TCM Schedule for Wednesday, January 20th: TCM Spotlight: Shadows of Russia

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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

1:15 AM Hot Millions (1968)
A computer whiz and his pregnant girlfriend set out to rob a massive corporation. Cast: Peter Ustinov, Maggie Smith, Bob Newhart. Dir: Eric Till. C-107 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

3:15 AM Private Screenings: Tony Curtis (1999)
TCM host Robert Osborne interviews Tony Curtis on his life and career. Curtis appears in interviews and film clips. BW-54 mins, TV-PG, CC

4:15 AM Some Like It Hot (1959)
Two musicians on the run from gangsters masquerade as members of an all-girl band. Cast: Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis. Dir: Billy Wilder. BW-121 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format



6:30 AM Cockeyed Miracle, The (1946)
Father and son ghosts sort out their family's problems. Cast: Frank Morgan, Cecil Kellaway, Gladys Cooper. Dir: S. Sylvan Simon. BW-82 mins, TV-G

8:00 AM Lady In The Lake (1947)
Philip Marlowe searches for a missing woman in this mystery shot entirely from the detective's viewpoint. Cast: Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan. Dir: Robert Montgomery. BW-103 mins, TV-PG, CC

10:00 AM Big Hangover, The (1950)
A lawyer's path to the top is blocked by his allergy to alcohol. Cast: Van Johnson, Elizabeth Taylor, Leon Ames. Dir: Norman Krasna. BW-82 mins, TV-G, CC

11:30 AM Private Screenings: Patricia Neal (2004)
Patricia Neal discusses her career with TCM host Robert Osborne. BW-40 mins, TV-PG, CC



12:30 PM John Loves Mary (1949)
A World War II veteran's marriage of convenience threatens his real wedding plans. Cast: Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, Jack Carson. Dir: David Butler. BW-96 mins, TV-G

2:16 PM Short Film: Larry Clinton And His Orchestra With Bea Wain (1939)
In this short, Larry Clinton and his orchestra perform several songs with two great vocalists. Cast: Larry Clinton, Bea Wain Dir: Joseph Henabery BW-10 mins,

2:30 PM Fountainhead, The (1949)
An idealistic architect battles corrupt business interests and his love for a married woman. Cast: Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey. Dir: King Vidor. BW-113 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

4:30 PM Washington Story (1952)
A reporter in search of government corruption falls for a congressman. Cast: Van Johnson, Patricia Neal, Louis Calhern. Dir: Robert Pirosh. BW-82 mins, TV-G, CC

6:00 PM Subject Was Roses, The (1968)
A young veteran returns home to deal with family conflicts. Cast: Patricia Neal, Jack Albertson, Martin Sheen. Dir: Ulu Grosbard. C-108 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format



What's On Tonight: TCM SPOTLIGHT: SHADOWS OF RUSSIA

8:00 PM North Star, The (1943)
Ukrainian villagers unite to fight off invading Nazis. Cast: Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews, Walter Huston. Dir: Lewis Milestone. BW-106 mins, TV-PG

10:00 PM Mission To Moscow (1943)
True story of U.S. Ambassador Joseph E. Davies' attempts to forge a wartime alliance with the Soviet Union. Cast: Walter Huston, Ann Harding, Eleanor Parker. Dir: Michael Curtiz. BW-123 mins, TV-G, CC



12:15 AM Kremlin Letter, The (1970)
A team of spies tries to recover a CIA letter that could trigger an international incident. Cast: Richard Boone, Bibi Andersson, Patrick O'Neal. Dir: John Huston. C-120 mins, , CC, Letterbox Format

2:15 AM Conspirator (1949)
A newlywed suspects her husband of being a Communist spy. Cast: Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Harold Warrender. Dir: Victor Saville. BW-87 mins, TV-PG

4:00 AM Counter-Attack (1945)
Two Russians fight to escape the seven Nazi soldiers trapped with them in a bombed building. Cast: Paul Muni, Marguerite Chapman, Larry Parks. Dir: Zoltan Korda. BW-90 mins, TV-PG

5:45 AM John Leguizamo (2008)
Celebrities reveal the classic movies that influenced their lives in interviews with acclaimed film critic/interviewer Elvis Mitchell. C-28 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format