TCM Schedule for Tuesday, July 18: Movie "Sharks"

[CBHagman]

Ooh, it's Mystery Day on TCM!

And tonight you'd best watch out for the sharks, but not the kind that try to eat the cast of a '70s movie.

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

12:30 AM It Started with a Kiss (1959)
After a whirlwind courtship, an Army officer and his wacky wife try to make their marriage work.
Dir: George Marshall Cast: Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Eva Gabor
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

2:15 AM If I Had a Million (1932)
A dying tycoon selects his heirs at random, and each reacts differently to the good fortune.
Dir: James Cruze Cast: Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton, George Raft
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: N


3:45 AM Everybody's Doing It (1938)
After creating a popular contest, a man goes on a drunken binge and takes the answers with him.
Dir: Christy Cabanne Cast: Preston Foster, Sally Eilers, Cecil Kellaway
Runtime: 59 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: N


5:15 AM The Winning Ticket (1935)
A barber tries to find the winning lottery ticket he hid from his moralistic wife.
Dir: Charles F. Riesner Cast: Leo Carrillo, Louise Fazenda, Ted Healy
Runtime: 70 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: N


6:30 AM The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
A daffy socialite gets her friends mixed up in a murder investigation.
Dir: Leigh Jason Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Sam Levene
Runtime: 65 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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8:00 AM Penguin Pool Murder (1932)
A feisty school teacher sets out to solve a murder in an aquarium.
Dir: George Archainbaud Cast: Edna May Oliver, James Gleason, Robert Armstrong
Runtime: 70 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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9:15 AM Lured (1947)
A woman helps the police catch the serial killer who murdered her best friend.
Dir: Douglas Sirk Cast: George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y

11:00 AM Lady of Burlesque (1943)
A star dancer and comedian team to investigate murders.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Michael O'Shea, Iris Adrian
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

12:45 PM The Girl Was Young (1937)
A young girl helps an innocent man escape the law when he's framed for murder.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Nova Pilbeam, Derrick De Marney, Percy Marmont
Runtime: 70 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


2:30 PM Obsession (1949)
A jealous husband plots to dispose of his wife's lover in an acid bath.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Robert Newton, Phil Brown, Naunton Wayne
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

4:15 PM The Big Sleep (1946)
Called into a case involving a wealthy family, detective Philip Marlowe discovers blackmail and murder as he falls for the eldest daughter in the family.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely
Runtime: 114 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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6:15 PM The Late Show (1977)
An aging private eye hooks up with a Hollywood eccentric to investigate his partner's murder.
Dir: Robert Benton Cast: Art Carney, Lily Tomlin, Bill Macy
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: MOVIE "SHARKS"

8:00 PM The Hustler (1961)
A pool shark works his way up the ranks from small pool halls to the big-time in the Midwest. Along the way, he picks up a promoter and a girlfriend, who was a former hooker, and wants to face the challenge of playing the best of the best.
Dir: Robert Rossen Cast: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie
Runtime: 134 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

10:30 PM The Color of Money (1986)
An experienced pool shark coaches a young hothead on his way to the top.
Dir: Martin Scorsese Cast: Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Runtime: 117 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

12:45 AM The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
A professional poker player, with a "can't lose" reputation, is challenged to a game by another infamous rival.
Dir: Norman Jewison Cast: Steve McQueen, Edward G. Robinson, Karl Malden
Runtime: 113 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

2:45 AM Mean Streets (1973)
A young hood in New York's Little Italy contends with saving the neck of his hotheaded best friend from the local loan shark and struggles with the religious guilt prompted by his lifestyle.
Dir: Martin Scorsese Cast: Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval
Runtime: 110 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

4:45 AM I Promise to Pay (1937)
A man goes to a loan shark to finance his family's vacation.
Dir: D. Ross Lederman Cast: Chester Morris, Leo Carrillo, Helen Mack
Runtime: 68 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-G CC: Y

[JustAnotherGen]

1. The Big Sleep

One of my favorites.

[edbermac]

2. 12:45 PM The Girl Was Young (1937) aka Young and Innocent

Lighthearted early Hitchcock. Best known for the brilliant crane shot in the hotel ballroom near the end. Even better than the key closeup shot in Notorious.