TCM Schedule for Wednesday, September 8th: TCM Prime Time Feature: Bob's Picks

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Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

12:00 AM Sidewalks Of London (1938)
A street performer helps a young pickpocket find a new career as a dancer. Cast: Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison. Dir: Tim Whelan. BW-86 mins, TV-G



1:30 AM Yank In London, A (1945)
During World War II, a haughty British woman falls for a brash GI. Cast: Anne Neagle, Rex Harrison, Dean Jagger. Dir: Herbert Wilcox. BW-114 mins, TV-PG

3:30 AM Rake's Progress, The (1945)
A man's efforts to seduce his way to a fortune destroy all around him. Cast: Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer, Godfrey Tearle. Dir: Sidney Gilliat. BW-121 mins, TV-PG

5:30 AM MGM Parade Show #27 (1955)
Walter Pidgeon introduces Part One of "Captains Courageous" and introduces a clip from "Forbidden Planet." BW-26 mins, TV-G

6:00 AM Girls of the Road (1940)
The governor's daughter tries to win fair treatment for female vagrants by joining them on the road. Cast: Ann Dvorak, Helen Mack, Lola Lane. Dir: Nick Grinde. BW-60 mins, TV-PG

7:06 AM Short Film: On The Road To Monterrey (1943)
C-9 mins,

7:15 AM Man in the Road, The (1957)
A scientist fights to evade Communist agents out to get his new formula. Cast: Derek Farr, Ella Raines, Donald Wolfit. Dir: Lance Comfort. BW-84 mins, TV-PG

8:45 AM Stallion Road (1947)
A veterinarian and a novelist compete for the heart of a lady rancher. Cast: Ronald Reagan, Alexis Smith, Zachary Scott. Dir: James V. Kern. BW-97 mins, TV-G

10:30 AM Flamingo Road (1949)
A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society. Cast: Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott, Sydney Greenstreet. Dir: Michael Curtiz. BW-94 mins, TV-PG, CC

12:06 PM Short Film: Romance Road (1937)
C-19 mins,

12:30 PM Bright Road (1953)
Teachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child. Cast: Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, Robert Horton. Dir: Gerald Mayer. BW-68 mins, TV-PG, CC

1:40 PM Short Film: New Roadways (1939)
BW-10 mins,

2:00 PM Happy Road, The (1957)
Two single parents join forces when their children run away from a French boarding school. Cast: Gene Kelly, Barbara Laage, Michael Redgrave. Dir: Gene Kelly. BW-100 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

3:51 PM Short Film: Rocky Mountain Grandeur (1937)
The magnificent scenery of the Rocky Mountains is the star of this "Traveltalk." Dir: James H Smith C-8 mins,

4:00 PM Mountain Road, The (1960)
An American officer helps villiagers against the Japanese during WWII. Cast: James Stewart, Lisa Lu, Henry Morgan. Dir: Daniel Mann. BW-102 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

5:44 PM Short Film: Born To Fight (1956)
BW-15 mins,

6:00 PM Thunder Road (1958)
A fast-driving moonshiner locks horns with a Chicago gangster. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry, Keely Smith. Dir: Arthur Ripley. BW-93 mins, TV-PG, CC

7:39 PM Short Film: Lady And The Lug, The (1940)
BW-19 mins,

What's On Tonight: TCM PRIME TIME FEATURE: BOB'S PICKS

8:00 PM Great Man's Lady, The (1942)
A pioneer couple struggle to build a city in the wild West. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy. Dir: William A. Wellman. BW-91 mins, TV-PG



9:35 PM Short Film: Lady Fights Back, A (1944)
BW-10 mins,

10:00 PM Springtime in the Rockies (1942)
A pair of Broadway partners threaten to breakup after old flames enter the picture. Cast: Betty Grable, John Payne, Carmen Miranda. Dir: Irving Cummings. BW-91 mins,

11:35 PM Short Film: Through The Colorado Rockies (1943)
C-10 mins,

12:00 AM Touch Of Evil (1958)
A narcotics agent risks his wife's life to investigate a crooked cop. Cast: Orson Welles, Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh. Dir: Orson Welles. BW-111 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

2:00 AM Force of Evil (1948)
A crooked lawyer tries to protect his numbers running brother from a ruthless crime boss. Cast: John Garfield, Beatrice Pearson, Thomas Gomez. Dir: Abraham Polonsky. BW-79 mins, TV-14, CC

3:30 AM John Garfield Story, The (2003)
A TCM original documentary that traces John Garfield's life and career from his humble childhood. Dir: David Heeley. BW-58 mins, TV-PG, CC

4:30 AM Castle On The Hudson (1940)
A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden. Cast: John Garfield, Pat O'Brien, Ann Sheridan. Dir: Anatole Litvak. BW-77 mins, TV-PG, CC