TCM Schedule for Tuesday, November 4th: Decision Day.

[CBHagman]

Decision? What decision?



Tuesday, November 4th, 2008.

1:15 AM Young Bess (1953)
The future Elizabeth I fights court intrigue in the turbulent years before her ascension to the throne. Cast: Jean Simmons, Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton. Dir: George Sidney. C-112 mins, TV-G, CC



3:15 AM Man From Down Under, The (1943)
A World War I veteran sneaks two orphans back to his native Australia. Cast: Charles Laughton, Binnie Barnes, Donna Reed. Dir: Robert Z. Leonard. BW-103 mins, TV-PG



5:00 AM Roseanna McCoy (1949)
The Hatfield-McCoy feud heats up when one family's daughter elopes with the other's son. Cast: Farley Granger, Joan Evans, Charles Bickford. Dir: Irving Reis. BW-90 mins,

6:45 AM MGM Parade Show #12 (1955)
George Murphy introduces clips featuring Vincente Minnelli and Arthur Freed from "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" and visits the set of "Kismet." BW-26 mins, TV-G

7:15 AM Lust for Gold (1949)
A German immigrant braves the wild West in search of gold and a woman to love. Cast: Ida Lupino, Glenn Ford, Gig Young. Dir: S. Sylvan Simon. BW-90 mins, TV-PG, CC

8:45 AM Wake Of The Red Witch (1949)
A captain fights a Dutch shipping magnate for a treasure and the heart of a beautiful woman. Cast: John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young. Dir: Edward Ludwig. BW-107 mins, TV-PG, CC

10:34 AM Short Film: How To Vote (1936)
Robert Benchley, campaign assistant, is called upon to give a speech on his candidate's behalf. Slowly everyone realizes he is less than qualified to speak in public much less assist a public servant. Cast: Robert Benchley BW-10 mins,

10:45 AM Arena (1953)
A rodeo star fights to mend his broken marriage. Cast: Gig Young, Jean Hagen, Polly Bergen. Dir: Richard Fleischer. C-71 mins, TV-PG

12:00 PM Desperate Hours, The (1955)
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy. Dir: William Wyler. BW-113 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

Pop quiz: Which candidate recently spoke of his agenda for his "fellow prisoners"?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYFm5kK4f1k


2:00 PM Teacher's Pet (1958)
A tough city editor assumes a fake identity to study journalism with a lady professor who's criticized his work. Cast: Clark Gable, Doris Day, Gig Young. Dir: George Seaton. BW-120 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

4:00 PM Five Miles to Midnight (1963)
A woman tries to free herself from her husband by helping him fake his own death. Cast: Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, Gig Young. Dir: Anatole Litvak. BW-108 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM 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

What's On Tonight: TCM PRIME TIME FEATURE: DECISION DAY

8:00 PM Decision at Sundown (1957)
A gunman seeks revenge on the man he believes stole his wife. Cast: Randolph Scott, John Carroll, Karen Steele. Dir: Budd Boetticher. C-77 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

9:30 PM Command Decision (1948)
A senior officer faces the horror of sending his men on suicide missions over Germany during the last days of World War II. Cast: Clark Gable, Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon. Dir: Sam Wood. BW-112 mins, TV-PG, CC



11:30 PM Decision Against Time (1956)
A test pilot thinks back on his past as he fights to survive a burning plane. Cast: Jack Hawkins, Elizabeth Sellars, Walter Fitzgerald. Dir: Charles Crichton. BW-87 mins, TV-PG

1:00 AM Valley Of Decision, The (1945)
An Irish housemaid's romance with the boss's son is complicated by labor disputes in the Pittsburgh mills. Cast: Greer Garson, Gregory Peck, Lionel Barrymore. Dir: Tay Garnett. BW-119 mins, TV-PG, CC



3:15 AM Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
An idealistic Senate replacement takes on political corruption. Cast: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains. Dir: Frank Capra. BW-130 mins, TV-G, CC



5:30 AM Festival of Shorts #29 (2000)
TCM promotes three shorts showcasing the youthful talents of Judy Garland; "Bubbles" (1930), "Every Sunday" (1936) and "If I Forget You" (1940). C-23 mins, TV-G, CC

[lavenderdiva]

1. how appropriate that 'Mr. Smith Goes To Washington' is on tonight!

I love your pictures today, CBH!

[CBHagman]

2. Thanks, lavenderdiva!

:hi:

I'm unwinding here after a few hours at the local Obama office. It's all so unreal. I might need to watch the Capra movie to settle down.