Harlow, Barrymore, and much more on today's schedule.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008.
12:15am Red Pony, The (1949)
A rancher's son learns a valuable lesson when he's given a pony.
Cast: Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchum, Louis Calhern. Dir: Lewis Milestone. C-89 mins, TV-G
2:00am Squall, The (1929)
A gypsy beauty sets the men of a farming family to fighting over her favors.
Cast: Myrna Loy, Alice Joyce, Loretta Young. Dir: Alexander Korda.
BW-102 mins, TV-G
4:00am Here Come The Girls (1953)
A chorus boy is used as bait to catch an attacker.
Cast: Bob Hope, Tony Martin, Arlene Dahl. Dir: Claude Binyon. C-78 mins, TV-G
5:19am Short Film: One Reel Wonders: Anvil Chorus Girl (1944) Cast: Popeye Dir: Famous C-7 mins
5:30am Festival of Shorts #18 (1999)
TCM offers two 10-minute shorts Nostradamas (1938), produced as an "MGM Historical Mystery" and More About Nostradamas (1940), part of the "MGM Miniature" series.
BW-23 mins
6:00am Red-Headed Woman (1932)
An ambitious secretary tries to sleep her way into high society.
Cast: Jean Harlow, Chester Morris, Una Merkel. Dir: Jack Conway. BW-80 mins, TV-PG
Pre-code alert! Banned in Britain! Set your DVR/VCR.
7:30am Hold Your Man (1933)
A hard-boiled babe and a con man wear down each other's rough edges.
Cast: Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Stuart Erwin. Dir: Sam Wood. BW-87 mins, TV-PG
9:00am Girl From Missouri, The (1934)
A gold-digging chorus girl tries to keep her virtue while searching for a rich husband.
Cast: Jean Harlow, Franchot Tone, Lionel Barrymore. Dir: Jack Conway. BW-72 mins, TV-PG
10:15am Reckless (1935)
A theatrical star gets in over her head when she marries a drunken millionaire.
Cast: Jean Harlow, William Powell, Franchot Tone. Dir: Victor Fleming. BW-97 mins, TV-PG
12:00pm Personal Property (1937)
The bailiff charged with disposing of a financially strapped widow's estate pretends to be her butler.
Cast: Jean Harlow, Robert Taylor, Reginald Owen. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke II. BW-84 mins, TV-G
1:30pm Saratoga (1937)
A horse breeder's daughter falls for a bookie.
Cast: Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Lionel Barrymore. Dir: Jack Conway. BW-92 mins, TV-G
3:15pm Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)
A young jockey goes crooked to land a valuable riding job.
Cast: Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Sophie Tucker. Dir: Alfred E. Green. BW-80 mins, TV-G
4:45pm Everybody Sing (1938)
A theatrical family tries to put on a show but is upstaged by their servants.
Cast: Allan Jones, Fanny Brice, Judy Garland. Dir: Edwin L. Marin. BW-91 mins, TV-G
6:17pm Short Film: One Reel Wonders: Every Sunday (1936)
BW-11 mins
6:30pm Judy: Impressions of Garland (1972)
This BBC/MGM-TV co-produced documentary on the life and career of Judy Garland includes interviews with Liza Minnelli, Charles Walters and Mickey Rooney.
C-68 mins, TV-G
7:39pm Short Film: One Reel Wonders: La Fiesta De Santa Barbara (1935)
C-19 mins
What's On Tonight: TCM PRIME TIME FEATURE: JOHN BARRYMORE
8:00pm Beau Brummel (1924)
In this silent film, the legendary dandy takes on British society to court a lady above his station.
Cast: John Barrymore, Mary Astor, Willard Louis. Dir: Harry Beaumont. BW-128 mins, TV-G
10:15pm Mad Genius, The (1931)
A deranged ballet teacher will stop at nothing to keep control of his protegee.
Cast: John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Donald Cook. Dir: Michael Curtiz. BW-81 mins, TV-14
11:45pm Bill of Divorcement, A (1932)
A recovered madman learns his ex-wife and daughter are about to marry.
Cast: John Barrymore, Katharine Hepburn, Billie Burke. Dir: George Cukor. BW-69 mins, TV-PG
1:00am Topaze (1933)
A simple schoolteacher gets caught up in a wealthy baron's crooked schemes.
Cast: John Barrymore, Myrna Loy, Reginald Mason. Dir: Harry D'Abbadie D'Arrast. BW-79 mins, TV-PG
2:30am Beau Brummel (1924)
In this silent film, the legendary dandy takes on British society to court a lady above his station.
Cast: John Barrymore, Mary Astor, Willard Louis. Dir: Harry Beaumont. BW-128 mins, TV-G
4:45am Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)
In this silent film, a playboy fights to save a young woman from the smugglers who have kidnapped them.
Cast: Dorothy Dalton, Rudolph Valentino, Charles Brinley. Dir: George Melford. BW-68 mins, TV-G