TCM Schedule for Sunday February 28, 2021 - Birthday Tribute: Zero Mostel
Plus: an early silent from Yasujiro Ozu, and several from Agnes Varda.
(all times Eastern)
6:00 am Girl Crazy (1943)
1h 39m | Musical | TV-G
A womanizing playboy finds true love when he's sent to a desert college.
Director: Norman Taurog. Cast: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Gil Stratton
7:45 am The Story of Three Loves (1953)
2h 2m | Romance | TV-G
Passengers on an ocean liner recall their greatest loves.
Director: null. Cast: James Mason, Moira Shearer, Agnes Moorehead
10:00 am Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
1h 35m | Crime
Desperate losers plan a bank robbery with unexpected results.
Director: Robert Wise. Cast: Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters
12:00 pm The Awful Truth (1937)
1h 30m | Comedy | TV-PG
A divorced couple experiences a series of adventures, which brings them closer together.
Director: Leo Mccarey. Cast: Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy
1:45 pm Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
1h 51m | Drama | TV-PG
An alienated teenager tries to handle life's troubles and an apron-wearing dad.
Director: Nicholas Ray. Cast: James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo
3:45 pm Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
1h 57m | Drama | TV-14
A husband and wife fight to conquer alcoholism.
Director: Blake Edwards. Cast: Jack Lemmon, Lee Remick, Charles Bickford
6:00 pm To Sleep with Anger (1990)
1h 41m | Drama
Witnessing how the generational disputes between the family patriarch, his wife and their two married sons become amplified when an unexpected visitor drops in.
Director: Charles Burnett. Cast: Paul Butler, Devaughn Nixon, Mary Alice
8:00 pm Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
1h 41m | TV-G
A night club employee dreams he's Louis XV, and the star he idolizes is his lady love.
Director: Roy Del Ruth. Cast: Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly
10:00 pm The Front (1976)
1h 36m | Comedy
A bookie agrees to put his name on scripts by blacklisted writers.
Director: Martin Ritt. Cast: Woody Allen, Zero Mostel
12:00 am Walk Cheerfully (1930)
1h 36m | Crime
A street hoodlum reforms for the love of a good girl.
Dir: Yasujiro Ozu. Cast: Minoru Takada, Hiroko Kawasaki, Nobuko Matsuzono
2:00 am Uncle Yanco (1967)
20m | Documentary
Dir: Anges Varda.
2:20 am Black Panthers (1968)
29m | Documentary
Dir: Agnes Varda. Cast: Huey Newton, Bobby Seale, H. Rap Brown
03:15 am Lions Love (...and Lies) (1969)
1h 53m | Comedy
An inprovisational style film that centers around a group of filmmakers (playing themselves) as they try to make a movie using some of the "stars" of Andy Warhol's Factory scene.
Dir: Agnes Varda. Cast: Viva, James Rado, Gerome Ragni
05:15 am MGM Parade Show #11 (1955)
25m | Documentary
Judy Garland and Gene Kelly perform in a clip from "For Me and My Gal"; Susan Hayward introduces a clip from "I'll Cry Tomorrow." Hosted by George Murphy.