TCM Schedule for Wednesday, October 9: TCM Spotlight: Short and Sweet

Wednesday, October 8, 2019

1:15 AM
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS ( 1995)
It's 1948 and Los Angeles is booming, but Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins has seen better days.
Dir: Carl Franklin Cast: Denzel Washington , Tom Sizemore , Don Cheadle .
C- 101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:15 AM
MIGHTY QUINN, THE ( 1989)
A Caribbean police officer must decide if a childhood friend is a crook or an innocent victim.
Dir: Carl Schenkel Cast: Denzel Washington , Robert Townsend , Mimi Rogers .
C- 99 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

4:59 AM
ALERT TODAY - ALIVE TOMORROW ( 1956)
This short film promotes the need for cooperation and neighborliness in the event of a nuclear disaster and associated civil defense procedures.
Dir: Larry O'Reilly
BW- 15 mins,

5:15 AM
MGM PARADE SHOW #26 ( 1955)
Eleanor Powell performs in a clip from "Broadway Melody"; Spencer Tracy performs in a clip from "Captains Courageous." Hosted by George Murphy.
BW- 29 mins,

6:00 AM
POWDERSMOKE RANGE ( 1935)

Three cowboys buy a ranch but have to fight off gunmen to keep it.
Dir: Wallace Fox Cast: Harry Carey , Hoot Gibson , Guinn Williams .
BW- 72 mins,

7:15 AM
HOME IN OKLAHOMA ( 1946)
A small-town editor and a big-city reporter investigate a wealthy rancher's mysterious death.
Dir: William Witney Cast: Roy Rogers , Trigger , George "Gabby" Hayes .
BW- 72 mins,

8:30 AM
FLAME OF THE WEST ( 1945)
A lawman turned doctor refuses to fight in his town
Dir: Lambert Hillyer Cast: Johnny Mack Brown , Raymond Hatton , Joan Woodbury .
BW- 71 mins, CC,

9:45 AM
GUN SMUGGLERS ( 1948)
A young boy threatens to follow in his outlaw brother's footsteps.
Dir: Frank McDonald Cast: Tim Holt , Richard Martin , Martha Hyer .
BW- 60 mins,

11:00 AM
DURANGO KID, THE ( 1940)
A Western Robin Hood gets caught in the middle of a range war when he's framed for murder.
Dir: Lambert Hillyer Cast: Charles Starrett , Luana Walters , Kenneth MacDonald .
BW- 61 mins, CC,

12:15 PM
LONGHORN, THE ( 1951)
A rancher heads up a trail drive of cattle to cross breed, but is undermined by his devious partner.
Dir: Lewis Collins Cast: Wild Bill Elliott , Myron Healey , Phyllis Coates .
BW- 70 mins, CC,

1:30 PM
GYPSY COLT ( 1954)
In this trans-species remake of Lassie, Come Home, a faithful horse undertakes a perilous journey to return to the family it loves.
Dir: Andrew Marton Cast: Donna Corcoran , Ward Bond , Frances Dee .
C- 72 mins, CC,

2:45 PM
RIDING SHOTGUN ( 1954)
A stagecoach guard is mistaken for a member of a gang of outlaws.
Dir: Andre DeToth Cast: Randolph Scott , Wayne Morris , Joan Weldon .
C- 75 mins, CC,

4:00 PM
WESTBOUND ( 1959)
A Civil War veteran fights to protect a gold shipment from a bitter Confederate officer.
Dir: Budd Boetticher Cast: Randolph Scott , Virginia Mayo , Karen Steele .
C- 69 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:15 PM
RIDE LONESOME ( 1959)
A bounty hunter tries to bring a murderer to justice through perilous territory.
Dir: Budd Boetticher Cast: Randolph Scott , Karen Steele , Pernell Roberts .
C- 73 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:30 PM
HELL'S HEROES ( 1930)
Three cowboys risk their lives to get an abandoned baby to civilization.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Charles Bickford , Raymond Hatton , Fred Kohler .
BW- 68 mins, CC,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: TCM SPOTLIGHT: SHORT AND SWEET

8:00 PM
RED BADGE OF COURAGE, THE ( 1951)
A young Union soldier fights to atone for a moment of cowardice during the Civil War.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Andy Devine , Robert Easton Burke , Douglas Dick .
BW- 69 mins, CC,

9:30 PM
EAGLE AND THE HAWK, THE ( 1933)
RAF pilots fight to endure the nerve-wracking ordeal of flying in World War I.
Dir: Stuart Walker Cast: Fredric March , Cary Grant , Jack Oakie .
BW- 73 mins, CC,

11:00 PM
ADDRESS UNKNOWN ( 1944)
A German-born art dealer finds himself falling for Nazi propaganda.
Dir: William Cameron Menzies Cast: Paul Lukas , Carl Esmond , Peter Van Eyck .
BW- 72 mins,

12:30 AM
LOST PATROL, THE ( 1934)
A British army troop fights off Arab snipers while holed up in an oasis.
Dir: John Ford Cast: Victor McLaglen , Boris Karloff , Wallace Ford .
BW- 72 mins, CC,

1:45 AM
CAPTURED! ( 1933)
While in a POW camp, a man discovers his best friend was his wife's lover.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Leslie Howard , Douglas Fairbanks , Paul Lukas .
BW- 69 mins,

3:02 AM
ICE ACES ( 1948)
This short film provides a behind-the-scenes look of the Ice Capades practices with ice skating favorites.
Dir: David Barclay
BW- 9 mins,

3:15 AM
ACE OF ACES ( 1933)
After he's branded a coward, a sculptor travels to France to help fight World War I.
Dir: J. Walter Ruben Cast: Richard Dix , Elizabeth Allen , Ralph Bellamy .
BW- 77 mins, CC,

4:35 AM
PARIS ON PARADE ( 1938)
This short film takes the viewer to the Paris International Exposition of 1937.
Dir: James A. FitzPatrick
C- 9 mins,

4:45 AM
MADEMOISELLE FIFI ( 1944)
A German officer tries to force a French laundress to become his mistress.
Dir: Robert Wise Cast: Simone Simon , John Emery , Kurt Kreuger .
BW- 69 mins, CC,