TCM Schedule for Wednesday, October 23: Bob's Picks

[CBHagman]

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013

12:15 AM
House Is Black, The (1963)
A short, poetic, look into a leper colony in northern Iran.
Dir: Khaneh Slah Ast
BW-22 mins, TV-PG,

12:45 AM
I am Cuba (1964)
Dir: Mikhail Kalatozov Cast: Sergio Corrieri , Jose Gallardo , Raul Garcia .
BW-141 mins, TV-14,

3:15 AM
Story of Film: An Odyssey, The: 1965-1969 - New Waves Sweep Around the World (2011)
The eighth episode in this 15-part history of cinema discusses the new wave movements in 1960s cinema around the world.
C-64 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

4:30 AM
Black Girl (1966)
A girl from Senegal becomes disillusioned with her life as a servant in France.
Dir: Ousmane Sembene Cast: Mbissine Thérèse Diop , Anne-Marie Jelinck , Momar Nar Sene .
BW-56 mins, TV-14,

5:30 AM
Now Playing November (2013) (2013)
BW-21 mins, TV-PG, CC,

6:00 AM
Winning Ticket, The (1935)
A barber tries to find the winning lottery ticket he hid from his moralistic wife.
Dir: Charles F. Riesner Cast: Leo Carrillo , Louise Fazenda , Ted Healy .
BW-69 mins, TV-G,

7:15 AM
Two Girls On Broadway (1940)
A sister act splits up over love.
Dir: S. Sylvan Simon Cast: Lana Turner , Joan Blondell , George Murphy .
BW-73 mins, TV-G, CC,



8:30 AM
Broadway Rhythm (1944)
A retired vaudevillian clashes with his producer son.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: George Murphy , Ginny Simms , Charles Winninger .
C-115 mins, TV-G,

10:30 AM
Romance Of Rosy Ridge, The (1947)
A farmer's daughter falls in love with a man who fought against her family in the Civil War.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Van Johnson , Thomas Mitchell , Janet Leigh .
BW-106 mins, TV-PG, CC,

12:30 PM
Three Little Words (1950)
Musical biography of songwriters Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, who surreptitiously helped each other out of jams.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Fred Astaire , Red Skelton , Vera-Ellen .
C-102 mins, TV-G, CC,

2:15 PM
Two Weeks With Love (1950)
Two sisters find romance during a turn-of-the-century family vacation.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Jane Powell , Ricardo Montalban , Louis Calhern .
C-92 mins, TV-PG, CC,



4:00 PM
Lovely To Look At (1952)
All-star remake of Roberta, with three Broadway producers inheriting a Parisian fashion house.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Kathryn Grayson , Red Skelton , Howard Keel .
C-102 mins, TV-G, CC,

6:00 PM
Sombrero (1953)
Three sets of lovers are caught between feuding Mexican villages.
Dir: Norman Foster Cast: Ricardo Montalban , Pier Angeli , Vittorio Gassman .
C-103 mins, TV-PG,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: BOB'S PICKS

8:00 PM
Two Girls And A Sailor (1944)
Singing sisters create a World War II canteen and become rivals for the same man.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: June Allyson , Gloria DeHaven , Van Johnson .
BW-124 mins, TV-G, CC,



10:15 PM
Castle On The Hudson (1940)
A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.
Dir: Anatole Litvak Cast: John Garfield , Ann Sheridan , Pat O'Brien .
BW-77 mins, TV-PG, CC,

12:00 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,

2:15 AM
Malaya (1949)
Two men join forces to smuggle rubber out of occupied Malaya during World War II.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Spencer Tracy , James Stewart , Valentina Cortesa .
BW-95 mins, TV-PG, CC,

4:00 AM
Macao (1952)
A man on the run in the Far East is mistaken for an undercover cop.
Dir: Josef von Sternberg Cast: Robert Mitchum , Jane Russell , William Bendix .
BW-81 mins, TV-PG, CC,

5:30 AM
MGM Parade Show #23 (1955)
Gene Kelly and Jerry the Mouse perform in a clip from "Anchors Aweigh"; George Murphy, Dore Schary and Richard Brooks show a short film about the making of "The Last Hunt." Hosted by George Murphy.
BW-26 mins, TV-G,