TCM Schedule for Wednesday, March 30: Pennies from Heaven

[CBHagman]

Among other things, today is a day to honor Steve Martin, who not only has an AFI Lifetime Achievement Award but a show opening on Broadway, but heaven knows you're going to need a little Steve Martin after watching Buñuel and Bergman, plus Dead of Night, early on!

And in case you're wondering, yes, Christopher Walken studied dancing.

Wednesday, March 30th, 2016

12:00 AM
Easy Rider (1969)
A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.
Dir: Dennis Hopper Cast: Peter Fonda , Dennis Hopper , Antonio Mendoza .
C-96 mins, CC,

1:45 AM
Wanda Nevada (1979)
A drifter wins an orphaned girl in a poker game.
Dir: Peter Fonda Cast: Brooke Shields , Fiona Lewis , Luke Askew .
C-107 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:45 AM
Young Lovers, The (1964)
College students suffer all the heartaches of first love.
BW-109 mins, Letterbox Format

5:30 AM
MGM Parade Show #19 (1955)
Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly perform in a clip from "Ziegfeld Follies"; George Murphy introduces a clip from "Ransom." Hosted by George Murphy.
BW-25 mins,

6:00 AM
Un Chien Andalou (1929)
Random scenes -- including the famous eyeball-slitting, a bicycle race and a hand crawling with ants -- capture the insanity of dreams.
Dir: Luis Buñuel Cast: Pierre Batcheff , Simone Mareuil , Jaime Miravilles .
BW-16 mins,

6:30 AM
Du Barry Was A Lady (1943)
A night club employee dreams he's Louis XV, and the star he idolizes is his lady love.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Red Skelton , Lucille Ball , Gene Kelly .
C-101 mins, CC,

8:15 AM
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1935)
Shakespeare's classic about two pairs of lovers and an amateur actor who get mixed up with fairies.
Dir: Max Reinhardt Cast: Ian Hunter , Verree Teasdale , Hobart Cavanaugh .
BW-143 mins, CC,

10:45 AM
Wild Strawberries (1957)
On his way to an awards ceremony, a distinguished professor thinks back on his loveless life.
Dir: Ingmar Bergman Cast: Victor Seastrom , Bibi Andersson , Ingrid Thulin .
BW-92 mins,

12:30 PM
Nightmare (1956)
After being hypnotized into committing murder, a young musician has to reconstruct his actions to clear his name.
Dir: Maxwell Shane Cast: Edward G. Robinson , Kevin McCarthy , Connie Russell .
BW-89 mins, CC,

2:00 PM
Screen Directors Playhouse: Dream, The (1956)
A young man's dreams about searching for his dead father fill his mother with fear.
BW-26 mins,

2:30 PM
Woman On The Beach, The (1947)
A coast guardsman begins to think his mistress's blind husband can really see.
Dir: Jean Renoir Cast: Joan Bennett , Robert Ryan , Charles Bickford .
BW-71 mins, CC,

3:49 PM
Facing Your Danger (1946)
Conquering the Colorado River is no easy task but the men in this exciting short film make it look so easy! Vitaphone Release 1472A.
Dir: Edwin E. Olsen
C-10 mins,

4:00 PM
Dead of Night (1945)
Guests at a country estate share stories of the supernatural.
Dir: Charles Crichton Cast: Mervyn Johns , Roland Culver , Hartley Power .
BW-103 mins, CC,



6:00 PM
Shock Corridor (1963)
A reporter fakes insanity to crack a murder committed in an asylum.
Dir: Samuel Fuller Cast: Peter Breck , Constance Towers , Gene Evans .
C-101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:48 PM
Henry Busse And His Orchestra (1940)
In this short film, trumpet-player and orchestra leader Henry Busse and his Orchestra perform several musical numbers.
Dir: Jean Negulesco
BW-10 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: PENNIES FROM HEAVEN

8:00 PM
Pennies From Heaven (1936)
A singer gets mixed up with a grieving family and a haunted house.
Dir: Norman Z. McLeod Cast: Bing Crosby , Madge Evans , Edith Fellows .
BW-81 mins, CC,

9:30 PM
Artist, The (2011)
A silent screen swashbuckler faces career problems with the coming of sound.
Dir: Michel Hazanavicius Cast: Jean Dujardin , Bérénice Béjo , John Goodman .
BW-98 mins, CC,

11:15 PM
Sniper, The (1952)
An unhappy man goes on a killing spree.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Adolphe Menjou , Arthur Franz , Gerald Mohr .
BW-88 mins, CC,

1:00 AM
Pennies From Heaven (1981)
A traveling salesman's music-inspired dreams lead to tragedy.
Dir: Herbert Ross Cast: Steve Martin , Bernadette Peters , Christopher Walken .
C-108 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:00 AM
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steve Martin (2015)
BW-67 mins, CC,

4:15 AM
Father of the Bride (1991)
A proud father faces wedding planners, florists and caterers as he prepares for his daughter's wedding.
Dir: Charles Shyer Cast: Steve Martin , Kimberly Williams-Paisley , Diane Keaton .
C-103 mins, CC, Letterbox Format