TCM Schedule for Tuesday, November 5: Star of the Month: Bette Davis
Tip: As Star of the Month, Bette Davis rules over prime time, but you'll find her features at other times, too. It's going to be a brilliant November!
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
12:11 AM
DATING: DO'S AND DON'TS ( 1949)
A young man is given advice on what to do (and what not to do) on a date in this short film.
Dir: Ted Peshak Cast: John Lindsay , Jackie Gleason ,
C- 13 mins,
12:30 AM
MASTERSON OF KANSAS ( 1954)
Sheriff Bat Masterson joins forces with Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday to save a rancher framed for murder.
Dir: William Castle Cast: George Montgomery , Nancy Gates , James Griffith .
C- 73 mins, CC,
1:48 AM
HOUSE I LIVE IN, THE ( 1945)
Singer Frank Sinatra explains the importance of racial tolerance to a group of tough kids in this short film.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Ronnie Ralph , Harry McKim ,
BW- 10 mins,
2:00 AM
SUDDENLY ( 1954)
Gunmen take over a suburban home to plot a presidential assassination.
Dir: Lewis Allen Cast: Frank Sinatra , Sterling Hayden , James Gleason .
BW- 77 mins, CC,
3:30 AM
SOME CAME RUNNING ( 1958)
A veteran returns home to deal with family secrets and small-town scandals.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Shirley MacLaine .
C- 136 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
6:00 AM
WATERLOO BRIDGE ( 1931)
A ballerina sinks into prostitution when her husband is reported killed in World War I.
Dir: James Whale Cast: Mae Clarke , Kent Douglass , Doris Lloyd .
BW- 81 mins, CC,
7:23 AM
MODERN CINDERELLA, A ( 1932)
In this comedic short, a poor shop girl delivers a lavish dress to a snobbish party girl and is mistaken for a rich socialite. Vitaphone Release 1460-1461.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Adrian Rosley , Barbara Child , Al Downing .
BW- 17 mins,
7:45 AM
20,000 YEARS IN SING SING ( 1932)
When his girl commits murder, a hardened criminal takes the rap to protect her honor.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Spencer Tracy , Bette Davis , Arthur Byron .
BW- 78 mins, CC,
9:08 AM
REGULAR TROUPER, A ( 1932)
In this musical short film, a singer must cope with her troupe manager falling in love with her sister. Vitaphone Release 1378-1379.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Ruth Etting , Little Billy Rhodes , Wanda Perry .
BW- 19 mins,
9:30 AM
RICH ARE ALWAYS WITH US, THE ( 1932)
A socialite gets a divorce but can't keep out of her ex-husband's life.
Dir: Alfred Green Cast: Ruth Chatterton , George Brent , Bette Davis .
BW- 71 mins, CC,
11:00 AM
SO BIG ( 1932)
A farmer's widow takes on the land and her late husband's tempestuous son.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , George Brent , Dickie Moore .
BW- 81 mins, CC,
12:26 PM
OVER THE COUNTER ( 1932)
In this musical short film, the son of a department store owner replaces the regular sales girls with chorus girls.
Dir: Jack Cummings Cast: Dorothy Coonan Wellman , Tiny Sandford , Louise Carver .
C- 18 mins,
12:45 PM
THREE ON A MATCH ( 1932)
A woman's childhood friends try to rescue her from gangsters.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Virginia Davis , Joan Blondell , Dawn O'Day .
BW- 63 mins, CC,
2:00 PM
BUREAU OF MISSING PERSONS ( 1933)
A police chief helps a young bride find her missing husband or at least his corpse.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Lewis Stone , Pat O'Brien , Glenda Farrell .
BW- 73 mins,
3:15 PM
EX-LADY ( 1933)
A female artist is torn between her belief in free love and the constraints of romance.
Dir: Robert Florey Cast: Bette Davis , Gene Raymond , Frank McHugh .
BW- 67 mins, CC,
4:30 PM
WORKING MAN, THE ( 1933)
A wealthy manufacturer takes a vacation incognito and ends up working for his chief rival.
Dir: John G. Adolfi Cast: George Arliss , Bette Davis , Theodore Newton .
BW- 77 mins, CC,
6:00 PM
PARACHUTE JUMPER ( 1933)
A gangster victimizes three friends trying to get jobs.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast: Douglas Fairbanks , Bette Davis , Frank McHugh .
BW- 72 mins, CC,
7:15 PM
FIVE MINUTES FROM THE STATION ( 1930)
A man brings his boss home to dinner hoping it will get him a promotion in this short film. Vitaphone Release 1051-1052.
Dir: Arthur Hurley Cast: Lynne Overman , Berton Churchill , Sylvia Sidney .
BW- 13 mins,
7:30 PM
CARSON ON TCM: BETTE DAVIS (2/9/83) ( 2013)
TCM presents an interview from The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, with Bette Davis from 2/9/83.
C- 9 mins, CC,
7:45 PM
NINE O'CLOCK FOLKS ( 1931)
In this musical short, a rural yokel holds every job in his small town. Vitaphone Release 1220.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Roy Fant ,
BW- 10 mins,
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: BETTE DAVIS
8:00 PM
OF HUMAN BONDAGE ( 1934)
A medical student falls prey to a sluttish waitress.
Dir: John Cromwell Cast: Leslie Howard , Bette Davis , Frances Dee .
BW- 83 mins, CC,
9:30 PM
FOG OVER FRISCO ( 1934)
A San Francisco heiress discovers her sister is hanging out with gangsters.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Bette Davis , Donald Woods , Margaret Lindsay .
BW- 68 mins, CC,
11:00 PM
BIG SHAKEDOWN, THE ( 1934)
A racketeer breaks into black-market medicine.
Dir: John Francis Dillon Cast: Charles Farrell , Bette Davis , Ricardo Cortez .
BW- 61 mins, CC,
12:06 AM
PRIVATE LESSONS ( 1934)
In this musical short, a shoes salesman is hired by a dancer to give private lessons. Vitaphone Release 1642-1643.
Dir: Roy Mack Cast: Hal LeRoy , Dorothy Dare , Dawn O'Day .
BW- 22 mins,
12:30 AM
FASHIONS OF 1934 ( 1934)
A con artist and his beautiful assistant take on the fashion world.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: William Powell , Bette Davis , Frank McHugh .
BW- 78 mins, CC,
1:53 AM
HARRY GRIBBON IN "ART TROUBLE" ( 1934)
In this short film, two house painters impersonate two art students and go to Paris. Vitaphone Release 1674-1675.
Dir: Ralph Staub Cast: Shemp Howard , Leni Stengel , Hope Landin .
BW- 21 mins,
2:15 AM
JIMMY THE GENT ( 1934)
An unscrupulous detective makes a killing locating missing heirs.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: James Cagney , Bette Davis , Allen Jenkins .
BW- 68 mins, CC,
3:30 AM
SPECIAL AGENT ( 1935)
A government agent poses as a newspaperman to get the goods on a mobster.
Dir: William Keighley Cast: Bette Davis , George Brent , Ricardo Cortez .
BW- 76 mins, CC,
5:00 AM
HOLLYWOOD: THE DREAM FACTORY ( 1972)
Dick Cavett narrates this documentary about the MGM auction and the studio's glorious history.
Dir: Mark Woods Cast: Michael Woulfe , Janet Leigh , Army Archerd .
C- 51 mins, CC,