TCM Schedule for Wednesday, September 1
TCM isn't issuing a Now Playing newsletter before the month begins, and apparently there's also some kind of announcement coming, but here's the schedule for Wednesday as currently posted at the website.
The daytime theme appears to be Back to School.
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
12:45 am
I Married a Witch (1942)
1h 16m | Comedy | TV-G
A 300-year-old witch wreaks havoc when she falls in love with a young politician.
Director
Rene Clair
Cast
Fredric March, Veronica Lake, Robert Benchley
2:15 am
A Star Is Born (1937)
1h 51m | Romance | TV-G
When a young actress arrives in Hollywood with hopes of stardom, a chance encounter with an older actor changes her life.
Director
William A. Wellman
Cast
Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou
4:15 am
There Goes My Heart (1938)
1h 21m | Comedy | TV-G
An heiress takes a job as a department store clerk.
Director
Norman Z. McLeod
Cast
Fredric March, Virginia Bruce, Patsy Kelly
6:00 am
Time Out for Lessons (1939)
10m | Short | TV-G
A boy learns the importance of keeping up with his school grades.
Director
Bud Murray
Cast
Janice Hood, Joe Geil, Priscilla Montgomery
6:15 am
Dramatic School (1938)
1h 20m | Drama | TV-G
A young actress struggles to make a hit on stage and in married life.
Director
Robert B. Sinclair
Cast
Luise Rainer, Paulette Goddard, Alan Marshall
7:45 am
Finishing School (1934)
1h 13m | Drama | TV-PG
A boarding-school girl has to cope with family problems and puppy love.
Director
Wanda Tuchock
Cast
Frances Dee, Billie Burke, Ginger Rogers
9:15 am
Freshman Love (1936)
1h 5m | Comedy | TV-G
A college coach uses a beautiful blonde to woo athletes into joining his team.
Director
William McGann
Cast
Patricia Ellis, Warren Hull, Frank McHugh
10:30 am
The Male Animal (1942)
1h 41m | Comedy | TV-G
A college professor fights censorship and an amorous football player who's after his wife.
Director
Elliott Nugent
Cast
Henry Fonda, Olivia De Havilland, Joan Leslie
12:30 pm
The Browning Version (1951)
1h 30m | Drama | TV-PG
On the eve of retirement, a bitter schoolteacher searches for some hope in his life.
Director
Anthony Asquith
Cast
Michael Redgrave, Jean Kent, Nigel Patrick
2:15 pm
Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1947)
10m | Short | TV-G
This Oscar-winning short film has an adult looking back at his childhood...
Director
Edward L. Cahn
Cast
Norman Ollestad, John Nesbitt, Nana Bryant
2:30 pm
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
1h 54m | Drama | TV-PG
A cold-hearted teacher becomes the school favorite when he's thawed by a beautiful young woman.
Director
Sam Wood
Cast
Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Terry Kilburn
4:30 pm
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
1h 14m | Comedy | TV-G
A lovesick teenager searches for romance at college.
Director
Don Weis
Cast
Debbie Reynolds, Bobby Van, Barbara Ruick
6:00 pm
The Drop Out (1962)
10m | Short | TV-PG
A young man drops out of high school and struggles to find a job.
Director
No Director Information Available.
Cast
Sid Davis
6:15 pm
Get Yourself a College Girl (1964)
1h 26m | Musical | TV-PG
A music publisher courts a student songwriter at a ski resort.
Director
Sidney Miller
Cast
Mary Ann Mobley, Chad Everett, Joan O'Brien
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8:00 pm
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
1h 48m | Musical | TV-G
A married musical team splits up so the wife can become a serious actress.
Director
Charles Walters
Cast
Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant
10:00 pm
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
2h 18m | Western | TV-PG
Romanticized biography of General George Armstrong Custer and his last stand.
Director
Raoul Walsh
Cast
Errol Flynn, Olivia De Havilland, Arthur Kennedy
12:30 am
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
1h 48m | Comedy | TV-PG
An aging couple's liberal principles are tested when their daughter announces her engagement to a Black doctor.
Director
Stanley Kramer
Cast
Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn
2:30 am
Key Largo (1948)
1h 41m | Crime | TV-G
A returning veteran tangles with a ruthless gangster during a hurricane.
Director
John Huston
Cast
Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall
4:15 am
Mogambo (1953)
1h 55m | Adventure | TV-PG
In this remake of Red Dust, an African hunter is torn between a lusty showgirl and a married woman.
Director
John Ford
Cast
Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly
6:15 am
Murder She Said (1961)
1h 26m | Suspense/Mystery | TV-G
When nobody will believe she witnessed a murder, sleuth Miss Marple takes a job as a maid to ferret out clues
Director
George Pollock
Cast
Margaret Rutherford, Arthur Kennedy, Muriel Pavlow