TCM Schedule for Tuesday, June 23rd: Great Directors Ernst Lubitsch

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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009.

12:00 AM Place in the Sun, A (1951)
An ambitious young man wins an heiress's heart but has to cope with his former girlfriend's pregnancy. Cast: Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters. Dir: George Stevens. BW-122 mins, TV-PG, CC

2:15 AM Swing Time (1936)
To prove himself worthy of his fiancee, a dancer tries to make it big, only to fall for his dancing partner. Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore. Dir: George Stevens. BW-104 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

4:00 AM Gunga Din (1939)
Three British soldiers seek treasure during an uprising in India. Cast: Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Victor McLaglen. Dir: George Stevens. BW-117 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

6:00 AM Bonjour Tristesse (1957)
A jealous teenage girl plots to end her father's engagement. Cast: David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Jean Seberg. Dir: Otto Preminger. BW-94 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

7:35 AM Short Film: Romantic Riviera (1951)
An interesting look at the French Riviera, exploring Villefranche, Nice, Cannes, and St. Paul. This short also provides insight into the simple culture and lifestyle of the region in the early post-war period. Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick C-9 mins,

7:47 AM Short Film: Filmmaking On The Riviera (1964)
BW-10 mins,

8:00 AM Exodus (1960)
A young Israeli activist fights to set up a homeland for his people. Cast: Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Sal Mineo. Dir: Otto Preminger. C-208 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

11:30 AM Angel Face (1953)
An unscrupulous woman murders her loved ones for profit. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Herbert Marshall. Dir: Otto Preminger. BW-91 mins, TV-G, CC

1:15 PM Royal Scandal, A (1945)
Catherine the Great falls in love with an army officer who is plotting against her. Cast: Tallulah Bankhead, Charles Coburn, Anne Baxter. Dir: Ernst Lubitsch, Otto Preminger. BW-94 mins, TV-PG, CC

3:15 PM Anatomy Of A Murder (1959)
A small-town lawyer gets the case of a lifetime when a military man avenges an attack on his wife. Cast: James Stewart, Ben Gazzara, Lee Remick. Dir: Otto Preminger. BW-161 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
A distraught mother searches for her seemingly non-existent daughter, bringing her sanity into question. Cast: Carol Lynley, Keir Dullea, Laurence Olivier. Dir: Otto Preminger. BW-107 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

What's On Tonight: GREAT DIRECTORS: ERNST LUBITSCH

8:00 PM Shop Around The Corner, The (1940)
Feuding co-workers don't realize they're secret romantic pen pals. Cast: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan. Dir: Ernst Lubitsch. BW-99 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS



9:43 PM Short Film: Rural Hungary (1939)
C-9 mins,



10:00 PM Ninotchka (1939)
A coldhearted Soviet agent is warmed up by a trip to Paris and a night of love. Cast: Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire. Dir: Ernst Lubitsch. BW-111 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

12:00 AM Merry Widow, The (1934)
A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country. Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Una Merkel. Dir: Ernst Lubitsch. BW-99 mins, TV-PG, CC



2:00 AM Student Prince In Old Heidelberg, The (1927)
In this silent film, a young prince attending college falls for a barmaid below his station. Cast: Ramon Novarro, Norma Shearer, Jean Hersholt. Dir: Ernst Lubitsch. BW-106 mins, TV-G



4:00 AM That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
A happily married woman sees a psychoanalyst and develops doubts about her husband. Cast: Merle Oberon, Melvyn Douglas, Burgess Meredith. Dir: Ernst Lubitsch. BW-84 mins, TV-G