TCM Schedule for Tuesday, August 22: Summer Under the Stars: Glenn Ford

[CBHagman]

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017

It's Glenn Ford's day, and of course there will be screenings of Blackboard Jungle, Dear Heart, and Gilda!

12:51 AM
MGM'S MARCH ON IN 1934-35 WITH METRO GOLDWYN MAYER: CONVENTION OF THE CENTURY ( 1934)

This documentary short presents a convention held by MGM that invited its company distributors to preview the films scheduled for the 1934-1935 exhibition season.
BW- 8 mins, CC,

1:00 AM
FLAME WITHIN, THE ( 1935)

A lady psychiatrist falls for a patient's husband.
Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Ann Harding , Herbert Marshall , Maureen O'Sullivan .
BW- 72 mins, CC,

2:30 AM
DOUBLE HARNESS ( 1933)

After tricking a playboy into marriage, a woman sets out to win his love honestly.
Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Ann Harding , William Powell , Lucile Browne .
BW- 69 mins, CC,

3:50 AM
SCREEN ACTORS ( 1950)

This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors.
BW- 9 mins,

4:00 AM
MAGNIFICENT YANKEE, THE ( 1950)

True story of the lifelong love affair between Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes and his wife.
Dir: John Sturges Cast: Edith Evanson , James Lydon , Richard Anderson .
BW- 89 mins, CC,

5:40 AM
CALGARY STAMPEDE ( 1949)

This short film shows how the city of Calgary celebrates the annual festival of Stampede Week. Vitaphone Release 1686A.
Dir: Saul Elkins
C- 18 mins,

6:00 AM
FRAMED ( 1947)

A femme fatale lures an unemployed man into helping her with a criminal scheme.
Dir: Richard Wallace Cast: Glenn Ford , Janis Carter , Barry Sullivan .
BW- 82 mins, CC,

7:30 AM
MATING OF MILLIE, THE ( 1948)

A businesswoman who wants to adopt a child must find a husband.
Dir: Henry Levin Cast: Glenn Ford , Evelyn Keyes , Ron Randell .
BW- 87 mins, CC,

9:00 AM
HUMAN DESIRE ( 1954)

An unhappy wife seduces a veteran into helping her get rid of her husband.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Glenn Ford , Gloria Grahame , Broderick Crawford .
BW- 91 mins, CC,

10:45 AM
TERROR ON A TRAIN ( 1953)

It's a race against the clock to defuse a time bomb on board a speeding train filled with high explosives.
Dir: Ted Tetzlaff Cast: Glenn Ford , Anne Vernon , Maurice Denham .
BW- 72 mins, CC,

12:05 PM
FILM FUN ( 1955)

This short film provides a nostalgic look at film clips from the Silent Era.
BW- 9 mins,

12:15 PM
FASTEST GUN ALIVE, THE ( 1956)

A reformed gunslinger's past keeps catching up with him.
Dir: Russell Rouse Cast: Glenn Ford , Jeanne Crain , Broderick Crawford .
BW- 89 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:00 PM
DEAR HEART ( 1964)

A middle-aged postmistress falls for an engaged man during a convention in New York.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: Glenn Ford , Geraldine Page , Michael Anderson Jr. .
BW- 114 mins, CC,

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4:00 PM
BLACKBOARD JUNGLE ( 1955)

An idealistic teacher confronts the realities of juvenile delinquency.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Glenn Ford , Anne Francis , Louis Calhern .
BW- 101 mins, CC,

6:00 PM
RANSOM! ( 1956)

A wealthy couple tries to cope with the press and the police when their son is kidnapped.
Dir: Alex Segal Cast: Glenn Ford , Donna Reed , Leslie Nielsen .
BW- 102 mins, CC,

7:44 PM
CRASHING THE WATER BARRIER ( 1956)

This short documentary follows the exploits of Donald Campbell, who attempts to set a water speed record on Lake Mead. Vitaphone Release 2589A.
Dir: Konstantin Kalser
C- 10 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: SUMMER UNDER THE STARS: GLENN FORDA

8:00 PM
EXPERIMENT IN TERROR ( 1962)

A master criminal tries to force a bank teller to help him pull off a big heist.
Dir: Blake Edwards Cast: Glenn Ford , Lee Remick , Stefanie Powers .
BW- 123 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:15 PM
VIOLENT MEN, THE ( 1955)

The wife of a crooked cattle baron plots his murder.
Dir: Rudolph Maté Cast: Glenn Ford , Barbara Stanwyck , Edward G. Robinson .
C- 96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

12:00 AM
GILDA ( 1946)

A gambler discovers an old flame in South America, but she's married to his new boss.
Dir: Charles Vidor Cast: Rita Hayworth , Glenn Ford , George Macready .
BW- 110 mins, CC,

2:00 AM
POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES ( 1961)

A good-hearted gangster turns an old apple seller into a society matron so she can impress her daughter.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Glenn Ford , Bette Davis , Hope Lange .
C- 137 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:30 AM
SHEEPMAN, THE ( 1958)

A tough sheep farmer battles the local cattle baron for land and a beautiful woman.
Dir: George Marshall Cast: Glenn Ford , Shirley MacLaine , Leslie Nielsen .
C- 86 mins, CC, Letterbox Format