Classic Films
Related: About this forumTCM Schedule for Wednesday, November 14: Novel to Film
During the day TCM focuses on all things sisterly, but by nighttime things turn positively criminal!
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012
12:30 AM
Law of the Tropics (1941)
A night-club singer on the lam marries a South American rubber planter to escape the law.
Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Constance Bennett , Jeffrey Lynn , Regis Toomey .
BW-76 mins, TV-PG,
2:00 AM
Rockabye (1932)
A Broadway star tries to hold onto an adopted child and a younger man.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Constance Bennett , Joel McCrea , Paul Lukas .
BW-68 mins, TV-G,
3:15 AM
After Tonight (1933)
A female Russian spy falls for the enemy during WWI.
Dir: George Archainbaud Cast: Constance Bennett , Gilbert Roland , Edward Ellis .
BW-71 mins, TV-PG,
4:30 AM
Apache War Smoke (1952)
A killer joins stagecoach passengers under attack by Indians.
Dir: Harold Kress Cast: Gilbert Roland , Glenda Farrell , Robert Horton .
BW-67 mins, TV-G,
6:00 AM
Little Women (1933)
The four March sisters fight to keep their family together and find love while their father is off fighting the Civil War.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Joan Bennett , Paul Lukas .
BW-116 mins, TV-G, CC,
8:00 AM
Fog Over Frisco (1934)
A San Francisco heiress discovers her sister is hanging out with gangsters.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Bette Davis , Donald Woods , Margaret Lindsay .
BW-68 mins, TV-G, CC,
9:15 AM
Double Wedding (1937)
A dress designer tries to break her sister's engagement to a free-living artist, only to discover the man is falling for her instead.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: William Powell , Myrna Loy , Florence Rice .
BW-87 mins, TV-G, CC,
10:45 AM
Sisters, The (1938)
Three western girls make unhappy marriages at the turn of the century. Dir: Anatole Litvak Cast: Errol Flynn , Bette Davis , Anita Louise .
BW-99 mins, TV-PG, CC,
12:30 PM
My Sister Eileen (1942)
Two sisters - one smart, one pretty - move to New York to build careers.
Dir: Alexander Hall Cast: Rosalind Russell , Brian Aherne , Janet Blair .
BW-97 mins, TV-G, CC,
2:15 PM
Two Sisters From Boston (1946)
Two girls with Broadway aspirations find work in a Bowery saloon.
Dir: Henry Koster Cast: Kathryn Grayson , June Allyson , Lauritz Melchior .
BW-112 mins, TV-G, CC,
4:15 PM
Stolen Life, A (1946)
A twin takes her deceased sister's place as wife of the man they both love.
Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast: Bette Davis , Glenn Ford , Dane Clark .
BW-107 mins, TV-PG, CC,
6:15 PM
Born to Kill (1947)
A murderer marries a young innocent then goes after her more experienced sister.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Claire Trevor , Lawrence Tierney , Walter Slezak .
BW-92 mins, TV-PG, CC,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: NOVEL TO FILM
8:00 PM
Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
Hard-boiled detective Sam Spade gets caught up in the murderous search for a priceless statue.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Mary Astor , Gladys George .
BW-101 mins, TV-PG, CC,
10:00 PM
Big Sleep, The (1946)
Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a society girl's involvement in the murder of a pornographer.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Humphrey Bogart , Lauren Bacall , John Ridgely .
BW-114 mins, TV-PG, CC,
12:00 AM
Ten Little Indians (1966)
Party guests at a remote mansion have been brought together to pay for past crimes.
Dir: George Pollock Cast: Hugh O'Brian , Shirley Eaton , Fabian .
C-90 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
2:00 AM
In Cold Blood (1967)
Two vagrants try to outrun the police after committing a savage crime in this real-life shocker.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Robert Blake , Scott Wilson , John Forsythe .
BW-134 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
4:30 AM
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Detective Mike Hammer fights to solve the murder of a beautiful hitchhiker with a mysterious connection to the Mob.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast: Ralph Meeker , Albert Dekker , Paul Stewart .
BW-106 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format
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(40,416 posts)The "beautiful hitchhiker" was played by none other than Cloris Leachman.