TCM Schedule for Tuesday, March 2nd: 31 Days of Oscar

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

12:00 AM Frances (1982)
Actress Frances Farmer's mind snaps under the pressures of Hollywood life and a domineering mother. Cast: Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Kim Stanley. Dir: Graeme Clifford. C-140 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format

2:30 AM Tootsie (1982)
An unemployed actor masquerades as a woman to win a soap-opera role. Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr. Dir: Sydney Pollack. C-116 mins, TV-MA, CC, Letterbox Format



4:30 AM Little Big Man (1970)
An American pioneer raised by Indians ends up fighting alongside General Custer. Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, Chief Dan George. Dir: Arthur Penn. C-140 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format



7:00 AM Champ, The (1979)
A washed-up prizefighter fights to keep his son. Cast: Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, Ricky Schroder. Dir: Franco Zeffirelli. C-123 mins, TV-14, CC, Letterbox Format

9:09 AM Short Film: Forbidden Passage (1941)
BW-21 mins,

9:30 AM Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
Hard-boiled detective Sam Spade gets caught up in the murderous search for a priceless statue. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet. Dir: John Huston. BW-101 mins, TV-PG, CC, DVS



11:30 AM Spanish Main, The (1945)
Dutch rebels in the Caribbean turn pirate and kidnap the corrupt Spanish governor's bride-to-be. Cast: Paul Henreid, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak. Dir: Frank Borzage. C-101 mins, TV-PG, CC

1:19 PM Short Film: Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1947)
BW-11 mins,

1:30 PM Three Musketeers, The (1948)
Athletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their mission to protect France. Cast: Lana Turner, Gene Kelly, June Allyson. Dir: George Sidney. C-126 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

3:37 PM Short Film: Movie Pests (1944)
BW-11 mins,

4:00 PM Royal Wedding (1951)
A brother-and-sister musical team find romance when they tour to London for Elizabeth II's wedding. Cast: Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Peter Lawford. Dir: Stanley Donen. C-93 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

5:34 PM Short Film: Battle Of Gettysburg, The (1956)
C-30 mins, , Letterbox Format

6:00 PM Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (1954)
When their older brother marries, six lumberjacks decide it's time to go courting for themselves. Cast: Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Russ Tamblyn. Dir: Stanley Donen. C-102 mins, TV-G, CC, Letterbox Format, DVS



8:00 PM West Side Story (1961)
A young couple from dueling street gangs falls in love. Cast: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno. Dir: Robert Wise. C-152 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format



11:00 PM Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
An alienated teenager tries to handle life's troubles and an apron-wearing dad. Cast: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo. Dir: Nicholas Ray. C-111 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

1:00 AM Giant (1956)
A Texas ranching family fights to survive changing times. Cast: James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson. Dir: George Stevens. C-201 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

4:30 AM Cimarron (1960)
A pioneer couple plays a major role in the settling of Oklahoma. Cast: Glenn Ford, Maria Schell, Anne Baxter. Dir: Anthony Mann. C-148 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format