TCM Schedule for Wednesday, June 21: Cult Classics!
I'm trying to figure out what the daytime theme is here but keep coming up dry. Thoughts?
But there's no doubt about tonight's specialty. "These go to 11."
Wednesday, June 21st, 2017
1:00 AM
SIN SHIP, THE ( 1931)
A ship's captain fights to protect a female passenger from his crew.
Dir: Louis Wolheim Cast: Louis Wolheim , Mary Astor , Ian Keith .
BW- 65 mins,
2:10 AM
HOW I PLAY GOLF BY BOBBY JONES NO. 3 THE NIBLICK ( 1931)
In this short film, golfer Bobby Jones offers some tips on the use of the niblick club. Vitaphone Release 4794.
Dir: George Marshall Cast: Wilson Benge ,
BW- 10 mins,
2:30 AM
TWO ARABIAN KNIGHTS ( 1927)
In this silent film, two American soldiers fight to escape the Germans while squabbling over a beautiful harem girl during World War I.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: William Boyd , Mary Astor , Louis Wolheim .
BW- 92 mins,
4:15 AM
SILVER HORDE, THE ( 1930)
An Alaskan fisherman is dogged by a ruthless competitor and an ambitious dance hall girl.
Dir: George Archainbaud Cast: Evelyn Brent , Louis Wolheim , Joel McCrea .
BW- 75 mins,
5:33 AM
ROSELAND ( 1930)
A pretty dance hall girl is looking for the right guy in this musical short. Vitaphone Release 1041-1042.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Donald Cook , Ruth Etting , Jimmy Grainger Jr. .
BW- 12 mins,
6:00 AM
AMERICAN IN PARIS, AN ( 1951)
An American artist finds love in Paris but almost loses it to conflicting loyalties.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Gene Kelly , Leslie Caron , Oscar Levant .
BW- 114 mins, CC,
8:00 AM
BAND WAGON, THE ( 1953)
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Fred Astaire , Cyd Charisse , Oscar Levant .
C- 112 mins, CC,
10:00 AM
BRIGADOON ( 1954)
Two American hunters in Scotland discover a mystical village that only materializes once every century.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Gene Kelly , Van Johnson , Cyd Charisse .
C- 108 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
12:00 PM
TEA AND SYMPATHY ( 1956)
A faculty wife risks her marriage to help a troubled teen tormented by his fellow students.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Deborah Kerr , John Kerr , Leif Erickson .
C- 122 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:03 PM
JIMMY FUND - DEBORAH KERR ( 1956)
In this short film, Deborah Kerr urges the audience to donate to the Jimmy Fund to eradicate childhood cancer.
BW- 3 mins,
2:15 PM
SOME CAME RUNNING ( 1958)
A veteran returns home to deal with family secrets and small-town scandals.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Shirley MacLaine .
C- 136 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
4:45 PM
DEMENTIA 13 ( 1963)
Members of an Irish family are being killed off by one of their own who wishes to inherit the family fortune.
Dir: Francis Coppola Cast: William Campbell , Luana Anders , Bart Patton .
BW- 75 mins, CC,
6:15 PM
RAIN PEOPLE, THE ( 1969)
A housewife who feels trapped leaves home and takes up with a hitchhiker.
Dir: Francis Ford Coppola Cast: James Caan , Shirley Knight , Robert Duvall .
C- 101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: CULT CLASSICS
8:00 PM
HAROLD AND MAUDE ( 1971)
A suicidal young man gets a new lease on life when he falls for an 80-year-old woman.
Dir: Hal Ashby Cast: Ruth Gordon , Bud Cort , Vivian Pickles .
C- 91 mins, CC,
9:38 PM
2010 THE ODYSSEY CONTINUES ( 1984)
This promotional short for "2010" (1984) shows moviegoers how some of the film's visual effects were created.
Dir: Les Mayfield
C- 20 mins,
10:00 PM
THIS IS SPINAL TAP ( 1984)
A filmmaker documents the history of Spinal Tap, the world's loudest rock band.
Dir: Rob Reiner Cast: Harry Shearer , Christopher Guest , Michael McKean .
C- 83 mins, CC,
11:34 PM
SEA SPIDERS ( 1932)
This short film takes a look at the lives of Tahitian boatmen.
BW- 9 mins,
11:45 PM
FREAKS ( 1932)
A lady trapeze artist violates the code of the side show when she plots to murder her midget husband.
Dir: Tod Browning Cast: Wallace Ford , Leila Hyams , Olga Baclanova .
BW- 62 mins, CC,
1:00 AM
EATING RAOUL ( 1982)
A Los Angeles couple discover a bizarre way to fund their new restaurant.
Dir: Paul Bartel Cast: Mary Woronov , Paul Bartel , Robert Beltran .
C- 84 mins, CC,
2:34 AM
100 YEARS AT THE MOVIES ( 1994)
This short documentary celebrates the centennial of American filmmaking through a montage of clips of influential motion pictures.
Dir: Chuck Workman
C- 9 mins,
2:45 AM
WITHNAIL & I ( 1987)
Two unemployed actors escape the horrors of London for a drunken vacation.
Dir: Bruce Robinson Cast: Richard E. Grant , Paul Mcgann , Richard Griffiths .
C- 108 mins, CC,
4:45 AM
PINK FLOYD: THE WALL ( 1982)
A rock star battles insanity.
Dir: Alan Parker Cast: Bob Geldof , Christine Hargreaves , James Laurenson .
C- 95 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
