TCM Schedule for Tuesday, September 13th: Star of the Month: Kirk Douglas

The theme during the day seems to be the stage, with many familiar favorites. By evening we're back into the celebration of Kirk Douglas as Star of the Month.

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

1:30 AM Misfits, The (1961)
A sensitive divorcee gets mixed up with modern cowboys roping mustangs in the desert.
Dir: John Huston Cast: Clark Gable , Marilyn Monroe , Montgomery Clift .
BW-125 mins, TV-PG, CC, Letterbox Format

3:45 AM Clash By Night (1952)
An embittered woman seeks escape in marriage, only to fall for her husband's best friend.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , Paul Douglas , Robert Ryan .
BW-105 mins, TV-PG, CC,

6:00 AM Merton Of The Movies (1947)
A star-struck hick goes to Hollywood to become a star.
Dir: Robert Alton Cast: Red Skelton , Virginia O'Brien , Gloria Grahame .
BW-82 mins, TV-G, CC,

7:45 AM Dance, Charlie, Dance (1937)
A gullible "angel" sinks money into a doomed play.
Dir: Frank McDonald Cast: Stuart Erwin , Jean Muir , Glenda Farrell .
BW-64 mins, TV-G,

9:00 AM Angel From Texas, An (1940)
A pair of slick Broadway producers con a wealthy cowboy into backing their show.
Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Eddie Albert , Rosemary Lane , Wayne Morris .
BW-69 mins, TV-G, CC,

10:15 AM Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
Three sailors on leave back a Broadway hit.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Jane Powell , Gordon MacRae , Gene Nelson .
C-95 mins, TV-G,

12:00 PM Man Who Came to Dinner, The (1942)
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a midwestern family.
Dir: William Keighley Cast: Bette Davis , Ann Sheridan , Monty Woolley .
BW-113 mins, TV-G, CC,



2:00 PM You Can't Take It With You (1938)
A girl from a family of freethinkers falls for the son of a conservative banker.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Jean Arthur , Lionel Barrymore , James Stewart .
BW-126 mins, TV-G, CC,



4:15 PM George Washington Slept Here (1942)
A pair of New Yorkers face culture shock when they buy a dilapidated country house.
Dir: William Keighley Cast: Jack Benny , Ann Sheridan , Charles Coburn .
BW-91 mins, TV-G, CC,

6:00 PM Act One (1963)
A poor Brooklyn boy joins forces with an experienced playwright to conquer Broadway.
Dir: Dore Schary Cast: George Hamilton , Jason Robards Jr. , Jack Klugman .
BW-110 mins, TV-PG,

WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: KIRK DOUGLAS

8:00 PM Young Man With a Horn (1950)
A young trumpet player is torn between an honest singer and a manipulative heiress.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Kirk Douglas , Lauren Bacall , Doris Day .
BW-112 mins, TV-PG, CC,

10:00 PM Ace In the Hole (1951)
A small-town reporter milks a local disaster to get back into the big time.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast: Kirk Douglas , Jan Sterling , Bob Arthur .
BW-111 mins, TV-14, CC,

12:00 AM Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952)
An unscrupulous movie producer uses everyone around him in his climb to the top.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Elaine Stewart , Sammy White , Leo G. Carroll .
BW-118 mins, TV-PG, CC,



2:15 AM Big Sky, The (1952)
Trappers lead an expedition against river pirates and Indians along the Missouri River.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Kirk Douglas , Dewey Martin , Elizabeth Threatt .
BW-138 mins, TV-PG, CC,



4:45 AM Big Trees, The (1952)
An unscrupulous lumber baron has to join forces with former enemies to keep even bigger businessmen from taking over.
Dir: Felix Feist Cast: Kirk Douglas , Eve Miller , Patrice Wymore .
C-89 mins,