TCM Schedule for Tuesday, February 3: 31 Days of Oscar: Architecture of Ancient Rome

"Something appealing, something appalling," and some not-to-be-missed classics. I enjoy Hannah and Her Sisters more every time I see it, and only recently did I discover The More the Merrier. "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009.

12:00 AM Hot Millions (1968)
A computer whiz and his pregnant girlfriend set out to rob a massive corporation. Cast: Peter Ustinov, Maggie Smith, Bob Newhart. Dir: Eric Till. C-107 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

1:51 AM Short Film: Audioscopiks (1936)
BW-8 mins,

2:00 AM Top Hat (1935)
A woman thinks the man who loves her is her best friend's husband. Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton. Dir: Mark Sandrich. BW-100 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS



3:45 AM Gold Diggers Of 1933 (1933)
Three chorus girls fight to keep their show going and find rich husbands. Cast: Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell. Dir: Mervyn LeRoy. BW-98 mins, TV-G, CC



5:30 AM Young In Heart, The (1938)
A family of con artists saves the life of a wealthy old woman and plots to fleece her. Cast: Janet Gaynor, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Paulette Goddard. Dir: Richard Wallace. BW-91 mins, TV-G

7:00 AM Grand Hotel (1932)
Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through scandal and heartache. Cast: Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford. Dir: Edmund Goulding. BW-113 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

9:00 AM Julius Caesar (1953)
An all-star adaptation of Shakespeare's classic about Julius Caesar's assassination and its aftermath. Cast: Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud. Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz. BW-121 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS

11:15 AM Ben-Hur (1959)
While seeking revenge, a rebellious Israelite prince crosses paths with Jesus Christ. Cast: Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins. Dir: William Wyler. C-222 mins, TV-PG

2:58 PM Short Film: Ben-Hur: Behind The Scenes With Glenn H. Randall & Yakima Canutt (1959)
Behind the scenes promotional short for Ben-Hur, with Glen Randall, horse trainer, and Yakima Canutt, second unit director, who worked together to film the legendary chariot race from the movie. BW-7 mins,

3:15 PM Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, A (1966)
Madcap musical set in ancient Rome, where a clever slave connives to win his freedom. Cast: Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Michael Crawford. Dir: Richard Lester. C-97 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format



5:00 PM More the Merrier, The (1943)
The World War II housing shortage brings three people together for an unlikely romance. Cast: Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn. Dir: George Stevens. BW-104 mins, TV-G, CC



7:00 PM My Sister Eileen (1942)
Two sisters - one smart, one pretty - move to New York to build careers. Cast: Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Janet Blair. Dir: Alexander Hall. BW-97 mins, TV-G, CC

8:41 PM Short Film: Marines In The Making (1942)
A war-time promotional short documentary exhibiting the U.S. Marine Corps' physical conditioning, hand-to-hand combat training, rifle drills, as well as the USMC rifle creed. Cast: Pete Smith BW-9 mins,

9:00 PM Goodbye Girl, The (1977)
A dancer discovers her runaway boyfriend has sublet her apartment to an aspiring actor. Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings. Dir: Herbert Ross. C-111 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format



11:00 PM Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Three sisters deal with their tangled relationships amidst the wonders of New York City. Cast: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Michael Caine. Dir: Woody Allen. C-107 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format



1:00 AM Designing Woman (1957)
A sportswriter and a fashion designer have a lot of adjusting to do when they marry in haste. Cast: Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, Dolores Gray. Dir: Vincente Minnelli. C-118 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS



3:00 AM Interrupted Melody (1955)
True story of Australian opera singer Marjorie Lawrence and her battle against polio. Cast: Eleanor Parker, Glenn Ford, Roger Moore. Dir: Curtis Bernhardt. C-106 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 AM Great Waltz, The (1938)
Composer Johann Strauss risks his marriage over his infatuation with a beautiful singer. Cast: Luise Rainer, Fernand Gravet, Miliza Korjus. Dir: Julien Duvivier. BW-104 mins, TV-G, CC