TCM Schedule for Wednesday, September 3: Star of the Month: Melvyn Douglas
Born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg on April 5th, 1901, in Macon, Georgia, Melvyn Douglas did memorable work in romantic comedies (Ninotchka, Theodora Goes Wild, Too Many Husbands) and much, much more.
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014
1:30 AM
Avalon (1990)
A Polish-Jewish family try to make a better future for themselves in the United States.
Dir: Barry Levinson Cast: Armin Mueller-Stahl , Elizabeth Perkins , Joan Plowright .
C-128 mins, Letterbox Format
3:51 AM
Opening Night (1931)
This short film satirizes theatrical opening nights. Vitaphone Release 1138.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Leo Hoyt , Peggy Shannon , Thomas E Jackson .
BW-7 mins,
4:00 AM
Street Scene (1931)
A husband's violent reaction becomes the talk of the neighborhood when he catches his cheating wife in the act.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Sylvia Sidney , William Collier Jr. , Estelle Taylor .
BW-79 mins, CC,
5:30 AM
MGM Parade Show #31 (1956)
Walter Pidgeon discusses Greta Garbo's later career with director George Cukor.
BW-26 mins,
6:00 AM
Come September (1961)
A womanizing tycoon ends up chaperoning a group of American girls who have rented his Italian villa.
Dir: Robert Mulligan Cast: Rock Hudson , Gina Lollobrigida , Sandra Dee .
C-113 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
8:00 AM
Adam's Rib (1949)
Husband-and-wife lawyers argue opposite sides in a sensational women's rights case.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Spencer Tracy , Katharine Hepburn , Judy Holliday .
BW-101 mins, CC,
9:51 AM
Art Director, The (1949)
This short film offers a backstage look at the job of the motion picture art director.
Dir: Otto Lang
BW-7 mins,
10:00 AM
Rhapsody (1954)
A wealthy socialite is torn between the classical violinist who excites her and the pianist who needs her.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Elizabeth Taylor , Vittorio Gassman , John Ericson .
C-116 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
12:00 PM
Meet Me In Las Vegas (1956)
A ballerina becomes a gambler's lucky charm.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Dan Dailey , Cyd Charisse , Agnes Moorehead .
C-112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:00 PM
Dear Heart (1964)
A middle-aged postmistress falls for an engaged man during a convention in New York.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: Glenn Ford , Geraldine Page , Michael Anderson Jr. .
BW-114 mins, CC,
4:00 PM
Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)
A small-town girl finds love on the road to Broadway stardom.
Dir: James V. Kern Cast: Tony Martin , Janet Leigh , Gloria DeHaven .
C-107 mins, CC,
6:00 PM
This Could Be The Night (1957)
A schoolteacher gets a secretarial job at a gangster-run nightclub.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Jean Simmons , Paul Douglas , Anthony Franciosa .
BW-104 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
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8:00 PM
Being There (1979)
Political pundits mistake an illiterate gardener for a media genius and turn him into a national hero.
Dir: Hal Ashby Cast: Peter Sellers , Shirley MacLaine , Melvyn Douglas .
C-130 mins, Letterbox Format
10:15 PM
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
A New York businessman's dream of a country home is shattered when he buys a tumbledown rural shack.
Dir: H. C. Potter Cast: Cary Grant , Myrna Loy , Melvyn Douglas .
BW-94 mins, CC,
12:00 AM
Woman's Face, A (1941)
Plastic surgery gives a scarred female criminal a new outlook on life.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Joan Crawford , Melvyn Douglas , Conrad Veidt .
BW-107 mins, CC,
2:00 AM
Hotel (1967)
A New Orleans hotel owner fights off a corporate raider while his guests struggle through a variety of personal problems.
Dir: Richard Quine Cast: Rod Taylor , Catherine Spaak , Karl Malden .
C-125 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
4:15 AM
Gorgeous Hussy, The (1936)
President Andrew Jackson's friendship with an innkeeper's daughter spells trouble for them both.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Joan Crawford , Robert Taylor , Lionel Barrymore .
BW-103 mins, CC,
