TCM Schedule for Tuesday, January 31: Stars Behind Bars

TCM has a birthday tribute to Mario Lanza today.



Then go to JAIL, go directly to JAIL -- do not pass GO, do not collect $200 -- for the last Stars Behind Bars evening of the month.

Tuesday, January 31st, 2017

1:15 AM
OCEAN'S ELEVEN (1960)

A group of friends plot to rob a Las Vegas casino.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Peter Lawford , Dean Martin , Frank Sinatra .
C-127 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:30 AM
CRASHING LAS VEGAS (1956)

When an electric shock turns one of them into a psychic, the Bowery Boys invade Las Vegas.
Dir: Jean Yarbrough Cast: Leo Gorcey , Huntz Hall , Mary Castle .
BW-62 mins, CC,

4:45 AM
PAINTING THE CLOUDS WITH SUNSHINE (1951)

Three chorus girls hit Las Vegas in search of rich husbands.
Dir: David Butler Cast: Dennis Morgan , Virginia Mayo , Gene Nelson .
C-87 mins, CC,

6:15 AM
TOAST OF NEW ORLEANS, THE (1950)

A New Orleans fisherman fights snobbery to become an opera star.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Kathryn Grayson , Mario Lanza , David Niven .
C-97 mins, CC,

8:00 AM
FOR THE FIRST TIME (1959)

While vacationing in disguise, an opera star falls in love with a deaf girl.
Dir: Rudolph Maté Cast: Mario Lanza , Johanna von Koczian , Kurt Krasznar .
C-97 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:45 AM
SERENADE (1956)

A rising opera star is torn between his wealthy benefactor and a poor innocent.
Dir: Anthony Mann Cast: Mario Lanza , Joan Fontaine , Sarita Montiel .
C-121 mins, CC,

12:00 PM
SEVEN HILLS OF ROME, THE (1957)

A television star finds love while trying to get away from it all in Rome.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast: Mario Lanza , Renato Rascel , Marisa Allasio .
C-103 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:45 PM
VISITING ITALY (1951)

This short film takes the viewer on a tour of Italy, showcasing Rome, Assisi, Pisa and Florence.
C-7 mins,

2:00 PM
STUDENT PRINCE, THE (1954)

A prince falls in love with a barmaid during his last fling before assuming the crown.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Ann Blyth , Edmund Purdom , John Ericson .
C-107 mins, CC, Letterbox Format



4:00 PM
GREAT CARUSO, THE (1951)

The legendary opera singer fights to win his place in society.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Mario Lanza , Ann Blyth , Dorothy Kirsten .
C-109 mins, CC,

6:00 PM
AMALFI WAY (1955)

A short film that looks at the sights, sounds, and customs along Italy's Amalfi Coast.
Dir: Richard Wright
BW-10 mins,

6:15 PM
THAT MIDNIGHT KISS (1949)

A singing truck driver battles snobbery to become a star.
Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Kathryn Grayson , José Iturbi , Ethel Barrymore .
C-98 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STARS BEHIND BARS

8:00 PM
BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ (1962)

True story of Robert Stroud, the prison lifer who became an expert on birds.
Dir: John Frankenheimer Cast: Burt Lancaster , Karl Malden , Thelma Ritter .
BW-149 mins, CC,

10:45 PM
PRISONER OF SHARK ISLAND, THE (1936)

After setting the leg of John Wilkes Booth, Dr. Samuel Mudd is sent to prison as a conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Warner Baxter , Gloria Stuart , Claude Gillingwater .
BW-96 mins, CC,

12:30 AM
20,000 YEARS IN SING SING (1932)

When his girl commits murder, a hardened criminal takes the rap to protect her honor.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Spencer Tracy , Bette Davis , Arthur Byron .
BW-78 mins, CC,



2:00 AM
BRUBAKER (1980)

A new prison warden takes on corruption that has spread to the state government.
Dir: Stuart Rosenberg Cast: Robert Redford , Yaphet Kotto , Jane Alexander .
C-131 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:30 AM
INSIDE THE WALLS OF FOLSOM PRISON (1951)

A warden and his assistant clash over prison reform, triggering a violent riot.
Dir: Crane Wilbur Cast: Steve Cochran , David Brian , Philip Carey .
BW-87 mins, CC,