TCM Schedule for Tuesday, October 23rd (biopics and Malle)

[CBHagman]

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007.

12:00am Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
True story of the German scientist who devoted his life to curing syphilis.
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon, Otto Kruger. Dir: William Dieterle. BW-103 mins, TV-G

1:50am Short Film: From The Vaults: Servant Of Mankind - Thomas Edison (1940)
BW-9 mins

2:00am Edison, The Man (1940)
Thomas Edison fights to turn his dreams into reality.
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Rita Johnson, Charles Coburn. Dir: Clarence Brown. BW-107 mins, TV-G

4:00am Sister Kenny (1946)
True story of the Australian nurse who fought to gain acceptance for her polio-treatment methods.
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Dean Jagger, Alexander Knox. Dir: Dudley Nichols. BW-116 mins, TV-G

6:00am Voltaire (1933)
The famed French writer becomes the conscience of his country during the French Revolution.
Cast: George Arliss, Doris Kenyon, Margaret Lindsay. Dir: John Adolfi. BW-72 mins, TV-G

7:30am Life Of Emile Zola, The (1937)
The famed writer risks his reputation to defend a Jewish army officer accused of treason.
Cast: Paul Muni, Joseph Schildkraut, Gale Sondergaard. Dir: William Dieterle. BW-116 mins, TV-G

9:30am Barretts of Wimpole Street, The (1934)
An invalid poetess defies her father's wishes to marry a dashing young poet.
Cast: Norma Shearer, Fredric March, Charles Laughton. Dir: Sidney Franklin. BW-109 mins, TV-G

11:30am Adventures of Mark Twain, The (1944)
Twain moves from Mississippi riverboats to the Gold Rush to literary immortality.
Cast: Fredric March, Alexis Smith, Donald Crisp. Dir: Irving Rapper. BW-130 mins, TV-G

2:00pm Naked Maja, The (1959)
Romantic biography of the Spanish painter Goya and his relationship with the Duchess of Alba.
Cast: Ava Gardner, Anthony Franciosa, Amedeo Nazzari. Dir: Henry Koster. C-113 mins, TV-PG

4:00pm Rembrandt (1936)
The respected painter takes to drink and faces down scandal after his wife dies.
Cast: Charles Laughton, Gertrude Lawrence, Elsa Lanchester. Dir: Alexander Korda. BW-81 mins, TV-G

5:30pm 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


What's On Tonight: TCM SPOTLIGHT: BIOPICS

7:34pm Short Film: From The Vaults: Darkness Into Light (1956)
C-20 mins

8:00pm Elevator to the Gallows (1957)
A businessman kills his boss to cover up his affair with the man's wife.
Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly. Dir: Louis Malle. BW-91 mins, TV-PG

9:45pm Zazie Dans Le Metro (1960)
A little brat turns Paris upside down during a two-day visit with her uncle.
Cast: Catherine Demongeot, Philippe Noiret, Hubert Deschamps. Dir: Louis Malle. C-92 mins, TV-14



11:30pm Fire Within, The (1963)
A recovering alcoholic fights to rebuild his life.
Cast: Maurice Ronet, Lena Skerla, Yvonne Clech. Dir: Louis Malle. BW-108 mins, TV-14

1:30am Murmur of the Heart (1971)
A 15-year-old comes of age despite his father's neglect and his mother's smothering love.
Cast: Lea Massari, Benoit Ferreux, Daniel Gelin. Dir: Louis Malle. C-118 mins, TV-MA

3:30am Black Moon (1975)
To escape a war between men and women, a young girl moves into a fantasy world.
Cast: Cathryn Harrison, Therese Giehse, Joe Dallesandro. Dir: Louis Malle. BW-100 mins, TV-MA

5:30am Festival of Shorts #51 (2007)
Features the Technicolor Warner Bros. comedy short Service With a Smile (1934).
C-19 mins

[lavenderdiva]

1. The Barretts of Wimpole Street! Norma Shearer!

WooHOO! What a lovely film! Norma is just wonderful in this version- I also enjoyed Jennifer Jones in the '57 version, but as you know, Norma is my fav!!

[CBHagman]

2. But of course!

Accept no substitutes for the real Norma Shearer!

Sorry there were no extra pictures besides that Zazie kid.

[Matilda]

3. Absolutely - she's perfection in the role.

And isn't Charles Laughton wonderful too - excellent as the really
perverted father, making your flesh crawl yet never going over the top.