TCM Schedule for Wednesday, February 27 -- 31 DAYS OF OSCAR: 50'S

[Longhorn]

4:30am Portrait of Jennie (1948)
An artist discovers his gift when he falls for a beautiful ghost.
Cast: Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore. Dir: William Dieterle. BW-86 mins, TV-PG

6:00am Princess And The Pirate, The (1944)
A cowardly knight rescues a disguised princess from pirates.
Cast: Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan. Dir: David Butler. C-94 mins, TV-G

7:45am Spanish Main, The (1945)
Dutch rebels in the Caribbean turn pirate and kidnap the corrupt Spanish governor's bride-to-be.
Cast: Paul Henreid, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak. Dir: Frank Borzage. C-101 mins, TV-PG

9:30am Captain Caution (1940)
When a ship's captain dies at war, his daughter takes command.
Cast: Victor Mature, Louise Platt, Leo Carrillo. Dir: Richard Wallace. BW-86 mins, TV-G

11:00am Captain Kidd (1945)
An infamous pirate tries to double cross the King of England.
Cast: Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, John Carradine. Dir: Rowland V. Lee. BW-81 mins, TV-G

12:30pm Captain Blood (1935)
After being unjustly sentenced to prison, a doctor escapes and becomes a notorious pirate.
Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone. Dir: Michael Curtiz. BW-119 mins, TV-G

2:30pm Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Classic adventure about the sadistic Captain Bligh, who drove his men to revolt during a South Seas expedition.
Cast: Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone. Dir: Frank Lloyd. BW-133 mins, TV-PG

4:45pm Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Lavish remake of the classic tale of the villainous Captain Bligh who drives his crew to revolt during a South Seas expedition.
Cast: Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris. Dir: Lewis Milestone. C-185 mins, TV-PG

What's On Tonight: 31 DAYS OF OSCAR: 50'S

8:00pm On the Beach (1959)
After a nuclear war, U.S. sailors stationed in Australia deal with the end of civilization.
Cast: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire. Dir: Stanley Kramer. BW-134 mins, TV-PG

10:30pm High Noon (1952)
A retired Marshal must defend his town from a revengeful villain.
Cast: Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell. Dir: Fred Zinnemann. BW-85 mins, TV-PG

12:00am Seven Samurai (1954)
Japanese villagers hire a team of traveling samurai to defend them against a bandit attack.
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Kuninori Kodo. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-206 mins, TV-PG

3:30am Rashomon (1950)
In medieval Japan, four people offer conflicting accounts of a rape and murder.
Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-88 mins, TV-PG

[CBHagman]

1. Ahoy, matey.

Until things dry up considerably with High Noon (I'm talking locations, not quality), it's nothing but the high seas today. Take your Dramamine.