TCM Schedule for Wednesday, June 11: Sam Peckinpah Westerns
Nurses, doctors, and babies take pride of place during the day, but things get rougher as night falls...
Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
12:00 AM
Make Mine Mink (1960)
An ex-military man leads a gang of misfits on a mink coat robbing spree, making a trio of women very happy in the process.
Dir: Robert Asher Cast: Wensley Pithey , Kenneth Williams , May Hallatt .
BW-101 mins,
2:00 AM
Harvey Girls, The (1946)
Straitlaced waitresses battle saloon girls to win the West for domesticity.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Judy Garland , John Hodiak , Ray Bolger .
C-101 mins, CC,
3:45 AM
Deep In My Heart (1954)
Musical biography of composer Sigmund Romberg, who fought to bring serious music to Broadway.
Dir: Stanley Donen Cast: Jose Ferrer , Merle Oberon , Helen Traubel .
C-132 mins, CC,
6:00 AM
Night Nurse (1931)
A nurse discovers that the children she's caring for are murder targets.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , Ben Lyon , Joan Blondell .
BW-72 mins, CC,
7:13 AM
So Quiet On The Canine Front (1931)
This Dogville short presents a spoof of "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930).
Dir: Zion Myers
BW-16 mins,
7:30 AM
Life Begins (1932)
A maternity ward becomes the focus for the patients', doctors' and nurses' personal problems.
Dir: James Flood Cast: Loretta Young , A. Eric Linden , Aline MacMahon .
BW-71 mins,
8:45 AM
Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)
A woman doctor decides to have a baby without benefit of marriage.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Kay Francis , Lyle Talbot , Glenda Farrell .
BW-72 mins,
10:00 AM
Spitfire (1934)
A backwoods faith healer falls for a married man from the big city.
Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Robert Young , Ralph Bellamy .
BW-87 mins, CC,
11:30 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,
12:45 PM
Three Godfathers (1936)
Three fugitives risk their lives to bring a newborn baby out of the desert to safety.
Dir: Richard Boleslawski Cast: Chester Morris , Lewis Stone , Walter Brennan .
BW-81 mins, CC,
2:15 PM
Nobody's Baby (1937)
Nursing school students have to care for an abandoned baby.
Dir: Gus Meins Cast: Patsy Kelly , Lyda Roberti , Lynne Overman .
BW-68 mins,
3:30 PM
Boy Meets Girl (1938)
Two wacky Hollywood writers drive their boss crazy while trying to help a pregnant waitress.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: James Cagney , Pat O'Brien , Marie Wilson .
BW-86 mins, CC,
5:00 PM
Child Is Born, A (1940)
A pregnant prison inmate shares her problems with the patients in a maternity ward.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Geraldine Fitzgerald , Jeffrey Lynn , Gladys George .
BW-80 mins,
6:30 PM
Brother Rat And A Baby (1940)
Three naval cadets graduate and help each other find jobs.
Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Priscilla Lane , Wayne Morris , Jane Bryan .
BW-87 mins, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: SAM PECKINPAH WESTERNS
8:00 PM
Ride The High Country (1962)
Two aging gunslingers sign on to transport gold from a remote mining town.
Dir: Sam Peckinpah Cast: Randolph Scott , Joel McCrea , Mariette Hartley .
C-94 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
9:51 PM
H.M.S. Bounty Sails Again! (1962)
A promotional short following the world tour of the "HMS Bounty", built specially by MGM for their 1962 remake "Mutiny on the Bounty."
BW-8 mins,
10:00 PM
Deadly Companions, The (1961)
To make amends for killing a man, a Civil War veteran accompanies his corpse through dangerous territory.
Dir: Sam Peckinpah Cast: Maureen O'Hara , Brian Keith , Steve Cochran .
C-93 mins, Letterbox Format
11:45 PM
Sky Divers, The (1969)
This promotional short film offers a behind-the-scenes look at "The Gypsy Moths" (1969), focusing exclusively on skydiving.
Dir: Dale Mackey
C-15 mins,
12:00 AM
Wild Bunch, The (1969)
A group of aging cowboys look for one last score in a corrupt border town.
Dir: Sam Peckinpah Cast: William Holden , Ernest Borgnine , Robert Ryan .
C-145 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:30 AM
Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid (1973)
The legendary outlaw clashes with his former best friend, now the sheriff.
Dir: Sam Peckinpah Cast: James Coburn , Kris Kristofferson , Bob Dylan .
C-115 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
4:29 AM
Moviemakers - Lolly Madonna Xxx Featurette, The (1973)
This short film offers a behind-the-scenes look into the filming of "Lolly Madonna XXX" (1973).
Dir: Ronald Saland
C-9 mins,
4:45 AM
Glory Guys, The (1965)
Cavalry officers fight over how to handle Indian relations.
Dir: Arnold Laven Cast: Tom Tryon , Harve Presnell , Senta Berger .
C-113 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
