TCM Schedule for Saturday, February 5 --- 31 Days of Oscar

[lavenderdiva]

5 Saturday



7:15 AM Othello (1965)
A famed general convinces himself that his wife is unfaithful. Cast: Laurence Olivier, Frank Finlay, Maggie Smith. Dir: Stuart Burge. C-166 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

10:15 AM Becket (1964)
England's King Henry II appoints his best friend Archbishop of Canterbury then turns on him. Cast: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud. Dir: Peter Glenville. C-148 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

12:49 PM Short Film: That Mothers Might Live (1938)
BW-10 mins,

1:00 PM Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
When he inherits a fortune, a small-town poet has to deal with the corruption of city life. Cast: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, Lionel Stander. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-116 mins, TV-G, CC

3:00 PM One Hour With You (1932)
Both members of a married couple fight the temptation to stray. Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Charles Ruggles. Dir: Ernst Lubitsch. BW-78 mins,

4:30 PM The Awful Truth (1937)
A divorced couple keeps getting mixed up in each other's love lives. Cast: Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Ralph Bellamy. Dir: Leo McCarey. BW-91 mins, TV-PG, CC

6:04 PM Short Film: Penny Wisdom (1937)
A newspaper columnist saves an important family dinner. BW-10 mins,

6:15 PM Father Of The Bride (1950)
A doting father faces mountains of bills and endless trials when his daughter marries. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Bennett. Dir: Vincente Minnelli. BW-93 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

8:00 PM Stand And Deliver (1988)
A hopeful teacher uses math to give his gang-member students self esteem. Cast: Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips. Dir: Ramon Menendez. C-103 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

10:00 PM Gandhi (1982)
The legendary Indian leader uses peaceful means to free his homeland from British rule. Cast: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, John Gielgud. Dir: Richard Attenborough. C-191 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

1:16 AM Short Film: More About Nostradamus (1940)
BW-11 mins,

1:30 AM Ali (2001)
Boxer Muhammad Ali braves controversy and personal crises to become heavyweight champion. Cast: Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight. Dir: Michael Mann. C-157 mins, , CC, Letterbox Format

4:11 AM Short Film: Calgary Stampede (1949)
C-18 mins,

4:30 AM Lust For Life (1956)
Passionate biography of painter Vincent van Gogh, whose genius drove him mad. Cast: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald. Dir: Vincente Minnelli. C-122 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS

[CBHagman]

1. Looks like it's biopic night.

Jaime Escalante, Gandhi, Muhammad Ali...

And there's lots of variety during the day.