TCM Schedule for Tuesday, June 13: Marlene Dietrich
Tuesday, June 13th, 2017
1:13 AM
CAR THAT BECAME A STAR, THE ( 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,
1:30 AM
NUN'S STORY, THE ( 1959)
A headstrong girl fights the strictures of the Catholic church in Europe and the Belgian Congo.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Audrey Hepburn , Peter Finch , Dame Edith Evans .
C- 152 mins, CC,
4:15 AM
CHILDREN'S HOUR, THE ( 1961)
A malicious student tries to destroy the teachers at a girls' school.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Audrey Hepburn , Shirley MacLaine , James Garner .
BW- 108 mins, CC,
6:15 AM
OPPOSITE SEX, THE ( 1956)
In this musical remake of The Women, a happily married singer lets her catty friends convince her to file for divorce.
Dir: David Miller Cast: June Allyson , Joan Collins , Dolores Gray .
C- 116 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
8:30 AM
AFFAIRS OF ANNABEL, THE ( 1938)
A screen queen suffers through harebrained publicity stunts schemed up by her press agent.
Dir: Ben Stoloff Cast: Jack Oakie , Lucille Ball , Ruth Donnelly .
BW- 68 mins, CC,
9:45 AM
STRAWBERRY BLONDE, THE ( 1941)
A man's infatuation with a gold-digging beauty continues after his marriage.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: James Cagney , Olivia De Havilland , Rita Hayworth .
BW- 99 mins, CC,
11:30 AM
MRS. MINIVER ( 1942)
A British family struggles to survive the first days of World War II.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Greer Garson , Walter Pidgeon , Teresa Wright .
BW- 134 mins, CC,
1:50 PM
WHERE TIME STANDS STILL ( 1945)
This short film provides the viewer with a tour of Guatemala.
C- 9 mins,
2:00 PM
SMASH-UP, THE STORY OF A WOMAN ( 1947)
A singer's wife turns to the bottle when she fears she's lost her husband to success.
Dir: Stuart Heisler Cast: Susan Hayward , Lee Bowman , Marsha Hunt .
BW- 103 mins, CC,
4:00 PM
PRISONER OF ZENDA, THE ( 1952)
An Englishman who resembles the king of a small European nation gets mixed up in palace intrigue when his look-alike is kidnapped.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Stewart Granger , Deborah Kerr , Louis Calhern .
C- 101 mins, CC,
5:45 PM
QUIET MAN, THE ( 1952)
An Irish ex-boxer retires to Ireland and searches for the proper wife.
Dir: John Ford Cast: John Wayne , Maureen O'Hara , Barry Fitzgerald .
C- 129 mins, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: MARLENE DIETRICH
8:00 PM
DESIRE ( 1936)
Before they can marry, two society types run off with lower-class loves.
Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Marlene Dietrich , Gary Cooper , John Halliday .
BW- 95 mins, CC,
9:50 PM
LEO BEERS WORLD RENOWNED WHISTLING SONGSTER ( 1928)
Whistling songster Leo Beers performs several musical numbers in this short film.
Dir: Nick Grinde
BW- 8 mins,
10:00 PM
SONG OF SONGS, THE ( 1933)
Although she loves a young sculptor, a country girl marries an older man for his money.
Dir: Rouben Mamoulian Cast: Marlene Dietrich , Brian Aherne , Lionel Atwill .
BW- 90 mins, CC,
11:45 PM
FOREIGN AFFAIR, A ( 1948)
A prim Congresswoman gets caught up in the romantic decadence of post-war Germany.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: Jean Arthur , Marlene Dietrich , John Lund .
BW- 116 mins, CC,
1:50 AM
LAND OF THE TAJ MAHAL ( 1952)
This short film visits Bombay, India, touching on the local architecture, culture and politics of the day.
C- 8 mins,
2:00 AM
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION ( 1957)
A British lawyer gets caught up in a couple's tangled marital affairs when he defends the husband for murder.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: Tyrone Power , Marlene Dietrich , Charles Laughton .
BW- 116 mins, CC,
4:01 AM
WHITE PERIL ( 1956)
This short film shows members of a "snow patrol" at work in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state.
Dir: Don Horter
BW- 8 mins,
4:15 AM
RANCHO NOTORIOUS ( 1952)
A cowboy infiltrates a bandit hideout in search of his girlfriend's killer.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Marlene Dietrich , Arthur Kennedy , Mel Ferrer .
C- 89 mins, CC,
