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On the eve of 31 Days of Oscar, TCM salutes this years winners of the Academy's Governor's Award: Jean-Luc Godard, Eli Wallach, Francis Coppola, and historian/preservationist Kevin Brownlow. Plus, a serving of Jean Simmons in daytime.
(all times Eastern)
6:45 AM Hungry Hill (1947) Two Irish families feud over a copper mine. Cast: Margaret Lockwood, Dennis Price, Jean Simmons. Dir: Brian Desmond Hurst. BW-102 mins,
8:30 AM Adam and Evelyne (1949) When a friend dies, a gambler adopts his daughter. Cast: Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger, Richard Carlson. Dir: Harold French. BW-93 mins, TV-G
10:15 AM Trio (1950) W. Somerset Maugham introduces three more of his stories about human foibles. Cast: W. Somerset Maugham, Jean Simmons, Michael Rennie. Dir: Ken Annakin, Harold French. BW-92 mins,
12:00 PM So Long at the Fair (1950) A woman searches for her missing brother in Paris despite the fact that nobody believes he exists. Cast: Jean Simmons, Dirk Bogarde, David Tomlinson. Dir: Antony Darnborough, Terence Fisher. BW-86 mins, TV-PG, CC
1:30 PM She Couldn't Say No (1954) An heiress decides to pass out anonymous gifts in a small town. Cast: Jean Simmons, Robert Mitchum, Arthur Hunnicutt. Dir: Lloyd Bacon. BW-89 mins, TV-G
3:00 PM Bullet Is Waiting, A (1954) A plane crash strands a policeman and his prisoner in the wilderness. Cast: Rory Calhoun, Jean Simmons, Stephen McNally. Dir: John Farrow. C-82 mins, TV-G
4:30 PM Footsteps in the Fog (1955) An ambitious housemaid learns her employer murdered his wife. Cast: Stewart Granger, Jean Simmons, Bill Travers. Dir: Arthur Lubin. C-90 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format
6:00 PM Life at the Top (1965) After marrying the boss' daughter, a workingman begins to doubt his abilities. Cast: Laurence Harvey, Jean Simmons, Honor Blackman. Dir: Ted Kotcheff. BW-117 mins, TV-PG
8:00 PM Breathless (1960) A small-time hood hides out from the cops with his American girlfriend. Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Henri-Jacques Houet. Dir: Jean-Luc Goddard. BW-87 mins, TV-MA
10:00 PM Baby Doll (1956) A child bride holds her husband at bay while flirting with a sexy Italian farmer. Cast: Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach. Dir: Elia Kazan. BW-115 mins, TV-14
12:00 AM Rain People, The (1969) A housewife who feels trapped leaves home and takes up with a hitchhiker. Cast: James Caan, Shirley Knight, Robert Duvall. Dir: Francis Ford Coppola. C-101 mins, , CC, Letterbox Format
2:00 AM Tramp and the Dictator, The (2002) A fascinating comparison of the parallel lives of Charlie Chaplin and Adolph Hitler. Includes never-before-seen color film shot by Chaplin's brother. BW-55 mins, TV-PG, CC
3:00 AM Great Dictator, The (1940) A Jewish barber takes the place of a war-hungry dictator. Cast: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie. Dir: Charles Chaplin. BW-120 mins, TV-PG, CC
5:15 AM MGM Parade Show #30 (1955) Walter Pidgeon discusses Greta Garbo's early career; Irene Papas introduces behind-the-scenes footage from "Tribute to a Badman." BW-25 mins, TV-G
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