TCM Schedule for Wednesday, January 27th: Shadows of Russia

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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

12:00 AM Red, Hot And Blue (1949)
An actress's rising career is threatened when she finds a dead gangster in her apartment. Cast: Betty Hutton, Victor Mature, William Demarest. Dir: John Farrow. C-84 mins, TV-G



1:30 AM Private Screenings: Betty Hutton (2000)
Singer-comedian Betty Hutton shares stories from her career as one of Hollywood's top stars. C-56 mins, TV-G, CC

2:30 AM Heller In Pink Tights (1960)
Touring actors in the wild West brave Indians and outlaws. Cast: Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Eileen Heckart. Dir: George Cukor. C-101 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

4:30 AM Private Screenings: Anthony Quinn (1999)
The two-time Oscar-winner discusses his career with TCM host Robert Osborne. C-52 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:30 AM MGM Parade Show #16 (1955)
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald perform in a clip from "Maytime"; George Murphy introduces a clip from "I'll Cry Tomorrow." Hosted by George Murphy. BW-26 mins, TV-G

6:00 AM Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)
To annoy his family, a millionaire hires an out-of-work girl to pose as a gold digger. Cast: Ginger Rogers, Walter Connolly, Tim Holt. Dir: Gregory La Cava. BW-83 mins, TV-G, CC

7:30 AM Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
A man-shy fashion editor pretends to be married until a suitor claims to be her husband. Cast: Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Lee Bowman. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard. BW-97 mins, TV-G, CC

9:15 AM Cynthia (1947)
A sheltered girl uses music as a means of winning her independence. Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, George Murphy, Mary Astor. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard. BW-98 mins, TV-G

11:00 AM Texas Carnival (1951)
A penniless carnival worker runs up a mountain of debts when he's mistaken for a millionaire. Cast: Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Howard Keel. Dir: Charles Walters. C-77 mins, TV-G, CC

12:30 PM I Love Melvin (1953)
A photographer's assistant promises to turn a chorus girl into a cover girl. Cast: Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Una Merkel. Dir: Don Weis. C-77 mins, TV-G, CC

2:00 PM Forever Darling (1956)
A madcap woman's guardian angel tries to save her marriage. Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, James Mason. Dir: Alexander Hall. C-91 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format



4:00 PM Duchess Of Idaho (1950)
During a Sun Valley vacation, a woman tries to solve her roommate's romantic problems only to get caught in a love triangle of her own. Cast: Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Lena Horne. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard. C-98 mins, TV-G, CC

6:00 PM Bride Goes Wild, The (1948)
A womanizing author of children's books borrows a son to woo his illustrator. Cast: June Allyson, Van Johnson, Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins. Dir: Norman Taurog. BW-98 mins, TV-G, CC

What's On Tonight: STAR OF THE MONTH: SHADOWS OF RUSSIA

8:00 PM My Son John (1952)
A woman suspects her son is a Communist spy. Cast: Helen Hayes, Robert Walker, Van Heflin. Dir: Leo McCarey. BW-122 mins, TV-PG



10:15 PM I Was a Communist For the FBI (1951)
When an FBI agent goes undercover in the Communist Party, his wife and friends question his patriotism. Cast: Frank Lovejoy, Dorothy Hart, Philip Carey. Dir: Gordon Douglas. BW-83 mins,

12:00 AM Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
A Korean War hero doesn't realize he's been programmed to kill by the enemy. Cast: Laurence Harvey, Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury. Dir: John Frankenheimer. BW-127 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format



2:15 AM Bedford Incident, The (1965)
An American destroyer, with a journalist on board, pursues a Russian submarine during the Cold War. Cast: Sidney Poitier, Richard Widmark, Donald Sutherland. Dir: James B. Harris. BW-102 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format



4:15 AM Scarlet Dawn (1932)
A Russian nobleman and his fiancee elope to live as peasants in Turkey. Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Nancy Carroll, Earle Foxe. Dir: William Dieterle. BW-57 mins, TV-G

5:15 AM Doughgirls, The (1944)
Honeymooners in Washington get caught up in wartime crowding, with disastrous results. Cast: Alexis Smith, Jane Wyman, Eve Arden. Dir: James V. Kern. BW-101 mins, TV-G