TCM Schedule for Thursday, December 27 -- Star of the Month Irene Dunne

[Staph]

My apologies for posting this so late. I'm visiting family -- family who only have dial-up. It's like living in the dark ages!

It's our last time with Star of the Month Irene Dunne, and TCM has saved some of the best for last. Enjoy!



5:00am -- The Conquerors (1932)
Newlyweds go West and build a banking empire in Nebraska.
Cast: Richard Dix, Ann Harding, Edna May Oliver.
Dir: William A. Wellman.
BW-86 mins, TV-G


6:30am -- The Robin Hood Of El Dorado (1936)
A Mexican turns bandit when his wife is murdered.
Cast: Warner Baxter, Ann Loring, Margo.
Dir: William A. Wellman.
BW-85 mins, TV-PG


8:00am -- Westward The Women (1951)
A frontiersman leads a wagon train full of mail-order brides.
Cast: Robert Taylor, Denise Darcel, John McIntire.
Dir: William A. Wellman.
BW-117 mins, TV-PG


10:00am -- Across The Wide Missouri (1951)
An explorer leads the way west for 19th-century settlers along the American frontier.
Cast: Clark Gable, Ricardo Montalban, John Hodiak.
Dir: William A. Wellman.
C-78 mins, TV-G


11:30am -- Track of the Cat (1954)
A murderous panther haunts a dysfunctional pioneer family.
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Tab Hunter, Teresa Wright.
Dir: William A. Wellman.
C-103 mins, TV-PG


1:15pm -- Ice Station Zebra (1968)
A sub commander on a perilous mission must ferret out a Soviet agent on his ship.
Cast: Rock Hudson, Patrick McGoohan, Jim Brown.
Dir: John Sturges.
C-152 mins, TV-PG


4:00pm -- Odd Man Out (1947)
A wounded IRA man faces betrayal on all sides when the British put a price on his head.
Cast: James Mason, Robert Newton, Cyril Cusack.
Dir: Carol Reed.
BW-116 mins, TV-PG


6:00pm -- The Third Man (1949)
A man's investigation of a friend's death uncovers corruption in post-World War II Vienna.
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles, Alida Valli.
Dir: Carol Reed.
BW-104 mins, TV-14


What's On Tonight: STAR OF THE MONTH: IRENE DUNNE


8:00pm -- I Remember Mama (1948)
Norwegian immigrants face the trials of family life in turn-of-the-century San Francisco.
Cast: Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oscar Homolka.
Dir: George Stevens.
BW-134 mins, TV-G


10:30pm -- The White Cliffs Of Dover (1944)
An American woman with a British husband fights to keep her family together through two world wars.
Cast: Irene Dunne, Van Johnson, Roddy McDowall.
Dir: Clarence Brown.
BW-126 mins, TV-PG


12:45am -- A Guy Named Joe (1943)
A downed World War II pilot becomes the guardian angel for his successor in love and war.
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne, Van Johnson.
Dir: Victor Fleming.
BW-120 mins, TV-G


3:00am -- Penny Serenade (1941)
A woman on the verge of divorce recalls her heartbreaking attempts to adopt a child.
Cast: Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Beulah Bondi.
Dir: George Stevens.
BW-119 mins, TV-G

[Longhorn]

1. I can't see Penny Serenade enough!

I could have sworn I had already programmed the DVR to record it but it wasn't on the list so thanks for the timely reminder about Irene Dunne! :hi:

[CBHagman]

2. Bring tissues to this film festival.

Look at that line-up of Irene Dunne movies. Get ready for a tear duct workout. :cry:

[Longhorn]

3. I've learned not to work out during the tear jerkers!

Yesterday I was watching Since You Went Away while on my recumbent exercise bike and found it difficult to breathe and cry at the same time, during the scene when Jane is chasing the train as Bill is leaving to go off to war. :cry: And then the Colonel shows up, too late! :cry: :cry:

[CBHagman]

4. Oh, no.

You had to mention the colonel. :cry:

Thank God Hattie McDaniel is around to make some smart remarks and keep us from falling completely apart. Joseph Cotten is a help too, but then he always is (well, at least when he's playing nice guys, which he is here).

[eleny]

5. I Remember Mama

How I love that movie. With Uncle singing "Ten thousand Swedes ran through the weeds - at the Battle of Copenhagen". So many memorable characters in this story.

Every time I see the scenes where mama finds a way to see her daughter in the hospital I have to grab a hanky. Reminds me of how my mom sat in the hallway outside the ward overnight when I had my tonsils out. Oh jeez!
:cry: