TCM Schedule for Tuesday, February 19: 31 Days of Oscar: Paramount Pictures
For your viewing pleasure, we have kidnappings, revolution, and of course, via The Goodbye Girl, the world's worst production of Richard III.
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
12:30 AM
Goodbye Girl, The (1977)
A dancer discovers her runaway boyfriend has sublet her apartment to an aspiring actor.
Dir: Herbert Ross Cast: Richard Dreyfuss , Marsha Mason , Quinn Cummings .
C-111 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format
2:30 AM
Fame (1980)
Students at a performing arts high school struggle with personal problems.
Dir: Alan Parker Cast: Irene Cara , Ed Barth , Debbie Allen .
C-134 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format
5:00 AM
Pennies From Heaven (1981)
A traveling salesman's music-inspired dreams lead to tragedy.
Dir: Herbert Ross Cast: Steve Martin , Bernadette Peters , Christopher Walken .
C-108 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format
7:00 AM
Boy Friend, The (1971)
The understudy goes on for the star and finds love.
C-139 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format
9:30 AM
Travels With My Aunt (1972)
A stodgy young man gets caught up in his free-living aunt's shady schemes.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Maggie Smith , Alec McCowen , Lou Gossett .
C-109 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
11:30 AM
Wind And The Lion, The (1975)
An Arab chief triggers an international incident when he kidnaps an American widow and her children.
Dir: John Milius Cast: Sean Connery , Candice Bergen , Brian Keith .
C-119 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format
1:45 PM
Champ, The (1979)
A washed-up prizefighter fights to keep his son.
Dir: Franco Zeffirelli Cast: Jon Voight , Faye Dunaway , Rick Schroder .
C-123 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
4:00 PM
Year of Living Dangerously, The (1982)
Two American journalists get more than they'd bargained for during an Indonesian revolution.
Dir: Peter Weir Cast: Mel Gibson , Sigourney Weaver , Linda Hunt .
C-115 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
6:00 PM
My Favorite Year (1982)
A flamboyant star throws a TV comedy show into chaos.
Dir: Richard Benjamin Cast: Peter O'Toole , Mark Linn-Baker , Jessica Harper .
C-92 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: 31 DAYS OF OSCAR: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
8:00 PM
Racket, The (1928)
In this silent film, a renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Thomas Meighan , Marie Prevost , Louis Wolheim .
BW-84 mins, TV-G,
9:30 PM
Wings (1927)
In this silent film, romantic rivals fly against the enemy in World War I.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Clara Bow , Charles [Buddy] Rogers , Richard Arlen .
BW-144 mins, TV-PG, CC,
12:00 AM
Love Parade, The (1929)
A count finds his marriage to a queen less than satisfying.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Maurice Chevalier , Jeanette MacDonald , Lupino Lane .
BW-109 mins, TV-G, CC,
2:00 AM
Smiling Lieutenant, The (1931)
A misfired flirtation lands a young lieutenant married to a princess instead of the one he loves.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Maurice Chevalier , Claudette Colbert , Miriam Hopkins .
BW-89 mins, TV-G, CC,
4:00 AM
Farewell To Arms, A (1932)
An American serving in World War I falls for a spirited nurse.
Dir: Frank Borzage Cast: Helen Hayes , Gary Cooper , Adolphe Menjou .
BW-89 mins, TV-G, CC,
5:30 AM
Second Chorus (1940)
Two composers vie for their lady manager's heart as they head for Broadway.
Dir: H. C. Potter Cast: Fred Astaire , Paulette Goddard , Artie Shaw .
BW-84 mins, TV-G, CC,
