TCM Schedule for Tuesday, February 11: 31 Days of Oscar: 1956 Best Adapted Screenplay Nominees

Tuesday, February 11th, 2014

12:00 AM
Great Dictator, The (1940)
A Jewish barber takes the place of a war-hungry dictator.
Dir: Charles Chaplin Cast: Charles Chaplin , Paulette Goddard , Jack Oakie .
BW-125 mins, TV-PG, CC,

2:15 AM
Angels Over Broadway (1940)
A playwright persuades a con artist to help an embezzler go straight.
Dir: Ben Hecht Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. , Rita Hayworth , Thomas Mitchell .
BW-79 mins, TV-PG, CC,

3:41 AM
Double Or Nothing (1939)
In this short film, a stunt double loses consciousness and imagines himself in a series of scenes with doubles for many other famous actors including Bing Crosby, Tyrone Power, and Greta Garbo.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Lee Dixon , John Elliott , Tom Herbert .
BW-18 mins,

4:14 AM
Battle Of Gettysburg, The (1956)
This short film relates the story of the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
Dir: Herman Hoffman
C-30 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format

4:45 AM
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
True story of the German scientist who devoted his life to curing syphilis.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Edward G. Robinson , Ruth Gordon , Otto Kruger .
BW-103 mins, TV-G, CC,



6:29 AM
Stairway To Light (1945)
This short film focuses on Dr. Phillipe Pinel, who initiated humane treatment of the mentally ill in the 18th century.
Dir: Sammy Lee Cast: Dewey Robinson , Harry Wilson , Gene Roth .
BW-10 mins,

6:45 AM
Hail The Conquering Hero (1944)
A group of veterans help a small-town fraud convince his family he was a war hero.
Dir: Preston Sturges Cast: Eddie Bracken , Ella Raines , Raymond Walburn .
BW-101 mins, TV-G, CC,

8:30 AM
Lady Eve, The (1941)
A lady cardsharp tries to con an eccentric scientist only to fall for him.
Dir: Preston Sturges Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , Henry Fonda , Charles Coburn .
BW-94 mins, TV-PG, CC,



10:15 AM
Ball Of Fire (1942)
A group of professors takes in a nightclub singer hiding from the law to protect her gangster boyfriend.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Gary Cooper , Barbara Stanwyck , Oscar Homolka .
BW-112 mins, TV-G, CC,



12:15 PM
Adam's Rib (1949)
Husband-and-wife lawyers argue opposite sides in a sensational women's rights case.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Spencer Tracy , Katharine Hepburn , Judy Holliday .
BW-101 mins, TV-G, CC,



2:00 PM
Designing Woman (1957)
A sportswriter and a fashion designer have a lot of adjusting to do when they marry in haste.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Gregory Peck , Lauren Bacall , Dolores Gray .
C-118 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

4:00 PM
Lover Come Back (1961)
An ad exec in disguise courts his pretty female competitor.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast: Rock Hudson , Doris Day , Tony Randall .
C-107 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

6:00 PM
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
A motherless boy uses a radio talk show to find a new wife for his father.
Dir: Nora Ephron Cast: Tom Hanks , Meg Ryan , Bill Pullman .
C-105 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

7:49 PM
Stop Look And Listen (1967)
This Academy nominated stop-motion live-action short focuses on driving safety and dealing with road rage.
Dir: Chuck Menville Cast: Len Janson , Chuck Menville , Lea Richardson .
C-10 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: 31 DAYS OF OSCAR: 1956 BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY NOMINEES

8:00 PM
Around The World In 80 Days (1956)
A Victorian gentleman bets that he can beat the world's record for circling the globe.
Dir: Michael Anderson Cast: Cantinflas , Finlay Currie , Robert Morley .
C-182 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

11:15 PM
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
A peaceful Quaker family's sanctity is tested during the Civil War.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Gary Cooper , Dorothy McGuire , Marjorie Main .
BW-138 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format



1:45 AM
Baby Doll (1956)
A child bride holds her husband at bay while flirting with a sexy Italian farmer.
Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Karl Malden , Carroll Baker , Eli Wallach .
BW-115 mins, TV-14, CC,

3:45 AM
Lust For Life (1956)
Passionate biography of painter Vincent van Gogh, whose genius drove him mad.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Kirk Douglas , Anthony Quinn , James Donald .
C-122 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format