TCM Schedule for Wednesday, March 3rd: 31 Days of Oscar

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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

1:00 AM Giant (1956)
A Texas ranching family fights to survive changing times. Cast: James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson. Dir: George Stevens. C-201 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

4:30 AM Cimarron (1960)
A pioneer couple plays a major role in the settling of Oklahoma. Cast: Glenn Ford, Maria Schell, Anne Baxter. Dir: Anthony Mann. C-148 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

7:00 AM Operation Petticoat (1959)
During World War II, the crew of a decrepit submarine takes on a team of Navy nurses. Cast: Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Dina Merrill. Dir: Blake Edwards. C-121 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

9:02 AM Short Film: Eyes Of The Navy (1940)
BW-20 mins,

9:30 AM Last Angry Man, The (1959)
A television journalist decides to profile his uncle's fight to bring medical care to the slums. Cast: Paul Muni, David Wayne, Betsy Palmer. Dir: Daniel Mann. BW-100 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

11:12 AM Short Film: I Won'T Play (1944)
BW-18 mins, TV-PG

11:30 AM Adam's Rib (1949)
Husband-and-wife lawyers argue opposite sides in a sensational women's rights case. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday. Dir: George Cukor. BW-101 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS



1:30 PM Asphalt Jungle, The (1950)
A gang of small time crooks plots an elaborate jewel heist. Cast: Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Marilyn Monroe. Dir: John Huston. BW-112 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

3:30 PM Oklahoma! (1955)
Pride and a lecherous ranch hand stand between an amorous cowboy and his farm girl sweetheart. Cast: Shirley Jones, Gordon MacRae, Rod Steiger. Dir: Fred Zinnemann. C-140 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format



6:00 PM I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
True story of singer Lillian Roth's battle against alcoholism. Cast: Susan Hayward, Jo Van Fleet, Eddie Albert. Dir: Daniel Mann. BW-119 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM Cool Hand Luke (1967)
A free-spirited convict refuses to conform to chain-gang life. Cast: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, Strother Martin. Dir: Stuart Rosenberg. C-126 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

10:15 PM Alien (1979)
The crew of a broken down space ship accidentally picks up a deadly alien life form. Cast: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright. Dir: Ridley Scott. C-117 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format



12:15 AM Heaven's Gate (1981)
A Wyoming sheriff tries to protect immigrant farmers from ruthless ranchers. Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt. Dir: Michael Cimino. C-219 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format

4:00 AM Diner (1982)
A group of friends who hang out in a Baltimore diner face the problems of growing up. Cast: Kevin Bacon, Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin. Dir: Barry Levinson. C-110 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format