Classic Films
Related: About this forumTCM Schedule for Wednesday, January 2: Star of the Month: Loretta Young
On the second day of the year TCM focuses first on tales of spirits and second chances, including one featuring our patron saint, Robert Montgomery. Then it's time for an evening of movies featuring Star of the Month Loretta Young.
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
12:00 AM
118 min
TV-14
Rififi (1954)
Four friends plot an intricate jewelry heist, planning for everything except human frailty.
Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Jean Servais , Carl Mohner , Robert Manuel .
2:15 AM
106 min
TV-PG
Big Deal On Madonna Street (1958)
An inept criminal gang attempt to rob a pawnshop.
Dir: Mario Monicelli Cast: Vittorio Gassman , Marcello Mastroianni , Toto .
4:00 AM
C- 108 min
TV-PG
Jack Of Diamonds (1967)
A glamorous jewel thief tries to go straight.
Dir: Don Taylor Cast: George Hamilton , Joseph Cotten , Marie Laforêt .
6:00 AM
82 min
TV-G
Cockeyed Miracle, The (1946)
Father and son ghosts sort out their family's problems.
Dir: S. Sylvan Simon Cast: Frank Morgan , Keenan Wynn , Cecil Kellaway .
7:30 AM
120 min
TV-G
Guy Named Joe, A (1943)
A downed World War II pilot becomes the guardian angel for his successor in love and war.
Dir: Victor Fleming Cast: Spencer Tracy , Irene Dunne , Van Johnson .
9:45 AM
99 min
TV-G
Cabin In The Sky (1943)
God and Satan battle for the soul of a wounded gambler.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Ethel Waters , Eddie "Rochester" Anderson , Lena Horne .
11:30 AM
98 min
TV-G
Topper (1937)
A fun-loving couple returns from the dead to help a henpecked husband.
Dir: Norman Z. McLeod Cast: Constance Bennett , Cary Grant , Roland Young .
1:09 PM
21 min
One Live Ghost (1936)
Leon Errol is an underappreciated husband who trys to teach his family a lesson, but the joke is on him.
Dir: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Lucille Ball , Leon Errol , Robert Graves .
1:30 PM
C- 104 min
TV-PG
Matter of Life and Death, A (1947)
An injured aviator argues in celestial court for the chance to go on living.
Dir: Michael Powell Cast: David Niven , Kim Hunter , Robert Coote .
3:30 PM
101 min
TV-PG
Angel On My Shoulder (1946)
The Devil sends a murdered gangster to Earth as a respected judge.
Dir: Archie Mayo Cast: Paul Muni , Anne Baxter , Claude Rains .
5:30 PM
94 min
TV-G
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
A prizefighter who died before his time is reincarnated as a tycoon with a murderous wife.
Dir: Alexander Hall Cast: Robert Montgomery , Evelyn Keyes , Claude Rains .
7:05 PM
11 min
short
Ghost Treasure (1941)
7:30 PM
20 min
TV-PG
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8:00 PM
74 min
TV-PG
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
In this silent film, a circus clown falls for a young innocent in love with another.
Dir: Herbert Brenon Cast: Lon Chaney , Bernard Siegel , Loretta Young .
9:30 PM
89 min
TV-G
Platinum Blonde (1931)
A heartless heiress seduces a hard-working reporter into a disastrous marriage.
Dir: Frank R. Capra Cast: Loretta Young , Robert Williams , Jean Harlow .
11:15 PM
69 min
TV-PG
Taxi! (1932)
A feisty independent cab driver fights off a crooked syndicate.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: James Cagney , Loretta Young , George E. Stone .
12:30 AM
71 min
TV-PG
Life Begins (1932)
A maternity ward becomes the focus for the patients', doctors' and nurses' personal problems.
Dir: James Flood Cast: Loretta Young , A. Eric Linden , Aline MacMahon .
1:45 AM
102 min
TV-G
Squall, The (1929)
A gypsy beauty sets the men of a farming family to fighting over her favors.
Dir: Alexander Korda Cast: Myrna Loy , Richard Tucker , Alice Joyce .
3:45 AM
C- 124 min
TV-G
Show Of Shows (1929)
Warner Bros. stars perform a series of musical and dramatic sketches.
Dir: John G. Adolfi Cast: Frank Fay , William Courtenay , H. B. Warner .