical Department6:00 AM No Sad Songs For Me (1950) A terminally ill woman struggles to leave her husband and child taken care of before she dies.
Cast: Margaret Sullavan, Wendell Corey, Natalie Wood. Dir: Rudolph Mate. BW-88 mins, TV-PG
7:30 AM Short Film: Going To Blazes! (1947) This Theatre of Life series short, produced with the cooperation of the Los Angeles Fire Department,
emphasizes fire safety and fire prevention.
BW-21 mins
8:00 AM None but the Lonely Heart (1944) A young ne'er-do-well tries to get his life on track to help his ailing mother.
Cast: Cary Grant, Ethel Barrymore, Barry Fitzgerald. Dir: Clifford Odets. BW-113 mins, TV-PG, CC
10:00 AM Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958) A dying plantation owner tries to help his alcoholic son solve his problems.
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives. Dir: Richard Brooks. C-108 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS
12:00 PM The Citadel (1938)A struggling doctor is tempted to give up his ideals for a posh high-society practice.
Cast: Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Richardson. Dir: King Vidor. BW-113 mins, TV-G, CC
2:00 PM Three Comrades (1938)Three life-long friends share their love for a dying woman against the turbulent backdrop of Germany between the wars.
Cast: Margaret Sullavan, Robert Taylor, Robert Young. Dir: Frank Borzage. BW-99 mins, TV-G, CC
3:40 PM Short Film: Double Or Nothing (1939) A stunt double loses a tooth in a fight scene. When he is put under at the dentist, he imagines himself in a series of scenes
with doubles for many other famous actors including Bing Crosby, Charles Laughton, Tyrone Power, and Greta Garbo. BW-18 mins,
4:00 PM Camille (1936)In this classic 19th-century romance, a kept woman runs off with a young admirer in search of love and happiness.
Cast: Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore. Dir: George Cukor. BW-109 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS
6:00 PM Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) True story of the German scientist who devoted his life to curing syphilis.
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon, Otto Kruger. Dir: William Dieterle. BW-103 mins, TV-G, CC
7:50 PM Short Film: Strikes And Spares (1934) This short features professional bowler Andy Varipapa. He first shows the correct way to grip a bowling ball
and the proper form for delivering the ball down the alley. He then performs several trick shots.
BW-9 mins
8:00 PM Dark Victory (1939) A flighty heiress discovers inner strength when she develops a brain tumor.
Cast: Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart. Dir: Edmund Goulding. BW-104 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS
10:00 PM Awakenings (1990)A doctor's experiments bring a group of comatose patients back to consciousness.
Cast: Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner. Dir: Penny Marshall. C-121 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format
12:15 AM My Left Foot (1989) (Ok, it isn't a foot. I found a foot. But the smilie was doing x-rated things to the foot and I thought I'd get into trouble if I posted it here!)
A man with cerebral palsy learns to paint with his foot.
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Roy McAnally. Dir: Jim Sheridan. C-103 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format
2:00 AM Gaby - A True Story (1987) A girl with cerebral palsy fights to build a life as an artist and activist.
Cast: Liv Ullmann, Norma Aleandro, Robert Loggia. Dir: Luis Mandoki. C-114 mins, , Letterbox Format
4:00 AM Mister Buddwing (1966)A man suffering from amnesia confronts a series of women in his search for his memory.
Cast: James Garner, Jean Simmons, Angela Lansbury. Dir: Delbert Mann. BW-99 mins, TV-14, CC
5:41 AM Short Film: La Fiesta De Santa Barbara (1935)A musical/sketch comedy revue staged as a fiesta in Santa Barbara.
Included are cameos, sketch comedy, and musical performances from famous stars such as Andy Devine, Buster Keaton,
and Judy Garland C-19 mins
~for Kendra~Thank you for my hearts, secret admirers! I love them. I wish I could give hugs to the people who did this for me. So....