TCM Schedule for Wednesday, November 8: Donald Bogle - Night 2
Today's theme is Misfits of Science, and the film roster somehow manages to extend from romantic comedy to science fiction.
And tonight the spotlight will once again be on Black cinema and specifically the perspective of film historian Donald Bogle, winner of the 2023 Robert Osborne Award.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
1:15 AM Blonde Fever (1944)
A woman fights to save her husband from a gold-digging waitress.
Dir: Richard Whorf Cast: Philip Dorn, Mary Astor, Felix Bressart
Runtime: 69 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
2:30 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
Runtime: 83 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y
4:00 AM Song of the Thin Man (1947)
Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.
Dir: Edward Buzzell Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-G CC: Y
5:30 AM It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)
A returning GI and his friends try to make it in the music business.
Dir: Richard Whorf Cast: Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Peter Lawford
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
7:15 AM Without Love (1945)
An inventor who sleepwalks and a widow with a big house try platonic marriage in wartime Washington.
Dir: Harold S. Bucquet Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
9:15 AM Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)
A space visitor's touch turns an unhappy heiress into a vengeful giant.
Dir: Nathan Hertz Cast: Allison Hayes, William Hudson, Yvette Vickers
Runtime: 65 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
10:30 AM The Tin Man (1935)
In this comedic short, two friends find themselves at a house owned by a mad scientist with a robot.
Dir: James Parrott Cast: Thelma Todd, Patsy Kelly, Billy Bletcher
Runtime: 14 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: N
11:00 AM Trog (1970)
A scientist tries to protect a caveman brought back from suspended animation.
Dir: Freddie Francis Cast: Joan Crawford, Michael Gough, Bernard Kay
Runtime: 93 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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12:45 PM Indestructible Man (1956)
When an electrocuted convict is brought back to life, he tracks down the men responsible for his capture and execution.
Dir: Jack Pollexfen Cast: Lon Chaney [jr.], Casey Adams, Marian Carr
Runtime: 70 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
2:00 PM The Power (1968)
A scientist tries to unmask a murderous genius with psychic powers.
Dir: Byron Haskin Cast: George Hamilton, Suzanne Pleshette, Richard Carlson
Runtime: 109 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
4:00 PM The Illustrated Man (1969)
A man's tattoos tell frightening tales of the future.
Dir: Jack Smight Cast: Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Robert Drivas
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
6:00 PM The Terminal Man (1974)
A scientist decides to undergo an experimental surgery in the hopes that it will control his violent tendencies.
Dir: Mike Hodges Cast: George Segal, Joan Hackett, Richard Dysart
Runtime: 104 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: DONALD BOGLE - NIGHT 2
8:00 PM The Landlord (1970)
A spoiled rich boy buys a Brooklyn tenement and gets mixed up in his tenants' lives.
Dir: Hal Ashby Cast: Beau Bridges, Pearl Bailey, Diana Sands
Runtime: 113 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
10:15 PM A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
The Younger family strives to get out of their ghetto neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. When the patriarch of the family passes away and each family member is handed a slice of the insurance payoff, their escape finally seems possible.
Dir: Daniel Petrie Cast: Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee
Runtime: 128 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
12:45 AM Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
An African-American man is hired to find a woman, and gets mixed up in a murderous political scandal.
Dir: Carl Franklin Cast: Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-MA CC: Y
2:45 AM Carmen Jones (1954)
A sultry factory worker seduces a young soldier then dumps him for another man.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey
Runtime: 105 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
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4:45 AM Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
A brother and sister risk their lives to expose the gangsters who ruined their family.
Dir: Harry Beaumont Cast: Joan Crawford, Lester Vail, Cliff Richards
Runtime: 81 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y