TCM Schedule for Tuesday, January 30: NYC Landmarks
It's SOTU night, but this evening TCm will give you a chance to see something worthwhile from New York.
In daytime it's a tribute to the armed forces, in theater and on the homefront.
Tuesday, January 30th, 2018
12:00 AM
BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE ( 1938)
A millionaire who's been married seven times courts wife number eight.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Claudette Colbert , Gary Cooper , Edward Everett Horton .
BW- 85 mins,
1:29 AM
SOMEWHAT SECRET ( 1939)
In this short film, the student body at a girls finishing school struggle to satisfy their craving for swing music when it is banned by an oppressive dean.
Dir: Sammy Lee Cast: Claire James , Oscar Rudolph , Benny Rubin .
BW- 21 mins,
2:00 AM
TOMORROW IS FOREVER ( 1946)
A scarred veteran presumed dead returns home to find his wife remarried.
Dir: Irving Pichel Cast: Claudette Colbert , Orson Welles , George Brent .
BW- 104 mins, CC,
4:00 AM
IT'S A WONDERFUL WORLD ( 1939)
A runaway poetess helps a fugitive prove himself innocent of murder charges.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: Claudette Colbert , James Stewart , Guy Kibbee .
BW- 86 mins, CC,
5:38 AM
HAPPILY BURIED ( 1939)
In this short film, two heirs of competing waffle iron companies are getting married, but call off the wedding when they can't agree on the shape of the new iron.
Dir: Felix E. Feist Cast: Bert Roach , Anthony Allan , Tommy Bond .
BW- 20 mins,
6:00 AM
OPERATION PACIFIC ( 1951)
A dedicated submarine commander sacrifices everything to defeat the enemy.
Dir: George Waggner Cast: John Wayne , Patricia O'Neal , Ward Bond .
BW- 109 mins, CC,
8:00 AM
THEY WERE EXPENDABLE ( 1945)
A Navy commander fights to prove the battle-worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Robert Montgomery , John Wayne , Donna Reed .
BW- 135 mins, CC,
10:30 AM
CRY 'HAVOC' ( 1944)
A group of war nurses fights to survive the siege of Bataan.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Margaret Sullavan , Ann Sothern , Joan Blondell .
BW- 97 mins, CC,
12:09 PM
YOU, JOHN JONES! ( 1943)
An air raid warden realizes how fortunate he is to live safely with his family while others around the world suffer from the war in this short film aimed at boosting U.S morale.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Ann Sothern , Margaret O'Brien , James Cagney .
BW- 10 mins,
12:30 PM
FORCE OF ARMS ( 1951)
An Army sergeant romances a WAC in World War II Italy.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: William Holden , Nancy Olson , Frank Lovejoy .
BW- 98 mins, CC,
2:15 PM
CHINA SKY ( 1945)
A dedicated doctor joins the Chinese in their fight against Japanese invaders.
Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Randolph Scott , Ruth Warrick , Ellen Drew .
BW- 78 mins, CC,
3:46 PM
STRICTLY G.I. ( 1943)
This patriotic short film features a filmed broadcast of the Command Performance radio program, featuring such Hollywood stars as Betty Hutton and Lana Turner.
BW- 13 mins,
4:00 PM
HASTY HEART, THE ( 1950)
Doctors try to get a flinty Scots soldier to open up to his comrades before telling him he's dying.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast: Ronald Reagan , Patricia Neal , Richard Todd .
BW- 102 mins, CC,
6:00 PM
BRIGHT VICTORY ( 1951)
A blinded veteran struggles to adjust to peacetime life.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Arthur Kennedy , Peggy Dow , Julia Adams .
BW- 97 mins, CC,
7:39 PM
MIGHTY MANHATTAN, NEW YORK'S WONDER CITY ( 1949)
This short film explores the history, architecture, and people of Manhattan.
Dir: James H Smith
C- 20 mins,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: NYC LANDMARKS
8:00 PM
KING KONG ( 1933)
A film crew discovers the "eighth wonder of the world," a giant prehistoric ape, and brings him back to New York, where he wreaks havoc.
Dir: Merian C. Cooper Cast: Fay Wray , Robert Armstrong , Bruce Cabot .
BW- 104 mins, CC,
10:00 PM
PRODUCERS, THE ( 1967)
A Broadway producer decides to get rich by creating the biggest flop of his career.
Dir: Mel Brooks Cast: Zero Mostel , Gene Wilder , Dick Shawn .
C- 89 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
11:45 PM
ON THE TOWN ( 1949)
Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.
Dir: Gene Kelly Cast: Gene Kelly , Frank Sinatra , Betty Garrett .
C- 98 mins, CC,
1:45 AM
NORTH BY NORTHWEST ( 1959)
An advertising man is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Cary Grant , Eva Marie Saint , James Mason .
C- 136 mins, CC,
4:15 AM
EDDY DUCHIN STORY, THE ( 1956)
The famed pianist loses the love of his life and almost loses his son's love as well.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Kim Novak , Rex Thompson , James Whitmore .
BW- 123 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
