TCM Schedule for Tuesday, January 2: WC Fields

[CBHagman]

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Here's to a day of biopics (and the scandals and intrigue that go with them) and an evening spent with W.C. Fields.

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018

12:15 AM
ARABESQUE ( 1966)

A university professor gets mixed up with international spies and a two-timing woman.

Dir: Stanley Donen Cast: Gregory Peck , Sophia Loren , Alan Badel .

C- 105 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:15 AM
$ (DOLLARS) ( 1971)

A bank security expert plots with a call girl to rob a high-tech security bank.

Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Warren Beatty , Goldie Hawn , Gert FrObe .

C- 121 mins, CC,

4:30 AM
HAPPY THIEVES, THE ( 1962)

A worldly art thief gets mixed up with murder.

Dir: George Marshall Cast: Rex Harrison , Rita Hayworth , Joseph Wiseman .

C- 89 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:15 AM
MATA HARI ( 1932)

Romantic biography of World War I's notorious lady spy.

Dir: George Fitzmaurice Cast: Greta Garbo , Ramon Novarro , Lionel Barrymore .

BW- 89 mins, CC,

8:00 AM
DISRAELI ( 1929)

The noted British statesman plays matchmaker for a pair of young lovers.

Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: George Arliss , Joan Bennett , Florence Arliss .

BW- 87 mins, CC,

9:29 AM
WILL H. HAYS INTRODUCES VITAPHONE ( 1926)

In this promotional short, part of the first program of shorts that accompanied "Don Juan" (1926), William Hays introduces to the audience the Vitaphone system. Vitaphone Release 192.

BW- 4 mins,

9:45 AM
PARNELL ( 1937)

True story of the Irish politician whose fight for freedom was compromised by his affair with a married woman.

Dir: John M. Stahl Cast: Clark Gable , Myrna Loy , Edna May Oliver .

BW- 118 mins, CC,

12:00 PM
ALEXANDER HAMILTON ( 1931)

The American patriot's political career is threatened when he falls in love with a married woman.

Dir: John G. Adolfi Cast: George Arliss , Doris Kenyon , Dudley Digges .

BW- 70 mins,

1:19 PM
OVERTURE TO THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR ( 1953)

The MGM Symphony Orchestra performs the Overture to the Merry Wives of Windsor in this musical short.

C- 9 mins,

1:30 PM
YOUNG BESS ( 1953)

The future Elizabeth I fights court intrigue in the turbulent years before her ascension to the throne.

Dir: George Sidney Cast: Jean Simmons , Stewart Granger , Deborah Kerr .

C- 112 mins, CC,

3:30 PM
CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA ( 1945)

Julius Caesar gives the famed Egyptian queen lessons in government.

Dir: Gabriel Pascal Cast: Claude Rains , Vivien Leigh , Flora Robson .

C- 128 mins, CC,

6:00 PM
BRIDGE TO THE SUN ( 1961)

An American woman marries a Japanese diplomat on the eve of World War II.

Dir: Etienne Périer Cast: Carroll Baker , James Shigeta , James Yagi .

BW- 112 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: W.C. FIELDS


8:00 PM
MILLION DOLLAR LEGS ( 1932)

Dir: Edward Cline Cast: Jack Oakie , W. C. Fields , Andy Clyde .

BW- 62 mins,

9:15 PM
IT'S A GIFT ( 1934)

A disgruntled druggist sells his store to buy an orange grove in California.

Dir: Norman McLeod Cast: W. C. Fields , Kathleen Howard , Jean Rouverol .

BW- 68 mins, CC,

10:33 PM
JIMMY DORSEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA ( 1938)

In this short film, bandleader Jimmy Dorsey performs his best known songs, such as "Beebe" and "Dusk in Upper Sandusky." Vitaphone Release B144.

Dir: Lloyd French

BW- 9 mins,

10:45 PM
BANK DICK, THE ( 1940)

When he foils two robberies in one day, the town drunkard is hired to guard the local bank.

Dir: Edward Cline Cast: W. C. Fields , Cora Witherspoon , Una Merkel .

BW- 72 mins, CC,

12:15 AM
NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK ( 1941)

A filmmaker tries to sell a script about con artists taking on the Russian millionaires of Mexico.

Dir: Edward Cline Cast: W. C. Fields , Gloria Jean , Leon Errol .

BW- 71 mins,

1:34 AM
MOVIES ON SUNDAYS ( 1935)

A promotional short encouraging Pennsylvania's citizens to allow movie showings on Sundays.

Cast: Warner Oland ,

BW- 8 mins,

1:45 AM
DENTIST, THE ( 1932)

A dentist deals with a variety of eccentric and difficult patients in this comedic short.

Dir: A. Leslie Pearce Cast: Arnold Gray , Elise Cavanna , George Gray .

BW- 22 mins,

2:15 AM
FATAL GLASS OF BEER, THE ( 1933)

The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home from the big city in this comedic short.

BW- 19 mins,

2:35 AM
STARLET REVUE ( 1929)

This short film features song and dance performances by children, including a very young Judy Garland.

BW- 10 mins,

2:45 AM
DAVID COPPERFIELD ( 1935)

Charles Dickens' classic tale of an orphaned boy's fight for happiness and the colorful characters who help and hinder him.

Dir: George Cukor Cast: W. C. Fields , Lionel Barrymore , Maureen O'Sullivan .

BW- 130 mins, CC,

4:58 AM
TRAINED HOOFS ( 1935)

This short film focuses on how race horses are trained.

Dir: David Miller Cast: Charles Cooper ,

BW- 9 mins,

5:15 AM
TOO MANY HIGHBALLS ( 1933)

A man attempts to get his in-laws out of the house in this short comedy.

Dir: Clyde Bruckman Cast: Roger Moore , Tom Dempsey , Aggie Herring .

BW- 20 mins,

5:52 AM
VITAPHONE PICTORIAL REVUE NO. 2-6, A ( 1937)

This short film contains three segments, showcasing Arabian trick and race horses, hockey, and footwear. Vitaphone Release B56.

Dir: I. Miller

BW- 7 mins,

[samnsara]

1. when i was 15 ! saw Bridge to the Sun on tv...i was so struck by it I read the book..

..now whenever I see it is on I try to watch it. Its a beautiful love story.