TCM Schedule for Wednesday, September 10: Birthday Tribute: Edmond O'Brien/TCM Spotlight: Costume Designer Edith Head

[CBHagman]

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Writer Paddy Chayefsky (continued)

1:45 AM The Hospital (1971)
A harried hospital administrator copes with rising costs, a seductive young woman and a serial killer.
Dir: Arthur Hiller Cast: George C. Scott, Diana Rigg, Barnard Hughes
Runtime: 103 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-MA CC: Y


3:45 AM Network (1976)
Television programmers turn a deranged news anchor into the mad prophet of the airwaves.
Dir: Sidney Lumet Cast: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch
Runtime: 121 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-MA CC: Y

TCM Daytime: Birthday Tribute: Edmond O'Brien

6:15 AM Fighter Squadron (1948)
A dedicated flyer pushes himself and those around him during a perilous World War II campaign.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Robert Stack, John Rodney
Runtime: 96 mins Genre: Adventure Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

8:15 AM Cow Country (1953)
A corrupt banker and a greedy cattle rustler attempt to gain control of a local rancher's property in this western set in Texas in the 1880s.
Dir: Lesley Selander Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Helen Westcott, Bob Lowry
Runtime: 80 mins Genre: Western Rating: TV-PG CC: Y


10:00 AM The Last Voyage (1960)
Passengers and crew fight to escape a sinking ocean liner.
Dir: Andrew L. Stone Cast: Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, George Sanders
Runtime: 91 mins Genre: Epic Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

12:00 PM The Rack (1956)
A Korean War veteran is accused of cracking under enemy torture.
Dir: Arnold Laven Cast: Paul Newman, Wendell Corey, Walter Pidgeon
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

2:00 PM White Heat (1949)
A government agent infiltrates a gang run by a mother-fixated psychotic.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien
Runtime: 114 mins Genre: Crime Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

4:00 PM Up Periscope (1959)
A U.S. frogman infiltrates a Japanese-held island during World War II.
Dir: Gordon Douglas Cast: James Garner, Edmond O'Brien, Andra Martin
Runtime: 111 mins Genre: War Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

&t=22s

6:00 PM Seven Days in May (1964)
When a military officer discovers a coup is being plotted by one of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the President of the United States must try to find a way to dismantle it.
Dir: John Frankenheimer Cast: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March
Runtime: 118 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-14 CC: Y

TCM Prime Time: CM Spotlight: Costume Designer Edith Head

8:00 PM The Heiress (1949)
A plain young woman's wealth makes her prey to fortune hunters.
Dir: William Wyler Cast: Olivia De Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson
Runtime: 115 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

10:00 PM All About Eve (1950)
An ambitious young actress tries to take over a star's career and love life.
Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders
Runtime: 138 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC: Y

&t=42s

12:30 AM Samson and Delilah (1949)
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.
Dir: Cecil B. DeMille Cast: Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders
Runtime: 134 mins Genre: Drama Rating: TV-PG CC:

3:00 AM Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
An aging fruit vendor, who has been deceiving her grown daughter that she's a wealthy millionaire, gets in a pickle when her daughter announces her arrival in the States with her new fiance. The mother then enlists the help of one of her daily customers, a big-time mobster, who spends the money to create the lavish setting ...
Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Glenn Ford, Bette Davis, Hope Lange
Runtime: 136 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

5:30 AM Critic's Choice (1963)
A Broadway critic must write a negative review about his wife's play.
Dir: Don Weis Cast: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Marilyn Maxwell
Runtime: 100 mins Genre: Comedy Rating: TV-G CC: Y

&t=25s

[BigmanPigman]

1. It's such a shame when Head's costumes were filmed in B and W

Especially The Heiress. Her dress was a bright red. I'd love to see it in color. Head designed costumes for everybody...Grace Kelly was her favorite since her figure was perfect.