TCM Schedule for Thursday, May 17, 2018 -- What's On Tonight: Star of the Month Marlene Dietrich

In the daylight hours, TCM's series of movie series features Dr. Kildare, followed by Dr. Gillespie, after Lew Ayres upset the powers that be in Hollywood by declaring himself to be a conscientious objector. From Wikipedia:

In March 1942, Ayres was identified as a 4E conscientious objector and sent to a CO camp. As expected, the announcement that a Hollywood actor objected to the war was a major source of public outcry and debate. Within a month it was determined that he had initially requested to be A-O-1, so that he could serve as a non-combat medic. However, the military's policy that servicemen cannot request, or be guaranteed, where they will serve, forced him to request a 4E status. The U.S. military confirmed that they would place him as a medic and in April 1942, his status was changed. He enlisted in the United States Army on May 18, 1942.

Then in prime time, TCM continues the films of Star of the Month Marlene Dietrich. Enjoy!

(FYI -- I'm going to be away from the computer for the week of these films, so I'm posting early. Sorry there isn't enough time to add my usual comments. See you all here in the Classic Movies Group next week!)



6:00 AM -- DR. KILDARE'S STRANGE CASE (1940)
A young doctor uses pioneering methods to treat a mental patient.
Dir: Harold S. Bucquet
Cast: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day
BW-77 mins, CC,

7:30 AM -- DR. KILDARE GOES HOME (1940)
A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.
Dir: Harold S. Bucquet
Cast: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day
BW-79 mins, CC,

9:00 AM -- DR. KILDARE'S CRISIS (1940)
A young doctor's marriage could be called off when the bride's brother is diagnosed with epilepsy.
Dir: Harold S. Bucquet
Cast: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day
BW-75 mins, CC,

10:30 AM -- THE PEOPLE VS. DR. KILDARE (1941)
An ice skater sues a young doctor for malpractice.
Dir: Harold S. Bucquet
Cast: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day
BW-78 mins, CC,

12:00 PM -- DR. KILDARE'S WEDDING DAY (1941)
A young doctor's wedding turns into a tragic event.
Dir: Harold S. Bucquet
Cast: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day
BW-83 mins, CC,

1:30 PM -- DR. KILDARE'S VICTORY (1942)
A young doctor with a broken heart succumbs to the lure of a socialite.
Dir: Major W. S. Van Dyke II
Cast: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Ann Ayars
BW-93 mins, CC,

3:15 PM -- CALLING DR. GILLESPIE (1942)
A wheelchair-bound doctor fights off a homicidal maniac.
Dir: Harold S. Bucquet
Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Philip Dorn, Donna Reed
BW-84 mins, CC,

4:45 PM -- DR. GILLESPIE'S NEW ASSISTANT (1942)
Three young surgeons vie to replace the legendary Dr. Kildare.
Dir: Willis Goldbeck
Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, Susan Peters
BW-88 mins,

6:15 PM -- DR. GILLESPIE'S CRIMINAL CASE (1943)
A wheelchair-bound doctor tries to prove a convicted killer's innocence.
Dir: Willis Goldbeck
Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Van Johnson, Keye Luke
BW-89 mins,


TCM PRIMETIME - WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: MARLENE DIETRICH



8:00 PM -- ANGEL (1937)
While vacationing without her husband, a married woman falls for another man.
Dir: Ernst Lubitsch
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Melvyn Douglas
BW-91 mins, CC,

10:00 PM -- THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN (1935)
A member of the Spanish guard falls for a temptress who once ruined his commanding officer's life.
Dir: Josef von Sternberg
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Atwill, Edward Everett Horton
BW-80 mins, CC,

11:45 PM -- DESIRE (1936)
Before they can marry, two society types run off with lower-class loves.
Dir: Frank Borzage
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper, John Halliday
BW-95 mins, CC,

1:30 AM -- KNIGHT WITHOUT ARMOUR (1937)
A British spy tries to get a countess out of the new Soviet Union.
Dir: Jacques Feyder
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Robert Donat, Irene Van Brugh
BW-108 mins, CC,

3:30 AM -- THE TUTTLES OF TAHITI (1942)
A family in the South Seas goes to any lengths to escape work.
Dir: Charles Vidor
Cast: Charles Laughton, Jon Hall, Peggy Drake
BW-91 mins,

5:30 AM -- MGM PARADE SHOW #7 (1955)
Ray Bolger performs in a clip from "The Great Ziegfeld"; Debbie Reynolds introduces a clip from "The Tender Trap." Hosted by George Murphy.
BW-26 mins,