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CBHagman

(16,968 posts)
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 03:07 PM Mar 2014

TCM Schedule for Wednesday, April 2: Birthday Tribute: Alec Guinness

Fun, adventure, and suspense last all day long and into the evening as Alec Guinness rules TCM.

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014

12:30 AM
Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928)
In this silent film, a student tries to win a rival captain's daughter after taking over his father's riverboat.
Dir: Charles F. Reisner Cast: Buster Keaton , Ernest Torrence , Tom Lewis .
BW-69 mins,

1:45 AM
Kid, The (1921)
In this silent comedy, an adoptive father schemes to keep his son.
Dir: Charles Chaplin Cast: Jackie Coogan , Edna Purviance , Carl Miller .
BW-53 mins,

2:45 AM
Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze, The (1963)
Three servants help their master duplicate his great grandfather's global tour without spending a dime.
Dir: Norman Maurer Cast: Moe Howard , Larry Fine , Joe De Rita .
BW-93 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:30 AM
Long, Long Trailer, The (1954)
Life on the road isn't what it's cracked up to be when a honeymooning couple invests in an oversized motor home.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Lucille Ball , Desi Arnaz , Marjorie Main .
C-96 mins, CC,

6:15 AM
To Paris With Love (1955)
A father and son go to Paris to help each other find love.
Dir: Robert Hamer Cast: Alec Guinness , Odile Versois , Vernon Gray .
C-78 mins,



8:00 AM
Swan, The (1956)
On the eve of her marriage to a prince, a noblewoman falls for her brother's tutor.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Grace Kelly , Alec Guinness , Louis Jourdan .
C-108 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:00 AM
Great Expectations (1946)
A mysterious benefactor finances a young boy's education.
Dir: David Lean Cast: John Mills , Valerie Hobson , Bernard Miles .
BW-118 mins, CC,

12:00 PM
Scapegoat, The (1959)
A man is tricked into trading places with a look-alike nobleman with murderous plans.
Dir: Robert Hamer Cast: Alec Guinness , Bette Davis , Nicole Maurey .
BW-92 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:45 PM
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
An ambitious young man sets out to kill everyone who stands between him and a fortune.
Dir: Robert Hamer Cast: Alec Guinness , Dennis Price , Joan Greenwood .
BW-106 mins, CC,

3:45 PM
Lavender Hill Mob, The (1951)
An overlooked gold transporter with twenty years service plots to steal a million pounds of gold.
Dir: Charles Crichton Cast: Alec Guinness , Stanley Holloway , Sidney James .
BW-81 mins, CC,



5:15 PM
Comedians, The (1967)
American and British tourists get caught up in political unrest in Haiti.
Dir: Peter Glenville Cast: Richard Burton , Elizabeth Taylor , Alec Guinness .
C-152 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE: ALEC GUINNESS

8:00 PM
Ladykillers, The (1955)
An eccentric bandit gang moves into a little old lady's boardinghouse to plot a major heist.
Dir: Alexander Mackendrick Cast: Alec Guinness , Cecil Parker , Herbert Lom .
C-91 mins, CC, Letterbox Format



9:45 PM
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
A British military officer enlists the Arabs for desert warfare in World War I.
Dir: David Lean Cast: Peter O'Toole , Alec Guinness , Anthony Quinn .
C-227 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:45 AM
Majority of One, A (1961)
A Jewish widow falls in love with a Japanese businessman.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Rosalind Russell , Alec Guinness , Ray Danton .
C-149 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:30 AM
All at Sea (1958)
When he's stricken with seasickness, the last of a family of sailors takes charge of a decaying amusement pier.
Dir: Charles Frend Cast: Alec Guinness , Harry Locke , Fredrick Piper .
BW-82 mins, CC, Letterbox Format


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TCM Schedule for Wednesday, April 2: Birthday Tribute: Alec Guinness (Original Post) CBHagman Mar 2014 OP
One of the best and rarely seen Guinness movies... theHandpuppet Apr 2014 #1
I could have sworn I saw that somewhere on the schedule... CBHagman Apr 2014 #2

theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)
1. One of the best and rarely seen Guinness movies...
Tue Apr 1, 2014, 09:32 PM
Apr 2014

... is Tunes of Glory (1960) with Sir Alec Guinness and Sir John Mills. Superb film with these two greats holding the entire film. Haven't seen it in years but would love to see it again; I'm surprised TCM doesn't seem to have this one in their collection.

CBHagman

(16,968 posts)
2. I could have sworn I saw that somewhere on the schedule...
Tue Apr 1, 2014, 10:42 PM
Apr 2014

...but it could be my mind playing tricks on me.

I do hope you will suggest this at the TCM message boards. It seems exactly the sort of thing they should be showing.

http://www.criterion.com/films/659-tunes-of-glory

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