TCM Schedule for Wednesday, September 26: Star of the Month: Lauren Bacall

[CBHagman]

Last call for Lauren Bacall, TCM's Star of the Month for September.

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012

12:15 AM
Lords of Flatbush, The (1974)
Members of a high school motorcycle gang band together in 1950s Brooklyn.
Dir: Stephen Verona Cast: Perry King , Sylvester Stallone , Henry Winkler .
C-84 mins, TV-14, Letterbox Format

1:48 AM
Look At The World Of 'Soylent Green', A (1973)
C-10 mins,

2:00 AM
Landlord, The (1970)
A spoiled rich boy buys a Brooklyn tenement and gets mixed up in his tenants' lives.
Dir: Hal Ashby Cast: Beau Bridges , Pearl Bailey , Diana Sands .
C-110 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format



4:00 AM
Last Angry Man, The (1959)
A television journalist decides to profile his uncle's fight to bring medical care to the slums.
Dir: Daniel Mann Cast: Paul Muni , David Wayne , Betsy Palmer .
BW-100 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

6:00 AM
Something Always Happens (1934)
When a gasoline company president rejects his marketing proposal, an unemployed man joins the competition.
Dir: Michael Powell Cast: Ian Hunter , Nancy O'Neil , John Singer .
BW-69 mins, TV-G,


7:15 AM
Crime Unlimited (1935)
A young police academy recruit tries to break up a gang of thieves.
Dir: Ralph Ince Cast: Esmond Knight , Lilli Palmer , Cecil Parker .
BW-71 mins, TV-G,

8:30 AM
Man of the Moment (1935)
A fortune-hunter saves a young woman from drowning, risking his marriage to an heiress.
Dir: Monty Banks Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. , Margaret Lockwood ,
BW-81 mins, TV-G,

10:00 AM
Crown vs. Stevens (1936)
An ex-dancer marries a rich man hoping to pay off a loan shark.
Dir: Michael Powell Cast: Beatrix Thomson , Patric Knowles , Googie Withers .
BW-66 mins, TV-G,

11:15 AM
Peterville Diamond, The (1942)
A husband's attempt to quiet his nagging wife with jewelry leads to disaster.
Dir: Walter Forde
BW-85 mins, TV-G, CC,

12:45 PM
Dark Tower, The (1943)
A romantic triangle involving a hypnotist and two trapeze artists threatens to destroy a circus.
Dir: John Harlow Cast: Herbert Lom ,
BW-93 mins, TV-G,

2:30 PM
White Tower, The (1950)
Mountain climbers in the Swiss Alps mull over past problems while trying to conquer a perilous peak.
Dir: Ted Tetzlaff Cast: Glenn Ford , Alida Valli , Claude Rains .
C-98 mins, TV-G, CC,

4:15 PM
Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
A small-time crook on the run is reformed by the love of a crippled woman.
Dir: Robert Stevenson Cast: Joseph Cotten , Alida Valli , Spring Byington .
BW-81 mins, TV-PG, CC,

5:45 PM
Castilian, The (1963)
An exiled nobleman sneaks back into Spain to defend his country against the Moors.
Dir: Javier Setó Cast: Cesar Romero , Frankie Avalon , Broderick Crawford .
C-130 mins, TV-PG, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: LAUREN BACALL

8:00 PM
Gift of Love, The (1958)
A dying woman arranges an adoption to leave her husband with some consolation.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Lauren Bacall , Robert Stack , Evelyn Rudie .
C-101 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format



10:00 PM
Sex And The Single Girl (1964)
A journalist sets out to expose a female sex expert but falls for her instead.
Dir: Richard Quine Cast: Tony Curtis , Natalie Wood , Henry Fonda .
C-114 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

12:00 AM
Harper (1966)
A broken-down private eye sets out to find a rich woman's missing husband.
Dir: Jack Smight Cast: Paul Newman , Lauren Bacall , Julie Harris .
C-121 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

2:15 AM
Murder On The Orient Express (1974)
Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of a mysterious businessman during a luxurious train ride.
Dir: Sidney Lumet Cast: Albert Finney , Lauren Bacall , Ingrid Bergman .
C-128 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format



4:30 AM
Murder on Approval (1956)
A private eye investigates a deadly stamp counterfeiting ring.
Dir: Bernard Knowles Cast: Tom Conway , Delphi Lawrence , Brian Worth .
BW-70 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

[NYC_SKP]

1. I chatted with her briefly at the poultry cooler at the Gristedes in Amagansette, Long Island.

She was as beautiful, or moreso, in person, as in the films.

[CBHagman]

2. Touching cultural history.

It can happen even in the most ordinary circumstances! Thanks for sharing.