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Sat Nov 3, 2012, 02:31 PM Nov 2012

TCM Schedule for Monday November 5 - TCM Spolight: Great Adaptations

TCM kicks of a month of literary adaptations with some classic American novels-turned-films. Plus, a daytime birthday tribute to Vivian Leigh.

(all times Eastern)


6:15 AM MGM PARADE SHOW #17 (1955)
Cyd Charisse and Ann Miller perform in a clip from "The Kissing Bandit"; George Murphy introduces a clip from "Diane." Hosted by George Murphy. BW-26 mins, TV-G,

6:45 AM FIRE OVER ENGLAND (1937)
A British spy infiltrates the Spanish court to thwart their planned invasion of England. Dir: William K. Howard Cast: Flora Robson, Raymond Massey, Leslie Banks. BW-89 mins, TV-G,

8:30 AM SIDEWALKS OF LONDON (1938)
A street performer helps a young pickpocket find a new career as a dancer. Dir: Tim Whelan Cast: Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison. BW-86 mins, TV-G,

10:00 AM YANK AT OXFORD, A (1938)
A cocky American student runs into trouble when he transfers to the famed British college. Dir: Jack Conway Cast: Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan. BW-102 mins, TV-G, CC,

11:45 AM WATERLOO BRIDGE (1940)
A ballerina turns to prostitution when her fiance is reported killed in World War I. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucile Watson. BW-109 mins, TV-PG, CC,

1:45 PM THAT HAMILTON WOMAN (1941)
Naval hero Lord Nelson defies convention to court a married woman of common birth. Dir: Alexander Korda Cast: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Alan Mowbray. BW-125 mins, TV-G, CC,

4:00 PM STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A (1951)
A fading southern belle tries to build a new life with her sister in New Orleans. Dir: Elia Kazan Cast: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter. BW-125 mins, TV-PG, CC,

6:15 PM ROMAN SPRING OF MRS. STONE, THE (1961)
A fading stage star gets caught up in the decadent life of modern Rome when she hires a male companion. Dir: José Quintero Cast: Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty, Lotte Lenya. BW-104 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format

8:00 PM GRAPES OF WRATH, THE (1940)
Oklahoma farmers dispossessed during the Depression fight for better lives in California. Dir: John Ford Cast: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine. BW-129 mins, TV-G, CC,

10:15 PM GREAT GATSBY, THE (1974)
A mysterious tycoon gets mixed up in a former love's tangled life. Dir: Jack Clayton Cast: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Bruce Dern. C-143 mins, TV-PG,

12:45 AM STORY OF TEMPLE DRAKE, THE (1933)
A society girl gets mixed up with blackmail and murder after a vicious sexual assault. Dir: Stephen Roberts Cast: Miriam Hopkins, William Gargan, Jack La Rue. BW-71 mins, CC,

2:15 AM OLD MAN AND THE SEA, THE (1958)
A Cuban fisherman believes his long dry spell will end when he catches a legendary fish. Dir: John Sturges Cast: Felipe Pazos Jr., Harry Bellaver, Spencer Tracy. C-87 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

4:00 AM AGE OF INNOCENCE, THE (1934)
A young attorney risks his career for love of a glamorous divorcee. Dir: Philip Moeller Cast: Irene Dunne, John Boles, Lionel Atwill. BW-81 mins, TV-PG, CC,

5:30 AM BABBITT (1934)
A small-town businessman bumbles into blackmail and a real-estate swindle. Dir: William Keighley Cast: Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee, Claire Dodd. BW-74 mins, TV-G, CC,
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