TCM Schedule for Tuesday, November 28: Star of the Month: Gloria Grahame
It's Tarzan Tuesday, and the swingingest movie hero will have adventures from the desert to New York.
And tonight Star of the Month Gloria Grahame takes her final bows for November.
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
1:15 AM A Crime on the Bayou (2020)
Through a series of trials, a Black teenager bravely challenges the most powerful white supremacist in 1960s Louisiana with the help of a young Jewish attorney.
Dir: Nancy Buirski Cast: Gary Duncan, Richard Sobol, Lolis Eric Elie
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-PG CC:
3:15 AM Louisiana Story (1948)
A Louisiana boy gets involved with an oil company drilling in the bayou.
Dir: Robert Flaherty Cast: Joseph Boudreaux, Lionel Leblanc, Mrs. E. Bienvenu
Runtime: 77 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-G CC: N
5:00 AM The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1950)
A collection of MGM previews with an introduction by Lionel Barrymore.
Dir: Herman Hoffman Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Dore Schary, Ira Heymann
Runtime: 56 mins Genre: Short Rating: TV-G CC: Y
6:00 AM Tarzan Escapes (1936)
Jane Parker's cousins try to kidnap the jungle king to get their hands on her inheritance.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, John Buckler
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
7:30 AM Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
The jungle king adopts the infant survivor of a plane crash.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, John[ny] Sheffield
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
9:15 AM Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
Prospectors kidnap Jane and Boy to force the jungle king to reveal the location of a golden treasure.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, John[ny] Sheffield
Runtime: 81 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
10:45 AM Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
When a circus kidnaps Boy, Tarzan and Jane follow him to New York City.
Dir: Richard Thorpe Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, John[ny] Sheffield
Runtime: 71 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
12:00 PM Tarzan Triumphs (1943)
The jungle king helps the princess of a lost civilization fight off Nazi invaders.
Dir: William Thiele Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Johnny Sheffield, Frances Gifford
Runtime: 78 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
1:30 PM Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
The jungle king braves a lost prehistoric world to obtain malaria serum for the Allies.
Dir: William Thiele Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Nancy Kelly, Johnny Sheffield
Runtime: 70 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
2:45 PM Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
Archaeologists trick Boy into helping them find a hidden valley ruled by women.
Dir: Kurt Neumann Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Johnny Sheffield
Runtime: 76 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
4:15 PM Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
Tarzan fights to keep a killer cult from attacking traders.
Dir: Kurt Neumann Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Johnny Sheffield
Runtime: 72 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
5:30 PM Tarzan and the Huntress (1947)
Tarzan fights to keep a seductive female big game hunter from capturing too many animals.
Dir: Kurt Neumann Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Johnny Sheffield
Runtime: 72 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
6:45 PM Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
Tarzan and Jane try to keep a woman from being forced to marry a con artist.
Dir: Robert Florey Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, George Zucco
Runtime: 68 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: STAR OF THE MONTH: GLORIA GRAHAME
8:00 PM The Big Heat (1953)
A hard-boiled and uncorruptable cop investigates a string of murders and single-handedly exposes an organized crime cartel.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-14 CC: Y
9:45 PM Human Desire (1954)
An unhappy wife seduces a veteran into helping her get rid of her husband.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
11:30 PM Naked Alibi (1954)
A chief of police detectives who is fired for brutality tries to get evidence on a man suspected of killing 3 of his officers.
Dir: Jerry Hopper Cast: Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame, Gene Barry
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Adaptation Rating: TV-PG CC:
1:15 AM The Good Die Young (1954)
Four thieves think back on the problems that led them to a daring heist.
Dir: Lewis Gilbert Cast: Laurence Harvey, Gloria Grahame, Richard Basehart
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
3:15 AM Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)
A man falls for a separated woman but can't cope when she returns to her husband.
Dir: Joan Micklin Silver Cast: John Heard, Mary Beth Hurt, Peter Riegert
Runtime: 98 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
5:00 AM John Ford, The Man Who Invented America (2018)
This documentary follows the life of the renowned American director, author of more than 150 works and winner of more Oscar awards than any other, and sheds light on the significance of his most outstanding films.
Dir: Jean-christophe Klotz Cast: John Ford, Joseph McBride, Paul Bandey
Runtime: 52 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-PG CC: Y