TCM Schedule for Sunday, February 12 -- 31 DAYS OF OSCAR: CALIFORNIA, DAY TWO

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Another stellar day for TCM's Oscar coverage, California style. Today actually focuses close to Oscar's home, Hollywood. Fighting for stardom past and present, the young and the old are ready for their closeup!

Actually Gloria Swanson may be the only Hollywood cautionary tale NOT on today's roster. Be sure to check out the trailer for 1967's Divorce American Style -- it's not the original. Someone made a trailer for it in today's more snappy style. It's rather good! And I even found a clip from the 1940 Cavalcade of Academy Awards. YouTube is a wonder of the Internet world.

6:45 AM
INSIDE DAISY CLOVER (1965)

A girl on the road to stardom fights the dehumanizing effects of Hollywood life.
Dir: Robert Mulligan Cast: Natalie Wood , Christopher Plummer , Robert Redford .
C-129 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

9:00 AM
WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD? (1932)

A drunken director whose career is fading helps a waitress become a Hollywood star.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Constance Bennett , Lowell Sherman , Neil Hamilton .
BW-88 mins, TV-G,

10:30 AM
ONE REEL WONDER: CAVALCADE OF ACADEMY AWARDS (1940)

C-30 mins,

11:00 AM
A STAR IS BORN (1937)

A fading matinee idol marries the young beginner he's shepherded to stardom.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Janet Gaynor , Fredric March , Adolphe Menjou .
C-111 mins, TV-G, CC,

1:00 PM
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)

A silent-screen swashbuckler finds love while trying to adjust to the coming of sound.
Dir: Gene Kelly Cast: Gene Kelly , Donald O'Connor , Debbie Reynolds .
C-103 mins, TV-G, CC,

3:00 PM
THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (1952)

An unscrupulous movie producer uses everyone around him in his climb to the top.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Elaine Stewart , Sammy White , Leo G. Carroll .
BW-118 mins, TV-PG, CC,

5:00 PM
STAR IS BORN (1954)

A falling star marries the newcomer he's helping reach the top.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Judy Garland , James Mason , Jack Carson .
C-176 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM
THE STAR (1952)

A faded film star fights to hold on to her past glamour despite failing finances.
Dir: Stuart Heisler Cast: Bette Davis , Sterling Hayden , Natalie Wood .
BW-90 mins, TV-PG, CC,

9:45 PM
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (1962)

A crazed, aging star torments her sister in a decaying Hollywood mansion.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast: Bette Davis , Joan Crawford , Victor Buono .
BW-134 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

12:15 AM
DIVORCE, AMERICAN STYLE (1967)

A bored couple drifts toward divorce, only to discover how hard the single life is.
Dir: Bud Yorkin Cast: Dick Van Dyke , Debbie Reynolds , Jason Robards Jr. .
C-109 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

2:15 AM
THE GRADUATE (1967)

A recent college graduate has an affair with his neighbor's wife, then falls for their daughter.
Dir: Mike Nichols Cast: Anne Bancroft , Dustin Hoffman , Katharine Ross .
C-106 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

4:15 AM
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (1997)

Detectives clash while investigating political corruption.
Dir: Curtis Hanson Cast: Russell Crowe , Kim Basinger , Kevin Spacey .
C-138 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format