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Related: About this forumTCM Schedule for Wednesday, July 11: Comedy Teams
It's Hayden and Humpday, as there's a Sterling Hayden tribute from morning to evening, though I'll add that the actor was not born on this date, and starting at 8 p.m. there's a roster of comedy teams to light up the night.
Wednesday, July 11th, 2018
12:03 AM
WAY IN THE WILDERNESS, A ( 1940)
This short film focuses on Joseph Goldberger, the physician who found a cure for an endemic that affected the American South in the 1910's.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Helen Brown , Shepperd Strudwick , Wally Maher .
BW- 10 mins,
12:30 AM
PHENIX CITY STORY, THE ( 1955)
A crusading lawyer takes on the corrupt machine running a Southern town.
Dir: Phil Karlson Cast: John McIntire , Richard Kiley , Kathryn Grant .
BW- 100 mins, CC,
2:18 AM
STRANGE GLORY ( 1938)
This short film looks at the debate revolving around who should get credit for the "Tennessee Plan," which proved to be a vital action for the North in its push south during the American Civil War.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Roger Moore , Granville Bates , Cedric Stevens .
BW- 11 mins,
2:30 AM
WALK IN THE SPRING RAIN, A ( 1970)
When her husband moves them to a small farming town, a woman falls in love with a married neighbor.
Dir: Guy Green Cast: Anthony Quinn , Ingrid Bergman , Fritz Weaver .
C- 98 mins, Letterbox Format
4:13 AM
MEMORIES AND MELODIES ( 1935)
This musical short presents the festivities at a Kentucky plantation.
Dir: James A. FitzPatrick Cast: Nora Cecil , Jean Chatburn , Jesse Graves .
C- 16 mins,
4:35 AM
GLIMPSES OF KENTUCKY ( 1941)
This short film takes the viewer to the state of Kentucky.
C- 8 mins,
4:45 AM
STORY OF SEABISCUIT, THE ( 1949)
Fictionalized account of the legendary racehorse's training and triumphs.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Shirley Temple , Barry Fitzgerald , Lon McCallister .
C- 93 mins, CC,
6:30 AM
KANSAS PACIFIC ( 1953)
A Union captain fights Confederate saboteurs blocking the railroad construction.
Dir: Ray Nazarro Cast: Sterling Hayden , Eve Miller , Barton MacLane .
C- 73 mins, CC,
8:00 AM
ARROW IN THE DUST ( 1954)
A deserter takes on his dead captain's identity to save a wagon train.
Dir: Lesley Selander Cast: Sterling Hayden , Coleen Gray , Keith Larsen .
C- 80 mins, CC,
9:30 AM
CRIME WAVE ( 1954)
A reformed parolee is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter.
Dir: Andre DeToth Cast: Sterling Hayden , Gene Nelson , Phyllis Kirk .
BW- 74 mins, CC,
10:50 AM
HOLLAND SAILING ( 1956)
This short film focuses on sailboat races in Holland.
BW- 8 mins,
11:00 AM
SO BIG ( 1953)
A schoolteacher-turned-farmer fights to save the land and her son.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Jane Wyman , Sterling Hayden , Nancy Olson .
BW- 102 mins, CC,
1:00 PM
STAR, THE ( 1953)
A faded film star fights to hold on to her past glamour despite failing finances.
Dir: Stuart Heisler Cast: Bette Davis , Sterling Hayden , Natalie Wood .
BW- 90 mins, CC,
2:35 PM
SKI-FLYING ( 1956)
This short film focuses on the rules and safety measures for the sport of ski flying.
Dir: Heinz Scheiderbauer
BW- 8 mins,
2:45 PM
ZERO HOUR! ( 1957)
When a flight crew falls ill, the only man who can land the plane is afraid of flying.
Dir: Hall Bartlett Cast: Dana Andrews , Linda Darnell , Sterling Hayden .
BW- 81 mins, CC,
4:15 PM
SUDDENLY ( 1954)
Gunmen take over a suburban home to plot a presidential assassination.
Dir: Lewis Allen Cast: Frank Sinatra , Sterling Hayden , James Gleason .
BW- 77 mins, CC,
5:35 PM
LAW AND THE LAB, THE ( 1956)
This short film focuses on the job of a lab technician and forensic detail.
Dir: Frances Dinsmoor
BW- 8 mins,
5:45 PM
ASPHALT JUNGLE, THE ( 1950)
A gang of small time crooks plots an elaborate jewel heist.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Sterling Hayden , Louis Calhern , Jean Hagen .
BW- 112 mins, CC,
7:49 PM
WHY DADDY? ( 1944)
Joseph Doakes appears on a game show and competes against a child in this comedic short film.
Dir: Will Jason Cast: Richard Hall , Frederick Brady , Robert Benchley .
BW- 9 mins,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: COMEDY TEAMS
8:00 PM
TIME OF THEIR LIVES, THE ( 1946)
Two ghosts from the Revolutionary War haunt a house until they can clear their names of treason charges.
Dir: Charles Barton Cast: Bud Abbott , Lou Costello , Marjorie Reynolds .
BW- 82 mins,
9:30 PM
SONS OF THE DESERT ( 1933)
Two friends hatch a harebrained scheme to attend a lodge convention over their wives' objections.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Stan Laurel , Oliver Hardy , Charley Chase .
BW- 65 mins, CC,
10:45 PM
MONKEY BUSINESS ( 1931)
Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.
Dir: Norman McLeod Cast: Groucho Marx , Harpo Marx , Chico Marx .
BW- 78 mins, CC,
12:15 AM
AT WAR WITH THE ARMY ( 1950)
A song-and-dance team have trouble adjusting to Army life.
Dir: Hal Walker Cast: Dean Martin , Jerry Lewis , Mike Kellin .
BW- 92 mins,
2:00 AM
BEERS AND PRETZELS ( 1933)
In this short film, Ted Healy and the his Stooges are fired by their theater and try out new jobs as waiters.
Dir: Jack Cummings Cast: Fred Malatesta , Bonnie Bonnell , Edward Brophy .
BW- 21 mins,
2:30 AM
DAMSEL IN DISTRESS, A ( 1937)
An American dancer on vacation in England falls for a sheltered noblewoman.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Fred Astaire , George Burns , Gracie Allen .
BW- 101 mins, CC,
4:15 AM
DIPLOMANIACS ( 1933)
An Indian tribe sends two nitwits to a conference in Geneva.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Bert Wheeler , Robert Woolsey , Marjorie White .
BW- 61 mins, CC,
5:30 AM
MGM PARADE SHOW #11 ( 1955)
Judy Garland and Gene Kelly perform in a clip from "For Me and My Gal"; Susan Hayward introduces a clip from "I'll Cry Tomorrow." Hosted by George Murphy.
BW- 26 mins,
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