TCM Schedule for Wednesday, March 28th: Star of the Month: Karl Malden
During the day TCM pays tribute to birthday boys Freddie Bartholomew and Dirk Bogarde, and then in the evening it's time for the final installment in the Star of the Month series featuring Karl Malden.
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
12:00 AM Night Of The Hunter, The (1955)
A bogus preacher marries an outlaw's widow in search of the man's hidden loot.
Dir: Charles Laughton Cast: Robert Mitchum , Shelley Winters , Lillian Gish .
BW-93 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
1:50 AM Searchers For A Special City (1966)
BW-9 mins,
2:00 AM Rampage (1963)
A romantic triangle complicates a big-game hunting expedition.
Dir: Phil Karlson Cast: Robert Mitchum , Elsa Martinelli , Jack Hawkins .
C-98 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format
3:43 AM Sandpiper - The Big Sur (1965)
C-9 mins,
4:00 AM Going Home (1971)
An ex-convict who killed his wife while drunk tries to re-build his relationship with his son.
Dir: Herbert B. Leonard Cast: Robert Mitchum , Brenda Vaccaro , Jan-Michael Vincent .
C-98 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format
5:49 AM Roping Wild Bears (1934)
In this short, wild bears that bother livestock are featured.
BW-8 mins,
6:00 AM David Copperfield (1935)
Charles Dickens' classic tale of an orphaned boy's fight for happiness and the colorful characters who help and hinder him.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: W. C. Fields , Lionel Barrymore , Maureen O'Sullivan .
BW-130 mins, TV-G, CC,
8:15 AM Devil Is A Sissy, The (1936)
A British boy in New York tries to join a tenement gang.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: Freddie Bartholomew , Jackie Cooper , Mickey Rooney .
BW-92 mins, TV-G, CC,
10:00 AM Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
An American orphan discovers he is heir to a British title.
Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Freddie Bartholomew , Dolores Costello Barrymore , C. Aubrey Smith .
BW-102 mins, TV-G, CC,
12:00 PM Spanish Gardener, The (1956)
The British consul in Spain resents his son's friendship with a gardener.
Dir: Philip Leacock Cast: Dirk Bogarde , Michael Hordern , Cyril Cusack .
C-95 mins, TV-G,
1:36 PM Spanish Fiesta (1935)
C-19 mins,
2:00 PM Libel (1959)
A former POW is accused of being an impostor.
Dir: Anthony Asquith Cast: Dirk Bogarde , Olivia de Havilland , Paul Massie .
BW-100 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format
3:50 PM In The Land Of Diamonds (1952)
This travel short explores the treasures and attractions of Bloemfontein, South Africa, the world capital of the diamond trade.
C-9 mins,
4:00 PM Password Is Courage, The (1962)
A British officer leads an attempt to escape from a German POW camp.
Dir: Andrew L. Stone Cast: Dirk Bogarde , Maria Perschy , Alfred Lynch .
BW-115 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format
6:00 PM Damn The Defiant! (1962)
The crew of a British sailing ship threatens mutiny during the Napoleonic wars.
Dir: Lewis Gilbert Cast: Alec Guinness , Dirk Bogarde , Maurice Denham .
C-101 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
7:44 PM Penelope Featurette (1966)
C-4 mins,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: KARL MALDEN
8:00 PM Gypsy (1962)
A domineering mother pushes her two daughters to burlesque stardom.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Rosalind Russell , Natalie Wood , Karl Malden .
C-143 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
10:30 PM Cincinnati Kid, The (1965)
Card sharps try to deal with personal problems during a big game in New Orleans.
Dir: Norman Jewison Cast: Steve McQueen , Edward G. Robinson , Ann-Margret .
C-103 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
12:17 AM Cincinnati Kid Plays According To Hoyle, The (1965)
BW-6 mins,
12:30 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,
2:11 AM I Never Forget A Face (1956)
BW-11 mins,
2:30 AM Take the High Ground ! (1953)
A tough drill sergeant prepares green recruits for service in the Korean War.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Maurice Jara , Robert Arthur , William Hairston .
C-101 mins, TV-PG, CC,
4:15 AM Bombers B-52 (1957)
A hard-nosed Air Force sergeant tries to keep his daughter from dating a hotshot flyer.
Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: Natalie Wood , Karl Malden , Marsha Hunt .
C-106 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
