TCM Schedule for Wednesday, January 13th: Kay Francis Birthday Tribute, Plus Shadows of Russia

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The Kay Francis films are featured during the day, and in the evening we have selections from this month's film series, Shadows of Russia.



Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

12:30 AM Big City (1937)
An honest cab driver fights against corruption. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Luise Rainer, Charley Grapewin. Dir: Frank Borzage. BW-80 mins, TV-PG

2:00 AM Emperor's Candlesticks, The (1937)
Spies on opposite sides fall in love in pre-revolutionary Russia. Cast: William Powell, Luise Rainer, Maureen O'Sullivan. Dir: George Fitzmaurice. BW-89 mins, TV-G, CC

3:45 AM Toy Wife, The (1938)
A Southern belle finds herself torn between two suitors. Cast: Luise Rainer, Robert Young, Melvyn Douglas. Dir: Richard Thorpe. BW-96 mins, TV-G

5:30 AM Dramatic School (1938)
A young actress struggles to make a hit on stage and in married life. Cast: Luise Rainer, Paulette Goddard, Lana Turner. Dir: Robert B. Sinclair. BW-80 mins, TV-G

7:00 AM Goose And The Gander, The (1935)
A divorcee can't stop meddling in her ex-husband's affairs. Cast: Kay Francis, George Brent, Genevieve Tobin. Dir: Alfred E. Green. BW-66 mins, TV-G

8:15 AM Another Dawn (1937)
An officer's wife at a British outpost in Africa falls for another man. Cast: Errol Flynn, Kay Francis, Ian Hunter. Dir: William Dieterle. BW-73 mins, TV-G, CC

9:30 AM Comet Over Broadway (1938)
A stage star's rampant ambition leads to murder. Cast: Kay Francis, Ian Hunter, Donald Crisp. Dir: Busby Berkeley. BW-70 mins, TV-G, CC

10:45 AM My Bill (1938)
An impoverished widow fights scandal for the sake of her four children. Cast: Kay Francis, Bonita Granville, Anita Louise. Dir: John Farrow. BW-65 mins, TV-G, CC

12:00 PM Secrets Of An Actress (1938)
A leading lady falls for a married architect who's invested in her play. Cast: Kay Francis, George Brent, Ian Hunter. Dir: William Keighley. BW-70 mins, TV-G, CC

1:15 PM Women Are Like That (1938)
Years after their break-up, a couple finds each other all over again. Cast: Kay Francis, Pat O'Brien, Ralph Forbes. Dir: Stanley Logan. BW-79 mins, TV-G, CC

2:45 PM It's A Date (1940)
Mother-and-daughter singers vie for the same man and the same stage part. Cast: Deanna Durbin, Walter Pidgeon, Kay Francis. Dir: William A. Seiter. BW-104 mins, TV-G, CC



4:30 PM Feminine Touch, The (1941)
An author writing a book on jealousy discovers his wife is an expert on the subject. Cast: Rosalind Russell, Don Ameche, Kay Francis. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke II. BW-98 mins, TV-G, CC

6:15 PM Always In My Heart (1942)
A convict returns home to find his family has forgotten him. Cast: Walter Huston, Kay Francis, Gloria Warren. Dir: Jo Graham. BW-92 mins, TV-G, CC

7:48 PM Short Film: Great Heart, The (1938)
BW-11 mins,

Shadows of Russia, Part Three: The Lighter Side of the Revolution

8:00 PM Comrade X (1940)
An American warms up an icy Russian streetcar conductor. Cast: Clark Gable, Hedy Lamarr, Eve Arden. Dir: King Vidor. BW-90 mins, TV-G, CC

9:35 PM Short Film: Rodeo Dough (1940)
After a trip to Hollywood, two young ladies attempt to hitchhike home but end up at a star filled rodeo. Cast: Sally Payne, Mary Treen, Roy Rogers Dir: Sammy Fuller BW-10 mins,

9:56 PM Short Film: Garbo Festival (2000)
BW-3 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



Shadows of Russia, Part Four: The Left on Campus

12:00 AM Way We Were, The (1973)
A fiery liberal fights to make her marriage to a successful writer work. Cast: Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, James Woods. Dir: Sydney Pollack. BW-118 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format



2:06 AM Short Film: Springtime In The Netherlands (1951)
This travel short explores the customs and traditions of rural holland, concentrating on the floral and tulip industries that have historically been so important to the small country. Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick C-9 mins,

2:15 AM Spring Madness (1938)
A Harvard man romances a coed from a nearby college. Cast: Maureen O'Sullivan, Lew Ayres, Ruth Hussey. Dir: S. Sylvan Simon. BW-67 mins, TV-G

3:30 AM Strawberry Statement, The (1970)
A college student joins a group of revolutionaries to meet girls but ends up committed to their goals. Cast: Bruce Davison, Kim Darby, Bud Cort. Dir: Stuart Hagmann. C-106 mins, TV-14
5:30 AM Short Film: Now Playing January (2010) (2010)
Features highlights of the month's programming on TCM, including festivals and stars. BW-23 mins, TV-PG, CC