TCM Schedule for Wednesday, October 18: Romy Schneider
It's a colorful day at TCM, and a beautiful evening.
Wednesday, October 18th, 2017
1:00 AM
CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF, THE ( 1961)
The story of a young man in Spain who faces the challenges of becoming a werewolf.
Dir: Terence Fisher Cast: Clifford Evans , Oliver Reed , Yvonne Romain .
C- 93 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
2:45 AM
PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES, THE ( 1966)
A small town noble uses zombies to work his tin mine and kill his enemies.
Dir: John Gilling Cast: Andre Morell , Diane Clare , Brook Williams .
C- 90 mins, Letterbox Format
4:30 AM
REPTILE, THE ( 1966)
Indian snake worshippers turn an explorer's daughter into a hideous monster.
Dir: John Gilling Cast: Noel Willman , Jennifer Daniel , Ray Barrett .
C- 90 mins,
6:15 AM
BLUE GARDENIA, THE ( 1953)
A telephone operator kills in self-defense but can't remember the details of the encounter.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Anne Baxter , Richard Conte , Ann Sothern .
BW- 88 mins, CC,
8:00 AM
BLACK HAND ( 1950)
In turn-of-the-century New York, an Italian seeks vengeance on the mobsters who killed his father.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Gene Kelly , J. Carrol Naish , Teresa Celli .
BW- 92 mins, CC,
9:45 AM
WHITE HEAT ( 1949)
A government agent infiltrates a gang run by a mother-fixated psychotic.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: James Cagney , Virginia Mayo , Edmond O'Brien .
BW- 113 mins, CC,
11:45 AM
PURPLE NOON ( 1961)
French adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel, about Tom Ripley, a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser.
Dir: René Clément Cast: Alain Delon , Marie Laforêt , Maurice Ronet .
C- 117 mins,
1:50 PM
SCREEN WRITER, THE ( 1950)
This short film focuses on the job of the Hollywood screenwriter.
Dir: Jerry Webb Cast: Raymond Largay , Franklyn Farnum , Darryl F. Zanuck .
BW- 9 mins,
2:00 PM
RED LIGHT ( 1949)
An embezzler's revenge on the businessman who turned him in leads to a bloody vendetta.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: George Raft , Virginia Mayo , Gene Lockhart .
BW- 83 mins, CC,
3:30 PM
YELLOW CANARY, THE ( 1943)
A socialite poses as a Nazi spy to mask her activities as a British agent.
Dir: Herbert Wilcox Cast: Anna Neagle , Richard Greene , Nova Pilbeam .
BW- 84 mins, CC,
5:00 PM
WOMAN IN GREEN, THE ( 1945)
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of seemingly unrelated murders.
Dir: Roy William Neill Cast: Basil Rathbone , Nigel Bruce , Hillary Brooke .
BW- 67 mins, CC,
6:15 PM
GOLDEN FLEECING, THE ( 1940)
A mild-mannered insurance salesman gets mixed up with gangsters.
Dir: Leslie Fenton Cast: Lew Ayres , Rita Johnson , Lloyd Nolan .
BW- 68 mins, CC,
7:30 PM
MGM PARADE SHOW #2 ( 1955)
Judy Garland and Bert Lahr perform in a clip from "The Wizard of Oz"; Gene Kelly introduces a clip from "It's Always Fair Weather." Hosted by George Murphy.
BW- 25 mins,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: ROMY SCHNEIDER
8:00 PM
SISSI ( 1955)
A young vibrant princess catches the eye of her sister's fiancé, Emperor Franz Josef.
Dir: Ernst Marischka Cast: Romy Schneider , Karl Boehm , Gustav Knuth .
C- 106 mins,
10:00 PM
SISSI: THE YOUNG EMPRESS ( 1956)
A young empress adjusts to married life and the new strict rules that follow.
Dir: Ernst Marischka Cast: Romy Schneider , Karl Boehm , Magda Schneider .
C- 106 mins,
12:00 AM
SISSI: THE FATEFUL YEARS OF AN EMPRESS ( 1957)
The adventures of the young empress traveling through Austria.
Dir: Ernst Marischka Cast: Romy Schneider , Karl Boehm , Magda Schneider .
C- 109 mins,
2:00 AM
FOREVER MY LOVE ( 1962)
The romantic "Sissi" trilogy condensed into one film.
Dir: Ernst Marischka Cast: Romy Schneider , Karl Boehm , Magda Schneider .
C- 145 mins, CC,
4:45 AM
STORY OF VICKIE, THE ( 1954)
The romantic adventures of a young soon-to-be Queen Victoria.
Dir: Ernst Marischka Cast: Romy Schneider , Adrian Hoven , Carl Ludwig Diehl .
C- 110 mins,