TCM Schedule for Wednesday, February 22: 31 Days of Oscar: Oscars A to Z

[CBHagman]

ROOM WITH A VIEW! Not to be missed.

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017

12:45 AM
REAR WINDOW (1954)

A photographer with a broken leg uncovers a murder while spying on the neighbors in a nearby apartment building.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: James Stewart , Grace Kelly , Wendell Corey .
C-112 mins, CC,

2:45 AM
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)

An alienated teenager tries to handle life's troubles and an apron-wearing dad.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: James Dean , Natalie Wood , Sal Mineo .
C-111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:45 AM
RED DANUBE, THE (1949)

A Russian ballerina in Vienna tries to flee KGB agents and defect.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Walter Pidgeon , Ethel Barrymore , Peter Lawford .
BW-119 mins, CC,

22 Wednesday

6:45 AM
RHAPSODY IN BLUE (1945)

Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.
Dir: Irving Rapper Cast: Robert Alda , Joan Leslie , Alexis Smith .
BW-141 mins, CC,

9:15 AM
RICH, YOUNG AND PRETTY (1951)

A rancher's daughter visits Paris to meet her mother and find love.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Jane Powell , Danielle Darrieux , Wendell Corey .
C-95 mins, CC,

11:00 AM
RICHEST GIRL IN THE WORLD, THE (1934)

To put off fortune-hunters, an heiress trades places with her secretary.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Miriam Hopkins , Joel McCrea , Fay Wray .
BW-76 mins, CC,

12:30 PM
RISE AND FALL OF LEGS DIAMOND, THE (1960)

A small-time thief kills his way to the top of the New York rackets.
Dir: Budd Boetticher Cast: Ray Danton , Karen Steele , Elaine Stewart .
BW-101 mins, CC,

2:15 PM
ROAD TO MOROCCO (1942)

Two castaways get mixed up in an Arabian nightmare when they're caught between a bandit chief and a beautiful princess.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Bing Crosby , Bob Hope , Dorothy Lamour .
BW-82 mins, CC,

3:45 PM
ROBERTA (1935)

A football player inherits a chic Paris fashion house.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Irene Dunne , Fred Astaire , Ginger Rogers .
BW-106 mins, CC,

5:45 PM
ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS (1964)

A Chicago gangster stumbles into philanthropic work during a gang war.
Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Sammy Davis Jr. .
C-123 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: 31 DAYS OF OSCAR: OSCARS A TO Z

8:00 PM
ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953)

A runaway princess in Rome finds love with a reporter who knows her true identity.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Gregory Peck , Audrey Hepburn , Eddie Albert .
BW-118 mins, CC,

10:02 PM
SEEING HANDS (1943)

This short film stresses how important individuals with a disability are to the war effort.
Dir: Gunther V. Fritsch Cast: William Bishop , Robert Frazer , Russell Gleason .
BW-11 mins,

10:15 PM
ROOM WITH A VIEW, A (1986)

An Englishwoman visiting Florence is torn between her straitlaced fiance and a young Bohemian.
Dir: James Ivory Cast: Helena Bonham Carter , Julian Sands , Maggie Smith .
C-117 mins, CC,

12:15 AM
RULING CLASS, THE (1972)

When a deranged nobleman inherits a fortune, his relatives conspire to seize power.
Dir: Peter Medak Cast: Peter O'Toole , Alastair Sim , Arthur Lowe .
C-154 mins, CC,

3:00 AM
RUNNING ON EMPTY (1988)

A family of fugitives deal with their son's growing independence.
Dir: Sidney Lumet Cast: Judd Hirsch , Christine Lahti , River Phoenix .
C-116 mins, CC,

5:00 AM
SADIE THOMPSON (1928)

A South Seas prostitute runs afoul of a fire-and-brimstone preacher.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Gloria Swanson , Lionel Barrymore , Raoul Walsh .
BW-94 mins,

[PoliticAverse]

1. "RULING CLASS, THE (1972)" - The plot of that film might even be more bizarre than our reality.

[kimbutgar]

2. I love how they are doing the A to Z

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