TCM Schedule for Tuesday, March 12: Spotlight: Women at Work - The 1940s

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TCM's daytime theme is Under Ground, showcasing a surprising range of genres.

Tonight belongs to the working woman and features a can't-miss roster of films featuring actresses in iconic roles.

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

1:00 AM Man Wanted (1932)
A female executive falls in love with her male secretary.
Dir: William Dieterle Cast: Kay Francis, David Manners, Una Merkel
Runtime: 62 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y

2:15 AM Female (1933)
A female CEO who's used to buying love meets her match in an independent young executive.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Ruth Chatterton, George Brent, Lois Wilson
Runtime: 60 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

3:30 AM Big Business Girl (1931)
A college girl uses her brains and her legs to conquer the business world.
Dir: William A. Seiter Cast: Loretta Young, Frank Albertson, Ricardo Cortez
Runtime: 79 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: N

4:45 AM Employee's Entrance (1933)
An unscrupulous department store manager stops at nothing to get what he wants.
Dir: Roy Del Ruth Cast: Warren William, Loretta Young, Wallace Ford
Runtime: 75 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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6:00 AM Blonde Dynamite (1950)
The Bowery Boys get into the escort service and get mixed up with crooks.
Dir: William Beaudine Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Adele Jergens
Runtime: 66 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y


7:15 AM Larceny, Inc. (1942)
An ex-convict and his gang try to use a luggage store to front a bank robbery, but business keeps getting in the way.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford
Runtime: 95 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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9:00 AM The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
Turn-of-the-century Irish patriots plan to overthrow the British government.
Dir: John Guillermin Cast: Aldo Ray, Elizabeth Sellars, Peter O'Toole
Runtime: 85 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-G CC: Y

10:30 AM Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)
Scientists and engineers join forces to build a tunnel beneath the Atlantic Ocean.
Dir: Maurice Elvey Cast: Richard Dix, Leslie Banks, Madge Evans
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-G CC: N

12:30 PM Things to Come (1936)
Two generations of philosophers try to bring an end to war.
Dir: William Cameron Menzies Cast: Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson
Runtime: 113 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

2:30 PM The Time Machine (1960)
In this adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic novel, a scientist in 1880s Victorian England builds a vehicle to transport him through time. He first travels to 1917 and the horror of World War I. Next, he sets his destination for 1940 and the start of World War II. From there he travels to a future London where he barely escapes ...
Dir: George Pal Cast: Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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4:15 PM Escape From East Berlin (1962)
An East German helps dig a tunnel beneath the Berlin Wall.
Dir: Robert Siodmak Cast: Don Murray, Christine Kaufmann, Werner Klemperer
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

6:00 PM The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Four ruthless terrorists take over a New York City subway train and hold the passengers for ransom. They threaten to shoot one each minute until a one million dollar ransom is fully paid.
Dir: Joseph Sargent Cast: Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam
Runtime: 104 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

What's on Tonight: Spotlight: Women at Work - The 1940s

8:00 PM His Girl Friday (1940)
Walter Burns is a conniving but irresistible newspaper publisher desperate to woo back the paper's star reporter, who happens to be his estranged wife. She's tired of the business and is ready to settle down with a new beau. But (as Walter well knows) she has one weakness, she can't quite resist a juicy scoop.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy
Runtime: 92 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

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10:00 PM Mildred Pierce (1945)
A woman's ambitions for her daughter drastically impact her life.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott
Runtime: 113 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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12:00 AM Adam's Rib (1949)
A happily-married, middle-aged husband and wife strain their marriage while serving as trial attorneys on opposite sides of the same headline-making attempted murder-marital case. He is the prosecutor, and she is the defender.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday
Runtime: 101 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

2:00 AM Woman of the Year (1942)
Tess is a star reporter, and Sam covers the sports pages at a major newspaper. When they fall in love and get married, Tess has a difficult time letting go of her workaholic ways, and Sam feels neglected.
Dir: George Stevens Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter
Runtime: 112 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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4:00 AM Millions Like Us (1943)
A spoiled girl gets a new outlook on life as a factory worker during World War II.
Dir: Frank Launder Cast: Patricia Roc, Gordon Jackson, Anne Crawford
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: N