TCM Schedule for Tuesday, October 14: Franchot Tone
We've got a Richard Dix tribute going on during the day (It's not his birthday), and then it's on to the Franchot Tone festival at night.
Tuesday, October 14th, 2014
12:00 AM
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
A madcap heiress upsets the staid existence of a straitlaced scientist.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Cary Grant , Charlie Ruggles .
BW-102 mins, CC,
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2:00 AM
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
A streetwalker dreams of a better life.
BW-118 mins,
4:15 AM
La Strada (1954)
A traveling strongman buys a peasant girl to be his wife and co-star.
Dir: Federico Fellini Cast: Anthony Quinn , Giulietta Masina , Richard Basehart .
BW-108 mins,
6:15 AM
MGM Parade Show #32 (1955)
Walter Pidgeon introduces clips from "The Swan" and Part One of "The Pirate" featuring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.
BW-26 mins,
6:45 AM
Vanishing American, The (1925)
A Native American man returning from college meets racial intolerance upon returning to his reservation.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Richard Dix , Lois Wilson , Noah Beery .
BW-109 mins,
8:45 AM
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)
Peace and quiet elude a writer hiding away in a mysterious country inn.
Dir: Reginald Barker Cast: Richard Dix , Miriam Seegar , Crauford Kent .
BW-73 mins,
10:00 AM
Shooting Straight (1930)
A gambler accidentally commits murder and hides under the guise of a clergyman.
Dir: George Archainbaud Cast: Richard Dix , Mary Lawlor , James Neill .
BW-71 mins,
11:15 AM
Stingaree (1934)
An Australian bandit kidnaps an opera singer and falls in love with her.
Dir: William Wellman Cast: Irene Dunne , Richard Dix , Mary Boland .
BW-77 mins, CC,
12:45 PM
Arizonian, The (1935)
A new marshal teams with an outlaw to straighten out a crooked town.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Richard Dix , Margot Grahame , Preston Foster .
BW-76 mins,
2:02 PM
Swing Banditry (1936)
In this comedic short, a group of musicians takes desperate measures to appear on a radio program.
Dir: Reginald LeBorg Cast: Franklin Pangborn , Maurice Cass , Virginia Dale .
BW-11 mins,
2:15 PM
Yellow Dust (1936)
After he's accused of a series of stagecoach robberies, an innocent man has to find the real crooks.
Dir: Wallace Fox Cast: Richard Dix , Leila Hyams , Moroni Olson .
BW-69 mins,
3:30 PM
Men Against the Sky (1941)
A famous flyer turns to drink but tries to straighten out to help with the war effort.
Dir: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Richard Dix , Kent Taylor , Edmund Lowe .
BW-75 mins,
5:00 PM
Silver Skates (1943)
The management of touring ice show faces mounting debts.
Dir: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Kenny Baker , Patricia Morison , Belita .
BW-74 mins,
6:21 PM
Aqua Antics (1942)
In this short film, members of the California Water Bugs club demonstrate new ways to get thrills when water skiing.
Dir: Louis Lewyn Cast: Aaron Phillips , William Carey Loftin , Windy McDonald .
BW-8 mins,
6:30 PM
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938)
A millionaire will stop at nothing to turn his son into a star athlete.
Dir: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Joe Penner , June Travis , Richard Lane .
BW-77 mins,
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8:00 PM
Stranger's Return, The (1933)
A divorcee visits her grandfather's farm to recover and discovers a life she never expected to love.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Lionel Barrymore , Miriam Hopkins , Franchot Tone .
BW-87 mins,
9:45 PM
Dangerous (1935)
A young fan tries to rehabilitate an alcoholic actress he's fallen in love with.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: Bette Davis , Franchot Tone , Margaret Lindsay .
BW-79 mins, CC,
11:15 PM
Sadie McKee (1934)
A working girl suffers through three troubled relationships on her road to prosperity.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Joan Crawford , Gene Raymond , Franchot Tone .
BW-93 mins, CC,
1:00 AM
Unguarded Hour, The (1936)
A blackmailer tries to stop a woman from revealing evidence that could save a condemned man.
Dir: Sam Wood Cast: Loretta Young , Franchot Tone , Lewis Stone .
BW-87 mins, CC,
2:45 AM
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Classic adventure about the sadistic Captain Bligh, who drove his men to revolt during a South Seas expedition.
Dir: Frank Lloyd Cast: Charles Laughton , Clark Gable , Franchot Tone .
BW-133 mins, CC,
4:59 AM
Primitive Pitcairn (1936)
This short film takes the viewer to Pitcairn island to examine changes since the "Mutiny on the Bounty."
BW-9 mins,
5:15 AM
Pilot #5 (1943)
While their buddy flies a suicide mission, World War II airmen recall the events that led him to this noble sacrifice.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Franchot Tone , Marsha Hunt , Gene Kelly .
BW-71 mins, CC,
