TCM Schedule for Tuesday, April 1st: Fools and Hitchcock

[CBHagman]

The spring has sprung.
The grass has riz.
I wonder where dem boidies is.
The little boid is on the wing.
Ain't dat absoid?
The little wing is on the boid!

Anyway, you want boids? We got boids. Too many boids, in fact. Look out, Tippi Hedren.



12:15 AM Shootist, The (1976)
A dying gunfighter tries to set his affairs in order. Cast: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, James Stewart. Dir: Don Siegel. C-99 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

2:00 AM Terminator, The (1984)
A deadly robot from the future travels back in time to kill a woman whose son will one day defeat its masters. Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton. Dir: James Cameron. BW-107 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

4:00 AM Frenzy (1972)
When a temperamental man's ex-wife falls victim to a serial killer, he becomes the number one suspect. Cast: Jon Finch, Barry Foster, Alec McCowen. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. C-116 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format


6:00 AM April Fool (1924)
In this silent short, a cub reporter endures a string of practical jokes on April Fool's Day. Cast: Charley Chase, Blanche Mehaffey, Noah Young. Dir: Ralph Ceder. BW-12 mins, TV-G

6:15 AM Men Are Such Fools (1938)
An ambitious secretary uses the men in her life to turn herself into a radio star. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris. Dir: Busby Berkeley. BW-69 mins, TV-G, CC

7:30 AM Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
A brother and sister risk their lives to expose the gangsters who ruined their family. Cast: Joan Crawford, Cliff Edwards, Clark Gable. Dir: Harry Beaumont. BW-80 mins, TV-G, CC

9:00 AM You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)
A neglected housewife turns herself into a glamour girl to win her husband back. Cast: Lucille Ball, James Ellison, Robert Coote. Dir: Ray McCarey. BW-68 mins, TV-PG, CC

10:09 AM Short Film: I Love My Wife, But! (1946)
A short about the various types of wives that one can have and how to deal with them Cast: Dave O'Brien Dir: Richard L. Bare BW-9 mins,

10:30 AM Fools For Scandal (1938)
A Hollywood star falls for a broken down aristocrat. Cast: Carole Lombard, Fernand Gravet, Ralph Bellamy. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. BW-80 mins, TV-G, CC

12:00 PM Fools' Parade (1971)
When an ex-con tries to open a general store, a corrupt prison official and banker try to get in the way. Cast: James Stewart, George Kennedy, Anne Baxter. Dir: Andrew V. McLaglen. C-98 mins, , Letterbox Format

1:47 PM Short Film: Milton Fox, Esq. (1964)
BW-5 mins

2:00 PM My Foolish Heart (1949)
A young innocent's life is shattered when she falls for a World War II flyer. Cast: Susan Hayward, Dana Andrews, Kent Smith. Dir: Mark Robson. BW-99 mins, TV-PG

3:48 PM Short Film: Cecil B. Demille (1962)
BW-4 mins

4:00 PM Three Wise Fools (1946)
An orphan girl melts the hearts of three crusty old men. Cast: Margaret O'Brien, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell. Dir: Edward Buzzell. BW-90 mins, TV-G, CC

5:31 PM Short Film: You Can'T Fool A Camera (1940)
A reenactment of a famous photography experiment as well as a look at current productions. Cast: Clark Gable BW-10 mins,

5:48 PM Short Film: Fightin' Fools (1941)
BW-9 mins

6:00 PM I Thank A Fool (1962)
A woman once convicted of euthanasia gets a job caring for her prosecutor's wife. Cast: Susan Hayward, Peter Finch, Diane Cilento. Dir: Robert Stevens. C-100 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

7:41 PM Short Film: From Liverpool To Stratford (1949)
In this "Traveltalk," we learn about the history, culture, and people of Liverpool and Stratford. Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick C-9 mins,

8:00 PM Birds, The (1963)
In a California coastal area, flocks of birds unaccountably make deadly attacks on humans. Cast: Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. C-119 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

10:03 PM Short Film: Birds And The Beasts Were There, The (1944)
BW-10 mins

10:15 PM Marnie (1964)
A rich man marries a compulsive thief and tries to unlock the secrets of her mind. Cast: Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery, Diane Baker. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. C-130 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

12:30 AM Psycho (1960)
A woman on the run gets mixed up with a repressed young man and his violent mother. Cast: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. BW-109 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

2:30 AM Topaz (1969)
A French agent is sent to Cuba to spy for the CIA. Cast: Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, John Vernon. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. C-142 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 AM Torn Curtain (1966)
A U.S. scientist pretends to defect to follow his mentor behind the Iron Curtain. Cast: Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila Kedrova. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock. C-128 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

[lavenderdiva]

1. 'Frenzy'

is one of Hitchcock's more modern films that I like. I'm sorry to say that I don't really know any of the main actors for anything else, but their performances in this one are great.

CBH, your photos are beautiful- thank you for sharing them with us! :hi: