Classic Films
Related: About this forumTCM Schedule for Tuesday, November 6: Star of the Month: Constance Bennett
For those of you who won't be watching election returns, or at least need a break.
Tonight TCM honors its Star of the Month, Constance Bennett, and note that there's both Pre-Code material on the menu and an appearance by the Classic Film Group patron saint, Robert Montgomery.
Tuesday, November 6th, 2012
12:45 AM
Story of Temple Drake, The (1933)
A society girl gets mixed up with blackmail and murder after a vicious sexual assault.
Dir: Stephen Roberts Cast: Miriam Hopkins , William Gargan , Jack La Rue .
BW-71 mins, TV-14, CC,
2:15 AM
Old Man and the Sea, The (1958)
A Cuban fisherman believes his long dry spell will end when he catches a legendary fish.
Dir: John Sturges Cast: Felipe Pazos Jr. , Harry Bellaver , Spencer Tracy .
C-87 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
4:00 AM
Age of Innocence, The (1934)
A young attorney risks his career for love of a glamorous divorcee.
Dir: Philip Moeller Cast: Irene Dunne , John Boles , Lionel Atwill .
BW-81 mins, TV-PG, CC,
5:30 AM
Babbitt (1934)
A small-town businessman bumbles into blackmail and a real-estate swindle.
Dir: William Keighley Cast: Aline MacMahon , Guy Kibbee , Claire Dodd .
BW-74 mins, TV-G, CC,
6:45 AM
Alice Adams (1935)
A small-town girl with social ambitions falls in love with a local playboy.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Fred MacMurray , Fred Stone .
BW-99 mins, TV-G, CC,
8:30 AM
Naked And The Dead, The (1958)
A green lieutenant comes up against incompetent officers and a sadistic sergeant during World War II.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Aldo Ray , Cliff Robertson , Raymond Massey .
C-131 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
11:00 AM
Fountainhead, The (1949)
An idealistic architect battles corrupt business interests and his love for a married woman.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Gary Cooper , Patricia Neal , Raymond Massey .
BW-113 mins, TV-PG, CC,
1:00 PM
All the King's Men (1949)
A backwoods politician rises to the top only to become corrupted.
Dir: Robert Rossen Cast: Broderick Crawford , John Ireland , Joanne Dru .
BW-110 mins, TV-PG, CC,
3:00 PM
Peyton Place (1957)
Small-town scandals erupt when a repressed woman deals with her daughter's move into adulthood.
Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Lana Turner , Lee Philips , Lloyd Nolan .
C-157 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
5:45 PM
Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A (1945)
A girl in the slums tries to find her way with the help of her devoted mother and alcoholic father.
Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Dorothy McGuire , Joan Blondell , James Dunn .
BW-129 mins, TV-G, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: CONSTANCE BENNETT
8:00 PM
Lady With a Past (1932)
A good girl raises her popularity when she pretends to be bad.
Dir: Edward H. Griffith Cast: Constance Bennett , Ben Lyon , David Manners .
BW-80 mins, TV-G, CC,
9:30 PM
Sin Takes a Holiday (1930)
A stenographer tries to save her boss from his divorcee girlfriend.
Dir: Paul Stein Cast: Constance Bennett , Kenneth MacKenna , Basil Rathbone .
BW-80 mins, TV-G, CC,
11:00 PM
Easiest Way, The (1931)
A slum girl discovers the joys of life as a kept woman until she falls in love.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: Constance Bennett , Adolphe Menjou , Robert Montgomery .
BW-74 mins, TV-G, CC,
12:30 AM
Common Law, The (1932)
A kept woman gives up luxury to move in with a struggling artist.
Dir: Paul L. Stein Cast: Constance Bennett , Joel McCrea , Lew Cody .
BW-74 mins, TV-PG, CC,
2:00 AM
Son of the Gods (1930)
A young man questions his Chinese ancestry when he falls in love.
Dir: Frank Lloyd Cast: Richard Barthelmess , Constance Bennett , Dorothy Mathews .
BW-90 mins, TV-PG,
3:45 AM
Born to Love (1932)
A World War I pilot thought dead turns up after the mother of his child has married.
Dir: Paul L. Stein Cast: Constance Bennett , Joel McCrea , Paul Cavanagh .
BW-81 mins, TV-G,
5:15 AM
TCM Presents Elvis Mitchell Under the Influence: Joan Allen (2008)
Celebrities reveal the classic movies that influenced their lives in interviews with acclaimed film critic/interviewer Elvis Mitchell.
C-27 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
Auggie
(31,189 posts)Since I'll be watching election results it looks like it'll stay that way.
CBHagman
(16,987 posts)She's turns up on the TCM schedule in Topper and Bed of Roses, and we're talking the Star of the Month gig here, so you'll have more chances, barring power outages and the like.