TCM Schedule for Tuesday, October 26th: Star of the Month: Fredric March

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Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

1:15 AM Hollywood Hotel (1937)
A small-town boy wins a Hollywood talent contest. Cast: Dick Powell, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane. Dir: Busby Berkeley. BW-110 mins, TV-G, CC

3:15 AM 42nd Street (1933)
The definitive backstage musical, complete with the dazzling newcomer who goes on for the injured star. Cast: Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Warner Baxter. Dir: Lloyd Bacon. BW-89 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

4:45 AM I Live For Love (1935)
A socialite tries to break into show business. Cast: Dolores Del Rio, Everett Marshall, Allen Jenkins. Dir: Busby Berkeley. BW-64 mins, TV-G

6:00 AM Elmer The Great (1933)
A country hick bats his way to baseball stardom. Cast: Joe E. Brown, Patricia Ellis, Frank McHugh. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. BW-72 mins, TV-G, CC



7:13 AM Short Film: 42nd Street Special (1933)
BW-6 mins,

7:30 AM Alibi Ike (1935)
A brash baseball star gets mixed up with gamblers and a pretty young girl. Cast: Joe E. Brown, Olivia de Havilland, Ruth Donnelly. Dir: Ray Enright. BW-72 mins, TV-G, CC



8:44 AM Short Film: Opening Day (1938)
City treasurer Robert Benchley attends the opening of a new baseball stadium to throw out the first pitch, but the crowd must endure Benchley's horrible, drawn-out monologue before they can finally start the game. Cast: Robert Benchley BW-9 mins,

9:00 AM Big Leaguer (1953)
An aging ballplayer is relegated to managing a training camp. Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Vera-Ellen, Jeff Richards. Dir: Robert Aldrich. BW-71 mins, TV-G, CC

10:20 AM Short Film: Diamond Demon (1947)
BW-9 mins,

10:30 AM Kill the Umpire (1950)
To appease his family, a retired baseball player signs up for umpire school. Cast: William Bendix, Una Merkel, Ray Collins. Dir: Lloyd Bacon. BW-78 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

12:00 PM Angels In The Outfield (1951)
The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine assistance. Cast: Paul Douglas, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn. Dir: Clarence Brown. BW-99 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS



1:45 PM Short Film: Whispers (1941)
BW-10 mins,

2:00 PM Fear Strikes Out (1957)
Major League star Jimmy Piersall fights to save his sanity. Cast: Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore. Dir: Robert Mulligan. BW-100 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

3:50 PM Short Film: Cinematographer, The (1951)
BW-9 mins,

4:00 PM Winning Team, The (1952)
Baseball great Grover Cleveland Alexander fights his way back from a blinding injury. Cast: Doris Day, Ronald Reagan, Frank Lovejoy. Dir: Lewis Seiler. BW-98 mins, TV-G, CC

5:50 PM Short Film: Home Run On The Keys (1936)
BW-9 mins,

6:00 PM Babe Ruth Story, The (1948)
A childlike oaf becomes the greatest star in baseball. Cast: William Bendix, Claire Trevor, Charles Bickford. Dir: Roy Del Ruth. BW-106 mins, TV-G

What's On Tonight: STAR OF THE MONTH: FREDRIC MARCH

8:00 PM Inherit The Wind (1960)
In the twenties, a schoolteacher creates a national furor when he breaks the law against teaching evolution. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly. Dir: Stanley Kramer. BW-128 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format



10:15 PM There Goes My Heart (1938)
An heiress takes a job as a department store clerk. Cast: Fredric March, Virginia Bruce, Patsy Kelly. Dir: Norman Z. McLeod. BW-83 mins, TV-G



11:42 PM Short Film: Great Heart, The (1938)
BW-11 mins,

12:00 AM Seven Days In May (1964)
An American military officer discovers his superiors are planning a military coup. Cast: Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Fredric March. Dir: John Frankenheimer. BW-118 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

2:02 AM Short Film: Capital City Washington D.C., The (1940)
An installment of James A. Fitzpatrick's Travel Talks honoring Washington D.C. Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick C-9 mins,

2:15 AM Anthony Adverse (1936)
An orphan runs off to a life of adventure, then returns to France in search of the girl he left behind. Cast: Fredric March, Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. BW-141 mins, TV-G, CC



4:45 AM Young Doctors, The (1961)
An aging doctor's resentment of his young assistant could lead to tragedy. Cast: Fredric March, Ben Gazzara, Dick Clark. Dir: Phil Karlson. BW-103 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format