TCM Schedule for Wednesday, February 15th: 31 Days of Oscar: Africa

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Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

12:15 AM Room With a View, A (1985)
An Englishwoman visiting Florence is torn between her straitlaced fiance and a young Bohemian.
Dir: James Ivory Cast: Maggie Smith , Helena Bonham Carter , Denholm Elliott .
C-117 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format

2:15 AM Secret Of Santa Vittoria, The (1969)
During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.
Dir: Stanley Kramer Cast: Anthony Quinn , Anna Magnani , Virna Lisi .
C-140 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

4:19 AM One Reel Wonder: Tanks Are Coming, The (1941)
C-20 mins,

4:45 AM Amarcord (1973)
A young Italian deals with his awakening sexual urges during the days of Fascism.
Dir: Federico Fellini Cast: Magali Noel , Bruno Zanin , Pupella Maggio .
C-124 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format

7:00 AM Last Voyage, The (1960)
Passengers and crew fight to escape a sinking ocean liner.
Dir: Andrew L. Stone Cast: Robert Stack , Dorothy Malone , George Sanders .
C-91 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

8:39 AM One Reel Wonder: Eyes Of The Navy (1940)
BW-20 mins,

9:00 AM Stand By for Action (1942)
A Harvard graduate serving on a battleship is faced with the realities of war.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: Robert Taylor , Charles Laughton , Brian Donlevy .
BW-109 mins, TV-G, CC,

11:00 AM Torpedo Run (1958)
A submarine commander is forced to blow up a Japanese prison ship carrying his family.
Dir: Joseph Pevney Cast: Glenn Ford , Ernest Borgnine , Diane Brewster .
C-95 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

12:41 PM One Reel Wonder: I Won'T Play (1944)
BW-18 mins, TV-PG,

1:00 PM Air Force (1943)
A bomber crew sees World War II action over the Pacific.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: John Ridgely , Gig Young , Arthur Kennedy .
BW-125 mins, TV-G, CC,

3:15 PM They Were Expendable (1945)
A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Robert Montgomery , John Wayne , Donna Reed .
BW-135 mins, TV-PG, CC,



5:31 PM One Reel Wonder: Of Pups And Puzzles (1941)
BW-11 mins,

5:45 PM Caine Mutiny, The (1954)
Naval officers begin to suspect their captain of insanity.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Jose Ferrer , Van Johnson .
C-125 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: 31 DAYS OF OSCAR: AFRICA

8:00 PM Nun's Story, The (1959)
A headstrong girl fights the strictures of the Catholic church in Europe and the Belgian Congo.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Audrey Hepburn , Peter Finch , Dame Edith Evans .
C-152 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format



10:38 PM One Reel Wonder: Forbidden Passage (1941)
BW-21 mins,

11:00 PM Casablanca (1942)
An American saloon owner in North Africa is drawn into World War II when his lost love turns up.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Ingrid Bergman , Paul Henreid .
BW-103 mins, TV-PG, CC,



1:00 AM Breaker Morant (1980)
When his commanding officers make a mistake, an Australian soldier faces court martial.
Dir: Bruce Beresford Cast: Edward Woodward , Jack Thompson , Bryan Brown .
C-107 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format



3:00 AM Mogambo (1953)
In this remake of Red Dust, an African hunter is torn between a lusty showgirl and a married woman.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Clark Gable , Ava Gardner , Grace Kelly .
C-116 mins, TV-PG, CC,

5:00 AM Trader Horn (1931)
An African trader and a white jungle goddess join forces against a hostile tribe.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: Harry Carey , Edwina Booth , Duncan Renaldo .
BW-122 mins, TV-G, CC,