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elleng

(141,926 posts) Sun Oct 19, 2025, 04:17 PM Oct 2025

TCM 10/19 afternoon/evening

5:45 PM A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
2h 5m | Drama | TV-PG
A fading southern belle tries to build a new life with her sister in New Orleans.
Director: Elia Kazan. Cast: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter

8:00 PM Vertigo (1958)
2h 8m | Suspense | TV-PG
A detective falls for the mysterious woman he's been hired to tail.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes

10:15 PM The Birds (1963)
2h | Science-Fiction | TV-14
An immense flock of birds descends upon a seacoast town, makes it their nesting ground, and begins to attack and kill the townsfolk.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy

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TCM 10/19 afternoon/evening (Original Post) elleng Oct 2025 OP

Streetcar, NOW! elleng Oct 2025 #1

"I have always depended on the kindness of strangers." CTyankee Oct 2025 #2

"The Birds" was a scary one. Tiippii Hedren in a phone booth when the birds attack it! Scared the hell out of me! CTyankee Oct 2025 #3

I've never watched it! elleng Oct 2025 #4

Be prepared! I wasn't and it freaked me out. CTyankee Oct 2025 #5

elleng

(141,926 posts)

1. Streetcar, NOW!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Oct 19, 2025, 06:04 PM

Oct 2025

CTyankee

(68,471 posts)

2. "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers."

Reply to elleng (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 10:16 AM

Oct 2025

That was one chilling moment at the end of "Streetcar." Didn't Vivien Leigh die right after that movie was made?

CTyankee

(68,471 posts)

3. "The Birds" was a scary one. Tiippii Hedren in a phone booth when the birds attack it! Scared the hell out of me!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 04:47 PM

Oct 2025

elleng

(141,926 posts)

4. I've never watched it!

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 05:19 PM

Oct 2025

CTyankee

(68,471 posts)

5. Be prepared! I wasn't and it freaked me out.

Reply to elleng (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 07:06 PM

Oct 2025

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