TCM for Tuesday, September 29th: TCM Spotlight: Bernard Herrmann

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And we're also celebrating Greer Garson's birthday!



Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

1:30 AM Dandy in Aspic, A (1968)
A double agent has to take out an enemy spy who's really himself. Cast: Laurence Harvey, Tom Courtenay, Mia Farrow. Dir: Anthony Mann, Laurence Harvey. C-107 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

3:30 AM Death On The Nile (1978)
Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an heiress during an Egyptian tour. Cast: Peter Ustinov, Mia Farrow, Bette Davis. Dir: John Guillermin. C-140 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 AM Blossoms In The Dust (1941)
True-life story of Edna Gladney, who fought for orphans' rights in Texas. Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Marsha Hunt. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. C-100 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

7:45 AM When Ladies Meet (1941)
A female novelist doesn't realize her new friend is the wife whose husband she's trying to steal. Cast: Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Greer Garson. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard. BW-105 mins, TV-G, CC

9:45 AM Youngest Profession, The (1943)
Teenage autograph seekers cause trouble at MGM. Cast: Virginia Weidler, Jean Porter, Edward Arnold. Dir: Edward Buzzell. BW-82 mins, TV-G, CC

11:15 AM Mrs. Parkington (1944)
A lady's maid marries a man whose prospects push her into high society. Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Agnes Moorehead. Dir: Tay Garnett. BW-124 mins, TV-G, CC



1:30 PM Julia Misbehaves (1948)
A showgirl returns to her stuffy estranged husband when their daughter gets engaged. Cast: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Elizabeth Taylor. Dir: Jack Conway. BW-99 mins, TV-PG, CC



3:15 PM That Forsyte Woman (1949)
An unhappily married woman falls in love with her niece's fiance. Cast: Greer Garson, Errol Flynn, Robert Young. Dir: Compton Bennett. C-113 mins, TV-G, CC

5:15 PM Law And The Lady, The (1951)
A society jewel thief falls for one of her marks. Cast: Greer Garson, Michael Wilding, Fernando Lamas. Dir: Edwin H. Knopf. BW-104 mins, TV-G, CC

7:00 PM Short Film: MGM STORY,THE (1950)
A collection of MGM previews with an introduction by Lionel Barrymore. Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Dore Schary BW-57 mins, TV-G

What's On Tonight: TCM SPOTLIGHT: BERNARD HERRMANN

8:00 PM Bride Wore Black, The (1968)
A woman seeks revenge on the five men who murdered her fiance. Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michel Bouquet. Dir: FrancoisTruffaut. C-108 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format



10:00 PM Road Builder, The (1971)
A drifter with a deadly secret ignites passions in two lonely women. Cast: Patricia Neal, Pamela Brown, Nicholas Clay. Dir: Alastair Reed. C-96 mins, TV-PG

12:00 AM Obsession (1976)
A businessman falls in love with a double for his murdered wife. Cast: Cliff Robertson, Genevieve Bujold, John Lithgow. Dir: Brian Da Palma. C-98 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

2:00 AM Taxi Driver (1976)
A loner becomes fixated on a teen prostitute. Cast: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd. Dir: Martin Scorsese. C-114 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

4:00 AM Scorsese on Scorsese (2004)
Director Martin Scorsese discusses his career and film clips in an interview. BW-86 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

5:27 AM Short Film: Film That Was Lost (1942)
BW-10 mins,