TCM Schedule for Saturday, August 29, 2015 -- Summer Under The Stars - George C. Scott

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Today's star is George Campbell Scott, the first actor to refuse an Oscar, in 1971 for Actor in a Leading Role for Patton (1970). Enjoy!



6:00 AM -- Not With My Wife, You Don't! (1966)
Two fliers during the Korean War compete for a beautiful Italian nurse.
Dir: Norman Panama
Cast: Tony Curtis, Virna Lisi, George C Scott
C-119 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

Based on a story by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank.


8:01 AM -- The Man Who Makes The Difference (1968)
A behind-the-scenes promotional short for the action film "Ice Station Zebra" (1968).
C-7 mins,


8:15 AM -- Bank Shot (1974)
Crooks hatch an original plot to rob a bank temporarily housed in a mobile home.
Dir: Gower Champion
Cast: George C Scott, Clifton James, Joanna Cassidy
C-84 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

Based on the novel of the same name by Donald Westlake.


9:45 AM -- The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
A classic car changes the lives of three sets of owners.
Dir: Anthony Asquith
Cast: Rex Harrison, Jeanne Moreau, Edmund Purdom
C-123 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

The Rolls-Royce used in the film was a pale blue 1930 Phantom II Sedanca de Ville, which M-G-M technicians covered with 20 coats of yellow paint; a few coats of black were added to the top of the hood, the roof, and the wings.


11:49 AM -- The Car That Became A Star (1964)
This short documentary follows the story of the antique Rolls that appeared in the title role of MGM's "The Yellow Rolls Royce" (1964).
BW-10 mins,


12:00 PM -- Anatomy Of A Murder (1959)
A small-town lawyer gets the case of a lifetime when a military man avenges an attack on his wife.
Dir: Otto Preminger
Cast: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara
BW-161 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

Nominated for Oscars for Best Actor in a Leading Role -- James Stewart, Best Actor in a Supporting Role -- Arthur O'Connell, Best Actor in a Supporting Role -- George C. Scott, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium -- Wendell Mayes, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White -- Sam Leavitt, Best Film Editing -- Louis R. Loeffler, and Best Picture

The part of the judge was offered to both Spencer Tracy and Burl Ives, but instead went to Joseph N. Welch who was a lawyer in real life who had represented the U.S. Army in the televised Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954. Mrs. Joseph N. Welch, real-life wife of the judge, is a member of the jury. It is reported that Judge Joseph Welch accepted his part in the movie if his wife could be on the jury.


2:51 PM -- Ben-Hur: Behind The Scenes With Glenn H. Randall & Yakima Canutt (1959)
This promotional short offers a behind-the-scenes look of the making of "Ben-Hur" (1959), focusing on how Glen Randall and Yakima Canutt worked together to film the legendary chariot race.
BW-7 mins,


3:00 PM -- The Hanging Tree (1959)
A doctor saves a man from hanging then tries to run his life.
Dir: Delmer Daves
Cast: Gary Cooper, Maria Schell, Karl Malden
C-107 mins, CC,

Nominated for an Oscar for Best Music, Original Song -- Jerry Livingston (music) and Mack David (lyrics) for the song "The Hanging Tree"

Film debut of George C. Scott.


5:00 PM -- Patton (1970)
The legendary general's rebellious behavior almost costs him his command during World War II.
Dir: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: George C Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates
C-171 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

Won Oscars for Best Actor in a Leading Role -- George C. Scott (Refused to accept the nomination and the award, because he did not feel himself to be in any competition with other actors. Frank McCarthy, the film's producer, accepted the award on Scott's behalf at the ceremony, but returned it to the Academy the next day in keeping with Scott's wishes.), Best Director -- Franklin J. Schaffner (Franklin Schaffner was not present at the awards ceremony. Karl Malden accepted the award on his behalf.), Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced -- Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North (Francis Ford Coppola was not present at the awards ceremony.), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration -- Urie McCleary, Gil Parrondo, Antonio Mateos and Pierre-Louis Thévenet, Best Sound -- Douglas O. Williams and Don J. Bassman, Best Film Editing -- Hugh S. Fowler, and Best Picture

Nominated for Oscars for Best Cinematography -- Fred J. Koenekamp, Best Effects, Special Visual Effects -- Alex Weldon, and Best Music, Original Score -- Jerry Goldsmith

The movie begins without showing the 20th Century-Fox logo, or any other indication that the film is starting. At military bases across the US theater owners reported that soldiers in the audience would often stand up and snap to attention when they heard the movie's opening line ("Ten-hut!&quot , assuming it to be a real call to attention.



TCM PRIMETIME - WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: SUMMER UNDER THE STARS: GEORGE C. SCOTT



8:00 PM -- The Hustler (1961)
A pool shark falls into the clutches of a crooked gambler.
Dir: Robert Rossen
Cast: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie
BW-135 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

Won Oscars for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White -- Eugen Schüfftan, and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White -- Harry Horner and Gene Callahan

Nominated for Oscars for Best Actor in a Leading Role -- Paul Newman, Best Actress in a Leading Role -- Piper Laurie, Best Actor in a Supporting Role -- Jackie Gleason, Best Actor in a Supporting Role -- George C. Scott (Refused even to be nominated.), Best Director -- Robert Rossen, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium -- Sidney Carroll and Robert Rossen, and Best Picture

Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason established a friendship on the set. At one point, Newman got a little cocky about his newfound pool skills and challenged the much more experienced Gleason to a $50 bet on a game. Newman broke, then it was Gleason's turn. He knocked all 15 balls in and Newman never got another shot. Gleason recalled that the next day Newman paid him off with 5000 pennies.


10:30 PM -- Rage (1972)
When government chemical tests kill his son, a rancher vows revenge.
Dir: George C Scott
Cast: George C Scott, Richard Basehart, Martin Sheen
C-99 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

First theatrical film directed by George C. Scott.


12:15 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, CC, Letterbox Format

The film includes concert footage of both Big Brother & the Holding Co. (featuring Janis Joplin) and the Grateful Dead. Additionally, the hippies who observe Petulia taken out of Archie's apartment on a stretcher are members of the Grateful Dead and their communal entourage.


2:15 AM -- The Last Run (1971)
An aging gangster insists on pulling one more job for the mob.
Dir: Richard Fleischer
Cast: George C Scott, Tony Musante, Trish Van Devere
C-95 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

Star George C. Scott fought with legendary director John Huston during the filming over script rewrites as well as the leading lady, Tina Aumont. After engaging in shouting matches with Scott, Huston quit the film. Fatefully, Aumont was replaced with Trish Van Devere, whom Scott fell in love with and married. Huston was replaced by Richard Fleischer, and the movie bombed both with critics and at the box office.


4:00 AM -- The Formula (1980)
A detective is in jeopardy after discovering a synthetic formula for gasoline.
Dir: John G. Avildsen
Cast: George C Scott, Marlon Brando, Marthe Keller
BW-117 mins, CC,

Nominated for an Oscar for Best Cinematography -- James Crabe

This is the only time that Marlon Brando and George C. Scott, the only two actors that refused to accept their Oscars, worked together.