TCM Schedule for Wednesday, August 30: Summer Under the Stars: George Sanders

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Wednesday, August 30th, 2017

12:00 AM
MARIANNE ( 1929)

Two American soldiers fall for the same French girl during World War I.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast: George Baxter , Lawrence Gray , Cliff Edwards .
BW- 111 mins, CC,

2:00 AM
BLONDIE OF THE FOLLIES ( 1932)

Two showgirls on the road from rags to riches compete for the same man.
Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Marion Davies , Robert Montgomery , Billie Dove .
BW- 91 mins, CC,

3:47 AM
FREDDIE RICH AND HIS ORCHESTRA IN "MIRRORS" ( 1934)

In this short film, Freddie Rich and his orchestra perform popular songs with the aid of triple mirrors. Vitaphone Release 1689.
Dir: Roy Mack
BW- 11 mins,

4:00 AM
PAGE MISS GLORY ( 1935)

A con artist creates a composite photo to win a beauty contest, then has to find the real thing.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Marion Davies , Pat O'Brien , Dick Powell .
BW- 93 mins, CC,

5:49 AM
CAIRO "CITY OF CONTRAST" ( 1938)

This short film focuses on the landmarks, people and culture of Cairo, Egypt.
C- 9 mins,

6:00 AM
CAIRO ( 1963)

Master thieves set their sights on King Tut's jewels in this remake of The Asphalt Jungle.
Dir: Wolf Rilla Cast: George Sanders , Richard Johnson , Faten Hamama .
BW- 91 mins, CC,

7:41 AM
STOPOVER IN HOLLYWOOD ( 1963)

This short film takes the viewer to various landmarks and attractions in Hollywood, CA.
Dir: Will Williams Cast: Tony Winhall , Lori Lyons ,
C- 16 mins,

8:00 AM
BLUEBEARD'S TEN HONEYMOONS ( 1960)

A gold digger persuades her older lover to murder for her.
Dir: W. Lee Wilder Cast: George Sanders , Corinne Calvet , Jean Kent .
BW- 93 mins, CC,

9:49 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,

10:00 AM
VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED ( 1961)

After a mysterious blackout, the inhabitants of a British village give birth to emotionless, super-powered offspring.
Dir: Wolf Rilla Cast: George Sanders , Barbara Shelley , Martin Stephens .
BW- 77 mins, CC,

11:30 AM
SAINT STRIKES BACK, THE ( 1939)

The Saint helps a young beauty take vengeance on the mobsters who ruined her father.
Dir: John Farrow Cast: George Sanders , Wendy Barrie , Jerome Cowan .
BW- 64 mins, CC,

12:45 PM
GAY FALCON, THE ( 1942)

A society sleuth tries to break up an insurance scam.
Dir: Irving Reis Cast: George Sanders , Wendy Barrie , Allen Jenkins .
BW- 67 mins, CC,

2:00 PM
PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, THE ( 1945)

A man remains young and handsome while his portrait shows the ravages of age and sin.
Dir: Albert Lewin Cast: George Sanders , Hurd Hatfield , Donna Reed .
BW- 110 mins, CC,

4:00 PM
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT ( 1940)

An American reporter covering the war in Europe gets mixed up in the assassination of a Dutch diplomat.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Joel McCrea , Laraine Day , Herbert Marshall .
BW- 121 mins, CC,

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6:15 PM
SHOT IN THE DARK, A ( 1964)

Inspector Clouseau tries to clear a beautiful woman accused of shooting her husband.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Peter Sellers , Elke Sommer , George Sanders .
C- 102 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: SUMMER UNDER THE STARS: GEORGE SANDERS

8:00 PM
DEATH OF A SCOUNDREL ( 1956)

A Czech refugee uses women to advance his business interest.
Dir: Charles Martin Cast: George Sanders , Yvonne De Carlo , Zsa Zsa Gabor .
BW- 120 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:15 PM
JOURNEY TO ITALY ( 1954)

A married couple seek insight and direction within their relationship in Italy.
Dir: Roberto Rossellini Cast: Ingrid Bergman , George Sanders , Maria Mauban .
BW- 83 mins,

11:42 PM
LA GAZZA LADRA OVERTURE ( 1954)

In this short film, Johnny Green leads the MGM Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Gioachino Rossini's overture to "La Gazza Ladra."
C- 9 mins, Letterbox Format

12:00 AM
TOUCH OF LARCENY, A ( 1960)

To better his lot, a British officer fakes his defection to the Russians so he can sue the press.
Dir: Guy Hamilton Cast: James Mason , Vera Miles , George Sanders .
BW- 92 mins, CC,

1:45 AM
JUNGLE SAFARI ( 1950)

This promotional short for "King Solomon's Mines" (1950) focuses on the challenges of on-location filming in the African wilderness.
C- 10 mins,

2:00 AM
LURED ( 1947)

A woman helps the police catch the serial killer who murdered her best friend.
Dir: Douglas Sirk Cast: George Sanders , Lucille Ball , Charles Coburn .
BW- 103 mins,

3:49 AM
FORGOTTEN TREASURE ( 1943)

This short film highlights the film preservation efforts of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Dir: Sammy Lee
BW- 10 mins,

4:00 AM
CONFESSIONS OF A NAZI SPY ( 1939)

An FBI agent risks his life to infiltrate Nazi sympathizers in the U.S.
Dir: Anatole Litvak Cast: Edward G. Robinson , Francis Lederer , George Sanders .
BW- 104 mins, CC,

5:52 AM
STARS ON HORSEBACK ( 1943)

In this short film, a master blacksmith makes house calls to Hollywood stars' homes to pamper their horse's hooves. Vitaphone Release 1107A.
Dir: Myron J. Swartz
BW- 7 mins,

[longship]

1. "All About Eve" another wonderful George Sanders film.

Actually, about the only inside the machine film that's tolerable. (That, and Singing in the Rain.)

Watch for it on TCM.