TCM Schedule for Wednesday, June 24th: Great Directors: Stanley Kubrick

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Okay, everybody into the pool. We've got Nelson Eddy, Jeanette MacDonald, Myrna Loy, William Powell, Norma Shearer, James Mason, and Peter Sellers up for today -- truly something for everybody.

Enjoy. :popcorn:

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

1:00 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

3:00 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

5:00 AM Marie Antoinette (1938)
Lavish biography of the French queen who "let them eat cake." Cast: Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power, Robert Morley. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke II. BW-157 mins, TV-G, CC



7:45 AM Tarzan, The Ape Man (1932)
A British lord raised by apes kidnaps a beautiful noblewoman exploring Africa with her father. Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, C. Aubrey Smith. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke II. BW-100 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

9:30 AM Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)
A teenage boy falls in love with his drama teacher. Cast: Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke II. BW-86 mins, TV-G, CC

11:00 AM Naughty Marietta (1935)
A French princess in Colonial America gets involved with an Indian scout. Cast: Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Frank Morgan. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke II. BW-104 mins, TV-G, CC



1:00 PM San Francisco (1936)
A beautiful singer and a battling priest try to reform a Barbary Coast saloon owner in the days before the big earthquake. Cast: Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke II. BW-115 mins, TV-G, CC

3:00 PM Thin Man, The (1934)
A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts. Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke II. BW-91 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS



5:00 PM After The Thin Man (1936)
Married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles try to clear Nora's cousin of a murder charge. Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke II. BW-112 mins, TV-G, CC

What's On Tonight: GREAT DIRECTORS: STANLEY KUBRICK

7:00 PM Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)
Film clips, home movies and interviews explore the career of director Stanley Kubrick. Cast: Tom Cruise narrates, Jack Nicholson, Nicole Kidman. Dir: Jan Harlan. BW-142 mins, TV-MA, CC

9:30 PM Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1963)
A mad United States General orders an air strike against Russia. Cast: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Keenan Wynn. Dir: Stanley Kubrick. BW-95 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format



11:15 PM Lolita (1962)
Vladimir Nabokov's racy classic focuses on an aging intellectual in love with a teenager. Cast: James Mason, Shelley Winters, Peter Sellers. Dir: Stanley Kubrick. BW-153 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS



2:00 AM Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)
Film clips, home movies and interviews explore the career of director Stanley Kubrick. Cast: Tom Cruise narrates, Jack Nicholson, Nicole Kidman. Dir: Jan Harlan. BW-142 mins, TV-MA, CC

4:44 AM Short Film: L.B.Mayer Ceremonies (1950)
Louis B. Mayer accepts an award for his contribution to the motion picture industry. This MGM promotional short highlights some of the more spectacular works that MGM has produced under Mayer's leadership. BW-15 mins,

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1. What a contrast in directors...

"One take" Woody, and Mr. Meticulous (Kubrick) on the same day.