TCM Schedule for Wednesday, June 14: Powell & Pressburger
I would be falling down on my duties if I didn't include this legendary review of "From Hell It Came":
"And to hell it can go!"
But you'll be in heaven if you make time to watch the Powell and Pressburger roster tonight.
Wednesday, June 14th, 2017
1:50 AM
LAND OF THE TAJ MAHAL ( 1952)
This short film visits Bombay, India, touching on the local architecture, culture and politics of the day.
C- 8 mins,
2:00 AM
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION ( 1957)
A British lawyer gets caught up in a couple's tangled marital affairs when he defends the husband for murder.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: Tyrone Power , Marlene Dietrich , Charles Laughton .
BW- 116 mins, CC,
4:01 AM
WHITE PERIL ( 1956)
This short film shows members of a "snow patrol" at work in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state.
Dir: Don Horter
BW- 8 mins,
4:15 AM
RANCHO NOTORIOUS ( 1952)
A cowboy infiltrates a bandit hideout in search of his girlfriend's killer.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Marlene Dietrich , Arthur Kennedy , Mel Ferrer .
C- 89 mins, CC,
6:00 AM
ISLAND OF LOST WOMEN ( 1959)
Two downed fliers find themselves trapped in a reclusive scientist's island home.
Dir: Frank W. Tuttle Cast: Jeff Richards , Venetia Stevenson , John Smith .
BW- 67 mins, CC,
7:15 AM
BIRD OF PARADISE ( 1932)
An island visitor falls for a Polynesian beauty slated for sacrifice to the gods.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Dolores Del Rio , Joel McCrea , John Halliday .
BW- 82 mins, CC,
8:45 AM
GIRL OF THE PORT ( 1930)
A showgirl marooned in Fiji helps a shell-shocked veteran face his fears.
Dir: Bert Glennon Cast: Sally O'Neil , Reginald Sharland , Mitchell Lewis .
BW- 65 mins,
10:00 AM
ISLE OF FURY ( 1936)
A man on the run in the South Seas gets caught up in a romantic triangle.
Dir: Frank McDonald Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Margaret Lindsay , Donald Woods .
BW- 60 mins,
11:15 AM
ENCHANTED ISLAND ( 1958)
Two 19th-century sailors jump ship only to discover their tropical paradise is a cannibal stronghold.
Dir: Allan Dwan Cast: Dana Andrews , Jane Powell , Don Dubbins .
C- 94 mins, CC,
1:00 PM
CREATURE FROM THE HAUNTED SEA ( 1961)
A killer blames a legendary sea monster for his deeds and is surprised when the real beast shows up.
Dir: Roger Corman Cast: Antony Carbone , Betsy Jones-Moreland , Edward Wain .
BW- 59 mins, CC,
2:15 PM
DEVIL-DOLL, THE ( 1936)
A Devil's Island escapee shrinks murderous slaves and sells them to his victims as dolls.
Dir: Tod Browning Cast: Lionel Barrymore , Maureen O'Sullivan , Frank Lawton .
BW- 78 mins, CC,
3:45 PM
FROM HELL IT CAME ( 1957)
After he's framed for murder and executed, a South Seas prince returns as a vengeful tree spirit.
Dir: Johnny Greenwald Cast: Tod Andrews , Tina Carver , Linda Watkins .
BW- 71 mins, CC,
5:00 PM
I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE ( 1943)
A nurse in the Caribbean resorts to voodoo to cure her patient, even though she's in love with the woman's husband.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: James Ellison , Frances Dee , Tom Conway .
BW- 69 mins, CC,
6:15 PM
HAVING A WILD WEEKEND ( 1965)
Advertising executives turn a model's romance with a stunt man into a publicity stunt.
Dir: John Boorman Cast: Dave Clark , Barbara Ferris , Lenny Davidson .
BW- 91 mins, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: POWELL & PRESSBURGER
8:00 PM
MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, A ( 1947)
An injured aviator argues in celestial court for the chance to go on living.
Dir: Michael Powell Cast: David Niven , Kim Hunter , Robert Coote .
C- 104 mins, CC,
10:00 PM
BLACK NARCISSUS ( 1947)
Nuns founding a convent in the Himalayas are tormented by the area's exotic beauty.
Dir: Michael Powell Cast: Deborah Kerr , Sabu , David Farrar .
C- 101 mins, CC,
11:52 PM
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,
12:00 AM
HOUR OF GLORY ( 1949)
During World War II, a bomb disposal officer fights his addictions to alcohol and pain pills.
Dir: Michael Powell Cast: Henry Caine , Milton Rosmer , Jack Hawkins .
BW- 107 mins,
2:00 AM
I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING ( 1945)
A determined young Englishwoman sets out to accomplish her goals even at the risk of her heart.
Dir: Michael Powell Cast: Wendy Hiller , Pamela Brown , Roger Livesey .
BW- 92 mins, CC,
3:45 AM
CANTERBURY TALE, A ( 1944)
Three visitors to a small town try to catch a man who pours glue in women's hair.
Dir: Michael Powell Cast: Eric Portman , Sheila Sim , John Sweet .
BW- 125 mins, CC,
