TCM Schedule for Wednesday, March 7: Anne Jeffreys

[CBHagman]

Today consists of tributes to two women, Deborah Kerr (daytime schedule) and Anne Jeffreys (evening). Neither has a birthday, but I'm sure you will be glad of the pleasure of their company.

Wednesday, March 7th, 2018

12:30 AM
PRINCE OF TIDES, THE ( 1991)

A troubled man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her in the process.

Dir: Barbra Streisand Cast: Nick Nolte , Barbra Streisand , Blythe Danner .

C- 132 mins, CC,

2:47 AM
SO YOU THINK YOU'RE A NERVOUS WRECK ( 1946)

In this short film, Joe McDoakes fights his phobias and fears...and his boss. Vitaphone Release 1513A.

Dir: Richard Bare Cast: Fred Kelsey , Leo White , Howard Mitchell .

BW- 11 mins,

3:00 AM
BEDLAM ( 1946)

When an actress tries to reform an asylum, its corrupt keeper has her committed.

Dir: Mark Robson Cast: Boris Karloff , Anna Lee , Billy House .

BW- 79 mins, CC,

4:30 AM
SHOCK CORRIDOR ( 1963)

A reporter fakes insanity to crack a murder committed in an asylum.

Dir: Samuel Fuller Cast: Peter Breck , Constance Towers , Gene Evans .

C- 101 mins, CC,

6:15 AM
KING SOLOMON'S MINES ( 1950)

A spirited widow hires a daredevil jungle scout to find a lost treasure in diamonds.

Dir: Compton Bennett Cast: Deborah Kerr , Stewart Granger , Richard Carlson .

C- 103 mins, CC,

8:15 AM
QUO VADIS ( 1951)

A Roman commander falls for a Christian slave girl as Nero intensifies persecution of the new religion.

Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Robert Taylor , Deborah Kerr , Leo Genn .

C- 174 mins, CC,

11:15 AM
PRISONER OF ZENDA, THE ( 1952)

An Englishman who resembles the king of a small European nation gets mixed up in palace intrigue when his look-alike is kidnapped.

Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Stewart Granger , Deborah Kerr , Louis Calhern .

C- 101 mins, CC,

12:57 PM
LAND OF TRADITION ( 1950)

This short film focuses on the history, contributions, and traditions of Great Britain.

C- 9 mins,

1:15 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,

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3:15 PM
TEA AND SYMPATHY ( 1956)

A faculty wife risks her marriage to help a troubled teen tormented by his fellow students.

Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Deborah Kerr , John Kerr , Leif Erickson .

C- 122 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:30 PM
SUNDOWNERS, THE ( 1960)

An Australian sheepherder and his wife clash over their nomadic existence and their son's future.

Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Deborah Kerr , Robert Mitchum , Peter Ustinov .

C- 133 mins, CC,

7:48 PM
LITTLE MISS PINKERTON ( 1943)

A young girl must save her friends from a gang of burglars in this comedic short.

Dir: Herbert Glazer Cast: Robert Blake , Robert Ferrero , Dick Rich .

BW- 11 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: ANNE JEFFREYS

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8:00 PM
DICK TRACY ( 1945)

Dick is faced with a series of murders in which the victims all come from different social and economic backgrounds.

Dir: William Berke Cast: Morgan Conway , Anne Jeffreys , Mike Mazurki .

BW- 61 mins, CC,

9:15 PM
RIFFRAFF ( 1947)

After lucking into a map to a rich oil field, a man has to dodge those out to steal it.

Dir: Ted Tetzlaff Cast: Pat O'Brien , Walter Slezak , Anne Jeffreys .

BW- 81 mins, CC,

10:45 PM
DILLINGER ( 1945)

The legendary gunman plots a series of daring heists.

Dir: Max Nosseck Cast: Lawrence Tierney , Edmund Lowe , Anne Jeffreys .

BW- 70 mins, CC,

12:04 AM
CLIFF EDWARDS AND HIS BUCKAROOS ( 1940)

Cliff Edwards runs a struggling dude ranch, but believes his luck has changed when some wealthy women arrive in this musical short. Vitaphone Release 26A.

Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Mildred Coles , Vera Lewis ,

BW- 10 mins,

12:15 AM
RETURN OF THE BADMEN ( 1948)

A farmer falls for the female leader of a band of notorious outlaws.

Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Randolph Scott , Robert Ryan , Anne Jeffreys .

BW- 90 mins, CC,

2:00 AM
TRAIL STREET ( 1947)

Bat Masterson fights to make Kansas safe for wheat farmers.

Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Randolph Scott , Robert Ryan , Anne Jeffreys .

BW- 84 mins, CC,

3:30 AM
STEP BY STEP ( 1946)

The FBI trails a young couple suspected of stealing government plans.

Dir: Phil Rosen Cast: Lawrence Tierney , Anne Jeffreys , Lowell Gilmore .

BW- 61 mins,

4:33 AM
HOW TO HOLD YOUR HUSBAND - BACK ( 1941)

This short film focuses on how marriages can start to crumble.

Dir: Johnny Hines Cast: Wyndham Standing , Henry Roquemore , Vince Barnett .

BW- 9 mins,

4:45 AM
I MARRIED AN ANGEL ( 1942)

A playboy drops his many girlfriends when he falls in love with a grounded angel.

Dir: Maj. W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: Jeanette MacDonald , Nelson Eddy , Edward Everett Horton .

BW- 85 mins, CC,

[longship]

1. Then there's Anne Jeffreys in "Topper"

With Leo G. Carroll, Lee Patrick, and Robert Sterling (the latter who was married to Jeffreys for much of her professional life).


Of course, one cannot forget Neil, the alcoholic Saint Bernard. Martinis are his choice.

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2. That was my favorite show when I was about 7. The glamorous ghosts and the St Bernard fascinated me.

[longship]

3. And, of course, the mysteriously self-shlurping martinis!

Neil was the star, for me. Although I liked how Anne Jeffreys addressed Cosmo Topper as "Toppy".

And Leo G. Carroll was, as always, perfection.

BTW, I was about the same age.

Lee Patrick played Sam Spades' devoted secretary, Effy, in The Maltese Falcon. A different role than her in Topper.