TCM Schedule for Wednesday, November 29: Guest Programmer: Steve Bowen
We're almost to the end of the month, and here come the Busby Berkeley Birthday Tribute during the day and guest programmer Steve Bowen in the evening.
TCM Schedule for Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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
6:00 AM I Live for Love (1935)
A socialite tries to break into show business.
Dir: Busby Berkeley Cast: Everett Marshall, Dolores Del Rio, Guy Kibbee
Runtime: 64 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: N
7:15 AM Dames (1934)
A reformer's daughter wins the lead in a scandalous Broadway show.
Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler
Runtime: 90 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
9:00 AM Footlight Parade (1933)
A producer fights labor problems, financiers and his greedy ex-wife to put on a show.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler
Runtime: 102 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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11:00 AM Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Three chorus girls fight to keep their show going and find rich husbands.
Dir: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
12:45 PM Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
A socialite is bamboozled into producing a stage show in her home.
Dir: Busby Berkeley Cast: Dick Powell, Adolphe Menjou, Gloria Stuart
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
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2:30 PM 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
Runtime: 78 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
4:00 PM 42nd Street (1933)
When revered Broadway director Julian Marsh falls on hard times with both his health and his finances, he helms an ambitious musical as a final production before his retirement. His lead actress, Dorothy Brock, is torn between two loves, the show's wealthy backer Abner Dillon and the earnest but penniless actor Pat Denning.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
5:45 PM Jumbo (1962)
The daughter of a circus owner fights to save her father from a takeover spearheaded by the man she loves.
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante
Runtime: 125 mins Genre: Musical Rating: TV-G CC: Y
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: GUEST PROGRAMMER: STEVE BOWEN
8:00 PM For All Mankind (1989)
Footage traces the progress of the Apollo missions.
Dir: Al Reinert Cast: James Lovell, Russell L Schweickart, Eugene A Cernan
Runtime: 86 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-PG CC: Y
9:25 PM A Trip to the Moon (1902)
In this silent film, a group of scientists ride to the moon in a cannon shell.
Dir: Georges Méliès Cast: Georges Méliès, Victor André, Bleuette Bernon
Runtime: 14 mins Genre: Silent Rating: TV-G CC: N
10:00 PM Marooned (1969)
Three U.S. astronauts face a slow death when their rockets fail during a space voyage.
Dir: John Sturges Cast: Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen
Runtime: 133 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: N
12:15 AM Destination Moon (1950)
A crusading scientist defies the government to launch an expedition to the moon.
Dir: Irving Pichel Cast: John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers
Runtime: 80 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-G CC: Y
2:00 AM Solaris (1972)
An alien intelligence infiltrates a space mission.
Dir: Andrey Tarkovskiy Cast: Donatas Banionis, Natalia Bondarchuk, Sos Sarkissian
Runtime: 167 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-14 CC: N
5:00 AM Jimi Plays Monterey (1986)
Unreleased footage from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival highlights this compilation on the legedary Jimi Hendrix.
Dir: D.a. Pennebaker Cast: Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding, Mitch Mitchell
Runtime: 50 mins Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-PG CC: Y