TCM Schedule for Wednesday, November 11th: TCM Spotlight: Johnny Mercer

[CBHagman]

The title of this post notwithstanding, TCM has not forgotten that it is Veterans Day.



Wednesday, November 11th, 2009


12:30 AM Becket (1964)
England's King Henry II appoints his best friend Archbishop of Canterbury then turns on him. Cast: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud. Dir: Peter Glenville. C-148 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

3:15 AM Look Back in Anger (1958)
An embittered young man spews venom on all around him, particularly his upper-class wife. Cast: Richard Burton, Mary Ure, Claire Bloom. Dir: Tony Richardson. BW-100 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

5:15 AM Bitter Victory (1958)
A World War II commander jeopardizes his mission to endanger a colleague involved with his wife. Cast: Richard Burton, Curt Jurgens, Ruth Roman. Dir: Nicholas Ray. BW-102 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

7:00 AM Bombardier (1943)
Military officers compete for the same woman while training pilots for war. Cast: Pat O'Brien, Randolph Scott, Anne Shirley. Dir: Richard Wallace. BW-99 mins, TV-G, CC

9:00 AM Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)
Five people thrown together by World War II review their pasts. Cast: Robert Ryan, Margo, John Carradine. Dir: John H. Auer. BW-69 mins, TV-PG

10:15 AM Marine Raiders (1944)
Marine buddies training in Australia battle over love. Cast: Pat O'Brien, Robert Ryan, Ruth Hussey. Dir: Harold Schuster. BW-91 mins, TV-G

12:00 PM Iron Major, The (1943)
In this true story, Frank Cavanaugh proves himself as a football coach and a World War I hero. Cast: Pat O'Brien, Ruth Warrick, Robert Ryan. Dir: Ray Enright. BW-85 mins, TV-G

1:30 PM Tender Comrade (1943)
Lady welders pool their resources to share a house during World War II. Cast: Ginger Rogers, Robert Ryan, Ruth Hussey. Dir: Edward Dmytryk. BW-102 mins, TV-PG, CC

3:15 PM Berlin Express (1948)
Allied agents fight an underground Nazi group in post-war Europe. Cast: Merle Oberon, Robert Ryan, Paul Lukas. Dir: Jacques Tourneur. BW-87 mins, TV-PG, CC

4:45 PM Act Of Violence (1949)
An embittered veteran tracks down a POW camp informer. Cast: Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh. Dir: Fred Zinnemann. BW-82 mins, TV-PG, CC

6:30 PM Bad Day At Black Rock (1955)
A one-armed veteran uncovers small-town secrets when he tries to visit an Asian-American war hero's family. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis. Dir: John Sturges. C-82 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS

What's On Tonight: TCM SPOTLIGHT: JOHNNY MERCER

8:00 PM Hollywood Hotel (1937)
A small-town boy wins a Hollywood talent contest. Cast: Dick Powell, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane. Dir: Busby Berkeley. BW-110 mins, TV-G, CC

10:00 PM Garden Of The Moon (1938)
A nightclub owner and a bandleader compete for the lead singer's heart. Cast: Pat O'Brien, Margaret Lindsay, John Payne. Dir: Busby Berkeley. BW-94 mins, TV-G

11:45 PM Old Man Rhythm (1935)
A business leader goes back to college to keep an eye on his playboy son. Cast: Charles "Buddy" Rogers, George Barbier, Betty Grable. Dir: Edward Ludwig. BW-75 mins, TV-G

1:15 AM Second Chorus (1940)
Two composers vie for their lady manager's heart as they head for Broadway. Cast: Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith. Dir: H.C. Potter. BW-84 mins, TV-G, CC

2:45 AM Ready, Willing And Able (1937)
Two songwriters want to cast a British star in their new show. Cast: Ruby Keeler, Ross Alexander, Jane Wyman. Dir: Ray Enright. BW-94 mins, TV-G

4:30 AM Hard To Get (1938)
An unemployed architect falls in love with an heiress. Cast: Dick Powell, Olivia de Havilland, Charles Winninger. Dir: Ray Enright. BW-82 mins, TV-G

[Matilda]

1. Beautiful pics, CB

Here, the eleventh of November is known as Remembrance Day. We on the left also remember "The Dismissal" - the day
the Governor-General sacked the Whitlam Government at the behest of Liberal leader, Malcolm Fraser. I therefore
remember it as the day I became an Australian for a Republic.

TCM, as usual, shows its disdain for what is happening in the outside world by programming two Andy Hardy movies at
prime time. In the afternoon, they're showing a film called "Men Must Fight" - I've never heard of it; it has
Lewis Stone and Diana Wynyard. Then they have "Mata Hari" at 5.00 - now that's one I'd watch, but I have to question
its placement at kiddie viewing time.

Fox Classics is more in the spirit, with a film called "The Bedford Incident" at 8.30 - Richard Widmark and Sidney
Poitier. I don't know it, but with those two, it's probably not bad. That's followed by "The Heroes of Telemark" -
seen that, don't want to see it again, but at least it's appropriate.