TCM Schedule for Saturday, June 13 --- BILLY WILDER

[lavenderdiva]

13 Saturday



6:00 AM Irma La Douce (1963)
A Parisian policeman gives up everything for the love of a free-living prostitute. Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Jack Lemmon, Lou Jacobi. Dir: Billy Wilder. BW-143 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

8:30 AM The Apartment (1960)
An aspiring executive lets his bosses use his apartment for assignations, only to fall for the big chief's mistress. Cast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray. Dir: Billy Wilder. BW-125 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

10:45 AM The Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
The legendary sleuth becomes involved with a mysterious French woman while investigating the Loch Ness monster. Cast: Robert Stephens, Christopher Lee, Genevieve Page. Dir: Billy Wilder. C-125 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

1:00 PM The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Charles Lindbergh risks his life to complete his historic flight from New York to Paris. Cast: James Stewart, Murray Hamilton, Patricia Smith. Dir: Billy Wilder. C-135 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

3:30 PM Some Like It Hot (1959)
Two musicians on the run from gangsters masquerade as members of an all-girl band. Cast: Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis. Dir: Billy Wilder. BW-121 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:40 PM Short Film: Penelope Featurette (1966)
C-4 mins,

5:45 PM Kiss Me, Stupid (1965)
A small-town songwriter tries to sell his work to a stranded singing star. Cast: Dean Martin, Kim Novak, Ray Walston. Dir: Billy Wilder. BW-125 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

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8:00 PM The Fortune Cookie (1966)
A crooked lawyer trumps up an insurance case for a cameraman injured at a pro football game. Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Cliff Osmond. Dir: Billy Wilder. BW-126 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

10:15 PM Double Indemnity (1944)
An insurance salesman gets seduced into plotting a client's death. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Edward G. Robinson. Dir: Billy Wilder. BW-108 mins, TV-PG, CC

12:15 AM Sunset Boulevard (1950)
A failed screenwriter falls into a mercenary romance with a faded silent-film star. Cast: Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Erich von Stroheim. Dir: Billy Wilder. BW-110 mins, TV-PG, CC

2:15 AM Billy Wilder Speaks (2006)
TCM original documentary on prolific director, writer and producer Billy Wilder. BW-71 mins, TV-MA, CC

3:30 AM Avanti! (1972)
A man falls in love with the daughter of his fathers longtime mistress. Cast: Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, Clive Revill. Dir: Billy Wilder. C-144 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format

[CBHagman]

1. Wow! What a schedule!

I can't imagine American movies without Billy Wilder. Thank you, Europe!

[lavenderdiva]

2. I know!

Its really quite a movie day on Saturday! It has SO many favorites- I agree with you: thank God for Billy Wilder! :hi:

[Matilda]

3. How typical that Avanti! should be screened at 3.30 AM.

Most people I mention this film to have never heard of it, let alone
seen it, yet it enjoyed a high rating on IMDb from those who do know it.

It's a delightful script, and every character, from the leads to the
tiniest cameos, are perfectly cast.

To anyone who hasn't ever seen it - do yourselves a favour and record it!