TCM Schedule for Tuesday, September 8th: TCM Spotlight: Bernard Herrmann

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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

12:00 AM Ascent, The (1976)
Two Soviet soldiers are captured in WWII Belarus. Cast: Boris Plotnikov, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Sergei Yakovlev. Dir: Larisa Shepitko. BW-111 mins,

2:00 AM Rain People, The (1969)
A housewife who feels trapped leaves home and takes up with a hitchhiker. Cast: James Caan, Shirley Knight, Robert Duvall. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola. C-101 mins, , CC, Letterbox Format

3:49 AM Short Film: Soul In Cinema: Shaft On Location (1971)
A short behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of "Shaft" (1971), focusing on Gordon Parks' directing and Isaac Hayes' score. Cast: Richard Roundtree, Isaac Hayes Dir: Gordon Parks C-11 mins,

4:00 AM Junior Bonner (1972)
An aging rodeo rider tries to deal with his dysfunctional family. Cast: Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino. Dir: Sam Peckinpah. C-100 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:41 AM Short Film: Lion Roars Again, The (1975)
An MGM promotional featurette advertising its resurgence into the movie industry in the mid-1970s. Showcased movies include "Logan's Run" (1976), "The Sunshine Boys" (1975), and "The Wind and the Lion" (1975). C-17 mins,

6:00 AM Off The Record (1939)
A lady reporter adopts the young delinquent her crime exposes helped send to jail. Cast: Pat O'Brien, Joan Blondell, Bobby Jordan. Dir: James Flood. BW-71 mins, TV-G

7:15 AM Three Girls About Town (1941)
Sisters working at a hotel try to hide a dead body before the next convention arrives. Cast: Joan Blondell, Robert Benchley, Binnie Barnes. Dir: Leigh Jason. BW-73 mins, TV-G

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8:29 AM Short Film: Bring On The Girls (1937)
BW-11 mins,

8:45 AM There's Always a Woman (1938)
While working on a simple case, married private eyes uncover a murder. Cast: Joan Blondell, Melvyn Douglas, Mary Astor. Dir: Alexander Hall. BW-81 mins, TV-G

10:15 AM Amazing Mr. Williams, The (1939)
The mayor's secretary competes with her homicide detective fiancé's devotion to his job. Cast: Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Clarence Kolb. Dir: Alexander Hall. BW-85 mins, TV-G

11:45 AM Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)
An English professor helps a waitress take a dream vacation in Paris. Cast: Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Alan Curtis. Dir: Alexander Hall. BW-77 mins, TV-G

1:15 PM Clay Pigeon, The (1949)
A man awakens from a coma to discover he's accused of treason. Cast: Bill Williams, Barbara Hale, Richard Quine. Dir: Richard Fleischer. BW-63 mins, TV-PG

2:30 PM Slight Case Of Murder, A (1938)
A gangster finds the straight life ain't so simple. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Jane Bryan, Allen Jenkins. Dir: Lloyd Bacon. BW-85 mins, TV-G, CC

4:00 PM Joy In The Morning (1965)
A law student and his bride try to build a life together despite her fear of intimacy. Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Yvette Mimieux, Arthur Kennedy. Dir: Alex Segal. C-102 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

5:48 PM Short Film: We Must Have Music (1941)
BW-11 mins,

6:00 PM Rhapsody (1954)
A wealthy socialite is torn between the classical violinist who excites her and the pianist who needs her

What's On Tonight: TCM SPOTLIGHT: BERNARD HERRMANN

8:00 PM Five Fingers (1952)
A British valet in Turkey during World War II sells secrets to the Germans. Cast: James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Michael Rennie. Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz. BW-108 mins, , CC



10:00 PM Snows Of Kilimanjaro, The (1952)
As he fights a deadly jungle fever, a hunter remembers his lost loves.. Cast: Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner. Dir: Henry King. C-114 mins, TV-PG, CC

12:00 AM Beneath The 12-Mile Reef (1953)
Love brings together two families of rival sponge fishers. Cast: Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Gilbert Roland. Dir: Robert D. Webb. C-101 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format

1:45 AM Short Film: Beach Of Nazare (1957)
BW-8 mins,

2:00 AM Naked And The Dead, The (1958)
A green lieutenant comes up against incompetent officers and a sadistic sergeant during World War II. Cast: Aldo Ray, Cliff Robertson, Raymond Massey. Dir: Raoul Walsh. C-131 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 AM 3 Worlds of Gulliver, The (1960)
A physician lost at sea discovers lands populated by tiny warriors and giant kings. Cast: Kerwin Mathews, Basil Sydney, Jo Morrow. Dir: Jack Sher. C-99 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format