TCM Schedule for Monday March 26 - TCM Spotlight: British New Wave

[rdmtimp]

TCM celebrates birthday boy Sterling Hayden in daytime; primetime brings the last night of British New Wave classics.

(all times Eastern)

6:15 AM 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, TV-PG, CC,

8:15 AM STAR, THE (1952)
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, TV-PG,

10:00 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, TV-PG,

11:45 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-79 mins, TV-PG,

1:15 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-76 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

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, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

4:15 PM TERROR IN A TEXAS TOWN (1958)
A whaler inherits his father's farm but has to fight off a corrupt town boss. Dir: Joseph H. Lewis Cast: Sterling Hayden , Sebastian Cabot , Carol Kelly. BW-81 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:45 PM DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (1964)
A mad United States General orders an air strike against Russia. Dir: Stanley Kubrick Cast: Peter Sellers , George C. Scott , Sterling Hayden. BW-95 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

7:30 PM MGM PARADE SHOW #2 (1955)
Judy Garland and Bert Lahr perform in a clip from "The Wizard of Oz"; Gene Kelly introduces a clip from "It's Always Fair Weather." Hosted by George Murphy. BW-25 mins, TV-G,

8:00 PM KES (1970)
A young man finds escape from his working-class life training a pet falcon. Dir: Kenneth Loach Cast: David Bradley , Lynne Perrie , Freddie Fletcher. C-111 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

10:00 PM DARLING (1965)
A young beauty sacrifices love and happiness to become an international celebrity. Dir: John Schlesinger Cast: Julie Christie , Dirk Bogarde , Laurence Harvey. BW-126 mins, TV-MA, CC,

12:15 AM PUMPKIN EATER, THE (1964)
A woman drifts through multiple marriages in search of stability. Dir: Jack Clayton Cast: Anne Bancroft , Peter Finch , James Mason. BW-110 mins, TV-PG,

2:30 AM KNACK...AND HOW TO GET IT, THE (1965)
A rampant womanizer tries to help an innocent friend bed an eccentric girl. Dir: Richard Lester Cast: Rita Tushingham , Ray Brooks , Michael Crawford. BW-85 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

4:00 AM PETULIA (1968)
A married doctor falls for the young wife of an abusive rich man. Dir: Richard Lester Cast: Julie Christie , George C. Scott , Richard Chamberlain. C-105 mins, TV-MA, Letterbox Format

[CBHagman]

1. Last chance for British new wave!

Fortunately some of the titles turn up at other times of the year (I know The Girl with Green Eyes has run before).

Among tonight's highlights: Julie Christie's Oscar-winning performance in Darling.