TCM Schedule for Wednesday, January 31: Governors Awards

[CBHagman]

Daytime is devoted to a birthday tribute to actress Jean Simmons, born in London on this day in 1929.

TCM's evening roster pays tribute to Charles Burnett, Owen Roizman, Donald Sutherland and Agnès Varda, this year's recipients of the Governors Awards. For more on the awards, see the following:

http://www.oscars.org/governors

Wednesday, January 31st, 2018

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

6:30 AM
ANGEL FACE ( 1953)

An unscrupulous woman murders her loved ones for profit.

Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: Robert Mitchum , Jean Simmons , Mona Freeman .

BW- 91 mins, CC,

8:20 AM
SCREEN ACTORS ( 1950)

This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors.

BW- 9 mins,

8:30 AM
ACTRESS, THE ( 1953)

True story of Ruth Gordon's early struggles on the road to stage stardom.

Dir: George Cukor Cast: Spencer Tracy , Jean Simmons , Teresa Wright .

BW- 91 mins, CC,

10:05 AM
DID'JA KNOW? ( 1950)

This short film asks the question, "have you ever wondered" about certain situations.

Dir: Dave O'Brien Cast: Don Brodie , Charles King , Dave O'Brien .

BW- 8 mins,

10:15 AM
SHE COULDN'T SAY NO ( 1954)

An heiress decides to pass out anonymous gifts in a small town.

Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Robert Mitchum , Jean Simmons , Arthur Hunnicutt .

BW- 89 mins,

12:00 PM
THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT ( 1957)

A schoolteacher gets a secretarial job at a gangster-run nightclub.

Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Jean Simmons , Paul Douglas , Anthony Franciosa .

BW- 104 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:00 PM
AFFAIR WITH A STRANGER ( 1953)

A playwright and his wife search the past for the key to saving their troubled marriage.

Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Jean Simmons , Victor Mature , Mary Jo Tarola .

BW- 87 mins, CC,

3:33 PM
I NEVER FORGET A FACE ( 1956)

This short film takes a look at various "famous faces" through history, from political figures to inventors. Vitaphone Release 2603A.

BW- 11 mins,

3:45 PM
MISTER BUDDWING ( 1966)

A man suffering from amnesia confronts a series of women in his search for his memory.

Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: James Garner , Jean Simmons , Suzanne Pleshette .

BW- 99 mins, CC,

5:30 PM
HOME BEFORE DARK ( 1958)

A woman struggles to adjust to her unhappy marriage after time in a mental institution.

Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Jean Simmons , Dan O'Herlihy , Rhonda Fleming .

BW- 137 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE GOVERNORS AWARDS

8:00 PM
MY BROTHER'S WEDDING ( 1983)

Estranged brothers reconcile when one agrees to be the other's best man.

Dir: Charles Burnett Cast: Everett Silas , Jessie Holmes , Gaye Shannon-Burnett .

C- 81 mins,

9:36 PM
LION ROARS AGAIN, THE ( 1975)

This MGM promotional short advertises the studios resurgence into the movie industry in the mid-1970s.

C- 17 mins,

10:00 PM
STRAIGHT TIME ( 1978)

An ex-con struggles to go straight despite his malevolent parole officer.

Dir: Ulu Grosbard Cast: Dustin Hoffman , Theresa Russell , Gary Busey .

C- 114 mins, CC,

12:01 AM
ON LOCATION WITH: FAME ( 1980)

This promotional short offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Fame" (1980).

Dir: Mark Schneider

C- 12 mins,

12:15 AM
KLUTE ( 1971)

A small-town detective searches for a missing man linked to a high-priced prostitute.

Dir: Alan J. Pakula Cast: Jane Fonda , Donald Sutherland , Charles Cioffi .

C- 114 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:22 AM
CINDERELLA NAMED ELIZABETH, A ( 1965)

This promotional short film looks at how Elizabeth Hartman was chosen for the part of Selina in "A Patch of Blue" (1965).

BW- 7 mins,

2:30 AM
CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 ( 1962)

This film concentrates on two hours in the life of a French singer waiting on the results of a cancer test.

Dir: Agnès Varda Cast: Corinne Marchand , Antoine Bourseiller , Dorothée Blank .

C- 89 mins,

4:15 AM
LE BONHEUR ( 1965)

A married young carpenter tries to make his mistress part of his family.

Dir: Agnes Varda Cast: Jean-Claude Drouot , Claire Drouot , Sandrine Drouot .

C- 80 mins,

5:39 AM
CALLING ALL GIRLS ( 1942)

This short film presents the process that studios use to select girls to be members of the chorus line in movie musicals. Vitaphone Releases 655A, 658A.

BW- 19 mins,

[yallerdawg]

1. Jean Simmons.

She was never more beautiful and enchanting than in 'Elmer Gantry.'

I guess that would be Burt Lancaster's movie, though.