TCM Schedule for Wednesday, August 7: Summer Under the Stars: Peter Ustinov

[CBHagman]

The TCM plot summaries below are unusually concise!

But Peter Ustinov was known as a raconteur.

Enjoy!

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

12:15 AM Dinner at Eight (1933)
A high-society dinner party masks a hotbed of scandal and intrigue.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery
Runtime: 113 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


2:15 AM Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
A secretary becomes so valuable to her boss that it jeopardizes his marriage.
Dir: Clarence Brown Cast: Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy
Runtime: 88 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-G CC: Y


4:00 AM Saratoga (1937)
A horse breeder's daughter falls for a bookie.
Dir: Jack Conway Cast: Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Lionel Barrymore
Runtime: 94 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y



6:00 AM Lola Montes (1955)
When she is reduced to appearing in a circus, a notorious beauty thinks back on her past loves.
Dir: Max Ophüls Cast: Martine Carol, Anton Walbrook, Peter Ustinov
Runtime: 140 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-14 CC: N


8:00 AM Beau Brummell (1954)
An English Don Juan courts the Prince of Wales' favor while romancing his way through society.
Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Ustinov, Robert Morley
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: Romance Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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10:15 AM Billy Budd (1962)
Adaptation of Herman Melville's classic tale of a ship's captain caught between an innocent young sailor and an evil officer.
Dir: Peter Ustinov Cast: Terence Stamp, Peter Ustinov, Robert Ryan
Runtime: 112 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-G CC: Y

12:30 PM Hot Millions (1968)
A computer whiz and his pregnant girlfriend set out to rob a massive corporation.
Dir: Eric Till Cast: Peter Ustinov, Maggie Smith, Karl Malden
Runtime: 106 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

2:30 PM The Sundowners (1960)
A nomadic family travels across 1930s Australia to pursue their dream of settling into a big farm, along the way they try to win some money.
Dir: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Peter Ustinov
Runtime: 133 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

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5:00 PM Quo Vadis (1951)
A Roman commander falls for a Christian slave girl as Nero intensifies persecution of the new religion.
Dir: Mervyn Leroy Cast: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn
Runtime: 171 mins Genre: Epic Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

8:00 PM Spartacus (1960)
The slaves of ancient Rome revolt and are quashed.
Dir: Stanley Kubrick Cast: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons
Runtime: 182 mins Genre: Epic Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

11:30 PM Topkapi (1964)
An international band of thieves plots to steal a priceless treasure from a heavily guarded museum.
Dir: Jules Dassin Cast: Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell
Runtime: 120 mins Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

1:45 AM Evil Under the Sun (1982)
A detective trying to solve a case finds himself on an exclusive island frequented by the rich and famous.
Dir: Guy Hamilton Cast: Peter Ustinov, Colin Blakely, Jane Birkin
Runtime: 117 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

4:00 AM Logan's Run (1975)
A police officer in the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.
Dir: Michael Anderson Cast: Michael York, Richard Jordan, Jenny Agutter
Runtime: 118 mins Genre: Horror/Science-Fiction Rating: TV-MA CC: Y