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Related: About this forumTCM Schedule for Wednesday, August 10: Summer Under the Stars: Hedy Lamarr
Wednesday, August 10th, 2016
12:00 AM
Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)
To annoy his family, a millionaire hires an out-of-work girl to pose as a gold digger.
Dir: Gregory La Cava Cast: Ginger Rogers , Walter Connolly , Verree Teasdale .
BW-83 mins, CC,
1:30 AM
Hitler's Children (1943)
A German-American girl is forced to enter a Hitler youth program.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Tim Holt , Bonita Granville , Kent Smith .
BW-82 mins, CC,
3:00 AM
Rookie Cop, The (1939)
A young policeman fights to prove the value of police dogs.
Dir: David Howard Cast: Tim Holt , Virginia Weidler , Janet Shaw .
BW-61 mins,
4:15 AM
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
A gold strike in California triggers a bitter feud between farmers and prospectors.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: George Brent , Olivia De Havilland , Claude Rains .
C-94 mins, CC,
6:00 AM
I Take This Woman (1940)
A tenement doctor's marriage to a European refugee threatens his practice.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: Spencer Tracy , Hedy Lamarr , Verree Teasdale .
BW-98 mins, CC,
7:47 AM
We Must Have Music (1941)
This short film provides a brief history of soundtracks, from elaborate musical scores to background music.
BW-11 mins,
8:00 AM
Her Highness And The Bellboy (1945)
A hotel bellboy is the unlikely choice to escort a visiting princess, over the protests of his invalid girlfriend.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Hedy Lamarr , Robert Walker , June Allyson .
BW-111 mins, CC,
10:00 AM
H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)
A stuffy businessman livens things up by having a fling.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Hedy Lamarr , Robert Young , Ruth Hussey .
BW-120 mins, CC,
12:15 PM
Crossroads (1942)
A French diplomat who's recovered from amnesia is blackmailed over crimes he can't remember.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: William Powell , Hedy Lamarr , Claire Trevor .
BW-83 mins, CC,
1:49 PM
Glimpses Of California (1946)
This short film takes the viewer to sunny California.
C-9 mins,
2:00 PM
Tortilla Flat (1942)
Inhabitants of a Southern California fishing village strive for the simple pleasures of life.
Dir: Victor Fleming Cast: Spencer Tracy , Hedy Lamarr , John Garfield .
BW-105 mins, CC,
3:46 PM
Around The World In California (1947)
This short film takes the viewer to various sites around California.
C-9 mins,
4:00 PM
Experiment Perilous (1944)
A small-town doctor tries to help a beautiful woman with a deranged husband.
Dir: Jacques Tourneur Cast: Hedy Lamarr , George Brent , Paul Lukas .
BW-91 mins, CC,
5:47 PM
Nostradamus IV (1944)
In this short film, Nostradamus predicts the fate of dictators Mussolini and Hitler.
Dir: Paul Burnford Cast: James Warren , William Norton Bailey ,
BW-11 mins,
6:00 PM
Conspirators, The (1944)
A guerilla leader falls in love with a mysterious woman in World War II Lisbon.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Hedy Lamarr , Paul Henreid , Sydney Greenstreet .
BW-101 mins, CC,
7:49 PM
We Do It Because- (1942)
This short film explores the origins of various customs, such as shaking hands and kissing.
Dir: Basil Wrangell Cast: Ava Gardner , Dorothy Morris , Tom Herbert .
BW-10 mins,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: SUMMER UNDER THE STARS: HEDY LAMARR
8:00 PM
White Cargo (1942)
A sultry native woman ignites the passions of workers on an African plantation.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Hedy Lamarr , Walter Pidgeon , Frank Morgan .
BW-89 mins, CC,
9:45 PM
Lady of the Tropics (1939)
An American playboy in Saigon has to fight to get his Eurasian wife out of the country.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: Robert Taylor , Hedy Lamarr , Joseph Schildkraut .
BW-92 mins, CC,
11:30 PM
Heavenly Body, The (1943)
An astronomer's neglected wife takes up astrology and a handsome astrologer.
Dir: Alexander Hall Cast: William Powell , Hedy Lamarr , James Craig .
BW-95 mins, CC,
1:15 AM
Come Live with Me (1941)
A Viennese refugee weds a struggling author platonically so she can stay in the U.S.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: James Stewart , Hedy Lamarr , Ian Hunter .
BW-87 mins, CC,
3:00 AM
Comrade X (1940)
An American warms up an icy Russian streetcar conductor.
Dir: King Vidor Cast: Clark Gable , Hedy Lamarr , Oscar Homolka .
BW-90 mins, CC,
4:36 AM
Did'Ja Know? (1950)
This short film asks the question, "have you ever wondered" about certain situations.
Dir: Dave O'Brien Cast: Charles King , Dave O'Brien , Don Brodie .
BW-8 mins,
4:45 AM
Lady Without Passport, A (1950)
A secret service agent falls in love with an illegal immigrant.
Dir: Joseph H. Lewis Cast: Hedy Lamarr , John Hodiak , James Craig .
BW-74 mins, CC,
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TCM Schedule for Wednesday, August 10: Summer Under the Stars: Hedy Lamarr (Original Post)
CBHagman
Aug 2016
OP
longship
(40,416 posts)1. That's Hedley!!!!
Sorry! Just couldn't resist.
Actually Hedy Lamarr patented spread spectrum radio, the origin of lots of tech, including cell phones. She was damned smart.
Here (Wiki): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr
CBHagman
(16,986 posts)2. It's very telling that a Google search...
...immediately suggestions "Hedy Lamarr inventions." Now there's a prompt we all want by our names.
Cell phones, WiFi, BlueTooth! All because of Hedley... er eh, that's Hedy Lamarr!