TCM Schedule for Tuesday, April 7: In the Company of Legends

[CBHagman]

There's a Michael Curtiz tribute today, though not a birthday (I checked!), and tonight's schedule features documentaries on some of the greatest actors of Hollywood's golden age.

Tuesday, April 7th, 2015

12:00 AM
Paleface, The (1948)
An inept dentist must rescue his outlaw wife from the Indians.
Dir: Norman Z. McLeod Cast: Bob Hope , Jane Russell , Robert Armstrong .
C-91 mins, CC,

1:45 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, CC,

3:15 AM
His Kind Of Woman (1951)
A deported gangster causes problems for guests at a Mexican resort.
Dir: John Farrow Cast: Robert Mitchum , Jane Russell , Vincent Price .
BW-120 mins, CC,

5:20 AM
100 Years At The Movies (1994)
This short documentary celebrates the centennial of American filmmaking through a montage of clips of influential motion pictures.
Dir: Chuck Workman
C-9 mins,

5:30 AM
TCM Presents Elvis Mitchell Under the Influence: Ed Norton (2008)
Celebrities reveal the classic movies that influenced their lives in interviews with acclaimed film critic/interviewer Elvis Mitchell.
C-26 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 AM
Charge of the Light Brigade, The (1936)
Two brothers love the same woman at a perilous Indian outpost.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn , Olivia de Havilland , Patric Knowles .
BW-115 mins, CC,

8:00 AM
Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
The bandit king of Sherwood Forest leads his Merry Men in a battle against the corrupt Prince John.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Errol Flynn , Olivia de Havilland , Basil Rathbone .
C-102 mins, CC,

9:45 AM
Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, The (1939)
Elizabeth I's love for the Earl of Essex threatens to destroy her kingdom.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Bette Davis , Errol Flynn , Olivia de Havilland .
BW-106 mins, CC,

11:45 AM
Casablanca (1942)
An American saloon owner in North Africa is drawn into World War II when his lost love turns up.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Ingrid Bergman , Paul Henreid .
BW-103 mins, CC,

1:45 PM
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Spirited musical biography of the song-and-dance man who kept America humming through two world wars.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: James Cagney , Joan Leslie , Walter Huston .
BW-126 mins, CC,

4:00 PM
Passage to Marseille (1944)
Devil's Island escapees join up with the Allies during World War II.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Claude Rains , Michèle Morgan .
BW-109 mins, CC,

6:00 PM
Mildred Pierce (1945)
A woman turns herself into a business tycoon to win her selfish daughter a place in society.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Joan Crawford , Jack Carson , Zachary Scott .
BW-111 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: IN THE COMPANY OF LEGENDS

8:00 PM
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
A retrospective on the life and career of actor James Stewart, with clips from many of his films and interviews with people who have worked with him.
Dir: David Heeley Cast: Johnny Carson , James Stewart , Ronald Reagan .
C-87 mins,

9:45 PM
Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn, The (1986)
Katharine Hepburn pays tribute to one of the screen's most natural actors, Spencer Tracy.
Dir: David Heeley Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Elizabeth Taylor , Frank Sinatra .
C-87 mins, CC,

11:30 PM
Fonda on Fonda (1992)
Jane Fonda recalls her father Henry's career as a star of stage and screen.
Dir: David Heeley
BW-46 mins, CC,

12:30 AM
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993)
In a rare interview, Katharine Hepburn shares her memories and memorabilia.
Dir: David Heeley Cast: Katharine Hepburn ,
C-70 mins, CC,

2:00 AM
Bacall on Bogart (1988)
Lauren Bacall hosts this extraordinary documentary on her life on- and off-screen with her late husband, Humphrey Bogart.
Dir: David Heeley Cast: Lauren Bacall , Ingrid Bergman , Peter Bogdanovich .
C-84 mins, CC,

3:30 AM
To Have And Have Not (1944)
A skipper-for-hire's romance with a beautiful drifter is complicated by his growing involvement with the French resistance.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Walter Brennan , Lauren Bacall .
BW-100 mins, CC,

5:15 AM
Key Largo (1948)
A returning veteran tangles with a ruthless gangster during a hurricane.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Edward G. Robinson , Lauren Bacall .
BW-101 mins, CC,

[longship]

1. Wow! To Have and Have Not followed by Key Largo!

That is a really great double bill.