TCM Schedule for Fri, Feb 13, 2026: 31 Days of Oscar --Day 1 (Fantasy & Weddings)
The only Oscar awarded in this evening's grouping of films went to Mike Nichols for directing The Graduate. The rest were all nominated in one or several categories.
DAYTIME (EST)
6:00 AM Cabin in the Sky (1943)
God and Satan battle for the soul of a wounded gambler.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Lena Horne
7:45 AM The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
Fanciful biography of the German fairy-tale collectors, with reenactments of three of their stories.
Dir: Henry Levin Cast: Laurence Harvey, Karl Boehm, Claire Bloom
10:15 AM The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
A young thief faces amazing monsters to return Bagdad's deposed king to the throne.
Dir: Ludwig Berger Cast: Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez
12:15 PM Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
An aging housewife seeks direction when she catches her husband in an affair.
Dir: Federico Fellini Cast: Giulietta Masina, Alba Cancellieri, Mario Pisu
2:45 PM Lili (1953)
A French orphan gets a job with a carnival puppet show.
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer, Jean Pierre Aumont
4:15 PM 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
A Chinese showman uses his magical powers to save a Western town from itself.
Dir: George Pal Cast: Tony Randall, Barbara Eden, Arthur O'Connell
6:00 PM Brigadoon (1954)
Tourists are transported to the Scottish village of Brigadoon, which appears once every 100 years. Romance ensues.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse
PRIME TIME, LATE NIGHT, EARLY MORNING
8:00 PM Father of the Bride (1950)
A father deals with the emotional & financial pain of his daughter getting married.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor
9:45 PM Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
A charming yet bumbling British bachelor pursues the heart of a free-spirited American woman.
Dir: Mike Newell Cast: Hugh Grant, Andie Macdowell, James Fleet
12:00 AM The Graduate (1967)
A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.
Dir: Mike Nichols Cast: Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman, Katharine Ross
2:00 AM High Society (1956)
Remake of the Philadelphia Story (1940). Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly? Really???
Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra
4:00 AM Smilin' Through (1932)
A young woman falls in love with the son of an old family enemy.
Dir: Sidney Franklin Cast: Norma Shearer, Fredric March, Leslie Howard
