Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

rdmtimp

(1,575 posts)
Sat May 17, 2014, 12:01 AM May 2014

TCM Schedule for Monday May 18 - What's On Tonight: A Tribute to Brooksfilms

After daytime with David Niven, Mel Brooks joins Robert Osborne for some films from Brooks' production company.

(all times Eastern)


6:15 AM CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE, THE (1936)
Two brothers love the same woman at a perilous Indian outpost. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn , Olivia de Havilland , Patric Knowles . BW-115 mins, CC,

8:15 AM DAWN PATROL, THE (1938)
A flight commander in France almost cracks under the pressure of sending men to their deaths. Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Errol Flynn , Basil Rathbone , David Niven . BW-103 mins, CC,

10:00 AM FIRST OF THE FEW, THE (1942)
An aircraft designer struggles to create a new kind of fighter plane to take on the Nazis. Dir: Leslie Howard Cast: Leslie Howard , David Niven , Rosamund John . BW-119 mins,

12:00 PM KISS FOR CORLISS, A (1949)
A false rumor spreads through a town about the relationship between a teenage girl and an older sophisticated man. Dir: Richard Wallace Cast: Shirley Temple , David Niven , Tom Tully . BW-85 mins,

1:30 PM MOON IS BLUE, THE (1953)
Two womanizers fall for a woman determined to keep her virginity. Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: William Holden , David Niven , Maggie McNamara . BW-99 mins, CC,

3:15 PM TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (1954)
A village plots to drive away the new owner of a hunting estate. Dir: Mario Zampi Cast: David Niven , Yvonne De Carlo , Barry Fitzgerald . C-88 mins,

5:00 PM LITTLE HUT, THE (1957)
A neglected wife is shipwrecked on a desert island with her husband and her would-be lover. Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Ava Gardner , Stewart Granger , David Niven . C-90 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:30 PM EXTRAORDINARY SEAMAN, THE (1969)
Marooned sailors discover a World War II ship haunted by its late captain. Dir: John Frankenheimer Cast: David Niven , Faye Dunaway , Alan Alda . C-80 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM FATSO (1980)
A New Yorker with an eating disorder attempts to lose weight. Dir: Anne Bancroft Cast: Dom DeLuise , Anne Bancroft , Ron Carey . C-94 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:48 PM MAKING OF CANNERY ROW, THE (1982)
This promotional short offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Cannery Row" (1982). Dir: Robert Ward C-9 mins,

10:00 PM 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD (1987)
A shut-in's correspondence with a London book dealer leads to a close friendship. Dir: David Jones Cast: Anne Bancroft , Anthony Hopkins , Judi Dench . C-99 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:50 PM ADVENTURE IN FILMMAKING THE MAKING OF THE BLUE LAGOON, AN (1980)
This promotional short film presents the making of the motion picture, "The Blue Lagoon" (1980). C-9 mins,

12:00 AM DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS, THE (1985)
Grave robbers supply a doctor with bodies for his laboratory testing. Dir: Freddie Francis Cast: Timothy Dalton , Jonathan Pryce , Twiggy . C-93 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:45 AM CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, THE (1957)
A scientist's attempts to create life unleash a bloodthirsty monster. Dir: Terence Fisher Cast: Peter Cushing , Hazel Court , Robert Urquhart . C-83 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:15 AM MR. SARDONICUS (1961)
A man whose face is frozen in a horrible smile forces a doctor to treat him. Dir: William Castle Cast: Ronald Lewis , Audrey Dalton , Guy Rolfe . BW-90 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:45 AM HAUNTED PALACE, THE (1963)
After inheriting a decaying estate, a man discovers his family's deadly secret. Dir: Roger Corman Cast: Vincent Price , Debra Paget , Lon Chaney [Jr.] . C-87 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
Latest Discussions»Culture Forums»Classic Films»TCM Schedule for Monday M...