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Staph

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Wed Aug 17, 2016, 11:59 PM Aug 2016

TCM Schedule for Thursday, August 18, 2016 -- Summer Under The Stars - Angie Dickinson

Today's Star is North Dakota's favorite daughter, Angie Dickinson. I don't know her political leanings, but I love her reaction to meeting Bill Clinton at a Democratic fundraiser -- "I was standing next to Suzanne Pleshette on the receiving line, and as he got closer, I said to her, "My God, I'm beginning to sweat!". And then he was in front of me, bigger than life, and so great-looking. He said when he met me, "At last!"." Enjoy!



6:00 AM -- TENSION AT TABLE ROCK (1956)
When the owner of a stagecoach station is killed, a gunman takes his place.
Dir: Charles Marquis Warren
Cast: Richard Egan, Dorothy Malone, Cameron Mitchell
C-93 mins, CC,

Based on the novel Bitter Sage by Frank Gruber.


7:45 AM -- THE RELAXED WIFE (1957)
A short industrial film that seeks to help working men and their wives deal with life's little problems.
C-13 mins,


8:00 AM -- SHOOT-OUT AT MEDICINE BEND (1957)
Army veterans are on a mission to find out who sold faulty ammunition to a cavalry troop.
Dir: Richard L. Bare
Cast: Randolph Scott, James Craig, Angie Dickinson
BW-87 mins, CC,

The Indian attack sequence of the script had to be written to accommodate James Garner's limp after he sprained his right ankle during shooting.


9:30 AM -- SOME KIND OF A NUT (1969)
A banker who's lost his job for growing a beard embraces the cultural revolution.
Dir: Garson Kanin
Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Angie Dickinson, Rosemary Forsyth
C-90 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

According to the book "A Diamond for Moorpark" by Norma Gunter, the working title of this film was "The One with the Fuzz".


11:15 AM -- ROME ADVENTURE (1962)
A rebellious teacher moves to Rome and finds love.
Dir: Delmer Daves
Cast: Troy Donahue, Angie Dickinson, Rossano Brazzi
C-119 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

The interior of The American Bookshop is the set of the River City Library from Warner Bros. The Music Man (1962).


1:16 PM -- VISITING ITALY (1951)
This short film takes the viewer on a tour of Italy, showcasing Rome, Assisi, Pisa and Florence.
C-7 mins,


1:30 PM -- JESSICA (1961)
When a sexy midwife comes to town, the local women abstain from sex rather than risk having her deliver their babies.
Dir: Jean Negulesco
Cast: Angie Dickinson, Maurice Chevalier, Noël-Noël
BW-105 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

Based on The Midwife of Pont Clery by Flora Sandstrom.


3:23 PM -- MADAME - SOPHIA LOREN (TRAILER) (1961)
This short is a promotional trailer for "Madame" (1961), starring Sophia Loren.
C-2 mins, Letterbox Format


3:30 PM -- A FEVER IN THE BLOOD (1961)
A former governor is murdered and his killer's trial is sensationalized in the media.
Dir: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Angie Dickinson, Jack Kelly
BW-117 mins, CC,

Carroll O'Connor's film debut.


5:45 PM -- THE SINS OF RACHEL CADE (1961)
A female doctor in the Congo is torn between two loves.
Dir: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Angie Dickinson, Peter Finch, Roger Moore
C-123 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

Based on the novel of the same name by Charles Mercer.



TCM PRIMETIME - WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: SUMMER UNDER THE STARS: ANGIE DICKINSON



8:00 PM -- POINT BLANK (1967)
A gangster plots an elaborate revenge on the wife and partner who did him dirty.
Dir: John Boorman
Cast: Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn
C-92 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

This movie and Payback (1999), with Mel Gibson, are both based on the book "Hunter" by Donald E. Westlake (as Richard Stark).


9:38 PM -- OPERATION DIRTY DOZEN (1967)
This promotional short film provides a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "The Dirty Dozen" (1987).
C-9 mins,


10:00 PM -- RIO BRAVO (1959)
A sheriff enlists a drunk, a kid and an old man to help him fight off a ruthless cattle baron.
Dir: Howard Hawks
Cast: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson
C-141 mins, CC,

John Wayne was nervous about the love scenes between Chance and Feathers, since he was 51 and Angie Dickinson was only 26.


12:30 AM -- THE LAST CHALLENGE (1967)
A young gun wants to make his name by shooting it out with the town marshal.
Dir: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Glenn Ford, Angie Dickinson, Chad Everett
C-96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

The final film of veteran director Richard Thorpe.


2:15 AM -- PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW (1971)
A young man's first sexual explorations are threatened by a string of murders.
Dir: Roger Vadim
Cast: Rock Hudson, Angie Dickinson, Telly Savalas
C-91 mins, CC,

A young Cybill Shepherd was offered a role as one of the murder victims but turned it down. It would have been her feature debut.


4:00 AM -- CRY TERROR (1958)
A mad bomber holds an innocent family hostage.
Dir: Andrew L. Stone
Cast: James Mason, Rod Steiger, Inger Stevens
BW-96 mins, CC,

While filming a scene in a subway tunnel, Inger Stevens and Rod Steiger were nearly asphyxiated by carbon monoxide fumes. Steiger said years later that when they were being given oxygen, Stevens tried to refuse it. She said at the time she wanted to die; Steiger and the crew had to convince her otherwise. Years later on April 30, 1970, when Ms. Stevens was only 35 years old, she died of an overdose.


5:39 AM -- EMERGENCY DOCTOR (1956)
This short film pays tribute to all the doctors who put their lives on hold to save the lives of others.
Dir: Harry W. Smith
BW-8 mins,


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