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CBHagman

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Sat Sep 27, 2014, 10:39 PM Sep 2014

TCM Schedule for Wednesday, October 1: Star of the Month: Janet Leigh

Today's schedule features movie encounters between royalty and the so-called common people, including that memorable moment when the princely Laurence Olivier speaks Hungarian to Marilyn Monroe.

Wednesday, October 1st, 2014

1:15 AM
Hearts Of The West (1975)
An aspiring western novelist in thirties Hollywood becomes a low-budget cowboy star.
Dir: Howard Zieff Cast: Jeff Bridges , Andy Griffith , Donald Pleasence .
C-102 mins, Letterbox Format

3:04 AM
Sunshine Boys, The (1975)
This promotional short presents interviews with the cast and crew of "The Sunshine Boys" (1975).
C-7 mins,

3:15 AM
Chosen, The (1981)
Boys from different Judaic traditions build a friendship across cultural boundaries.
Dir: Jeremy Kagan Cast: Maximilian Schell , Rod Steiger , Robby Benson .
C-107 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:06 AM
Redd Foxx Becomes A Movie Star, The (1976)
This promotional short film looks at Redd Foxx's first leading role in a motion picture, "Norman... Is That You?" (1976).
Dir: Elliot Geisinger
C-8 mins,

5:15 AM
TCM Presents Elvis Mitchell Under the Influence: Laurence Fishburne (2008)
Celebrities reveal the classic movies that influenced their lives in interviews with acclaimed film critic/interviewer Elvis Mitchell.
C-27 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:49 AM
Trixie Friganza In "My Bag O' Trix" (1929)
In this short film, Trixie Friganza performs a vaudeville act involving a song and story.
Dir: Murray Roth Cast: Trixie Friganza ,
BW-10 mins,

6:00 AM
67 min
silent
Adventures of Prince Achmed, The (1927)
This silent silhouetted animation is based on the Arabian Nights' tales.
Dir: Lotte Reiniger

7:15 AM
106 min
silent
Student Prince in Old Heidelberg, The (1927)
In this silent film, a young prince attending college falls for a barmaid below his station.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Ramon Novarro , Norma Shearer , Jean Hersholt .

9:15 AM
99 min
musical
Merry Widow, The (1934)
A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Maurice Chevalier , Jeanette MacDonald , Edward Everett Horton .



11:00 AM
62 min
romance
Expensive Husbands (1937)
A rising film star pays a steep price when she marries a prince for publicity.
Dir: Bobby Connolly Cast: Patric Knowles , Beverly Roberts , Allyn Joslyn .

12:15 PM
90 min
comedy
Two Guys From Milwaukee (1946)
A runaway prince in disguise takes up with a taxi driver.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Dennis Morgan , Joan Leslie , Jack Carson .

2:00 PM
C- 113 min
musical
Kismet (1955)
In this Arabian Nights musical, the "king of the beggars" infiltrates high society when his daughter is wooed by a handsome prince.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Howard Keel , Ann Blyth , Dolores Gray .

4:00 PM
C- 117 min
comedy
Prince And The Showgirl, The (1957)
An American showgirl in London creates an international incident when she falls for a European prince.
Dir: Laurence Olivier Cast: Richard Wattis , David Thorne , Jeremy Spenser .



6:00 PM
C- 103 min
romance
More Than a Miracle (1967)
A prince falls for a peasant girl in a fairy tale kingdom.
Dir: Francesco Rosi Cast: Sophia Loren , Omar Sharif , Dolores Del Rio .

TCM PRIMETIME - WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: JANET LEIGH

8:00 PM
106 min
romance
Romance Of Rosy Ridge, The (1947)
A farmer's daughter falls in love with a man who fought against her family in the Civil War.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Van Johnson , Thomas Mitchell , Janet Leigh .



10:00 PM
97 min
drama
If Winter Comes (1948)
Scandal results when a well-meaning man takes in a pregnant girl.
Dir: Victor Saville Cast: Walter Pidgeon , Deborah Kerr , Angela Lansbury .

12:00 AM
C- 122 min
drama
Little Women (1949)
The four daughters of a New England family fight for happiness during and after the Civil War.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: June Allyson , Peter Lawford , Margaret O'Brien .



2:15 AM
C- 97 min
drama
Hills Of Home (1948)
Lassie helps a Scottish doctor deal with his patients' problems.
Dir: Fred M. Wilcox Cast: Edmund Gwenn , Donald Crisp , Tom Drake .

4:00 AM
C- 121 min
musical
Words And Music (1948)
Songwriters Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart search for love while rising to the top.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Perry Como , Mickey Rooney , Ann Sothern .

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