TCM Schedule for Wednesday, March 10th: Star of the Month: Ginger Rogers

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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010



12:30 AM Hidden Fortress, The (1958)
In medieval Japan, a samurai fights to sav a feudal lord's daughter from bandits. Cast: Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Ninoru Chiaki. Dir: Toshiro Mifune. BW-139 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

3:00 AM Hakuchi (1951)
A former mental patient's romantic involvements lead to tragedy. Cast: Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori, Toshiro Mifune. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-166 mins, TV-PG

6:00 AM Lower Depths, The (1957)
An elderly pilgrim tries to help the inhabitants of a Japanese flop house. Cast: Isuzu Yamada, Toshiro Mifune, Bokuzen Hidari. Dir: Akira Kurosawa. BW-125 mins, TV-14

8:15 AM Meet The People (1944)
A fading stage star tries to revive her career by taking a job in a shipyard. Cast: Lucille Ball, Dick Powell, Virginia O'Brien. Dir: Charles Reisner. BW-100 mins, TV-G, CC

10:00 AM Two Sisters From Boston (1946)
Two girls with Broadway aspirations find work in a Bowery saloon. Cast: June Allyson, Kathryn Grayson, Jimmy Durante. Dir: Henry Koster. BW-112 mins, TV-G, CC

12:00 PM Luxury Liner (1948)
The daughter of a ship's captain becomes a sea-going cupid. Cast: George Brent, Jane Powell, Lauritz Melchior. Dir: Richard Whorf. C-98 mins, TV-PG, CC

1:39 PM Short Film: Ship That Died, The (1938)
BW-10 mins,

2:00 PM French Line, The (1954)
A Texas heiress masquerades as a model in hopes of finding true love. Cast: Jane Russell, Gilbert Roland, Mary McCarty. Dir: Lloyd Bacon. C-102 mins, TV-G, CC

3:43 PM Short Film: Ship That Would Not Die!, The (1945)
BW-7 mins,

4:00 PM Jupiter's Darling (1955)
A beautiful Roman mounts a romantic campaign to halt Hannibal's invasion of the empire. Cast: Esther Williams, Howard Keel, Marge & Gower Champion. Dir: George Sidney. C-96 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

5:38 PM Short Film: Word For The Greeks, A (1951)
In this "Traveltalk," we learn about the history, culture, and people of Greece. Cast: James A. Fitzpatrick C-8 mins,

6:00 PM Merry Andrew (1958)
An archaeologist's search for Roman treasure gets him mixed up with a circus troupe. Cast: Danny Kaye, Pier Angeli, Salvatore Baccaloni. Dir: Michael Kidd. C-103 mins, TV-G, Letterbox Format

What's On Tonight: STAR OF THE MONTH: GINGER ROGERS

8:00 PM Gay Divorcee, The (1934)
An unhappily married woman mistakes a suitor for the gigolo hired to end her marriage. Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton. Dir: Mark Sandrich. BW-105 mins, TV-G, CC



10:00 PM Top Hat (1935)
A woman thinks the man who loves her is her best friend's husband. Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton. Dir: Mark Sandrich. BW-100 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS



11:50 PM Short Film: Streamlined Swing (1938)
BW-9 mins,

12:00 AM Swing Time (1936)
To prove himself worthy of his fiancee, a dancer tries to make it big, only to fall for his dancing partner. Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore. Dir: George Stevens. BW-104 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS



1:48 AM Short Film: Swing Banditry (1936)
BW-11 mins,

2:00 AM Roberta (1935)
A football player inherits a chic Paris fashion house. Cast: Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers. Dir: William A. Seiter. BW-106 mins, TV-G, CC

4:00 AM Follow The Fleet (1936)
Two sailors on leave romance a dance-hall hostess and her prim sister. Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott. Dir: Mark Sandrich. BW-110 mins, TV-G, CC