TCM Schedule for Wednesday, September 11: TCM Guest Programmer: Madeleine Stowe

[CBHagman]

Singing, dancing, comedy, clergy in crisis -- TCM has it all today.

Wednesday, September 11th, 2013

12:15 AM
Passion of Joan of Arc, The (1928)
In this silent film, Joan of Arc braves the threat of torture to stand fast for her beliefs.
Dir: Carl Th. Dreyer Cast: Maria Falconetti , Eugene Silvain , Antonin Artaud .
BW-82 mins, TV-PG,

1:42 AM
Devil's Cabaret, The (1928)
The devil gives his assistant the task of getting more people into hell, which the assistant does through a swinging nightclub.
Dir: Nick Grinde Cast: Edward Buzzell , Charles Middleton , Nelson McDowell .
C-16 mins,

2:00 AM
Crowd, The (1928)
In this silent film, an office worker deals with the simple joys and tragedies of married life.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Eleanor Boardman , James Murray , Bert Roach .
BW-93 mins, TV-G,

3:45 AM
Story of Film: An Odyssey, The: 1918-1928 - The Triumph of American Film and the First of Its Rebels (2011)
The second episode in this 15-part history of cinema discusses the beginnings of Hollywood in the 1920s.
C-64 mins, TV-PG, CC,

5:00 AM
Greed (1924)
In this silent film, lust for gold tears apart a dentist and his wife.
Dir: Erich von Stroheim Cast: Gibson Gowland , ZaSu Pitts , Jean Hersholt .
C-129 mins, TV-PG,

7:13 AM
Gems Of Mgm (1931)
This short film provides a musical and comedy revue from MGM studios in 1931.
Cast: Benny Rubin , Brox Sisters , Marion Harris .
BW-16 mins,

7:30 AM
Vampyr (1932)
Classic tale of a young traveler finding himself in a sinister castle.
Dir: Carl Th. Dreyer Cast: Maurice Schutz , Rena Mandel , Nicolas Degunzburg .
BW-73 mins, TV-PG,



8:45 AM
Brigadoon (1954)
Two American hunters in Scotland discover a mystical village that only materializes once every century.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Gene Kelly , Van Johnson , Cyd Charisse .
C-108 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format



10:34 AM
Wee Bit Of Scotland, A (1949)
This travel short focuses on the history, culture, and people of Scotland.
C-10 mins,

10:45 AM
Carousel (1956)
A dramatic love story unfolds between a rough-talking, macho carousel barker, and a young, innocent mill worker.
Dir: Henry King Cast: Gordon MacRae , Shirley Jones , Cameron Mitchell .
C-129 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

1:00 PM
Finian's Rainbow (1968)
A leprechaun follows the Irishman who stole his pot of gold to the U.S. South.
Dir: Francis Ford Coppola Cast: Fred Astaire , Petula Clark , Tommy Steele .
C-145 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format



3:30 PM
Tom Thumb (1958)
A six-inch-tall boy takes on a pair of comical crooks.
Dir: George Pal Cast: Russ Tamblyn , Alan Young , June Thorburn .
C-92 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

5:20 PM
Touring Northern England (1950)
This travel short focuses on the history, culture, and people of Northern England.
C-9 mins,

5:30 PM
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
An eccentric inventor uses his flying car to free a kingdom of children from oppression.
Dir: Ken Hughes Cast: Dick Van Dyke , Sally Ann Howes , Lionel Jeffries .
BW-145 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM GUEST PROGRAMMER: MADELEINE STOWE



[url]http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/669118/Madeleine-Stowe-Movie-Promo-Guest-Programmer-September-2013.html[/url]

From TCM's profile:

[url]http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/649304|0/Guest-Programmer-Madeleine-Stowe-9-11.html[/url]

Stowe's programming picks cover a wide range of genres. She chooses the wartime comedy The More the Merrier (1943) because George Stevens is a favorite director and leading lady Jean Arthur is "one of the greatest comediennes." The romantic drama Splendor in the Grass (1961), directed by Elia Kazan, is "a magnificent movie, heartwarming and complex," featuring "extraordinary" performances from Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty. The Italian neorealist film The Bicycle Thief (1948) is "as strong as they come," yet portrays "an inherent optimism in the human spirit." Stowe finds I Confess (1953) "atypical" of director Alfred Hitchcock, with its "constant mounting tension" in the story of a priest (Montgomery Clift) facing a moral crisis.

8:00 PM
More the Merrier, The (1943)
The World War II housing shortage brings three people together for an unlikely romance.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Jean Arthur , Joel McCrea , Charles Coburn .
BW-104 mins, TV-G, CC,



10:00 PM
Splendor In The Grass (1961)
Sexual repression drives a small-town Kansas girl mad during the roaring twenties.
Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Natalie Wood , Warren Beatty , Pat Hingle .
C-124 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format



12:15 AM
Bicycle Thief, The (1948)
A working man's livelihood is threatened when someone steals his bicycle.
Dir: Vittorio De Sica Cast: Lamberto Maggiorani , Enzo Staiola , Lianella Carell .
BW-89 mins, TV-G,



2:00 AM
I Confess (1953)
A priest suspected of murder can only clear himself by violating the sanctity of the confessional.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Montgomery Clift , Anne Baxter , Karl Malden .
BW-95 mins, TV-PG, CC,



3:43 AM
Things We Can Do Without (1953)
This short film offers a look at the inconvenience of specifically modern household items.
Dir: Dave O'Brien Cast: Dave O'Brien , Pete Smith , Dorothy Short .
BW-9 mins,

4:00 AM
Winter Light (1962)
A disillusioned priest copes with his loss of faith.
Dir: Ingmar Bergman Cast: Ingrid Thulin , Gunnar Björnstrand , Max von Sydow .
BW-81 mins, TV-PG,



5:30 AM
MGM Parade Show #22 (1955)
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald perform in a clip from "Maytime"; Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz introduce a clip from "Forever Darling." Hosted by George Murphy.
BW-26 mins, TV-G,

[Graybeard]

1. Elia Kazan captured the teen-age angst.

I've always thought Splendor In The Grass (10PM) was an under-rated film. I think it's really well done.

Notice how the teenagers are able to converse normally among themselves but find they are tongue-tied with the adults.

This is most noticeable with the Warren Beatty character. With the doctor and his own father he has difficulty forming even a coherent sentence.

Wonderful directing by Elia Kazan.