TCM Schedule for Wednesday, September 23rd: Star of the Month: Claude Rains

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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009



12:30 AM Marnie (1964)
A rich man marries a compulsive thief and tries to unlock the secrets of her mind. Cast: Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery, Diane Baker. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. C-130 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

2:45 AM 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

4:30 AM Ransom! (1956)
A wealthy couple tries to cope with the press and the police when their son is kidnapped. Cast: Glenn Ford, Donna Reed, Leslie Nielsen. Dir: Alex Segal. BW-102 mins, TV-PG, CC

6:15 AM Human Comedy, The (1943)
A small-town telegraph boy deals with the strains of growing up during World War II. Cast: Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan, James Craig. Dir: Clarence Brown. BW-117 mins, TV-PG, CC

8:15 AM Courtship Of Andy Hardy, The (1942)
A teenager dates a girl whose parents' divorce is being decided by his father. Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Donna Reed. Dir: George B. Seitz. BW-95 mins, TV-G, CC

10:00 AM Girl Crazy (1943)
A womanizing playboy finds true love when he's sent to a desert college. Cast: Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Guy Kibbee. Dir: Norman Taurog. BW-99 mins, TV-G

11:40 AM Short Film: We Must Have Music (1941)
BW-11 mins,

12:00 PM Little Dorrit: Part One Nobody's Fault (1988)
A man returns to England and tries to help an impoverished seamstress. Cast: Derek Jacobi, Sarah Pickering, Alec Guinness. Dir: Christine Edzard. C-175 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

3:00 PM Little Dorrit: Part Two Little Dorrit's Story (1988)
An impoverished seamstress tries to help a once wealthy benefactor. Cast: Derek Jacobi, Sarah Pickering, Alec Guinness. Dir: Christine Edzard. C-184 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

6:15 PM Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Detective Philip Marlowe's search for a two-timing woman leads him to blackmail and murder. Cast: Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley. Dir: Edward Dmytryk. BW-95 mins, TV-PG, CC

8:00 PM Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
The bandit king of Sherwood Forest leads his Merry Men in a battle against the corrupt Prince John. Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone. Dir: William Keighley, Michael Curtiz. C-102 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS



9:47 PM Short Film: Errol Flynn (1962)
BW-4 mins,

10:00 PM Sea Hawk, The (1940)
A British buccaneer holds the Spanish fleet at bay with the covert approval of Elizabeth I. Cast: Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Flora Robson. Dir: Michael Curtiz. BW-128 mins, TV-G, CC

12:15 AM Prince And The Pauper, The (1937)
Rousing adaptation of the Mark Twain tale of a 16th-century prince who trades places with a lookalike peasant. Cast: Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Billy and Bobby Mauch. Dir: William Keighley. BW-118 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS



2:30 AM White Tower, The (1950)
Mountain climbers in the Swiss Alps mull over past problems while trying to conquer a perilous peak. Cast: Glenn Ford, Alida Valli, Lloyd Bridges. Dir: Ted Tetzlaff. C-98 mins, TV-G

4:15 AM Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
A gold strike in California triggers a bitter feud between farmers and prospectors. Cast: George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains. Dir: Michael Curtiz. C-94 mins, TV-G, CC


What's On Tonight: STAR OF THE MONTH: CLAUDE RAINS

And a very happy 60th birthday to Mr. Bruce Springsteen.



Hey, he's a classic in my book!