TCM Schedule for Wednesday, January 30: Maureen O'Hara

Horror!

That's what's in store for you on TCM today: lots of cinematic terror.

O'Hara!

That's who's taking charge tonight: flame-haired Maureen O'Hara, who was born Maureen FitzSimons on August 17, 1920, in Ranelagh, a suburb of Dublin.



Wednesday, January 30. 2019

12:00 AM
DESERT SONG, THE ( 1953)
A French professor secretly leads a band of desert freedom fighters.
Dir: Bruce Humberstone Cast: Kathryn Grayson , Gordon MacRae , Steve Cochran .
C- 111 mins, CC,

2:00 AM
KISS ME KATE ( 1953)
Feuding co-stars reunite for a musical version of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew."
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Kathryn Grayson , Howard Keel , Ann Miller .
C- 110 mins, CC,

4:00 AM
OTHELLO ( 1952)
The legendary Moor of Venice battles his growing suspicions that his wife is unfaithful.
Dir: Orson Welles Cast: Orson Welles , Michael MacLiammoir , Suzanne Cloutier .
BW- 93 mins,

5:45 AM
CHAMBER OF HORRORS ( 1966)
A one-handed madman uses various detachable devices as murder weapons to gain revenge on those he believes have wronged him.
Dir: Hy Averback Cast: Patrick O'Neal , Cesare Danova , Wilfrid Hyde-White .
C- 99 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:30 AM
TERROR, THE ( 1963)
A lost soldier discovers a mysterious beauty haunting a half-deserted castle.
Dir: Roger Corman Cast: Boris Karloff , Jack Nicholson , Sandra Knight .
C- 79 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:00 AM
CARNIVAL OF SOULS ( 1962)
After surviving a car crash, a church organist is haunted by the undead.
Dir: Herk Harvey Cast: Candace Hilligoss , Herk Harvey , Frances Feist .
BW- 78 mins, CC,

10:30 AM
SPIDER BABY ( 1964)
Greedy relatives try to repossess the decaying mansion of an inbred Southern family.
Dir: Jack Hill Cast: Lon Chaney Jr. , Carol Ohmart , Quinn Redeker .
BW- 84 mins, Letterbox Format

12:00 PM
CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED ( 1964)
Space invaders impregnate six women with super-powered offspring.
Dir: Anton M. Leader Cast: Ian Hendry , Alan Badel , Barbara Ferris .
BW- 90 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:30 PM
BLOOD AND BLACK LACE ( 1964)
A mysterious killer stalks a design house's models.
Dir: Mario Bava Cast: Eva Bartok , Cameron Mitchell , Thomas Reiner .
C- 88 mins,

3:00 PM
HUSH ... HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE ( 1964)
A wealthy southern spinster fights to keep her family's secrets hidden.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast: Bette Davis , Olivia De Havilland , Joseph Cotten .
BW- 133 mins, CC,

5:19 PM
BIG BLUE GOOSE ( 1956)
In this short film, naturalist Van Campen Heilner travels to the Louisiana bayou country.
Dir: Van Campen Heilner
BW- 8 mins,

5:30 PM
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? ( 1962)
A crazed, aging star torments her sister in a decaying Hollywood mansion.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast: Bette Davis , Joan Crawford , Victor Buono .
BW- 134 mins, CC,

7:49 PM
CLIFF EDWARDS AND HIS BUCKAROOS ( 1940)
Cliff Edwards runs a struggling dude ranch, but believes his luck has changed when some wealthy women arrive in this musical short. Vitaphone Release 26A.
Dir: Jean Negulesco Cast: Vera Lewis , Mildred Coles ,
BW- 10 mins,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: MAUREEN O'HARA

8:00 PM
MCLINTOCK! ( 1963)
A cattle baron fights to tame the West and his estranged wife.
Dir: Andrew V. McLaglen Cast: John Wayne , Maureen O'Hara , Patrick Wayne .
C- 122 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

10:15 PM
QUIET MAN, THE ( 1952)
An Irish ex-boxer retires to Ireland and searches for the proper wife.
Dir: John Ford Cast: John Wayne , Maureen O'Hara , Barry Fitzgerald .
C- 129 mins, CC,

12:31 AM
ROAMING THROUGH NORTHERN IRELAND ( 1949)
This short film focuses on the history, culture, and people of Northern Ireland.
C- 8 mins,

12:45 AM
BLACK SWAN, THE ( 1942)
When he's named governor of Jamaica, a former pirate sets out to clean up the Caribbean.
Dir: Henry King Cast: Tyrone Power , Maureen O'Hara , Laird Cregar .
C- 85 mins, CC,

2:16 AM
HAITI "LAND OF DARK MAJESTY" ( 1941)
This short film takes a look at the history of Haiti under 19th century ruler Henri Christophe
C- 8 mins,

2:30 AM
JAMAICA INN ( 1939)
A young woman on the British coast stumbles onto a ring of bloodthirsty scavengers.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Charles Laughton , Horace Hodges , Hay Petrie .
BW- 99 mins, CC,

4:12 AM
TWO BARKS BROTHERS, THE ( 1931)
In this Dogville comedy short, twin brothers are separated at birth yet reunite under criminal circumstances.
Dir: Zion Myers
BW- 17 mins,

4:30 AM
WOMAN'S SECRET, A ( 1949)
A retired singer takes on a protegee only to be betrayed by her.
Dir: Nicholas Ray Cast: Maureen O'Hara , Melvyn Douglas , Gloria Grahame .
BW- 85 mins, CC,