TCM Schedule for Wednesday, June 18: Rene Clair

Wednesday, June 18th, 2014

12:15 AM
Witness For The Prosecution (1958)
A British lawyer gets caught up in a couple's tangled marital affairs when he defends the husband for murder.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: Tyrone Power , Marlene Dietrich , Charles Laughton .
BW-116 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:30 AM
Dark Victory (1939)
A flighty heiress discovers inner strength when she develops a brain tumor.
Dir: Edmund Goulding Cast: Bette Davis , George Brent , Humphrey Bogart .
BW-104 mins, CC,

4:30 AM
Role Model: Gene Wilder (2008)
Gene Wilder sits down with Alec Baldwin for an intimate conversation about Wilder's extensive career.
C-59 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:45 AM
TCM Presents Elvis Mitchell Under the Influence: Laurence Fishburne (2008)
Celebrities reveal the classic movies that influenced their lives in interviews with acclaimed film critic/interviewer Elvis Mitchell.
C-27 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:15 AM
MGM Parade Show #29 (1955)
Walter Pidgeon introduces Part Three of "Captains Courageous" and a clip from "Tribute to a Badman."
BW-25 mins,

6:45 AM
Brute Force (1947)
Tough, disgruntled prisoners plan a daring, possibly bloody escape while on a drain pipe detail.
Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Burt Lancaster , Hume Cronyn , Charles Bickford .
BW-98 mins, CC,

8:30 AM
Screen Directors Playhouse: Lincoln's Doctor's Dog (1955)
During the dark days of the Civil War, a doctor gives President Lincoln a puppy to buoy his spirits.
BW-26 mins, CC,

9:00 AM
Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
A dedicated priest tries to reform a group of homeless boys in turn-of-the-century St. Louis.
Dir: Ted Tetzlaff Cast: Pat O'Brien , Darryl Hickman , Charles Kemper .
BW-93 mins, CC,

10:45 AM
Screen Directors Playhouse: Titanic Incident, The (1955)
Married con artists plan to fleece a British lord, but the sinking of the Titanic gets in the way.
BW-26 mins,

11:15 AM
Band Of Angels (1957)
A southern belle fights to survive slavery after learning her mother was black.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Clark Gable , Yvonne De Carlo , Sidney Poitier .
C-127 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:30 PM
Screen Directors Playhouse: Hot Cargo (1956)
A chorus girl regrets marrying the ship's captain she thought would get her home from the Orient.
BW-25 mins,

2:00 PM
Captain Thunder (1931)
A Mexican bandit kidnaps a wedding party.
Dir: Alan Crosland Cast: Fay Wray , Victor Varconi , Charles Judels .
BW-64 mins,

3:15 PM
Screen Directors Playhouse: It's Always Sunday (1956)
A minister befriends two drifters.
Dir: Allan Dwan Cast: Dennis O'Keefe , Fay Wray , Eileen Janssen .
BW-25 mins,

3:45 PM
Jump Into Hell (1955)
This film reenacts the battle of Dien Bien Phu, focusing on the struggles of the French troops stationed in Vietnam.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Jack Sernas , Kurt Kaszner , Arnold Moss .
BW-93 mins, Letterbox Format

5:30 PM
Screen Directors Playhouse: Prima Donna (1956)
A teenager with outstanding vocal talent would rather play baseball than develop his singing skills.
BW-25 mins, CC,

6:00 PM
Ten Days to Tulara (1958)
A charter pilot in Mexico is forced to help a criminal gang when his son is kidnapped.
Dir: George Sherman Cast: Sterling Hayden , Grace Raynor , Rodolfo Hoyos .
BW-76 mins,

7:30 PM
Screen Directors Playhouse: Cry Justice (1956)
A man plots revenge on the friend who framed him for his own murder.
BW-26 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: RENE CLAIR

8:00 PM
Sous les toits de Paris (1930)
A street singer and a gangster vie for the love of a beautiful young woman.
Dir: Rene Clair Cast: Albert Prejean , Pola Illery , Gaston Modot .
BW-92 mins,



9:45 PM
Nous La Liberte, A (1931)
An escaped convict creates a business empire that becomes a new prison for him.
Dir: Rene Clair Cast: R. Cordy , Henri Marchand , Germaine Aussey .
BW-83 mins,

11:15 PM
Le Million (1931)
A winning lottery ticket wreaks havoc on the lives of all who come near it.
BW-81 mins,

12:45 AM
Grand Maneuver, The (1955)
An officer makes a bet that he can seduce a beautiful lady in his town before he is sent to training camp for the summer.
Dir: Rene Clair Cast: Michele Morgan , Gérard Philipe , Brigitte Bardot .
C-108 mins,

2:45 AM
It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
A newspaper editor writes headlines that predict the future.
Dir: René Clair Cast: Dick Powell , Linda Darnell , Jack Oakie .
BW-85 mins,



4:15 AM
Gigi (1948 - French) (1948)
In this original French version, a young girl who has been trained to be a kept woman, sets out to reform the young man who wants to keep her.
Cast: Daniele Delorme , Philippe Noiret ,
BW-83 mins,